Agribusiness and primary industries

This title aims to provide introductory and concluding surveys of the subject of farms, trees and farmers.

Nanopesticides, Nanoherbicides, and Nanofertilizers: Formulations and Applications demonstrates the potential for nanomaterials to revolutionize modern agriculture to become more sustainable.

Forests are considered the lungs of the planet, as they consume and store carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.

This edited book presents a significant and timely contribution to our understanding of a broad range of issues pertaining to COVID-19 and its relationship to occupational safety, health and well-being (OSHW) in the global construction industry.

Advances in Phytonanotechnology: From Synthesis to Application guides readers through various applications of nanomaterials on plants by presenting the latest research related to nanotechnology and nanomaterials on plant systems.

Collection of excellent articles presenting the latest developments in blast vibration measurements, modeling and mitigation techniques.

Building for Well-Being is the first introduction to health-focused building standards for design and construction professionals.

This two-volume set highlights the various innovative and emerging techniques and molecular applications that are currently being used in plant abiotic stress physiology.

This is the most comprehensive, all-embracing, single source of data on metallic deposits and their worldwide distribution.

This volume explores capital mobility under globalization by studying some of its salient consequences in agriculture and food in North and South America.

This book presents a series of high level contributions from leading research groups around the world in the field of cement and concrete science.

This book explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on material science and construction practices in the Industry 4.

Freshwater Fishes of the Eastern Himalayas provides a guide to describe the internationally accepted methods used in the accurate identification of fishes, morphometry, i.

The present work is based on the study of the laticiferous system in Hevea.

Frankincense, also called olibanum, is an aromatic resin used since ancient times for incense, perfume and aromatherapy.

Commodity Derivatives: A Guide for Future Practitioners describes the origins and uses of these important markets.

Rare Earths elements are composed of 15 chemical elements in the periodic table.

Renewable Energy Systems for Building Designers presents a comprehensive introduction to the latest resources and technologies used in high performance and net zero energy buildings, with a practical focus on the design and integration of these systems.

This second book in the three-volume Plant Secondary Metabolites covers the stimulation, extraction, and utilization of plant secondary metabolites, which are organic compounds that aid in the growth and development of plants but which are not required for the plant to survive by fighting off herbivores, pests, and pathogens.

Every decision about energy involves its price and cost.

An introduction to the principles and applications of passive seismic monitoring, providing an accessible overview of current research and technology.

This book is a continuation of the series of monographs on different orders of mammals.

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the legal and policy frameworks for marine fisheries management and examines the efficiency of the institutions responsible for the formulation, implementation and enforcement of marine fisheries laws and policies in Bangladesh.

This book provides an introduction to sustainable aquaculture practices, focusing on how we develop social, economic and environmental resilience.

The supply of reliable and safe water is a key challenge for developing countries, particularly India.

Sustainable energy development concept requires and maintains multiple linkages among energy production, energy consumption, human well-being, and environmental quality.

Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW), from the construction, maintenance, renovation and demolition of buildings and structures, represents a large proportion of the waste in industrialized societies.

Over the past two decades, how has urban agriculture changed in sub-Saharan Africa?

Today, nutrition is mainly discussed under nutritional, medical-health or ideological aspects (e.

Following the successful first edition, this revised and greatly expanded edition Tomato Diseases: Identification, Biology and Control is the definitive work on the diseases and disorders of the tomato.

The construction industry is undergoing great change particularly with the introduction of digital technologies and the increasing emphasis on sustainability and ethical practice.

Conventional tillage and burning crop residues has degraded the soil resource base and intensified soil degradation with concomitant decrease in crop production capacity.

The legal protection of geographical indications (GIs) is characterised by a variety of approaches which translates the many objectives attached to them.

Plant viruses are significant as they affect our food supply and are capable of rapidly spreading to new plant species, so a comprehensive study of plant viruses is important in understanding their pathogenesis and prevention.

Geology and Natural Resources of Nigeria is an up to date and comprehensive overview of the geological framework of the continental crust of Nigeria, its evolution, and the natural resources it holds.

Honeybees are an important link in our food chain because they are major pollinators of food crops.

Recent advances in theory and observations using passive microwave remote sensing have hightlighted the potential of spaceborne sensors for contributing to the required land surface measurements of soils, vegetation, snow cover and precipitation.

This book gives an overview of frameworks, methods, and case studies useful for the analysis of the relations between agriculture and the city, in Europe and the Mediterranean.

This book follows the development of industrial agriculture in California and its influence on both regional and national eating habits.

Offering the fundamental information for successful piping and pipeline engineering, this book pairs real-world practice with the underlying technical principles in materials, design, construction, inspection, testing, and maintenance.

This book is an economic history of the Choson dynasty (1392-1910).

This new volume highlights the various emerging techniques and molecular applications that are currently being used in plant abiotic stress physiology.

This new book illustrates the complex nature of ecotoxicological issues, using pesticides as an example.

The field of information technology continues to advance at a brisk pace, including the use of Remote Laboratory (RL) systems in education and research.

The International Conference on Food Engineering is held every four years and draws global participation.

This book looks at the applications of coating in piping, valves and actuators in the offshore oil and gas industry.

Along the wide waters of eastern North Carolina, the people of many scattered villages separated by creeks, marshes, and rivers depend on shallow-water boats, both for their livelihoods as fishermen and to maintain connections with one another and with the rest of the world.

This book offers the first methodological synthesis of digital food studies.