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Seed Biology And Yield Of Grain Crops, Dennis B. Egli Feb 2017

Seed Biology And Yield Of Grain Crops, Dennis B. Egli

Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Book Gallery

Description from CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International):

This new edition of an established title examines the determination of grain crop yield from a unique perspective, by concentrating on the influence of the seed itself. As the food supply for an expanding world population is based on grain crops harvested for their seeds, understanding the process of seed growth and its regulation is crucial to our efforts to increase production and meet the needs of that population. Yield of grain crops is determined by their assimilatory processes such as photosynthesis and the biosynthetic processes in the seed, which are …


Supplemental Spreadsheets, Powerpoint Files And Other Class Materials, David L. Debertin Apr 2015

Supplemental Spreadsheets, Powerpoint Files And Other Class Materials, David L. Debertin

Agricultural Economics Textbook Gallery

This publication contains a series of links containing spreadsheets, PowerPoints and other materials that should be useful for students and instructors using the books, Agricultural Production Economics (Second Edition); Applied Microeconomics: Consumption, Production and Markets; and Economics of Food and Agriculture (Third Edition). Links for free pdf downloads of the books as well as sources for print copies are also included.


Economics Of Food And Agriculture, David L. Debertin Jan 2014

Economics Of Food And Agriculture, David L. Debertin

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This is a heavily‐revised version of an introductory agricultural economics textbook, Economics of Food and Agriculture, that was originally published by Kendall Hunt in 1990. The material is intended for use as a series of classroom presentations for an introductory agricultural economics course. No mathematics prerequisites other than basic algebra are required.


Applied Microeconomics: Consumption, Production And Markets, David L. Debertin Jun 2012

Applied Microeconomics: Consumption, Production And Markets, David L. Debertin

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This is a microeconomic theory book designed for upper-division undergraduate students in economics and agricultural economics. This is a free pdf download of the entire book. As the author, I own the copyright. Amazon markets bound print copies of the book at amazon.com at a nominal price for classroom use. The book can also be ordered through college bookstores using the following ISBN numbers:

  • ISBN‐13: 978‐1475244342
  • ISBN-10: 1475244347

Basic introductory college courses in microeconomics and differential calculus are the assumed prerequisites. The last, tenth, chapter of the book reviews some mathematical principles basic to the other chapters. All of the …


Agricultural Production Economics, David L. Debertin Feb 2012

Agricultural Production Economics, David L. Debertin

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Agricultural Production Economics (Second Edition, Amazon Createspace 2012) is a revised edition of the textbook Agricultural Production Economics published by Macmillan in 1986 (ISBN 0-02-328060-3). This is a free pdf download of the entire book. As the author, I own the copyright. Amazon markets bound print copies of the book at amazon.com at a nominal price for classroom use. The book can also be ordered through college bookstores using the following ISBN numbers:

  • ISBN-13 978-1469960647
  • ISBN-10 1469960648

The format and coverage remains similar to the first edition, many small revisions and updates have been made. All graphs have been redrawn …


Agricultural Production Economics: The Art Of Production Theory, David L. Debertin Feb 2012

Agricultural Production Economics: The Art Of Production Theory, David L. Debertin

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Agricultural Production Economics: The Art of Production Theory is a companion book of color illustrations to Agricultural Production Economics (Second Edition, Amazon Createspace 2012) and is a free download. A bound print copy is also available on amazon.com at a nominal cost under the following ISBN numbers:

  • ISBN- 13: 978-1470129262
  • ISBN- 10: 1470129264

This is a book of full-color illustrations intended for use as a companion to Agricultural Production Economics, Second Edition. Each of the 98 pages of illustrations is a large, full-color version of the corresponding numbered figure in the book Agricultural Production Economics. The illustrations are …


So You Want To Be A Soil Microbiologist?, Mark S. Coyne Jan 1996

So You Want To Be A Soil Microbiologist?, Mark S. Coyne

Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Book Gallery

A tongue-in-cheek look at soil microbiology.


1x27 Cartoons About Science, Mark S. Coyne Jan 1996

1x27 Cartoons About Science, Mark S. Coyne

Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Book Gallery

A tongue-in-cheek look at the world of natural science.