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Science & MathematicsAugust 2018Tomatoes
by E Heuvelink
This new edition of a successful, practical book provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of all aspects of the production of the tomato crop, within the context of the global tomato industry. Tomatoes are one of the most important horticultural crops in both temperate and tropical regions and this book explores our current knowledge of the scientific principles underlying their biology and production.Tomatoes 2nd Edition covers genetics and breeding, developmental processes, crop growth and yield, fruit ripening and quality, irrigation and fertilisation, crop protection, production in the open field, greenhouse production, and postharvest biology and handling. It has been updated to:- reflect advances in the field, such as developments in molecular plant breeding, crop and product physiology, and production systems.- include a new chapter on organic tomato production.- present photos in full colour throughout.Authored by an international team of experts, this book is essential for growers, extension workers, industry personnel, and horticulture students and lecturers.
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FictionMay 2019Assesta's Short Stories - Water
by Assesta
In this second volume of short stories by the authors of Assesta (Writers Association of Alentejo), water was the chosen theme to bring to life the imagination of writers and illustrators of Assesta.Short stories or poetic prose wanderings, the reader will find everything in these small texts followed by marvellous illustrations, all made in Alentejo.
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FictionJuly 2020Men who talks with stars
by João Torcato Justa
In this novel by John Torcato Justa, a narrator witnesses the history of their ancestry through the protagonist, mother and best friend uncle, recreating a line of magical time crossing the border of Alto Alentejo and reaches the neighboring plain Extremadura, in Spain. Anthony, known in the small Alentejo village by Lobo, is an adventurous young bohemian, fearless and womanizer. The day that your heart is taken away by the unmistakable beauty of the Spanish Soledad, wife of one of the most powerful men in Spain, marks the beginning of a journey defined by Destiny, the Stars and the courage of men and women who make miracles. As background, a rural Alentejo marked by the customs of a Portugal, in the times of Salazar, and the neighboring Spanish province of Extremadura, in a terrible process of healing wounds of the Civil War. John, a participant narrator, invites us to the family memories that turned his family and region, revealing the amazing dramatic density of his characters and an unconventional plot affective links and metaphysical touch with reality.
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The ArtsOctober 2020descantes
by José F. Colaço Guerreiro
Considered by Unesco as World Heritage, the art of Cante is one of the most ancient and pure singing art form in Portugal. Along with this marvellous tradition, there are a few people that still keep the art of playing the Viola Campaniça, an acoustic guitar invented centuries ago in the region of Alentejo.The author, José Francisco Colaço, rescued this lost tradition from oblivion researching for more than twenty years, tracking the guardians of this old knowledge and bringing them back to the spotlight through audio records, radio programmes and, of course, writing.
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FictionApril 2016In The Name Of The Order - The Knights Of The Fig-Tree
Os Cavaleiros da Figueira
by Norberto Horta
Portugal. It is 1546, and after an entire life of sole dedication, Master João da Piedade (John Piety) departs on a final mission in the name of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword. Sent to the plain lands of Além Tejo in an apparently easy task, Master John, with his eternal horse companion Thunder, puts at risk his own life on his Majesty’s service.Unexpectedly, Master John ends his days in the village that would turn out to become Knight’s Fig-Tree (Figueira dos Cavaleiros), after a hard existence powered with exciting adventures and full of emotions. This is the path to cross... In The Name Of The Order!An outstanding novel with an engaging plot and excellent characters. A stirring adventure full of dramatic battles, slavery, treachery and intrigue, but also love, loss and friendship, that reveals the legacy of a man forever connected to the origins of a village.Peopled with characters both fictional and historical, this debut novel of Norberto Horta is the author’s description of the still unknown origins of Knight’s Fig-Tree (Figueira dos Cavaleiros), a beautiful country village in the heart of Alentejo, in Portugal. Possibly, a true story!
