This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on improving water management in crop cultivation.The first chapter focuses on site-specific variable rate irrigation systems utilised across agriculture and examines site-specific data acquisition and mining approaches, such as soil mapping and zone delineation.The second chapter considers the main deficit irrigation strategies used in agriculture to improve crop water prod...

Reviews advances in cultivation practice such as seed establishment and more efficient irrigation techniques;Summarises developments in ‘climate smart’ agriculture such as conservation tillage and organic wheat cultivation;Discusses ways of supporting smallholders improve wheat cultivation in North Africa and other regions in the developing world

When the old parish burns to the ground, the people of Willow Ridge blame the storm. Sheriff Dale Fenton knows better. A single body lies buried in the ruin, and the scene feels wrong from the first step he takes into the ash. Heat still rises from the slab long after the flames are gone. The broken bell tower hides a door that should not exist. And the air beneath the ruin carries a cold breath that does not belong to any fire.As the town gathers to whisper names from the past, Fe...

Tired of the classic 1.d4 and White's predictable, positional play? Not Another Chess Opening: Hate 1.d4? Play 1...Nc6! is your ultimate companion to turn the tables. This guide, crafted by Correspondence Master and experienced author Marek Soszynski, dives into the rarely seen 1...Nc6 response — a bold and disruptive choice that takes White off their familiar paths. With clear recommendations, creative sidelines, and original ideas, this compact repertoire equips Black with the t...

Los Angeles, 1950. In a city built on illusions, Elias Thorne is a private investigator cursed with "The Twitch"—an agonizing throb behind his left eye that acts as a tuning fork for deception. After surviving the freezing mud of the Ardennes, Elias makes his living finding people who don't want to be found. But when a studio executive hires him to track down runaway starlet Lola Vane, Elias discovers a conspiracy that goes far deeper than a Hollywood scandal.The "Perfect People" o...

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The ancient world and its politics come to life through the eyes of a young Jewish woman, Mary of NazarethMiriam–also known as Mary–was born into a Palestine oppressed by Herod the Great; she is accustomed to living with uncertainty and unrest. But when her beloved father is wrongly imprisoned by the Romans, she takes action. She calls upon a well-known rebel by the name of Barabbas, and together they set out to save her father. A daring escape is accomplished and, against staggeri...

The first novel in a dazzling new trilogy about the women of the Old Testament by internationally bestselling author Marek Halter.The story of Sarah--and of history itself--begins in the cradle of civilization: the Sumerian city-state of Ur, a land of desert heat, towering gardens, and immense wealth. The daughter of a powerful lord, Sarah is raised in great luxury, but balks at the arranged marriage her father has planned for her. The groom is handsome and a nobleman, but on their...

Decisions, decisions...Should Lady Anne Milhaven marry the wealthy and handsome young marquess, or should she resign herself to living out her life in poverty and disgrace, exiled from the world she was born to?Should Philip Tremaine, the new Marquess
of Penworth, redeem his honor and marry the proud and beautiful earl's daughter whom he has unintentionally compromised, or should he prove himself as dissolute as his contemptible family?They are not fools, but marria...

A journey through Europe’s old towns, exploring why we treasure them—but also what they hide about a continent’s fraught history“[A] fascinating chronicle.”—Benjamin Balint, Wall Street JournalHistoric quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War—some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attra...

Lyra Hartwell has spent most of her life trying to escape the shadow of her family's haunted past. The sprawling estate where she grew up is home to a mysterious garden that no one dares enter—except her. When Lira returns to the mansion to settle her family's affairs after her grandmother's death, she is drawn once again to the forgotten garden, a place that holds the key to her family's deepest secrets.Within the garden's overgrown walls, Lira discovers a history of curses, love ...

Isabella Forrester is the epitome of grace and duty, the perfect daughter of the Forrester family, bound by her promise to marry Edward Ashford, a man of wealth and status. But beneath the surface, Isabella's heart yearns for something different. When she crosses paths with William Blake, a groundskeeper from a humble background, everything she thought she knew about love and duty is called into question.Torn between the life her family has planned for her and a love that defies al...