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Woodland Management: A Practical Guide
Product Description Whether you own woodland, are thinking of
buying woodland, or just like trees this comprehensive book will be of value to
you. "Woodland Management - A Practical Guide" contains a wealth of information on
all the key areas including: management objectives - the factors influencing the
choice of tree species and how to develop a management plan; broadleaves and
conifers - what they are and where they grow; surveying and mapping; the seasonal
cycle and practical tasks; habitat and wildlife conservation; timber production and
generating income from other sources; creating a new woodland; buying and owning
woodland - what to look for and how to avoid the common pitfalls.
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Teachers Guide to a Walk in the Rainforest: Lesson Plans for the Book 'A Walk in
the Rainforest'
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Based on Kristin Joy Pratt-Serafini's picture book favourite for rain
forest study, this guide includes lessons about habitat, interdependency of
species, the rain forest water cycle, native peoples, oxygen generation and
much more.
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Ecology of Woodlands and Forests: Description, Dynamics and
Diversity
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Taking a functional rather than an ecosystem or a utilitarian approach, Thomas
and Packham provide a concise account of the structure of woodlands and
forests. Using examples from around the world - from polar treelines to
savannahs to tropical rain forests - the authors explain the structure of the
soil and the hidden world of the roots; how the main groups of organisms which
live within them interact both positively and negatively. There is particular
emphasis on woodland and forest processes, especially those involving the flow
and cycling of nutrients, as well as the dynamics of wooded areas, considering
how and why they have changed through geological time and continue to do so.
This clear, non-technical, text will be of interest to undergraduates,
foresters, ecologists and land managers.
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Tillage Books
No-Till Farming: Effects on Soil, Pros and Cons and Potential (Agriculture Issues
and Policies)
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This book is much-expanded and updated edition of a previous volume,
published in 1996 as "No-tillage Seeding: Science and Practice". The base
objective remains to describe, in lay terms, a range of international
experiments designed to examine the causes of successes and failures in
no-tillage. The book summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of no
tillage. It highlights the pros and cons of a range of features and
options, without promoting any particular product. This work describes:
soil carbon and how its retention or sequestration interacts with tillage
and no-tillage; controlled traffic farming as an adjunct to no-tillage;
comparison of the performance of generic no-tillage opener designs; the
role of banding fertilizer in no-tillage; the economics of no-tillage;
small-scale equipment used by poorer farmers; forage cropping by
no-tillage; and a method for risk assessment of different levels of machine
sophistication.
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Lockhart and Wiseman's Crop Husbandry
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Lockhart and Wiseman's crop husbandry has established itself as the
standard crop husbandry text for students and practitioners alike.
Radically revised and expanded, and with a new team of authors, the eighth
edition confirms and extends its reputation. Part 1 looks at the basic
conditions for crop growth with chapters on plant structure and growth,
soil analysis and management, and the use of fertilisers and manures. There
is also a new chapter on the influence of climate and weather.Part 2
surveys general aspects of crop husbandry. As well as a discussion of
cropping techniques, there are new chapters on the important new areas of
integrated crop management and organic crop husbandry, as well as
discussion of seed selection and production.Part 3 then looks at how these
general techniques are applied to particular crops, with chapters on
cereals, root crops, fresh harvested crops, forage crops and combinable
break crops.Part 4 considers the use of grassland with chapters on
classification, sowing and management, grazing and conservation for winter
feed.Lockhart and Wiseman's crop husbandry remains the standard text for
general agriculture, land management and agri-business courses, and is a
valuable practical reference for the farming industry.
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Homegrown Whole Grains: Grow, Harvest, and Cook Your Own Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rice,
and More
Product Description
In addition to providing information on wheat and corn, "Homegrown Whole
Grains" includes complete growing, harvesting, and threshing instructions
for barley, millet, oats, rice, rye, spelt, and quinoa, and lighter
coverage of several specialty grains. Readers will also find helpful tips
on processing whole grains, from what to look for in a home mill to how to
dry corn and remove the hulls from barley and rice. Chapters for each grain
include inventive recipes for cereals, desserts, casseroles, salads, soups
and stews, and, of course, home-baked breads, the crowning achievement of
the home grain grower. Sara Pitzer shares dozens of ideas for using whole
grains - from cooking sturdy wheat berries in a slow cooker to malting
barley for homebrewed beer. Whether milled into nutritional flours or used
in any of their unmilled states, wheat, barley, quinoa, and the other grain
crops are healthful additions to every diet.
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