Agricultural science

Split into six sections, this book collates information on the various aspects of nematode diseases of fruit crops and their management.

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children.

This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies.

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This book presents state-of-the-art methodologies for the design and analysis of buried steel pipelines subjected to severe ground-induced action, including tectonic (quasi-static) effects, slope movements (landslides), liquefaction-induced actions or excavation-induced settlements.

Originally published in 1991, the focus of the contributions in this book is the relationships between rurality and small-scale production, particularly in Europe.

Soil and Environmental Chemistry emphasizes the problem-solving skills students will need when they enter their chosen field.

The main purpose of this book is to introduce black rice to a wider circle of people.

This book discusses genetic engineering of both plants and microbes for making agricultural practices more productive and sustainable.

This book describes how models are used to monitor crops and soils in precision agriculture, and how they are used to support farmers' decisions.

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

This book won the 2023 The Wildlife Society Publication Award in the authored book category.

Trees are one of the dominant features of our existence on earth and play a fundamental role in the environment.

Developed by leading authors in the field, this book offers a cohesive and definitive theorisation of the concept of the 'good farmer', integrating historical analysis, critique of contemporary applications of good farming concepts, and new case studies, providing a springboard for future research.

This book is a collection of papers presented at the 'Forum "e;Math-for-Industry"e; 2016 ' (FMfl2016), held at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, on November 21-23, 2016.

This book presents ecological principles and applications of managing biodiversity in agriculture to decrease pesticide use and produce safe food.

This book assesses the current challenges and opportunities for the next generation of agriculture and food science.

This book describes the laws of sustainable soil management to enhance ecosystem services while restoring degraded soils and promoting sustainable use.

In any ecosystem, plant and microbe interaction is inevitable.

Today, at the beginning of the third millenium, just three cereal grains - wheat, rice and maize - dominate the world's food supply, accounting for some 75 % of all grains produced.

Of the global population of more than 7 billion people, some 800 million do not have enough to eat today.

Discusses the role of endophytes in food security, forestry and health.

The book examines in depth the problematic effects of state intervention in agricultural markets of developing countries against the background of the current transition of interventionism to neo-liberalism.

This book focuses on state-of-the-art sensing and automation technologies for apple production, which provides innovative knowledge on imaging processing, AI algorithms, sensing techniques, non-destructive detection, and robotics.

Plants under abiotic stress are those suffering from drought, extreme temperatures, flood and other natural-but non-living-factors.

This book covers powder flow properties, their measurement and applications.

The International Conference on Energy, Environment and Materials Science (EEMS2015) was held in Guangzhou, China, from August 25 - 26, 2015.

Agricultural Sustainability through Nanotechnology focuses on the innovative intersection of agriculture and nanotechnology, offering a comprehensive exploration of how nanotechnological applications are revolutionizing sustainable farming practices.

This book collects wide-ranging contributions such as case studies, reviews, reports on technological developments, outputs of research/studies, and examples of successful projects, presenting current knowledge and raising awareness to help the agriculture and forestry sectors find solutions for mitigating climate variability and adapting to change.

The dry forests and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa are major ecosystems, with a broad range of strong economic and cultural incentives for keeping them intact.

This edited book provides comprehensive coverage of the recent advances in genetics and genomics of high-altitude crops (HACs).

This Volume comprises 14 chapters in an attempt to provide the reader with available information on safe and effective use of entomopathogens.

The success of modern-day agriculture lies in the digitalization of agricultural systems.

This book discusses different fruit crops and provides first-hand information on the nutritional composition of commercially important, as well as unexplored fruits, which are grown in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.

This contributed volume aims at bringing together all the genetic engineering tools for managing various types of crop pests.

Recent interest in nonchemical methods of pest control has brought renewed attention to the biological control of plant pests in the fields of entomology, plant pathology, and weed science.

This comprehensive guide that explores the application of biotechnology in creating innovative products across various industries for sustainable development in Nigeria, Africa, and globally.

Prepared foods, for sale in streets, squares or markets, are ubiquitous around the world and throughout history.

This volume draws together richly textured and deeply empirical accounts of rice and how its cultivation in the Carolina low country stitch together a globe that maps colonial economies, displacement, and the creative solutions of enslaved people conscripted to cultivate its grain.

"e;Diagnostics in Plant Breeding"e; is systematically organizing cutting-edge research reviews on the development and application of molecular tools for the prediction of plant performance.

This book investigates new agricultural systems such as organic and green manuring, as well as integrated pest management practices, and looks at how they can improve farm productivity against the enhancements for the environment.

Sustainable horticulture is gaining increasing attention in the field of agriculture as demand for the food production rises to the world community.

Focusing on ethnography and interviews with subsistence food producers, this book explores the resilience, innovation and creativity taking place in subsistence agriculture in America.

Currently, it is a serious concern to manage waste in the environment.

This book is a comprehensive text on plant tissue culture, with its past, present, and future prospects and techniques discussed in detail.

Plant Stress Tolerance: Molecular Mechanisms and Breeding Strategies, Volume Two explores methods of precise management of biotic stressors including pests and pathogens.

At the global level, international actors have repeatedly expressed their desire to end hunger and food insecurity.

River Morphology deals with the interaction between flowing waters in rivers and their environment.