The genetic engineering of agricultural crops is seen as both promising and controversial, with potentially significant implications for the United...

Genetically engineered (GE) varieties with pest management traits became commercially available for major crops in 1996. Over 15 years later, adopt...

This book provides research from around the globe on Genetically modified plants which is a plant genetically engineered to contain one or more gen...

While the global marketplace is cluttered with books and products about agriculture and related issues of development, very few speak specifically ...

Officials continue to assert that the U.S. food supply, including the portion imported, is among the safest in the world. One challenge has been th...

Growth in the productivity of the global food and agricultural system will be largely determined by today's investments in research and development...

This book provides projections for the agricultural sector through 2020. Projections cover agricultural commodities, agricultural trade, and aggreg...

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed include the trade and food security implic...

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed include the expansion of modern grocery re...

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed include classifying and measuring agricult...

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed in this compilation include the policy, te...

Book & CD-ROM. This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed in this compilation inc...

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed in this compilation include growth and evo...

This book explores the developments, issues and research outlook of global agriculture. Topics discussed in this compilation include reviews of his...

The combination of food and economic crises has pushed the number of food-insecure or hungry people world-wide to historic levels. Over 1 billion p...

The reissue of this classic history allows us to once again journey into the past and rediscover for the first time the forgotten men and methods o...

Chemical herbicides are widely used in food production throughout the world. At the present time, they represent approximately 40% of chemical prod...

This book presents a modern framework for understanding and improving agrarian sustainability and its governance. It incorporates the interdiscipli...

In this book, the authors gather current research in the study of the cultivation, varieties and nutritional uses of grapes. Topics discussed in th...

In this book, the authors present topical research on the varieties, cultivation and management of grapevines. Some of the topics discussed include...

This book covers the subject of grasslands used for grazing livestock. Grasslands can be split into improved and unimproved pastures (also a sub-se...

Grazing management is one of the most important management activities world-wide, and it has been a traditional sustainable land use in many areas ...

Fresh water is one of the essential natural resources on Earth, and groundwater constitutes 98% of the liquid fresh water on the planet. Yet, throu...

Fresh water is one of the essential natural resources on Earth, and groundwater constitutes 98% of the liquid fresh water on the planet. Yet, throu...