Author: Publisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Abridged Agricultural Records ...: Insects affecting vegetation
Author: Abridged Agricultural Records: Field and garden products
Author: The American Chestnut
Author: Donald Edward DavisPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820360465
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Before 1910 the American chestnut was one of the most common trees in the eastern United States. Although historical evidence suggests the natural distribution of the American chestnut extended across more than four hundred thousand square miles of territory—an area stretching from eastern Maine to southeast Louisiana—stands of the trees could also be found in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington State, and Oregon. An important natural resource, chestnut wood was preferred for woodworking, fencing, and building construction, as it was rot resistant and straight grained. The hearty and delicious nuts also fed wildlife, people, and livestock. Ironically, the tree that most piqued the emotions of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Americans has virtually disappeared from the eastern United States. After a blight fungus was introduced into the United States during the late nineteenth century, the American chestnut became functionally extinct. Although the virtual eradication of the species caused one of the greatest ecological catastrophes since the last ice age, considerable folklore about the American chestnut remains. Some of the tree’s history dates to the very founding of our country, making the story of the American chestnut an integral part of American cultural and environmental history. The American Chestnut tells the story of the American chestnut from Native American prehistory through the Civil War and the Great Depression. Davis documents the tree’s impact on nineteenth-and early twentieth-century American life, including the decorative and culinary arts. While he pays much attention to the importation of chestnut blight and the tree’s decline as a dominant species, the author also evaluates efforts to restore the American chestnut to its former place in the eastern deciduous forest, including modern attempts to genetically modify the species.
Scientific Review of the Impact of Climate Change on Plant Pests
Author: IPPC SecretariatPublisher:
ISBN: 9789251344354
Category : Plant parasites
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This study warns that climate change may increase the risk of pests being introduced to new areas. It recommends conducting pest risk analyses and strengthening international cooperation as preventive measures to protect plant health.
How Insects Affect the Cotton Plant and Means of Combating Them
Author: William Dwight PiercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cotton
Languages : en
Pages : 1560
Book Description
Catalogue of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1434
Book Description
Bulletin [1908-23]
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Author: Boston Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1538
Book Description
Catalogue of Copyright Entries
Author: The Publishers Weekly
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2296
Book Description