Plant roots : the hidden half / edited by Yoav Waisel Amram Eshel, Uzi Kafkafi

• Record Nr.: UNINA990001777070403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Marcel Dekker, 1991
• ISBN: 0-8247-8393-X
• Descrizione fisica: XIII, 948 p. ; 26 cm
• Collana: Books in soils, plants, and the environment
• Disciplina: 575.54
• Locazione: FAGBC
• Collocazione: 60 575.54 WAIY 1991
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Environmental impacts of sugar production [[electronic resource] ] : the cultivation and processing of sugarcane and sugar beet / / by Oliver D. Cheesman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910539543303321
• Autore: Cheesman Oliver
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Mass., : CABI International, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-90837-8; 9786610908370; 0-85199-053-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Disciplina: 633.6
• Soggetti: Sugar crops - Environmental aspects; Agriculture - Environmental aspects; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Foreword; 1 Background; 2 Overview; 3 Water Consumption; 4 Impacts on Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems; 5 Impacts on Terrestrial Biodiversity; 6 Impacts on Soils; 7 Atmospheric Impacts; 8 Use and Impacts of By-products; References; Appendices; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Pressure from conservationists and increasing regulation, means that environmental considerations are increasingly important for the sugar industry. This book examines the environmental impacts of the sugar industry in relation to the cultivation of sugar crops (cane and beet) and the processing of the raw materials that they yield.