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Reviews"An excellent work... Highly recommended for all libraries and reading levels, researchers to farmers to general readers." --CHOICE "This book fills a niche vacant since the last comprehensive work on this subject was published at the beginning of the century. The strength of the Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science rests in its much greater depth of the field of agriculture." --RBB BOOKLIST
SynopsisThe Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science is the first comprehensive reference that covers the wide variety of disciplines which comprise the field of agricultural science. The four-volume set provides in-depth treatments of specialized topics which are comprehensible to high school and undergraduate students, yet are also beneficial to researchers and specialists. Articles are arranged alphabetically and include featured topics in animal, plant, range, and soilscience; food processing, storage, and distribution; agricultural economics, education, engineering, policy; pest management; rural sociology; water resources, and much more., The Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science is the first comprehensive reference that covers the wide variety of disciplines which comprise the field of agricultural science. The four-volume set provides in-depth treatments of specialized topics which are comprehensible to high school and undergraduate students, yet are also beneficial to researchers and specialists. Articles are arranged alphabetically and include featured topics in animal, plant, range, and soilscience; food processing, storage, and distribution; agricultural economics, education, engineering, policy; pest management; rural sociology; water resources, and much more. Four volume set, including subject and relational indices 2744 pages 200 articles 450 tables 650 illustrations 1300 bibliographic entries 1600 glossary entries Large 8-1/2 x 11-inch, double-column format User's guide Internationally renowned Editorial Board
LC Classification NumberS411.E713 1994