Genstat 5 Release 3 Reference Manual


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Genstat 5 Release 3 is the latest version of a popular statistical system that provides statistical summaries, analysis, data-handling, and graphics capabilities. Genstat--used worldwide on personal computers, workstations, and mainframe computers--has become the system of choice among many statisticians, researchers, and students across the many disciplines that use and apply statistics. This system guide has been rewritten for Release 3 and features new, example-rich chapters on basic statistics and on REML. It also clearly and practically details Release 3's many new capabilities, including the analysis of ordered categorical data, generalized additive models, combination of information in multi-stratum experimental designs, extensions to the REML (residual maximum-likelihood) algorithm, estimation of parameters of statistical distributions, further probability functions, simplified data input, and many new extensions for high resolution graphics, calculations, and manipulation. Both novices and seasoned users of Genstat will welcome this well-written, practical guide to Release 3.




Genstat 5 Reference Manual


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Genstat 5 is the latest version of the well-known statistical package Genstat. Written by the same group that devised the package, this volume will be the primary reference source for all users.




Genstat 5 Reference Manual


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Breeding of Neglected and Under-Utilized Crops, Spices, and Herbs


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This book includes 20 different chapters, where the authors have addressed various aspects of the cultivation, taxonomy, socio-economic importance and breeding and development as applied to neglected and underutilized crops. The first chapter deals with the more general aspects of the cultivation and propagation of these crops, thirteen chapters co




Managing Risks of Nitrates to Humans and the Environment


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This volume concentrates on research information on the beneficial effects of nitrates and their fate in the environment. Adopting an integrated approach it covers the agricultural, environmental and medical aspects of this emotive topic. In addition, there is an extensive description of the biochemistry of nitrates in plants, animals and humans including the positive aspects as well as the hazards.




Methods and Models in Statistics


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John Nelder is one of today''s leading statisticians, having made an impact on many parts of the discipline. This book contains reviews of some of those areas, written by top researchers. It is accessible to non-specialists, and is noteworthy for its breadth of coverage.




Heliothis: Research Methods and Prospects


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Heliothis ("Bull worm") species are one of the major pests of field crops worldwide, including sorghum, tomatoes, lettuce, and cotton. Pest problems have intensified over the years as the total area given to agricultural host plants has increased. This comprehensive text, written by experienced researchers, assembles biological and ecological research techniques and approaches to Heliothis management: from the fundamental question of defining genetic species to collecting, rearing, and sampling techniques for the construction of life tables; the measurement of predator impact and physiological development; the detection and measurement of behavior, migration, and diapause; population genetics and resistance. Approaches to modelling population dynamics are also explored. This book is intended for beginning research students as well as experienced workers. It will be a valuable reference for entomologists, population ecologists, and agronomists concerned with crop protection.




Advances in Data Science and Classification


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International Federation of Classification Societies The International Federation of Classification Societies (lFCS) is an agency for the dissemination of technical and scientific information concerning classification and multivariate data analysis in the broad sense and in as wide a range of applications as possible; founded in 1985 in Cambridge (UK) by the following Scientific Societies and Groups: - British Classification Society - BCS - Classification Society of North America - CSNA - Gesellschaft fUr Klassification - GfKI - Japanese Classification Society - JCS - Classification Group ofItalian Statistical Society - CGSIS - Societe Francophone de Classification - SFC Now the IFCS includes also the following Societies: - Dutch-Belgian Classification Society - VOC - Polish Classification Section - SKAD - Portuguese Classification Association - CLAD - Group at Large - Korean Classification Society - KCS IFCS-98, the Sixth Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies, was held in Rome, from July 21 to 24, 1998. Five preceding conferences were held in Aachen (Germany), Charlottesville (USA), Edinburgh (UK), Paris (France), Kobe (Japan).




Root Demographics and Their Efficiencies in Sustainable Agriculture, Grasslands and Forest Ecosystems


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The International Society of Root Research sponsored the Symposium "Root Demographics and Their Efficiencies in Sustainable Agriculture, GrassLands and Forest Ecosystems," July 14-18, 1996, at the Madren Conference Center, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA. The conference was a continuation of a series of international symposiums on root research held every three to four years. Symposiums have also been held twice in Vienna, Austria, and once in Uppsala, Sweden, and Almaty, Kazahkstan prior to the meeting at Clemson University. The sponsoring society has made a particular effort in these symposia to include root scientists from the former Soviet Union because of the importance of exchanging information on a worldwide basis. This symposium continued and promoted that effort by providing travel grants to several scientists from that region; however, funds for that purpose were limited. Therefore, in compiling these proceedings, a number of papers from scientists from the former Soviet Union and former Warsaw Pack countries have been included even though the scientists were not actually present for the SymPOSIum.