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  • Mosquitopia

    The Place of Pests in a Healthy World

    Edited by Marcus Hall, Dan Tamïr ...
    This edited volume brings together natural scientists, social scientists and humanists to assess if (or how) we may begin to coexist harmoniously with the mosquito. The mosquito is humanity’s deadliest animal, killing over a million people each year by transmitting malaria, yellow fever, Zika and several other diseases. Yet of the 3,500 species of mosquito on Earth, only a few dozen of them are ... Read more

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  • A Flower A Day

    by Miranda Janatka ...
    Series series A Day
    Fascinating and richly illustrated stories of flowers for every day of the year.Every day of the year a different species of flower bursts into bloom somewhere in the world. This collection of 366 flowers reveals not only their beauty but the fascinating botanical, literary, folkloric and historical stories behind them.Discover the magnificent magnolia, which evolved more than 95 million years ago ... Read more

    PHP983.19

  • Oceanography and Marine Biology

    An annual review. Volume 59

    Edited by Stephen J. Hawkins ...
    Series series Oceanography and Marine Biology - An Annual Review
    CHOICE Highly Recommended, Sept 2022Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review remains one of the most cited sources in marine science and oceanography. The ever-increasing interest in work in oceanography and marine biology and its relevance to global environmental issues, especially global climate change and its impacts, creates a demand for authoritative refereed reviews summarizing and ... Read more

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  • The Hidden Life of Trees

    What They Feel, How They Communicate—Discoveries from A Secret World

    by Peter Wohlleben, Suzanne Simard ...
    Translated by Jane Billinghurst ...
    Series Book 1 - The Mysteries of Nature
    A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • One of the most beloved books of our time: an illuminating account of the forest, and the science that shows us how trees communicate, feel, and live in social networks. After reading this book, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.“Breaks entirely new ground ... [Peter Wohlleben] has listened to trees and decoded ... Read more

    PHP1,047.19 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Handbook of Edible Weeds

    Herbal Reference Library

    by James A. Duke ...
    Series series Herbal Reference Library
    Handbook of Edible Weeds contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of 100 edible weeds, representing 100 genera of higher plant species. Some of the species are strictly American, but many are cosmopolitan weeds. Each account includes common names recognized by the Weed Science Society of America, standard Latin scientific names, uses, and distribution (geographic and ecological). ... Read more

    PHP13,115.75

  • Sterile Insect Technique

    Principles And Practice In Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management

    Edited by Victor A. Dyck, Jorge Hendrichs, A.S. Robinson ...
    The sterile insect technique (SIT) is an environment-friendly method of pest control that integrates well into area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes. This book takes a generic, thematic, comprehensive, and global approach in describing the principles and practice of the SIT. The strengths and weaknesses, and successes and failures, of the SIT are evaluated openly and fairly from ... Read more

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  • Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food

    Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food

    by Pamela C. Ronald, R. W. Adamchak ...
    By the year 2050, Earth's population will double. If we continue with current farming practices, vast amounts of wilderness will be lost, millions of birds and billions of insects will die, and the public will lose billions of dollars as a consequence of environmental degradation. Clearly, there must be a better way to meet the need for increased food production. Written as part memoir, part ... Read more

    PHP719.39

  • Botany

    by Charles Kovacs ...
    Series series Waldorf Education Resources
    Charles Kovacs characterizes different plants, from fungi, algae and lichens, to the lily and rose families. He describes the parts of each plant and their growth cycle.It is recommended for Steiner-Waldorf curriculum Classes 5 and 6 (age 10-12). ... Read more

    PHP837.39 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 2

    Production, storage and crop protection

    by Dr Adrian Briddon, Dr Adrian Cunnington, Dr Glyn Harper, Prof. Bruno De Meulenaer, Raquel Medeiros Vinci, Frédéric Mestdagh, Dr A. Lees, M. Jennifer Sjölund, Dr Ilkka Leinonen, Rachel Kelly, Prof. Gerry S. Saddler, David M. Kenyon, Colin Jeffries, Dr Christophe Lacomme, Dr Andrew P. Robinson, Dr Kim Davie, Dr Jon Pickup, Prof. Stuart Reitz, Dr Thomas F. Döring, Hongyan Chen, Derek H. Lynch, Dr Vijay Kumar Dua, Dr Sanjay Rawal, Dr Sukhwinder Singh, Dr Jagdev Sharma, Prof. Philip J. White, Professor Jerry W. Knox, Dr Tim M. Hess, Dr James Taylor ...
    Series Book 33 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Comprehensive coverage of improvements in cultivation techniques across the potato value chain, from yield modelling to post-harvest storageDetailed review of the main fungal, bacterial and viral diseases affecting potatoesReviews best practices for improving nutrient management in potato cultivation ... Read more

    PHP11,457.49

  • New Vaccines and Chemotherapy

    Edited by Edouard Kurstak, R.G. Marusyk, F.A. Murphy, M.H.V. Van Regenmortel ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Viral Vaccines Joseph L. Melnick As with history in general, the history of vaccines needs to be reexamined and updated. My task is to look back to see what has been successful and to look forward to see what remains to be accomplished in the prevention of viral diseases by vaccines. Also, I shall refer to the pertinent material discussed at two recent conferences of the Institute of Medicine, ... Read more

    PHP8,726.49

  • Cellular Osmolytes

    From Chaperoning Protein Folding to Clinical Perspectives

    Edited by Laishram Rajendrakumar Singh, Tanveer Ali Dar ...
    This book provides essential information on improving protein folding/stability, which is a result of the balance between the intra-molecular interactions of protein functional groups and their interactions with the solvent environment. The protein folding solvent environment mainly consists of salts, small molecule compounds, metabolites, molecular chaperones and other chemical species. Therefore ... Read more

    PHP8,726.49

  • Pharmacovigilance for Herbal and Traditional Medicines

    Advances, Challenges and International Perspectives

    Edited by Joanne Barnes ...
    This remarkable new book is the first text dedicated to the topic of pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines. Taking a truly global perspective, this volume draws together contributions from a diverse group of experts, writing on current knowledge and practices in pharmacovigilance for herbal and traditional medicines, and on advances and innovation in monitoring the safety of this ... Read more

    PHP8,103.09

  • La saggezza del bosco

    by Peter Wohlleben ...
    Translated by Roberta Magnaghi, Maria Alessandra Petrelli ...
    Il bosco è in grado di tirare fuori il meglio delle persone.Romantico e poetico angolo dove ritirarsi per godere della sua ombra e simbolo di natura incontaminata: ecco cos’è il bosco nel nostro immaginario. Eppure questi luoghi splendidi stanno diventando, per colpa dell’inquinamento e dello sfruttamento da parte dell’uomo, sempre più rari. Peter Wohlleben ci dimostra che un diverso e più sano ... Read more

    PHP639.99

  • The Commons, Plant Breeding and Agricultural Research

    Challenges for Food Security and Agrobiodiversity

    Edited by Fabien Girard, Christine Frison ...
    Series series Earthscan Food and Agriculture
    The joint challenges of population increase, food security and conservation of agrobiodiversity demand a rethink of plant breeding and agricultural research from a different perspective. While more food is undeniably needed, the key question is rather about how to produce it in a way that sustains biological diversity and mitigates climate change.This book shows how social sciences, and more ... Read more

    PHP3,671.83

  • World Heritage Conservation

    The World Heritage Convention, Linking Culture and Nature for Sustainable Development

    by Claire Cave, Elene Negussie ...
    The UNESCO World Heritage Convention has become one of the most successful UN instruments for promoting cultural diplomacy and dialogue on conservation of cultural and natural heritage. This book provides an overview of the convention through an interdisciplinary approach to conservation. It shows that based on the notion of outstanding universal value and international cooperation for the ... Read more

    PHP4,138.16

  • Aflatoxigenic Fungi

    Its Impact on Plant, Animal and Human Health

    Edited by A. Sankara Narayanan, S. Gomathi, V. Ambikapathy, A. Panneerselvam ...
    Aflatoxigenic fungi, primarily belonging to the Aspergillus genus (A. flavus, A. parasiticus), are responsible for producing aflatoxins—highly toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites. These fungi pose significant risks to plant health, animal health, and human well-being due to their widespread contamination of food and feed. Aflatoxigenic fungi impact plants by causing diseases, and yield ... Read more

    PHP4,313.04

  • Plant Production for Sustainable Society as a Semi-closed Ecosystem

    by Yoshiaki Kitaya ...
    This book introduces the concept of a semi-closed ecosystem, which is necessary for the social implementation of plant production, such as agriculture, in harmony with the environment. While aiming at achieving a sustainable balance of human activities and environmental protection, this book focuses on the material cycle within each semi-closed system listed below.Mangrove forests as semi-closed ... Read more

    PHP9,973.19

  • The Dawn Angiosperms

    Uncovering the Origin of Flowering Plants

    by Xin Wang ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book discusses the controversial and conflicting hypotheses on the origin of angiosperms, which was generally assumed to be restricted to the Cretaceous and later ages. Since publishing the first edition of “The Dawn of Angiosperms” in 2010, several important advances have been made in this field of science, namely 1) the discovery of new fossil angiosperms from the Jurassic; 2) European ... Read more

    PHP8,726.49

  • Billeder af Nordens flora. Bind 2

    by A. Mentz, C.H. Ostenfeld ...
    De nordiske lande bugner af spændende blomster, planter og svampe. Fra Norges fjelde til Danmarks heder og marsken i Sverige vokser der et væld af vidt forskellige planter, der hver især er med til at gøre denne del af verden til noget helt specielt. Professor i botanik A. Mentz og inspektør ved Københavns Universitets Botaniske Museum C.E. Ostenfeld beskriver i fire bind Nordens fantastiske flora ... Read more

    PHP695.69

  • Natural Product Diversity of Australian Rainforests

    Edited by A. Douglas Kinghorn, Heinz Falk, Simon Gibbons, Yoshinori Asakawa, Ji-Kai Liu, Verena M. Dirsch ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    The book reviews the natural product chemistry of Australian rainforest plants, with a particular focus on their fascinating phylogenetic relationships. It discusses the unique flora of Australia, which is of Gondwanan origin, and how this has led to a diverse range of natural products. The text explores the chemical constituents of various plant groups, including those of gymnosperms, basal ... Read more

    PHP10,596.59

  • 野花的邂逅

    by 郭宪 ...
    作者以20多篇知性小品和大量的原創山花生態圖片，對100餘種常見和不常見的野花進行解讀，既有專業的植物知識，又有植物的歷史傳說，精彩的古典詩詞闡述，加上作者的親身感受，組成一組生動的、彩色的、具有弦律般曲線的動聽、高雅、優美的山花奏鳴曲。 ... Read more

    PHP185.78

  • Field Guide to Common Texas Grasses

    by Stephan L. Hatch, Kelly C. Umphres, A. Jenét Ardoin ...
    Series series Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series
    Covering 172 species of the most significant common grasses growing in Texas, this complete update of the now-classic Common Texas Grasses: An Illustrated Guide contains range maps and color images of the inflorescences and spikelets of each species along with the detailed, black-and-white illustrations found in the original volume.Identifying descriptive text, keys to genera and species, a ... Read more

    PHP506.69

  • Managing Organic Matter in Tropical Soils: Scope and Limitations

    Proceedings of a Workshop organized by the Center for Development Research at the University of Bonn (ZEF Bonn) — Germany, 7–10 June, 1999

    Edited by Christopher Martius, Holm Tiessen, Paul L.G. Vlek ...
    Series Book 93 - Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
    Soil organic matter is a reservoir for plant nutrients, provides water-holding capacity, stabilizes soil structure against compaction and erosion, and thus determines soil productivity. All agriculture to some degree depends on soil organic matter. It has long been known that soil organic matter declines when land is taken into cultivation, and that the productivity of new agricultural land is ... Read more

    PHP5,609.69

  • Saline Soil-based Agriculture by Halotolerant Microorganisms

    Edited by Manoj Kumar, Hassan Etesami, Vivek Kumar ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book discusses the role of salt in current agricultural approaches, including the low salt tolerance of agricultural crops and trees, impact of saline soils, and salt-resistant plants.Halophytes are extremely salt tolerant plants, which are able to grow and survive under salt at concentrations as high as 5 g/l by maintaining negative water potential. The salt-tolerant microbes inhabiting the ... Read more

    PHP8,726.49