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Tea is a unique crop and, incidentally, a very interesting and attractive one. The tea bush, its cultivation and harvesting do not fit into any typical cropping pattern. Moreover, its processing and marketing are specific to tea. Thus the Tea Industry stands apart and constitutes a self contained entity. This is reflected in the title given to this book, Tea: Cultivation to consumption, and its treatment of the subject. The book is logically planned - starting with the plant itself and finishing with the traditional'cuppa'. Every aspect of tea production is covered, inevitably some in greater detail than others. However, it gives an authentic and comprehensive picture of the tea industry. Th...
Examines the factors influencing water productivity in nine key plantation crops in the context of increased pressure on water resources.
This book considers research findings that can inform the practice of managing tea crops.
There is finally a resource that cuts through the clutter and misconceptions about functional training to help build purposeful, effective, and efficient programs that support the body's demands in athletic performance and daily living. Functional Training Anatomy is a practical, illustrated guide that takes the guesswork out of training. Inside you will learn the following: The importance of mobility training and its impact on movement quality, performance, and injury reduction, Warm-up activities to prepare for high-intensity activities, Medicine ball and plyometric exercises to learn to create and absorb force, Olympic lifts, kettlebell swings, and jumping exercises to increase power, Hip...
In the past 15-20 years major discoveries have been concluded on potato biology and biotechnology. Important new tools have been developed in the area of molecular genetics, and our understanding of potato physiology has been revolutionized due to amenability of the potato to genetic transformation. This technology has impacted our understanding of the molecular basis of plant-pathogen interaction and has also opened new opportunities for the use of the potato in a variety of non-food biotechnological purposes. This book covers the potato world market as it expands further into the new millennium. Authors stress the overriding need for stable yields to eliminate human hunger and poverty, whi...