Three Shades of Survival
Three Shades of Survival

Author: Aminah Amatul Basir

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2004-11-24

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1462816304

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This collection of stories begins with Esther, an elderly woman who like many migrated from the South to the North. Esther weathered life gracefully living in the housing projects and dreamed of taking a cruise with her savings. In Which Way Is Out, Tonya has a lot of responsibilities helping her Mother with the care of her siblings in the housing projects, while she ponders over solutions for a successful life. From Feminism To Islam is about the life of a young woman who fought for the rights of women in the factory and later accepted Islam. Rasheeda, AKA, Sherry shocked her family and friends by wearing the veil and marrying again. Rasheeda travels to India with her husband and finds her inner self again.

Theobroma Cacao
Theobroma Cacao

Author: Peter Aikpokpodion

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2019-11-06

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1839627328

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Almost five million tonnes of cocoa produced annually drives the US$100 billion global chocolate industry. To sustain the industry, cacao planting materials (seeds and clones) have been successfully moved from the Amazon forests in America to the humid tropical forests of Africa, Asia, and Australia. In more than 150 years of commercial cacao cultivation, smallholder farmers that supply the bulk of cocoa beans still face several production constraints that impede their efficiency. Scientific technologies have therefore been deployed to remove these constraints by ensuring a continuous supply of good quality cocoa beans to meet growing global demand. This book provides insight into these scientific advances to address these current and emerging problems and to assure the sustainability of the global cocoa industry.

Report
Report

Author: Malawi. Department of Agriculture

Publisher:

Published: 1954

Total Pages: 1070

ISBN-13:

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Reforestation Trials and Secondary Succession with Three Levels of Overstory Shade in the Grand Fir Mosaic Ecosystem
Reforestation Trials and Secondary Succession with Three Levels of Overstory Shade in the Grand Fir Mosaic Ecosystem

Author: Dennis E. Ferguson

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13:

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Grand Fir Mosaic habitats are difficult to regenerate because of pocket gophers (Thomomys talpoides) and successional plant communities dominated by bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) and western coneflower (Rudbeckia occidentalis). This study tested reforestation practices recommended by previous research, tested hypotheses about the effects of overstory shade on regeneration success, and documented secondary succession. Natural regeneration is not a reliable reforestation method on Grand Fir Mosaic sites. Clearcut and planting was the best regeneration method if pocket gophers are controlled. Partial cutting and planting was the best regeneration method if pocket gophers were not controlled. Most gopher-caused seedling mortality occurred the first summer, first winter, and second winter after planting. The clearcut treatment resulted in the loss of shrub species and the dominance of bracken fern and/or western coneflower. In the partial cut treatment, shrubs were retained and there was less bracken fern and/or western coneflower than in the clearcut treatment.

Silviculture
Silviculture

Author: Ana Cristina Gonçalves

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2021-03-10

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1839684488

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Silviculture is integral for the perpetuity and sustainability of forest stands and their yields. It encompasses several methods and techniques that make the bridge between individual trees and the stand. This book focuses on sustainable forest management with chapters on such topics as afforestation, thinning, pest control, and mitigation of climate change, among others.