This is a selection of the reading material recommended for the different modules. Do not
panic – you do not have to read it all!
HR900 Crop Physiology and Production
Brown, L.V. (2002) Applied Principles of Horticultural Science. Second edition. ISBN
0750653426
Benech-Arnold, R.L. & Sanchez, R.A. (2004) Handbook of seed physiology, Applications to
Agriculture. ISBN: 1560229292
Fitter, A. & Hay, R. (2001) Environmental physiology of plants. 3rd edition. Harcourt
Publishers, Academic Press 0122577663
Finch, HJS, Samuel, S.M. & Lane, G.P.F. (2002) Lockhart and Wiseman’s Crop Husbandry
including Grassland. 8th Ed. Woodhead Publishing ISBN 1-85573-549-0
Hartmann, H.T., Kester, D.E. & Davies, F.T. (2002) Plant propagation, Principles and
practices. 7th edition. ISBN 13: 9780136792352
Kader, A. (1992) Postharvest technology of horticultural crops. Second edition. ISBN: 09318176-99-0
Lambers, H., Chapin III, F.S. & Pons, T.L. (1998) Plant Physiological Ecology. ISBN 0-38798326-0
Milthorpe, F.L. & Moorby, J. (1979) An Introduction to Crop Physiology. ISBN: 0521295815
Preece, J.E. & Read, P.E. (2005) The biology of horticulture, an introductory textbook.
Second edition. ISBN: 0-471-46579-8
Thomas, B., Murphy D.J. & Murray, B.G. (2003) Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences.
Elsevier. ISBN: 0-12-227050-9
HR901 Advances in Crop Protection
Plant Pathology
Agrios, G. N. 2005. Plant Pathology (fifth edition). Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-044565-4
Hull, R. (ed) Matthews' plant virology. 4th edition. Harcourt Academic Press 2001. ISBN
0123611601
Maier, R.M. et al (2000) Environmental microbiology. Academic Press ISBN 0124975704
Strange, R. L. Introduction to plant pathology. Wiley-VCH, 2003. ISBN 047084973 8
Singh R. S. Plant Disease Management (2001) ISBN 1-57808-160-2
Dickinson M. Molecular Plant Pathology. (2003) Garland Science (UK) ISBN 1859960448
Entomology
Begon, M., Townsend, C. R. & Harper, J. L. (2006). Ecology: from individuals to ecosystems
(4th Edition). Blackwell Publishing (read the various sections on predation in this
book. You will find a previous edition to this book in the library)
Berndt, L. A., Wratten, S. D. & Scarratt, S. L. (2006). The influence of floral resource
subsidies on parasitism rates of leafrollers (Lepidoptera: Torticidae) in New Zealand
vineyards. Biological Control 37, 50 – 55.
Dent, D. (2000). Insect Pest Management. CABI Publishing.
Some of the web-based links:
Descriptions of plant viruses by Mike Adams: http://www.dpvweb.net/
International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: ICTVdb:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/
American Phytopathological
Society http://www.apsnet.org/apsstore/shopapspress/Pages/Author.aspx
Bacteriology American Phytopathological Society
http://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/PathogenGroups/Pages/Bacteria.aspx
Bergey’s Manual http://www.bergeys.org/trust.html
Gullan, P. J. and Cranston, P. S. (2010). The insects – an outline of entomology. WileyBlackwell
Hajek, A. (2003). Natural Enemies: An Introduction to Biological Control. Cambridge
University Press.
Nicholls, C. I., Perez, N., Vasquez, L. & Altieri, M. (2002). The development and status of
biologically based integrated pest management in Cuba. Integrated Pest
Management Reviews 7, 1 – 16.
Radcliffe, E. B., Hutchison, W. D. & Cancelado, R. E. (2009). Integrated Pest Management:
Concepts, Tactics, Strategies and Case Studies. Cambridge University Press.
Schoonhoven, L. M., van Loon, J. J. A. and Dicke, M. (2005). Insect-Plant Biology. Oxford
University Press.
The following material is not essential but can be read as an option:
Berndt, L. A. & Wratten, S. D. (2005) . Effects of alyssum flowers on the longevity, fecundity,
and sex ratio of the leafroller parasitoid Dolichogenidea tasmanica. Biological Control
32: 65-69.
De Bach, P. & Rozen, D. (1991). Biological control by natural enemies. Cambridge University
Press.
Ehler, L. E. (1998). Conservation Biological Control: past, present and future. Conservation
Biological Control, ed. P. Barbosa. Academic Press San Diego, pp. 1 – 8.
Eilenberg, J., Hajek, A. & Lomer, C. (2001). Suggestions for unifying the terminology in
biological control. BioControl 46, 387 – 400.
Gurr, G. M., Wratten, S. D. & Barbosa, P. (2000). Success in conservation biological control of
arthropods. In Biological Control: Measures of Success (Gurr, G. & Wratten, S., eds.).
Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 105 – 132.
Van Emden, H. F. & Service, M. W. (2004). Pest and vector control. Cambridge University
Press.
Wratten, S. D., Shishehbor, P. & Worner, S. P. Enhancing the effectiveness of the parasitoid
Diadegma semiclausum (Helen): Movement after use of nectar in the field. Biological
Control 34, 152-158. 2005.
Weeds
Naylor, E. L. (2002) Weed Management Handbook, 9th Edition. Blackwell Publishing
Grime, J. P. (2002) Plant strategies, vegetation processes and ecosystem properties, 2nd
Edition. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Cousens, R. & Mortimer, M. (1995) Dynamics of weed populations. Cambridge University
Press.
Fenner, M. (2000) Seeds: The ecology of regeneration in plant communities. 2nd
Edition. CABI Publishing
Silvertown J.W. & Charlesworth D. (2001) An Introduction to Plant Population Biology (4th
Edition). Blackwell Press.
HR902 Soil, Water and Plant Mineral Nutrition
Brady, N.C. & Weil, R.R. (2002). The Nature and Properties of Soils. Prentice Hall.
Lambers, H. (1998). Plant Physiological Ecology. Springer-Verlag New York. ISBN
0387983260
Bardgett, R (2005). The biology of soil. A community and ecosystem approach. Oxford
University Press
HR919: Environmental Accounting
None of these texts are core but they all provide useful background material and context to
the module and will assist you in providing more information on specific subjects covered in
the lectures.
General overview
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Humanity's footprint: Momentum, impact and our global environment - Dodds
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National environmental accounting: Bridging the gap between ecology and ecology - Hecht
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What is land for? The food, fuel and climate change debate - Winter & Lobley
(2009)
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Virtual Water: Tackling the threat to our planet's most precious resource - Allan
(2011)
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Food versus fuel: An informed introduction to biofuels - Rosillo-Calle & Johnson
(2010)
Life Cycle Assessment
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The Hitchhiker's guide to LCA - Baumann and Tillman
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LCA for mere mortals: A primer on environmental LCA - Schenck
Footprinting
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Our ecological footprint: Reducing human impact on the earth - Wackernagel and
Rees (1996)
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Sharing Nature's Interest: Ecological footprints as an indicator of sustainability Chambers, Simmons and Wackernagel (2000)
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PAS2050: Specification for the assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions of
goods and services - BSi
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How bad are bananas? The carbon footprint of everything - Berners-Lee (2010)
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Globalization of water: Sharing the planet's freshwater resources - Hoekstra and
Chapagain (2008)
Ecosystem Services
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Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
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What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?: How Money Really Does Grow On Trees.
Tony Juniper
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UK National Ecosystem Assessment
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An introductory guide to valuing ecosystem services
Biodiversity off-setting - UK
The value of the world’s ecosystem services and natural capital - Constanza et al.,
1997
Thompson, K. (2010). Do we need pandas? The uncomfortable truth about
biodiversity. Green Books.
HR920: Climate Change
Books:
Recommended texts:
Global Climate Change, By Arnold J Bloom, Sinauer Associates Inc.
Global Warming: The Complete Briefing, By John Houghton, Cambridge University Press
Global Warming. Avery short introduction. By Mark Maslin, Oxford University Press
Other relevant reading:
Climate Change and Biodiversity, Edited by Thomas E Lovejoy and Lee Hannah Yale
University Press
Plant Growth and Climate Change, Edited by James IL Morrison and Michael D Morecroft,
Blackwell
The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change, A Guide to the Debate, By Andrew E
Dessler and Edward A Parson, Cambridge University Press
Global Warming. A very short introduction. By Mark Maslin Oxford University Press
Environmental Change: Key Issues and Alternative Perspectives. By Frank Oldfield.
Cambridge University Press
Primer on Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Facts, Policy Analysis, and
Applications By Mohan Munasinghe and Rob Swart. Cambridge University Press
A Climate Modelling Primer - Third Edition by Kendal McGuffie and Ann Henderson – Sellers.
Wiley.
Online:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 4th Assessment.
http://www.ipcc.ch/
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 3rd Assessment.
http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/index.htm
US National Climatic Data centre.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
HR922 Organic and Low Input Systems
General Reading
Briggs, S. Organic Cereal and Pulse Production: A Complete Guide .
Conford P (2001). The Origins of the Organic Movement. Floris Books; Edinburgh
Davies, G. & Lennartsson, M. Organic Vegetable Production: A Complete Guide.
Davies, G. & Turner, B. Weed Management for Organic Farmers, Growers and Smallholders:
A Complete Guide
Hajek, A. (2003) Natural Enemies: An Introduction to Biological Control. Cambridge
University Press.
Lampkin N. H. (1990). Organic Farming. Farming Press; Ipswich
Pretty, J. Agri-culture: Reconnecting People, Land and Nature
Pretty, J. The Earth Only Endures: On Reconnecting with Nature and Our Place in It.
Wright, J. Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in an Era of Oil Scarcity - Lessons from
CubaWeb sites
Websites
Web site on evolution of crop plants - University of California
UK Soil Association
IFOAM web site - International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
UK Advisory Committee on Organic Standards (ACOS)
Apple production - Pesticide Action Network
ABACUS Organic Associates
Countryside and Community Research Institute
Garden Organic
Abbey Home Farm
Papers
Sustainable Agriculture in the Middle Ages: The English Manor by Jules Pretty
Farmers' extension practice and technology adaptation: Agricultural revolution in 17–19th
century Britain by Jules Pretty
Reports
UNEP report - Our Nutrient World
Extra information recommended by Matt Reed
General academic
Buck, Getz and J. Guthman (1997) From farm to table: The organic vegetable commodity
chain of northern california. Sociologia Ruralis, 37(1) pp. 3-19
Tovey, H. (1997) Food, environmentalism and rural sociology: On the organic farming
movement in Ireland. Sociologia Ruralis, 37(1)
UK
Conford, P. (2001) The origins of the organic movement, (Edinburgh: Floris Books)
Reed, M. (2001) Fight the future!: How the contemporary campaigns of the UK organic
movement have arisen from their composting of the past. Sociologia Ruralis, 41(1)
pp. 131-146
Smith, E. and T. Marsden (2004) Exploring the 'limits to growth' in UK organics: Beyond the
statistical image. Journal of Rural Studies, 20(pp. 345-357
North America
Journalistic
Formartz, S. (2006) Organic inc. Natural foods and how they grew, (New York: Harcourt)
Pollan, M. (2006) The omnivore's dilemma, (London: Penguin)
Academic
Guthman, J. (2004) Agrarian dreams. The paradox of organic farming in california, (Berkley:
University of California Press)
Rest of the World
Holt, G. and M. Reed (eds.) (2006) The sociology of organic agriculture, (Wallingford, CABI)
Lockie, S., K. Lyons, G. Lawrence and D. Halpin (2006) Going organic. Mobilizing networks for
environmentally responsible food production, (Wallingford: CABI)
Websites
http://www.ifoam.org/
http://www.organicmonitor.com/
http://www.organicconsumers.org/
www.soilassociation.org
http://www.organictradeboard.co.uk/
Information - livestock
http://www.omsco.co.uk/ Organic milk supply co-op
http://www.olmc.co.uk/ Organic livestock marketing co-op
http://www.organicvet.co.uk/ Organic veterinary compendium
http://www.organicadvice.org.uk/ Institute of Organic Trainers and Advisers
HR933 Challenges of Global Food Security
Food security, nutrition and sustainability (2010). Edited by Geoffrey Lawrence, Krista Lyons
and Tabatha Wellington. Earthscan.
Food security (2010). Bryan L. McDonald. Polity
Food Security and Global Environmental Change (2010). John Ingram (Editor), Polly Ericksen
(Editor), Diana Liverman (Editor). Earthscan
The Future Control of Food: A Guide to International Negotiations and Rules on Intellectual
Property, Biodiversity and Food Security (2008). Tasmin Rajotte(Author), Geoff
Tansey (Editor). Earthscan.
Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives (2008). Carolyn Steel.
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in an Era of Oil Scarcity: lessons from Cuba (2009).
Julia Wright. Earthscan.