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CROPS - CROPS,
GRASS, SOILS
CROPS
AGRICULTURE, FERTILIZERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT - M Laegreid, O Ch Bockman
and O Kaarstad - Provides factual information and a balanced scientific
review of the environmental and sustainability issues relating to
fertiliser use and how its environmental inpact can be minimised.
Textbook for advisers to farmers and those concerned about agriculture
and the environment. 1999 £25.00
BIOCONTROL OF OILSEED RAPE PESTS - David V Alford - Oilseed rape, a
major crop in many parts of the world, is attacked by a wide range of
insect pests, many of which are of considerable economic importance.
With the increasing demand to reduce agrochemical inputs on arable
crops, the Commission of the E C supported a 3 year prgramme in which
scientific participants reviewed the natural enemies of oilseed rape
inspect pests. The various outputs from the important work for the basis
of this comprehensive new book. 2003. HB. £99.50
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL IN PLANT PROTECTION (A COLOUR HANDBOOK OF) - Neil
Helyer, Kevin Brown and Nigel Cattlin - The colour handbook is designed
to help the reader anticipate and recongnise specific problems of pest
management and then resolve them using the natural enemies of pests -
insects, mities and diseases. 2003. HB. £24.95
BIOPESTICIDE MANUAL (THE) - Edited by Leonard G Copping - The
BioPesticide Manual is the authoritative world compendium of commercial
biopesticide products. This new, revised and updated second edition
contains comprehensive entries on 273 biocontrol agents used in the
production of over 1000 commercial products. 2001 £105.00
BRITISH SURVEY OF FERTILISER PRACTICE 2001 - Fertiliser Manufacturers
Association - 2002 £37.00
CROP NUTRITION DIRECTORY (THE) This full colour guide provides you with
the crop nutrition information you need: Instantly! This will help you
to diagnose and treat macro and micro nutrient deficiencies in
mainstream cropping areas. 2005 £33.00
DISEASES OF SMALL GRAIN CEREAL CROPS (COLOUR HANDBOOK OF) - Timothy D
Murray, David W Parry and Nigel D Cattlin - This colour handbook
provides rapid recognition of over 50 of the most important pathogens
affecting cereals. 1998 £19.95
ENERGY FROM CROPS - D Murphy, A Bramm, K Walker - The adoption of
non-food crops from agriculture hinges on economic, technical and
political factors. This publication should give a better understanding
of bio-energy. £10.00
FEEDS DIRECTORY COMMODITY PRODUCTS GUIDE - Dr W M Ewing - Features over
100 products ranging from soya bean meal and peas to molasses to cotton
seed meal. Product information, feed value, usage guidelines, analysis
and much more are provided to help improve your feed decisions. 1998
£33.00
FEED DIRECTORY BRANDED PRODUCTS GUIDE - Dr W M Ewing - Features
information on many of the leading branded feedstuffs. It provides
descriptions, nutritional analysis, full product benefits and usage
guidelines tailored for most animals and age. Storage advice, GM status,
composition, palatability and target diets are also included, together
with contact details of the manufacturers. 2002 £20.00
FERILISER DIRECTORY - MATERIALS GUIDE - Dr I Richards - Effective
fertiliser use is a key to profits, and half the output of crops &
intensively managed grassland is generated by fertiliser application.
Despite this, the general knowledge of fertilisers and the nutrient
sources they contain is sometimes less good than it should be. Over 70
fertiliser materials are featured here, ranging from ammonium nitrate to
zinc sulphate. 2002 £33.00
FIELD CROP DISEASES - R F Nyvall - An indispensable reference on the
diseases of many of the world's important field crops, this book
provides complete descriptions of field crop diseases from alfalfa
sprout rot to wheat streak mosaic. 1999 - 3rd edition £95.00
GUIDE TO SEED TREATMENTS IN THE UK - Derek Soper - UK seed treatments
for use against a variety of pests and diseases in all the major UK
crops are listed. 2000 £10.00
HEDGES: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Murray Mcalean - Hedges provide a
cost-effective way of protecting crops from the wind and of containing
livestock. This volume shows farmers how to: assess the type of hedge
best suited to their land; effectively plant and establish hedges; deal
with conservation considerations; control weeds, diseases and pests; and
sucessfully and efficiently maintain their hedgerows. PB. 2003 £9.99
LOCKHART AND WISEMAN'S CROP HUSBANDRY - A J L Wiseman, S Finch, G Lane
and A M Samuel - Lockhart and Wiseman's crop husbandry is widely
recognised as the standard introduction to it subject for both students
and practitioners. This major new edition has been comprehensively
revised. The book now includes new chapters on the influence of climate,
cropping techniques, intergrated crop management and quality assurance,
seed production and selection. 2002. 8th edition. £45.00
MAIZE: PRODUCING AND FEEDING MAIZE SILAGE - J M Wilkinson, D M Allen and
G Newman:- Practical guide to growing, harvesting, ensiling and feeding
cattle on maize silage; also includes composition and feeding values.
£9.95
MINERALS DIRECTORY - This is an informative guide on all minerals and
their relationships with animals and raw materials. It includes
information on function, metabolism, animal status, response to
deficiency and excess, interelationships, natural, supplement sources,
etc 2005 £33.00
OATS IN A NEW ERA - Semundo Ltd - With the recently announced CAP
reforms and new emerging markets in oats, there will be a new interest
in this crop. 1999 £10.00
ORGANIC CEREALS AND PULSES - D Younie, B R Taylor, J P Welsh and J M
Wilkinson - New guide to producing and marketing grain crops to organic
standards. Varieties, crop rotations and weed control guidelines,
together with practical organic farm case studies are included in this
important and timely technical review. Vital for all involved in organic
food production. 2002 ~ £17.50
PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - Edited by David Alford - As well
as comprehensive details of pest and disease management strategies, each
chapter also includes a classification scheme for the cited pests and
diseases. 2000 £130.00
PESTICIDE APPLICATION METHODS - Graham A Matthews - An essential
reference for all involved with crop protection, this fully revised
edition provides updated information on the different types of
application techniques and how they should be used to ensure efficient
and effective pest control. 3rd edition £57.50
PESTICIDE MANUAL (THE) - Edited by Clive Tomlin - This world compendium
is an essential reference book for anyone with a professional interest
in pesticides. 2003 £195.00
PRINCIPLES OF CROP IMPROVEMENT - N W Simmonds and J Smartt - This
publication includes recent developments relevant to crop improvement
such as intellectual property right, biotechnology and use and
conservation of genetic resource. 1999 - 2nd edition £65.00
RB209 7th Edition Of The Fertiliser Recommendation 'Bible' Of The
Industry. £20.00
SAFETY EQUIPMENT HANDBOOK - A Practical Guide to Safety Requipments - B
C P C - This new publication provides answers to many important
questions about using safety equipment when applying pesticides, what
standards and specifications are relevant, what to do in a new and
special situations and much more. It is essential reading for anyone who
uses pesticides professionally 2002 £10.00
SEED TREATMENTS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES - Chaired by Anthony
Briddle - These conference proceedings bring together the current
knowledge of seed treatment technology, covering a range of major and
minor crops and looks forward to the developments of the next few years.
2001 £35.00
SHORT-ROTATION WILLOW COPPICE - B Danfos, S Ledin, H Rosenqvist -
Grower's Manual. 1998 £8.50
USING PESTICIDES - A complete Guide to Safe, Effective Spraying - This
is a comprehensive guide designed for sprayer operators, their managers
and supervisors. It is essential for all those involved in any way with
pesticides. 1999 £10.00
WEED MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - Robert E L Naylor - Written by crop
protection specialists and published for the British Crop Protection
Council, this definitive reference book details the biology of weeds,
their diversity and population dynamics; herbicides, their discovery,
patent information, legislation, mode of action, formulation, packaging;
and herbicide resistance. Other sections cover principles of weed
management, current control techniques and weeds in relation to
individual crop groups. 2002 £99.50
WEED SEEDLINGS - COLOUR ATLAS OF - John B Williams and John R Morrison -
This atlas is an indispensable full colour photographic guide to the 40
most common weeds afflicting arable farmland and gardens. 2003 £9.95
WEEDS AND WEED MANAGEMENT ON ARABLE LAND: AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH - S
Hakansson - This book discusses factors that affect weed occurance in
different crops and cropping systems and the response of these weeds to
specified management measures. 2003 £55.00
U K PESTICIDE GUIDE 2005 - R Whitehead / BCPC - Get the most up-to date
information available for the main spraying season. Check in the Guide
to ensure the product you plan to advise or use is still available and
legal. 2006 £36.95 Book. £61.50 CD Rom.
YIELDS OF FARMER SPECIES - Constraints and Opportunities in the 21st
Centruy - Edited by J Wiseman and R Sylvester-Bradley - Can we expect
the dramatic increases of the last century to continue? What are the
yield potentials of the species which are farmed now? How will new
technologies affect yields achieved in future decades? To what extent
will pests, pathogens, competing demands for resources, or scruples
about farming processes, curtail our ability to innovate in the
production of food? Solutions to these and other issues are debated in
this volume. 2005 £70.00
GRASS
BIOCHEMISTRY OF SILAGE (THE) - P Mcdonald, A R Henderson and S J E Heron
- This comprehensive book is the standard reference guide to silage. 2nd
edition £49.50
FORAGE SEED PRODUCTION - VOLUME 1: TEMPERATE SPECIES - D T Fairey & J G
Hampton - This book should be read by all seed scientists involved in
the breeding and commercial production of grass and legume seed. It has
been published in association with the International Herbage Seed
Production Reseach Group and provides the definitive resource for all
concerned. 1998 £70.00
FORAGES AND PROTEIN CROPS DIRECTORY - By N Young - Covers names,
origins, characteristics, feeding methods, nutritional value, key
cropping data and much, much more. Products featured range from alsike
clover, barley and fodder beet to swedes, turnips, wheat and white lupin.
Protein crops also included. 2003 £33.00
GRASS: ITS PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION - A Hopkins - The most
authoritative British text on grassland, which reflects the changes and
developments, which have occurred during the last fifteen years. 2000 -
3rd edition £42.50
GRASSLAND NITROGEN - D C Whitehead - This book provides a comprehensive
overview of grassland nitrogen incorporating information from crop
science, soils and fertilizers, ruminant consumption and environmental
aspects. 1995 £60.00
IMPROVED GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT - John Frame - Improved Grassland
Management is for grassland farmers, extension officers, agricultural
and land use students and scientists. The approach taken is the
application to practice of scientific principles, and it is written in a
reader-friendly advisory style. All aspects of production and
utilisation are dealt with including recent trends in extensification,
forage legume use and nature conservation. 2002. PB. £21.95
ORGANIC GRASSLAND - Jon Newton:- Written by a recognised authority on
the subject, the central theme of this book is that grassland can be a
productive source of nutrients for livestock, provided it is managed
correctly. £14.95
SILAGE - J M Wilkinson - Silage is a practical guide to making and using
silage, bringing together technical information from different
scientific disciplines to help the reader gain a better understanding of
the processes involved, and what happens to make good or bad silage.
Silage has been written for farmers, advisers, teachers and students who
wish to know more about how different crops (inc legumes, maize and
whole-crop) are preserved as feeds for animals. 2005 £19.50
SPORTS TURF AND AMENITY GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT - Stewart Brown - Turf and
amenity grasslands in the multi-various forms have a significant impact
on our everyday lives. Each year organisations spend large sums of money
establishing, maintaining and managing these grasslands. This book will
help them achieve their objectives. 2005 £19.95
WORLD SILAGE - J M Wilkinson and M I Toivonen - World Silage draws
together contributions by experts from many different counties to
produce a detailed description of the technologies used to produce
silage and hay in many regions of the world. The information in this
book is essential for all involved in research into forage conservation,
in the production and marketing of products for silage, in policy
development and in resource use. 2003 £135.00
SOILS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - SOIL - Bryan Davis, David Eagle & Brian Finney - A
practical guide to the principles and practices of good soil husbandry,
written by authors with a wealth of experience on farms. Covers the
constituents and properties of soils, the requirements and the major
temperate crops, soil tillage and the effects of traffic, power and work
rates. PB. £15.00
SODIUM IN AGRICULTURE - C J C Phillips and P C Chiy - This review brings
together for the first time new and established research information on
sodium in soils, plants and farm livestock. £49.50
SOIL SCIENCE - Methods and Applications - D L Rowell - Offers a
practical introduction to the various basic methods of assessing the
properties of soil. 1994 £31.99
SOIL SCIENCE SIMPLIFIED - M I Harpstead, T J Sauer & W F Bennett - The
book provides a simplified, accurate summary of basic information about
soil science and an introduction to its technical aspects. It offers
more than 170 illustrations depicting important concepts about soil.
2001 - 4th edition - £29.99
SOILS AND ENVIRONMENT - Steve Ellis and Tony Mellor - A broad and
balanced book covering a wide spectrum of environmentally related
subjects. 1995 £24.99
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