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The third volume in the best-selling series featuring the world's finest Cannabis sativa strains.Marijuana plants are classified into two species: indica and sativa. This book focuses on sativa, an especially tall and potent species of the Cannabis plant that true connoisseurs love not only for its psychedelic high, but also for the interesting challenges its size presents to growers. No other strain guide has looked at Cannabis sativa in such depth, with profiles of both emerging seed...
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Cannabis plants are classified into two main groups: Indica and Sativa. This book focuses on Cannabis Sativa, an especially tall and potent species of marijuana that true connoisseurs love not only for its smoke that induces a desire to create art and socialize with people, but also for the interesting challenges it presents to growers due to its size. This is the latest book in the bestselling series focusing on Cannabis Sativa, the most celebrated and mythologized marijuana type in the United...
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The only organics grow guide is also the only book that shows how to change an existing grow room to an all-natural, synthetic-free, living, breathing cannabis cultivation space. Written in the accessible, easy-to-follow style that’s won The Rev so many followers, this book sifts through the jargon surrounding organic marijuana growing and gets straight to the heart of the matter: the living soil. True Living Organics provides several different ways to create a high-quality living...
| Автор | The Rev |
Written by commercial-scale grower Mel Thomas, Cannabis Cultivation divulges the expertise, tips, and insight he learned at the helm of one of the world’s largest marijuana growing operations. Ideal for beginners and anyone interested in learning more about growing marijuana indoors, the book is free of technical jargon and boring theory, and its step-by-step directions enable anyone to grow and harvest the highest quality marijuana using simple techniques and inexpensive, everyday...
| Автор | Mel Thomas |
Science and art are increasingly interconnected in the activities of the study and conservation of works of art. Science plays a key role in cultural heritage, from developing new analytical techniques for studying the art, to investigating new ways of preserving the materials for the future. For example, high resolution multispectral examination of paintings allows art historians to view underdrawings barely visible before, while the use of non-invasive and micro-sampling analytical techniques...
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· An engaging and fun book to introduce kids to science · Includes 50 awesome experiments to easily try at home with items you already own · From turning rice into quicksand and making gooey slime to fooling your senses and measuring the speed of light with margarine, the results will amaze everyone of all ages · Contains fascinating follow-up information on how each experiment works and how it can be applied to the real world · By the famous and award-winning Naked Scientists
| Автор | Крис Смит |
Filled with sound horticultural advice, this book is essential reading for time-poor gardeners who want to achieve maximum yields from their fruit gardens with minimum effort. With clear practical instructions and inspirational photographs, it demystifies the growing of fruit and shows that with the right approach, fruit gardens can be maintained successfully on weekends or slotted into a busy week. The Easy Fruit Garden is packed with practical advice and shortcuts, from planning what to grow...
| Автор | Clare Matthews |
Landscaping with Stone, 2nd Edition, is a combination landscape design and project book in one, whcih has been updated with all new photographs. The first section of the book provides readers with a framework for incorporating stone in their landscape designs, including a look at the different types of stone used in landscapes, sources of inspiration, and ways to think about stone in relation to other landscape elements. The second part provides readers with tips on working with stone, from...
| Автор | Pat Sagui |
For a large number of homeowners, the importance of the environment has been highlighted as issues such as global warming becomes big news. With 7 chapters covering elements including Light, Power and Heat, this book covers alterations that anyone can make to their home, from changing to energy-saving lightbulbs and harvesting rainwater to harnessing sunlight through solar panels. Information is given on changes from the very small through to major projects that will male homes healthier and...
| Автор | Paul Hymers |
This inspirational and practical book demonstrates how well-chosen houseplants breathe life into an interior, lifting the spirits, providing a burst of colour and texture and fill a room with scent and character. Informed and imaginative text by Clare Matthews and stunning photography by Clive Nichols demonstrate how tired or unwelcoming rooms can be instantly transformed with a few well-chosen houseplants. Choosing the right plant for difficult locations, using colour creatively and the...
| Автор | Clare Matthews |
The Cannabis Breeder’s Bible sets a new standard of excellence for cannabis cultivation and breeding manuals and gives readers the tools they need to grow the most popular and potent marijuana varieties and strains in the world. Readers of this complete guide to expert breeding techniques will learn about the new age cultivars, trendy cannabis hybrids, and how to develop them for the lucrative international seed market.The Cannabis Breeder’s Bible offers real-world,...
| Автор | Greg Green |
The ability of nanostructures to organize into complex arrangements leads to unique materials with valuable applications. Self-assembly is therefore a key concept for nanotechnology, but it can be quite a complex and difficult subject to approach. Water Droplets to Nanotechnology gives a simple and general overview of the different self-assembly processes which are at the basis of recent developments in nanotechnology. The book shows how simple phenomenon from everyday examples can become...
| Автор | Plinio Innocenzi |
Cannabis Indica features genetics from over 60 different seed breeders — more than all other cannabis strain guides put together — and strains from a variety of countries. Featuring classic Indica strains, such as Holland’s Hope, Blueberry, LA Confidential and P-91, Cannabis Indica also introduces fascinating never-before-seen varieties from previously unknown seed breeders. Filled with hundreds of beautiful full-color images, this book is ideal for every grow room,...
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Cannabis plants are classified into two main groups: Indica and Sativa. This book focuses on Cannabis Indica, a bushier and heavier plant that produces a smoke that famously induces (among other highs) a desire to sit quietly on the couch and relax. This is the latest book in the bestselling series focusing on the Cannabis Indica plant, the most popular type of marijuana in the United States due to its growth patterns and intense physical effects.No other strain guide series has looked at...
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Marijuana Outdoor Grower's Guide is written for first-time growers who are looking to learn the basics and have a successful personal crop. For the more experienced grower, the book includes advice on how to enhance the productivity of your plants and ensure success with every attempt. With focus on creating a small grow area that will produce without problems, this book will be an invaluable resource for those with little familiarity with the process of raising marijuana plants.Starting...
| Автор | S. T. Oner |
Cannabis plants are classified into two groups: indica and sativa. This book focuses on indica — the most popular marijuana type in the United States — a bushier and heavier plant that famously induces (among other highs) a desire to sit quietly on the couch and relax. More than a dozen states are considering legalization of medical marijuana — in addition to the 15 in which it has already been legalized — and readers across the U.S. are desperate for more...
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Food Scientists have been teaching the subject in the same way for the past fifty years. This book therefore aims to modernise the coverage of the subject, bringing it in line with the recent and extensive developments in Materials Science; in particular, the field of supramolecular chemistry of food components has been generally overlooked in textbooks. Edible Nanostructures will summarise developments in the areas of protein aggregation and gelation, starch crystallography, emulsions, and fat...
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This book is an ideal reference text for teaching renewable energy to engineering and science students, as well as a reference book for scientists and professionals doing self study on the subject. The book has twelve chapters and starts with the definition and classification of renewable and non renewable energy and their status at global level. This chapter also contains the basic heat transfer mechanisms and laws of thermodynamics. It then deals with availability of solar radiation at...
| Автор | Gopal Nath Tiwari |
Over the last 150 years, the Public Analyst profession has hidden its light under a bushel, with the notable exception of Fredrick Accum, one of the first Public Analysts who published the names and addresses of food adulterers, this group of chemists has quietly protected the public from food fraud and adulteration. Using their forensic skills to find traces of poison and other deleterious materials in our food and guiding the Courts and legal profession through complex scientific evidence, it...
| Автор | Glenn Taylor |
Textiles are ubiquitous materials that many of us take for granted in our everyday lives. We rely on our clothes to protect us from the environment and use them to enhance our appearance. Textiles also find applications in transport, healthcare, construction, and many other industries.<BR>The revised and updated 2nd Edition of The Chemistry of Textile Fibres highlights the trend towards the synthesis, from renewable resources, of monomers for making synthetic fibres. It contains new...
| Автор | Robert R Mather |
Worldwide – whisky has never been in better shape. Despite the recession, new distillation capacity is being added at a record pace and new consumers in new markets are entering the arena. Distillers are experimenting with new finishes, packaging and marketing techniques and amongst consumers there is a hunger for knowledge and informed commentary. The Science and Commerce of Whisky is written by two acknowledged authorities in the area and fills a significant gap in the literature. It will...
| Автор | Ian Buxton |
This book challenges the assumption that it is bad news when the economy doesn’t grow. For decades, it has been widely recognized that there are ecological limits to continuing economic growth and that different ways of living, working and organizing our economies are urgently required. This urgency has increased since the financial crash of 2007–2008, but mainstream economists and politicians are unable to think differently. The authors of this book demonstrate why our economic system demands...
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The inner architecture of a material can have an astonishing effect on its overall properties and is vital to understand when designing new materials. Nature is a master at designing hierarchical structures and so researchers are looking at biological examples for inspiration, specifically to understand how nature arranges the inner architectures for a particular function in order to apply these design principles into man-made materials. Materials Design Inspired by Nature is the first book to...
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The exceptional mechanical, optical, surface and biocompatibility properties of nanodiamond have gained it much interest. Exhibiting the outstanding bulk properties of diamond at the nanoscale in the form of a film or small particle makes it an inexpensive alternative for many applications. Nanodiamond is the first comprehensive book on the subject. The book reviews the state of the art of nanodiamond films and particles covering the fundamentals of growth, purification and spectroscopy and some...
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