Impact of Agriculture on Soil Degradation II: A European Perspective

This is the second of two volumes that together provide a global overview of the impact of agriculture on soil degradation, tracing the most critical drivers like the use and abuse of agrochemicals, mechanization, overgrazing, irrigation, slash and burn agriculture, and the use of plastics. Soil degradation caused by agriculture practices is a complex issue which depends on the interaction of …

Impact of Agriculture on Soil Degradation I: Perspectives from Africa, Asia, …

This book covers the main effects of agriculture practices on soil degradation in several countries from Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania, and it elucidates the impact of chemical agents on soil quality, namely, the use of fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, soil acidification and microplastics pollution. In these continents, a large number of the population depend on agriculture, which sets…

Crop Rotation and Cover Cropping: Soil Resiliency and Health on the Organic Farm

In Crop Rotation and Cover Cropping, you can learn some of the thinking behind—and the actual nuts and bolts of—laying out a rotation for your farm. This volume, part of the NOFA guides, covers: Historical roots of cover-crop techniques, Thinking beyond this season's cash crop (disease and pest reduction, weed suppression, cash vs. cover crops), What is a good rotation? (mapping the farm, g…

Person-Centered Outcome Metrology : Principles and Applications for High Stak…

This unique collection of chapters from world experts on person-centered outcome (PCO) measures addresses the following critical questions: Can individual experiences be represented in measurements that do not reduce unique differences to meaningless uniformity? How person-centric are PCO measures? Are PCO measurements capable of delivering the kind of quality assured quantification required fo…

Discovery-Based Learning in The Life Sciences

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978-1-118-90756-6

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xiv, 163p.: ill.; 24,5 cm.

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Psychometric Framework for Modeling Parental Involvement and Reading Literacy

This volume offers insights from modelling measures of parental involvement and their relationship with student reading literacy across countries, exploring and incorporating cultural differences. This is a significant contribution to a field where cross-cultural comparisons from a triangulated perspective are sparse. For readers interested in exploring the relationship between parental involve…

Building Soils for Better Crops: Ecological Management for Healthy Soils

The 4th edition of Building Soils for Better Crops is a one-of-a-kind, practical guide to ecological soil management. It provides step-by-step information on soil-improving practices as well as in-depth background―from what soil is to the importance of organic matter. It will show you how different physical, chemical and biological factors of the soil interconnect, and how management practice…

Introduction to Radiologic & Imaging Sciences & Patient Care

Buku ini merupakan pengantar komprehensif mengenai ilmu radiologi dan pencitraan medis yang dipadukan dengan aspek pelayanan dan keselamatan pasien. Arlene Adler dan Richard Carlton membahas dasar-dasar teknologi radiologi, prosedur pencitraan diagnostik, komunikasi dengan pasien, serta prinsip etika dan keselamatan dalam praktik radiologi. Disusun secara sistematis dan aplikatif, buku ini menj…

Africa Soil Health Consortium: Handbook for Integrated Soil Fertility Management

This handbook presents Integrated Soil Fertility Management, commonly known as ISFM, as a key contributor to improving Africa's soil and crop productivity, especially for the key staples in the continent that include maize, legumes, rice, cassava, bananas, sorghum, millet and coffee. It is meant for training of extension workers on soil fertility management techniques in sub-Saharan Africa and …

The Science Quest: Using Inquiry/Discovery to Enchance Student Learning, Grad…

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978-0-7879-8586-8

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xxii, 198 hlm.: ilus.; 27 cm.

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