In the tumultuous decades of rapid expansion and change between the American Founding and the Civil War, Americans confronted a cluster of overlapping crises whose common theme was the difficulty of finding authority in written texts. The issue arose from several disruptive developments: rising challenges to the traditional authority of the Bible in a society that was intensely Protestant; persistent worries over America's lack of a “national literature” and an independent cultural identit...

Focus on key issues in expanding the genetic base for Musa, including, exploiting current collections of germplasm and collecting and evaluating wild Musa species and landracesCovers methods for improving fertility, resistance and other traits in CavendishReviews the range of conventional and modern molecular techniques for breeding new banana varieties

Comprehensive assessment of global agricultural on-farm energy costs, such as lighting and ventilation systems, operation and maintenance of farm machinery, as well as water and irrigation managementExplores the development of alternative, renewable energy systems, such as agrivoltaics, biomass heat technologies and anaerobic digestion for producing biogas from organic wasteConsiders the practical application and implementation of energy-smart farming technologies...