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Volume 115 - December 1990

Book Reviews

Soil Genesis and Classification, 3rd edn, by S. W. Buol, F. D. Hole & R. J. McCracken. xiv + 446 pp. Ames: Iowa State University Press (1989). £44.95 (hard covers). ISBN 0 8138 1462 6.

Statistical Methods, 8th edn, by G. W. Snedecor & W. G. Cochran. xx + 503 pp. Ames: Iowa State University Press (1989). $44.95 (hard covers). ISBN 0 8138 1561 6.

The Fragile Environment, eds L. Friday & R. Laskey. x+198 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1989). £12.95, US $19.95 (hard covers). ISBN 0 521 36337 3.

Plants Under Stress, eds H. G. Jones, T. J. Flowers & M. B. Jones, ix + 257 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1989). £32.50 or $65.00 (hard covers). ISBN 0 521 34423 9.

Completing the Food Chain: Strategies for Combating Hunger and Malnutrition, eds P. M. Hirschoff & N. G. Kotler. xxii+193 pp. Washington: Smithsonian Institution (1989). £10.95 (paperback). ISBN 0 87474 561 6.

Pest Management in Cotton, eds M. B. Green & D. J. de B. Lyon. 259 pp. Chichester: Ellis Horwood (1989). £49.50 (hard covers), distributed by John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0 7458 0452 7.

Agroecology, ed. S. R. Gliessman. xiv+380 pp. New York: Springer-Verlag (1990). DM 198 (hard covers). ISBN 3 540 97028 2.

Fertilizer Technology, by G. C. Lowrison. 542 pp. Chichester: Ellis Horwood (1989). £69.95 (hard covers). ISBN 0 85312 575 9.

Soil Degradation. Advances in Soil Science, Vol. 11, eds R. Lai & B. A. Stewart, xvii+345 pp. New York: Springer-Verlag (1990). DM 218 (hard covers). ISSN 0 176 9340. ISBN 3 540 97126 2.

Guide to Plants Tolerant of Arid and Semi-arid Conditions: Nomenclature and Potential Uses, by E. Weiss, xi + 543 pp. Weikersheim: Margraf; distributed by Gazelle Book Services, Lancaster (1989). £40.95 (hard covers). ISBN 3 8236 1145 3.

Handbook of Energy for World Agriculture, by B. A. Stout, xiii + 503 pp. Barking: Elsevier Science Publishers (1990). £75.00 (hard covers). ISBN 1 85166 349 5.

Advances in Soil Science, Vol. 12, ed. B. A. Stewart. ix+221 pp. New York: Springer-Verlag (1990). DM 186 (hard covers). ISSN 0176 9340. ISBN 0 387 97121 1.

Agroforestry for Soil Conservation, by A. Young. vii + 276 pp. Wallingford: CAB International (1989). £14.95 UK, US$27.95 (paperback). ISBN 0 85198 648 X.

Nitrogen in Higher Plants, ed. Y. P. Abrol. xx+492 pp. Taunton: Research Studies Press (1990). £56.10 (hard covers). ISBN 0 86380 094 7.

Ruminant Nutrition: Recommended allowances and feed tables, ed. R. Jarrige. 389 pp. Paris: John Libbey Eurotext (1989). £25, or 300F, US$50. (hard covers). ISBN 0 86196 247 8.

The ‘Greenhouse Effect’ and UK Agriculture, ed. R. M. Bennett. 144 pp. Reading: Centre for Agricultural Strategy (1989). £15 (paperback) post-free from CAS, University of Reading, 1 Earley Gate, Reading RG6 2AT. ISBN 0 7049 0988 X. ISSN 0141 1330.

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AGS volume 115 issue 1 Cover and Front matter

Index

Index of Authors

Book Reviews

Food Safety in the Human Food Chain, ed. F. A. Miller. 82 pp. Reading: Centre for Agricultural Strategy (1990). £15.00 (paperback), post free from The Centre for Agricultural Strategy, University of Reading, 1 Earley Gate, Reading RG6 2AT, UK. ISBN 0 7049 0987 1.

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Volume 115 - December 1990

Book Reviews

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Index

Book Reviews

Back matter