Agronomi & spannmålsproduktion

Författaren, Bengt Weidow, är agronom med växtodlingsinriktning och har mångårig erfarenhet som växtodlingslärare och som medverkande vid fortbildningskurser. Han har givit ut ett flertal läroböcker inom sitt ämnesområde.

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"En bok som ställer de stora frågorna och ger stora svar." Yuval Noah Harari "Fascinerande lägger grunden för förståelsen av vår historia." Bill Gates Hur kommer det sig att framsteg, makt och rikedomar fördelats så ojämnt över...

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Stan Hieronymus expertly explains the nature of hops, their origins, hop quality and utilization--and even devotes an entire chapter to dry hopping. For the Love of Hops also includes a reference catalog of more than 100 varieties and their charac...

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Often playing second fiddle to hops in the minds of craft beer drinkers, malt is the backbone of beer: No barley, no beer. Malt defines the color, flavor, body, and alcohol of beer and has been cultivated for nearly as long as agriculture has exis...

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Fossil fuels and livestock grazing are often targeted as major culprits behind climate change and desertification. But Allan Savory, cofounder of the Savory Institute, begs to differ. The bigger problem, he warns, is our mismanagement of resources...

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Årets Svenska Måltidslitteratur 2021 Bli inspirerad att göra som Selma Lagerlöf gjorde - börja varje ny dag med en skål nyttig skrädmjölsvälling! Följ med till Sveriges tre kvarnar som mal skrädmjöl: Stöpafors Kvarn, Björkaholm Qvarn och Femtå Qva...

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'Dirt to Soil is the [regenerative farming] movements's holy text' The Observer Author and farmer Gabe Brown, featured in the Netflix documentary Kiss the Ground 'A regenerative no-till pioneer' NBC News 'Dirt to Soil confirms my belief that anima...

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Beskriver utförligt våra 53 vanligaste ogräsarter på åker och i trädgård. Visar ogräset i olika utvecklingsstadier, dess förekomst, biologi, kännetecken och förväxlingsrisker. Varje art beskrivs i text, teckningar och färgbilder på ett sådant sätt...

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Successful seed supplies are vital in maintaining vegetable production and availability, and for ensuring food security for many subsistence farmers in developing countries. Providing a broad and expert coverage of the horticultural production of ...

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In recent years there has been a much greater appreciation of the enormous contribution that hedges make to the countryside. Today, their beauty, their ability to provide wind protection and contain livestock, their environmental importance and th...

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Learn a roadmap to healthy soil and revitalised food systems to powerfully address these times of challenge. This book equips producers with knowledge, skills and insights to regenerate ecosystem health and grow farm/ranch profits. Learn how to:- ...

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The Ecological Farm is a breakthrough resource for ecological fruit and vegetable growers at every scale who want to go beyond organic. Through a unique ecosystem-balancing approach focusing on reduced tillage, minimising farm and garden inputs an...

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Fröet är matens bortglömda huvudrollsinnehavare. Det är fröerna som ser till att sushiriset mognar på andra sidan jorden, som säkrar vetet i pastan och som ordnar morgonkaffet. Nästan allt vi äter b&ou...

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This book examines the changing roles and functions of the soybean throughout world history and discusses how this reflects the complex processes of agrofood globalization. The book uses a historical lens to analyze the processes and features that...

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Principles and farm-tested practices for no-dig market gardeningfor healthier, more productive soil! From the host of the popular The No-Till Market Garden Podcast heard around the world with nearly one million downloads! Discovering how to meet t...

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This new and updated edition of a popular text provides a broad, balanced review of the scientific knowledge of strawberries and their cultivation. The worldwide strawberry industry has grown substantially since the original book was published, an...

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Whether you're a serious home gardener or a full-time farmer, A Growers Guide for Balancing Soils will help you expand your understanding of the science behind plant nutrition. It all starts with the soil, but, as you'll read, just spreading compo...

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This is the definitive history of Monsanto, a St. Louis chemical firm that became the worlds largest genetically engineered seed enterprise. Monsanto merged with German pharma-biotech giant Bayer in 2018 but its Roundup Ready seeds, introduced twe...

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This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of plant diseases, including pathogens, plant-pathogen interactions, their management, and future perspectives. Plant diseases limit potential crop production and are responsible f...

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Gräsättlingar försörjer mänskligheten, ris, vete och majs är alla gräs. Rågen, från början ett turkiskt ogräs, blev så småningom nationalsymbol i Finland. Rågen har besjungits i dikten och svedjebruket har avbildats i konsten. Under ljusa sommarnä...

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Following the successful first edition, this revised and greatly expanded edition Tomato Diseases: Identification, Biology and Control is the definitive work on the diseases and disorders of the tomato. The tomato is the worlds most widely produce...

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Containing 500 full color photographs and illustrations, The Bench Grafters Handbook: Principles and Practice presents exhaustive information on all aspects of bench grafting. It details requirements of more than 200 temperate woody plant genera, ...

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In his insightful new book, Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind, contrary farmer Gene Logsdon provides the inside story of manure-our greatest, yet most misunderstood, natural resource. He begins by lamenting a modern society that not only ...

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Including recipes for baking with Einkorn Wheat is the most widely grown crop on our planet, yet industrial breeders have transformed this ancient staff of life into a commodity of yield and profit-witness the increase in gluten intolerance and 'w...

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Each chilli demands and deserves to be known in its own right. With hundreds of varieties, and a dizzying array of flavours, shapes, sizes and colours, chillies are a key ingredient in everything from our favourite curries to drinks and desserts. ...

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Since the dawn of agriculture, great civilizations have sunk into poverty after destroying their once fertile land. Today, few people realise how close we are to the same fate if we dont take action. In Growing a Revolution, David R. Montgomery le...

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Practical Drainage is easy to read and presented in a non-technical style generously supported with helpful illustrations. There are three key messages in this book: water moves sideways only slowly through soil--leading to a detailed description ...

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Turfgrass Soil Fertility and Chemical Problems is the best single-source, practical management tool that will help you overcome every fertility management challenge you face! Turfgrass Soil Fertility and Chemical problems will: * Help you pinpoint...

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Most food and fiber crops are produced from seed. This means that the world's population is dependent on annual seed production for its food supply. Vegetable seed production is much different and more challenging than production of grain cro...

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Healthy soil is key to sustaining life on Earth. While more and more people are starting to see the need for soil restoration, there is very little understanding of just how it can be accomplished. There is a rapidly emerging demand for a how to m...

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