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      Agriculture & related industries
      November 2007

      Non Chemical Weed Management

      Principles, Concepts and Technology

      by Mahesh K Upadhyaya, Robert E Blackshaw

      Following several decades of popularity after the Second World War, the use of synthetic herbicides is now experiencing a backlash within the agriculture industry.The increase in organic farming and concerns about potential negative effects on human health and the environment is creating a demand for pesticide-free food and alternative weed management techniques. International research has now explored the potential, limitations and impacts of non-chemical alternatives and the effect of different strategies on the entire agro- or natural ecosystem. Through the re-evaluation of techniques previously considered uneconomical or impractical, this text provides a comprehensive examination of non-chemical weed management.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      March 2017

      'The better class' of Indians

      Social rank, Imperial identity, and South Asians in Britain 1858–1914

      by A. Wainwright

      This is the first book-length study to focus primarily on the role of class in the encounter between South Asians and British institutions in the United Kingdom at the height of British imperialism. In a departure from previous scholarship on the South Asian presence in Britain, 'The better class' of Indians emphasizes the importance of class as the register through which British polite society interpreted other social distinctions such as race, gender, and religion. Drawing mainly on unpublished material from the India Office Records, the National Archives, and private collections of charitable organizations, this book examines not only the attitudes of British officials towards South Asians in their midst, but also the actual application of these attitudes in decisions pertaining to them. This fascinating book will be of particular interest to scholars and general readers of imperialism, immigration as well as British and Indian social history.

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      Biology, life sciences
      December 2015

      Analytical Techniques for Natural Product Research

      by Satyanshu Kumar

      Plants are important source of lead molecules for drug discovery. These lead molecules serve as starting materials for laboratory synthesis of drug as well a model for production of biologically active compounds. Phytochemical processing of raw plant materials is essentially required to optimize the concentration of known constituents and also to maintain their activities. Extraction techniques and analytical techniques have played critical roles in phytochemical processing of raw materials. Extraction technologies from conventional extraction to green extraction as well as analytical techniques from single technique to hyphenated/coupled techniques most frequently used in phytochemistry laboratories are covered in the book.

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      Medicine
      October 2019

      Goat Production and Marketing in the Tropics

      by Pramod Kumar Rout, Ashok Kumar, Basanta Kumara Behera

      This book is a practical manual for goat production systems covering: breeding and selection, feeding based on available crops and resources, and targeted preventative health care for increased productivity and income. It outlines best practice and strategies for setting up a farm, overcoming challenges, increasing milk and meat quality, obtaining sustainability, reducing environmental pollution, optimising climatic conditions and tapping into local know-how. In addition, the book details developing region-specific data for effective decision making and better management, as well as how to run a developmental project to empower stake holders for higher production, support innovation, and analyse the supply chain for better product quality and marketing.

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      January 2019

      Der Bücherbär. Erstleserbücher für das Lesealter Vorschule/1. Klasse / Erdbeerinchen Erdbeerfee. Lustige Zaubergeschichten

      Der Bücherbär: Allererstes Lesen

      by Dahle, Stefanie

      Oje! Die schusselige Schnexe hat Erdbeerinchens Erdbeeren verzaubert. Jetzt schmecken die Beeren nach Bananen, Vanille-Pudding und Würstchen! Da hat Erdbeerinchen eine tolle Idee. Wer in einem besonderen Kostüm kommt, darf von den Zauberbeeren kosten. Und als Bibo Schmetterling in Schwierigkeiten steckt, gelingt es der kleinen Erdbeerfee ihren Freund mit Hilfe der leckeren Zauberbeeren zu befreien. Vier lustige Feengeschichten mit Silbentrennung in einem Band!

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      February 2020

      Erdbeerinchen Erdbeerfee. Zauberhafte Überraschung im Feenschloss

      by Dahle, Stefanie

      Das vierte Bilderbuch-Abenteuer mit Erdbeerinchen Erdbeerfee verzaubert durch eine einmalige Ausstattung mit zahlreichen dekorativen Ausstanzungen im Cover und einzelnen Buchseiten. Erdbeerinchen ist sooo aufgeregt: Sie ist ins Schloss der Feenkönigin eingeladen und soll dort auf die Zauberpflänzchen aufpassen! Eigentlich kein Problem für eine echte Erdbeerfee; doch kaum ist die Feenkönigin weg, machen ihre Zauberpflanzen nur noch Unsinn. Sie sausen durch den Garten, machen Quatsch mit Bibo Schmetterling und lassen es sogar mitten im Schloss regnen! Oje, was wird die Königin nur zu dieser Überraschung sagen? Entdecke weitere Bilderbücher von Erdbeerinchen Erdbeerfee: Alles voller Sonnenschein Das Geheimnis im Beerenwald Sonnenschein und Erdbeerzauber. Die schönsten Bilderbuch-Geschichten

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      June 2025

      Zauberhaft, Erdbeerinchen Erdbeerfee

      Lesen lernen mit Bildern, zum Vor- und Mitlesen. Vorschule. Feengeschichte. Bilder ersetzen Hauptwörter. Erstlesebuch. Für Jungen und Mädchen

      by Stefanie Dahle, Stefanie Dahle

      Eine magische Feengeschichte zum Lesenlernen, zum Vor- und Mitlesen – in der Vorschule und zum Lesestart für Vorschulkinder ab 5 Jahren. Erdbeerinchen, die kleine Erdbeerfee, und ihre Freunde Igel Zetti, Bibo Schmetterling, die kleine Maus Schnupper und Rudi Schnecke erleben ein spannendes Abenteuer nach dem anderen.Wie gut, dass Erdbeerinchen für alle Fälle ihren Zauberstab hat! Damit hilft sie – eins, zwei, drei – allen aus der Patsche. Bilder ersetzen Hauptwörter Kinder, die das Abc noch nicht gelernt haben, können mitlesen Rätsel am Ende des Buches Rätseln und Mitlesen steigern die Neugier und machen Lust auf mehr Empfohlen von Westermann Gedruckt auf Umweltpapier und zertifiziert mit dem „Blauen Engel“. Der Titel ist auf Antolin.de gelistet.

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      Botany & plant sciences
      September 2015

      Brassica Oilseeds

      Breeding and Management

      by Edited by Arvind Kumar, Surinder S Banga, Prabhu Dayal Meena, Priya Ranjan Kumar

      Oilseed brassicas are among the largest traded agricultural commodities and are grown in around fifty countries worldwide. Utilised for both consumption and bioenergy use, demand is increasing and this book covers the entire gamut of oilseed brassicas. Beginning with an introduction and then organised into two sections, it reviews genetics and genomics (including breeding, heterosis and selection methods) and stress management and important pathogens, to provide a complete overview of brassica oilseeds.

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      Geography & the Environment
      August 2022

      Festival and Event Tourism

      Building Resilience and Promoting Sustainability

      by Anukrati Sharma, Jeetesh Kumar, Bakhodir Turaev, Priyakrushna Mohanty

      Festivals and events vary from small, neighbourhood celebrations through to mega gatherings, and both can be attractive to tourists. They come with their own unique challenges and opportunities however, which means destinations must carefully consider their responsibility to local people, and host them in a sustainable manner. Divided into four sections, this book covers the sustainability, community involvement and destination marketing aspects of festivals and events. It: - Reviews the common trends, trajectories and competition in the event tourism market; - Discusses the role of event organizers in ensuring the sustainability of events and their destinations, including green activities and cultural preservation; - Considers the role of the community in achieving sustainability through volunteerism, heritage conservation and ensuring events boost community spirit. Also covering important issues such as the marketing, branding and promotion of events, this book unravels the opportunities and challenges associated with sustainable festivals and events. It uses an array of case studies and a global author team to provide an important resource for tourism and event researchers and professionals.

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      September 2025

      Pioneering the Future of Sustainable Agriculture With Artificial Intelligence

      by Christian Kaunert, Anjali Raghav, Bhupinder Singh, Sanjeev Kumar

      This edited book represents a groundbreaking effort to illustrate how artificial intelligence (AI) shapes the future of agrifood systems in terms of sustainability and resilience. As the global food system faces challenges like climate change, depletion of water and biodiversity and increases in population and consumption, this book is the first comprehensive review of how systems utilizing artificial intelligence can help solve these important challenges. The chapters cover themes from precision farming to crop monitoring, predictive modeling and smart irrigation, offering real-world insights and interdisciplinary perspectives on the transformative potential of AI for agri-tech. This volume brings together contributions from leading experts, researchers and practitioners in agriculture, technology, and policy, illuminating case studies, scalable innovations, and ethical implications. It explores the socio-economic implications of AI adoption in farming communities, emphasizing the need for innovation to be driven by principles of equity and environmental stewardship. This book provides bold visions as well as practical approaches, such as developing and implementing AI tools to craft policy frameworks, to revolutionize agri-food systems for a more sustainable, food-secure future.

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      April 2022

      Silent Killers

      How Big Food Risks Our Health

      by Wilfried Bommert, Christina Sartori

      Addiction from the supermarket The most powerful drug cartel of the 21st century sells pizzas, chocolate bars and mixed sweets. The promise: a quick and happy snack at low cost. The truth: this “food” isn’t nutritious, but is addictive and fattening, while bringing bumper profits for the investors. “Big Food” is becoming more powerful, but the costs due to the consequences of obesity now risk overwhelming global healthcare services. Obesity ranks as a killer before smoking or high blood pressure. A direct analysis of a man-made epidemic that is dominated by a few large companies and kept going by multiple profiteers. Their motto: “Teach the world to snack.”

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      December 2023

      Key Questions in Clinical Farm Animal Medicine, Volume 2

      Types, Causes and Treatments of Infectious Disease

      by Tanmoy Rana, A Ashwini, B. K. Bhagya, Sabita Behera, Dipanwita Bhattacharya, Banothu Dasmabai, Nourhan Eissa, Lesley Farms, G.K. Chetan Kumar, Lunavat Gopala, Ola H. Harb, Abbas Rabiu Ishaq, Dayanidhi Jena, Anil Kumar, Ankesh Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Archana Mahapatra, Ram Niwas, Sunil Punia, R. Nethra, Pratistha Shrivastava

      Providing well over 1,500 questions to test your knowledge of clinical farm animal medicine, the book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. Each chapter starts with a brief introduction to the topic before providing relevant multiple-choice questions. Covering clinical veterinary medicine for common livestock species, this book includes questions about: - diseases of the reproductive, integumentary and urinary systems; - anaesthesia and pain management; - perinatal and geriatric diseases. With full chapters also covering diseases of the eye and ear, this self-test resource for students provides a convenient and useful current source of information to anyone interested in learning, revising and assessing their knowledge.

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      Art forms
      2023

      Famine Tales

      A Graphic Anthology

      by Ayesha Mukherjee, Shrutakirti Dutta, Abhijit Gupta, Sujit Kumar Mandal

      A graphic anthology of five famines in India and Britain, interpreted by traditional scroll painters and comics book artists

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      November 2025

      Sclerotinia Stem Rot of Crucifers, Volume 1

      Biology and Ecology

      by Govind Singh Saharan, Naresh Kumar Mehta, Prabhu Dayal Meena

      The plant pathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causes white stem rot of crucifers and is considered one of the most destructive and cosmopolitan of plant pathogens. It infects over 900 species of plants worldwide including important field crops, cash crops, vegetable crops, fruit crops, ornamental plants, trees, shrubs and numerous weeds. Sclerotinia is widely distributed throughout temperate regions but also occurs in more arid areas. A lack of adequate host genetic resistance, the wide host range of the pathogen, and the difficulty in managing the disease all contribute to Sclerotinia's extensive crop damage within both broad acre and horticultural crops. Recent advances in genomics and sequences available on Brassica species and S. sclerotiorum have provided unique information on the molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions. This has revealed pathogen biology, pathogenesis, effector genes and molecular mechanisms of host resistance in Brassica crops. This first volume, Biology and Ecology, covers aspects of: . Historical developments. . Geographical distribution and host range. . The pathogen - Sclerotinia. . Reproduction, reproductive structures, and ultra-structures. . The disease, symptomatology, assessment, and economic importance. . Infection pathogenesis and molecular mechanisms. . Biochemistry and physiology of host-pathogen interactions. . Future research priorities of Sclerotinia on biology and ecology.

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