This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on the development and deployment of good agricultural practices (GAPs).The first chapter describes GAPs, notions of good farming, how GAP standards have evolved in developed and developing economies and the opportunities to evolve these pre- and postharvest standards.The second chapter reviews the role of GAPs in preventing microbial contamination of fresh produce. The chapter also summarises how GAPs have evolved, the impact t...

Increasing consumer demand for low-input cultivation and minimal processing has significantly increased the risk of microbiological contamination of fresh produce. This both presents a health risk to consumers and undermines trust in the food supply chain from farm to fork.Advances in ensuring the microbiological safety of fresh produce reviews our current understanding of key pathogenic risks to fresh produce such as Salmonella, Listeria and E.coli

'A necessary and important book.' Philippa Perry, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read‘The Orchid and the Dandelion is based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children - and the adults who love them.’ – Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of QuietWhy do some people succeed and others stru...

This package includes the entire collection of the Moody Classics Set: The Confessions of St. Augustine, Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret, The Apostolic Fathers, The Incomparable Christ, Orthodoxy, Answers to Prayer, The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life, Power Through Prayer, The Imitation of Christ, The True Vine, The Pilgrim's Progress, How to Pray, All of Grace, Bor...

Reviews the latest research on the advances in IPM strategies for insect and disease control in horticultural cropsHighlights the challenges of using alternative methods of control successfully in IPM programmes (e.g. biopesticides, bioprotectants, biostimulants)Provides examples of the practical implementation of IPM strategies to an array of horticultural crops (cucurbits, tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower) in differing environments (greenhouses, protecte...

Comprehensive, systematic review of advances in key CRISPR/Cas technologies, such as TALENS and zinc finger nucleases, double-strand break repair techniques, insertion-based genome edits, base editing, guide RNAs, gRNA/Cas9 constructs and CRISPR/Cas off targetingCovers both techniques and their practical application to particular cereal and other cropsDiscusses challenges in regulating this emerging technology

This one-of-a-kind collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative practices from classrooms, schools, districts, communities, and faraway places in the world. Each of the chapters-organized under six headings-tells an authentic, compelling story of a pioneering and successful initiative that breaks the traditional mold of instructional delivery and time-honored school organization. Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization guides readers thr...

Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate impact models and their use in assessing impacts on different regions.Modelling climate change impacts on agricultural systems reviews research on developing models in areas such as improving data flows, incorporating genetic information and dealing with uncertainty. This collecti...

Focuses on advances in understanding forest ecophysiology which underpin good management, including mechanisms of root and canopy development.Explores the key challenges in ensuring forest management is consistent with forest ecosystem services, particularly managing the transition from monocultures to complex standsHighlights ways of diversifying forest products, including novel uses of timber, biomass, non-timber products and recreational services.

A collection of writings from authors around the world featuring short stories with Dark Humor, Suspense, Creepy Elements, Thought Provoking Dilemmas, and Science Fiction. Plus, a sneak peak of Young Adult/Thriller novel, The Beckwith Brothers!Included stories from the authors:One Way by Royal BanksMoment of Clarity by Kendall BrownNineveh by Kristin CloudWild Wild Web by Dr. Mahul BrahmaMurder of Bishop Street by Cisi EzeLincoln and The Ti...

Revere life, and give yours away for the sake of serving others.As a young man, Albert Schweitzer seemed destined for greatness. His immense talent and fortitude propelled him to a place as one of EuropeÆs most renowned philosophers, theologians, and musicians in the early twentieth century. Yet Schweitzer shocked his contemporaries by forsaking worldly success and embarking on an epic journey into the wilds of French Equatorial Africa, vowing to serve as a lifelong physician to ôthe least...

Gathers the best work of flourishing but often-neglected avant-garde southern poetsAnother South is an anthology of poetry from contemporary southern writers who are working in forms that are radical, innovative, and visionary. Highly experimental and challenging in nature, the poetry in this volume, with its syntactical disjunctions, formal revolutions, and typographic playfulness, represents the direction of a new breed of southern writing that is at onc...