CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences


Book Description

This dictionary includes every area of agriculture, from traditional farming to the latest techniques in biotechnology and genetics. The dictionary provides standardized definitions that establish common ground between the various types of practitioners involved in agriculture. It defines terminology in areas such as agricultural economics and business, agroecology, agronomy, animal science, aquaculture, botany, conservation, dairy science, entomology, food science, forestry, horticulture, natural resource management, and much more.













Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World


Book Description

This book traces the history of bird guano, demonstrating how this unique commodity helped unite the Pacific Basin with the industrialized world.