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Seed and soil inoculation for leguminous crops / by W.B. Bottomley.
Bottomley, William Beecroft, 1863-1922.Date: 1907- Books
Biotechnology : enhancing research on tropical crops in Africa / edited by G. Thottappilly [and others].
Date: [1992], ©1992- Books
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The farmer's new guide for raising excellent crops of pease, beans, turnips, or rape, (sown in narrow or wide rows, with a seed-plough, in the power of every wright to make at an easy expence) and cleaning the ground, while they are growing, to prepare it for raising good Crops of wheat, barley, or oats, In the common Way of sowing the Seeds, clear of those Weeds which so often ruin the Farmer, or keep him poor. Being Experiments made on the various Soils of stiff and light. By Mr. Ladnar, a few years since a very considerable farmer, but now of Kroy, in Yorkshire.
Randall, Joseph.Date: [1764?]- Books
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The modern husbandman, for the month of March, Containing the following Particulars, Viz. I. An Account of sowing Wheat-Seed in March. II. How to improve late-sown Crops of Wheat. III. Several necessary Ways to prepare, sow, and improve, different Sorts of Barley. IV. Of Sowing Oats, Pease, Thetches, and Tills different Ways in March. V. Of Sowing artificial Grass-Seeds in different Manners. VI. A Description of an excellent new-invented Swing-Plough, now in Use for plowing dry Soils. Vii. The Benefit of Rolling Corn and Grass-Grounds in this Month. Viii. The Copy of a Letter for sending Aylesbury pirky Wheat-Seed to a Gentleman, with the Author's Answer to the same. IX. The late Sir John Dalrymple's Character, and the Copy of his first Letter to the Author. X. Copy of a Letter from a very learned Gentleman, with the Author's Answer. XI. An Account of a new-invented; cheap, small Tool, that prepares the finest and most profitable Wheat-Seed, that can be sown; which was invented by an unknown Gentleman, and lately sent to this Author as a Present, who now furnishes the same Sort to any Person that will buy it; being a Tool of great Profit to all Farmers and Gentlemen, who occupy Arable Land, and which will effectually supply the Use of the great Round Wire Worm - Screen, that costs Thirty Pounds. To which are added, Many other Curious and Serviceable Matters, never before published. By William Ellis, A Farmer, of Little Gaddesden, near Hempstead, in Hertfordshire.
Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758.Date: M.DCC.XLIV. [1744]- Books
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The modern husbandman: Or, The practice of farming: as it is now carried on by the most accurate farmers in several counties of England. For the month of March. Containing, I. An account of sowing wheat seed in March. II. How to improve late-sown crops of wheat. III. Several necessary ways to prepare, sow, and improve, different sorts of barley. IV. Of sowing oats, pease, thetches, and tills, different ways in March. V. Of sowing artificial grass seeds in different manners. VI. A description of an excellent new-invented swing plough, now in use for plowing dry soils. VII. The benefit of r...ing corn and grass grounds in this month. VIII. The copy of a letter for sending Aylesbury pirky wheat seed to a gentleman; with the author's answer to the same. IX. The late Sir John Dalrymple's character; and the copy of his first letter to the author. X. Copy of a letter from a very learned gentleman; with the author's answer. XI. An account of a new-invented, cheap, small tool, that prepares the finest and most profitable wheat seed that can be sown; which was invented by an unknown gentleman, and lately sent to this author as a present, who now furnishes the same sort to any person that will buy it; being a tool of great profit to all farmers and gentlemen who occupy arable land, and which will effectually supply the use of the great round wire worm-screen, that costs thirty pounds. To which are added; many other curious and serviceable matters never before published. By William Ellis; of Little Gaddesden, near Hempstead, in Hertfordshire.
Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758.Date: M,DCC,XLIV. [1744]- Books
Sensi Seed Bank / Sensi Seeds.
Sensi SeedDate: [199-?]- Books
Food for thought : a world perspective on population, agriculture and food. / ICI Seeds ; awaydays Sept 88, Simon Jones ; edited and & revised July 89 Richard Macer, November 89 Ian Bartle.
Date: [1989?]- Books
Alternatives in agriculture : growing crops for industrial, energy and other non-food purposes.
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (Great Britain)Date: 1995- E-books
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Seeds, science, and struggle : the global politics of transgenic crops / Abby Kinchy.
Kinchy, Abby J.Date: c2012- Books
Brave new seeds : the threat of transgenic crops to farmers / Robert Ali Brac de la Perrière and Franck Seuret ; translated by Manisha Sovani and Vijaya Rao.
Brac de la Perrière, Robert Ali.Date: 2000- Books
Seeds of contention : world hunger and the global controversy over GM crops / Per Pinstrup-Andersen and Ebbe Schiøler.
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per.Date: [2000], ©2000- Books
Les biotechnologies au service de la production végétale / [directeurs de la publication, Jeanine Goacolou et Etienne Perdrizet ; maquette et fabrication, Jean-Yvon Laviec].
Date: [1988], ©1988- Books
Seed to civilization : the story of food / Charles B. Heiser, Jr.
Heiser, Charles B. (Charles Bixler), 1920-2010.Date: [1981], ©1981- Pictures
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Rye (Secale species): plant stems with seedheads. Watercolour.
Reference: 23633i- Pictures
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Workers harvesting the crop on a coffee plantation. Coloured lithograph by Deroi, c. 1850, after J. M. Rugendas.
Rugendas, Johann Moritz, 1802-1858.Date: 1850Reference: 25222i- Books
Seed to civilization : the story of man's food / Charles B. Heiser, Jr.
Heiser, Charles B. (Charles Bixler), 1920-2010.Date: [1973]- Books
Seeds of change : five plants that transformed mankind / Henry Hobhouse.
Hobhouse, Henry.Date: [1986], ©1986- Books
Seeds of change : five plants that transformed mankind / Henry Hobhouse.
Hobhouse, Henry.Date: 1987- Books
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An essay towards a method of preserving the seeds of plants in a state fit for vegetation, during long voyages. For the improvement of the British colonies in America / By the Rev. Mr. Pullein.
Pullein, Samuel, active 1734-1760.Date: 1759- Pictures
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Two sparrows pecking at a seedhead of corn. Watercolour.
Reference: 23607i- Pictures
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Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.): large leafy head with separate flowering stem, opened fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
Reference: 17182i- Pictures
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Turnip or sarson (Brassica rapa L.): root, leaf, flowers, fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
Reference: 17221i- Pictures
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A tea plantation in China: workers sow the seed. Coloured lithograph.
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Rape or colza (Brassica napus L.): entire flowering plant with separate fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
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Lathyrus vernus (L.)Bernh. Papilionaceae previously Orobus vernus L. (Linnaeus, 1753) Spring vetchling. Distribution: Europe to Siberia. The seeds of several Lathyrus species are toxic, and when eaten cause a condition called lathyrism. The chemical diaminoproprionic acid in the seeds causes paralysis, spinal cord damage, aortic aneurysm, due to poisoning of mitochondria causing cell death. Occurs where food crops are contaminated by Lathyrus plants or where it is eaten as a 'famine food' when no other food is available. It is the Orobus sylvaticus purpureus vernus of Bauhin (1671) and Orobus sylvaticus angustifolius of Parkinson (1640) - who records that country folk had no uses for it. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley