This book attempts to provide to provide concise, critical, synthetic and up-to-date coverage of different aspects of plant disease management. The first eleven chapters are devoted to principles and related aspects and the remining seven to management practices based on them.
Edited by a PECASE award recipient, this book provides unrivaled coverage of the issues unique to coastal environments. It presents the best available..
Currently, ecological risk assessments for pesticides use largely deterministic methods, yet there is a growing trend from industries and governments ..
In the last decade, despite abundant food supply, hunger has increased and 925 million remain malnourished. Exploring this troubling paradox, this vol..
Combining traditional research with modern molecular investigations on the sunflower crop, this book expounds on the wealth of genomic research curren..
Surveying and mapping has recently undergone a transition: from discipline-oriented technologies, such as geodesy, surveying, photogrammetry and carto..
Beginning with a conceptual approach to the representation of space adopted by GIS, this book examines spatial databases, the acquisition and compilat..
Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures: from Concept to Reality provides an overview of SDI policies, concepts, and standards and practices associate..
A compilation of contributions from leading experts in the field, the primary focus of this book is on real practice in the use of GIS in public heal..
Expert Systems and GIS for Impact Assessment discusses the potential of integrating these two well known computer technologies to help with the proces..
Archaeology researchers and spatial information scientists have been working to refine archaeological predictive modeling and diversify its use for se..
Based on a study and surveys conducted in Ghana, this volume covers the various impacts of pesticide use in vegetable-based agro-ecosystems. The stud..
With growing population and food security risks, there is an urgent need to increase sustainable agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. This..