Agricultural science

Agricultural production is in a period of rapid transformation which has seen an increase in the use of biotechnology, synthetic chemistry, biological chemicals and biopesticides.

Like cereal, pulse processing is one of the oldest and most important of all food processing, which encompasses a diverse range of products.

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world but how does the production influence chemistry and quality?

In recent years, nanotechnology has emerged as a promising tool for combating insect pests in agriculture, public health, and urban environments.

In recent years, nanotechnology has emerged as a promising tool for combating insect pests in agriculture, public health, and urban environments.

Based on the 2014 'Enhanced Genepool Utilization ?

This book brings together the essential evidence and policy opportunities regarding the global importance of soil carbon for sustaining Earth's life support system for humanity.

Oilseed brassicas are among the largest traded agricultural commodities and are grown in around fifty countries worldwide.

Visual Soil Evaluation provides land users and environmental authorities with the tools to assess soil quality for crop performance.

Farm level models have been widely used in agricultural economic studies.

Big data involves the use of sophisticated analytics to make decisions based on large-scale data inputs.

Big data involves the use of sophisticated analytics to make decisions based on large-scale data inputs.

Based on the 2014 'Enhanced Genepool Utilization ?

The livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries, which depend on dryland agriculture to ensure their food security and their well-being, could be improved measurably by gains in agricultural crop yields.

The livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries, which depend on dryland agriculture to ensure their food security and their well-being, could be improved measurably by gains in agricultural crop yields.

The focus of this book is future global climate change and its implications for agricultural systems which are the main sources of agricultural goods and services provided to society.

This book examines the effects that land-use changes (notably agricultural intensification, logging, soil erosion, urbanisation and mining) have on soil characteristics and processes in tropical and savannah environments.

Hemp production for industrial purposes continues to grow worldwide, and is currently being used for many applications including house insulation, paper making, animal bedding, fabric, rope making and also as a biofuel.

Members of the genus Phytophthora cause serious damage to a huge array of plants.

In Food, John Coveney examines 'food as .

Written by an expert of the ins and outs of viticulture in Burgundy and many other areas of the world, this new volume showcases the wine-growing culture of Burgundy.

Engineering Interventions in Agricultural Processing presents recent advanced research on biological engineering, bioprocessing technologies, and their applications in agricultural food processing, and their applications in agriculture science and agricultural engineering, focusing on biological science, biological engineering, and bioprocessing technology.

Many countries around the world are struggling with the challenges of water scarcity, including water for crops.

Both wheat and barley are two of the most important food and industrial crops in the world.

This book presents a variety of policy adoption methods, irrigation scheduling, and design procedures in micro irrigation engineering for horticultural crops.

This book, Biotic Stress Management in Rice: Molecular Approaches, addresses biotic stress of rice and its management through molecular approaches.

Insects, diseases, and weeds cause an almost 30% yield loss per annum in agricultural production, resulting in an increased consumption of pesticides by 20% per annum throughout the world.

The depletion of land resources is one of the greatest challenges for mankind in this millennium.

Stored products of agriculture and animal origin are attacked by more than 600 species of beetles, 70 species of moths, and about 355 species of mites, causing huge quantitative and qualitative losses and insect contamination in food commodities.

This compendium volume, Urban Land Use: Community-Based Planning, covers a range of land use planning and community engagement issues.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

In agricultural education and research, the study of agricultural microbiology has undergone tremendous changes in the past few decades, leading to today's scientific farming that is a backbone of economy all over the globe.

Due to the advent of state-of-the-art technologies in the field of biotechnology, much progress has been achieved since the last decade.

This informative new book takes an interdisciplinary look at agricultural and food production and how new engineering practices can be used to enhance production.

This book focuses on cutting-edge advances and applications in tropical agriculture and bioresources.

This important volume, Soil Salinity Management in Agriculture, addresses the crucial issue of soil salinity of potential farmland and provides a comprehensive picture of the saline environment and plant interactions, along with management and reclamation methods and policies.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

So often new phytopathogens emerge and appear primarily in acute form and then take a chronic form; such populations, however, in general have a limited appearance because of the lack of suitable environmental conditions.

Modeling aspects have added a new dimension in research innovations in all branches of engineering.

Micro Irrigation Management: Technological Advances and Their Applications, the fifth book in the Innovations and Challenges in Micro Irrigation book series, is a valuable reference volume on micro irrigation and water management for professional training institutes, technical agricultural centers, irrigation centers, agricultural extension service, and other agencies who work with micro irrigation programs.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This new book, the fourth volume in the Innovations and Challenges in Micro Irrigation book series, examines the potential of solar energy and other emerging energy technologies in micro irrigation to create sustainable energy sources.

Plant secondary metabolites are organic compounds that aid in the growth and development of plants but are not required for the plant to survive by fighting off herbivores, pests, and pathogens.

This third book in the three-volume Plant Secondary Metabolites examines the relationship between environmental stress and the physiology of plants, leading to stimulation of secondary metabolites.

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.

This volume, Plant Secondary Metabolites: Volume 1: Biological and Therapeutic Significance, presents important information on the curative and therapeutic roles of secondary metabolites that are present in different natural food groups.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This book covers an array of issues on emerging agricultural engineering and technology, featuring new research and studies.

This book presents several pre- and postharvest strategies that have been developed to modify these physiological activities, resulting in increased shelf life.

This book discusses the development of useful models and their applications in soil and water engineering.