The science of agriculture
Subtitle: a biological approach
By: Ray V. Herren
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Delmar, Cengage Learning
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 764
ISBN-13: 9781439057766
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Textbooks; Agriculture
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: About the author; title: The science of agriculture; title: Soil : the source of life; title: Cells : agriculture's building blocks; title: The science of genetics; title: Genetic engineering; title: The classification of agricultural organisms; title: Plant systems; title: Plant reproduction; title: Plant growth; title: Animal systems; title: Animal reproduction; title: Animal growth; title: Plant and animal diseases; title: Weed science; title: Agricultural entomology; title: The science of forestry; title: The science of aquaculture; title: Agriculture and the environment; title: Wildlife management; title: A safe food supply; title: The science of food preservation; title: The science of fiber production; title: Producing organically grown products; title: New directions in agriculture; title: Energy from agriculture; title: Careers in agricultural science; title: The agriscience fair; title: Laboratory safety; title: Appendix A : Developing career skills and habits; title: Appendix B : Plan supervised agricultural experience programs