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Agriculture.

Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : World Book, c2009Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780716603856
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • S 494.5.I5 .A37 2009
Contents:
The domestication of plants and animals -- The hoe -- The plow -- Irrigation -- Crop rotation -- The water mill and water wheel -- The windmill -- The horse harness -- The seed drill -- The Norfolk system -- The cotton gin -- The steel plow -- The reaper -- The grain elevator -- The tractor -- Fertilizer -- Hybrid crops -- Pesticides -- Genetically modified food -- Important dates in agriculture.
Summary: "An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in agriculture. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, and a timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher
Item type: Books - Reference
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books - Reference Books - Reference National University - Manila LRC - Main Reference General Education REF S 494.5.I5 .A37 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000009698

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The domestication of plants and animals -- The hoe -- The plow -- Irrigation -- Crop rotation -- The water mill and water wheel -- The windmill -- The horse harness -- The seed drill -- The Norfolk system -- The cotton gin -- The steel plow -- The reaper -- The grain elevator -- The tractor -- Fertilizer -- Hybrid crops -- Pesticides -- Genetically modified food -- Important dates in agriculture.

"An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in agriculture. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, and a timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher

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