Agricultural science

This volume focuses on integrated pest and disease management (IPM/IDM) and biocontrol of some key diseases of perennial and annual crops.

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Concern over the effects of noise on marine life, particularly marine mammals, has emerged as a topic of considerable interest to both professionals and laypersons alike.

Selection procedures used in plant breeding have gradually developed over a very long time span, in fact since settled agriculture was ?

On behalf of the United States Department of Agriculture, I am pleased to introduce the book Lentil: An Ancient Crop for Modern Times.

Genomics research has great potential to revolutionize the discipline of plant breeding.

Genomics research has great potential to revolutionize the discipline of plant breeding.

This book is a critical account of tropical agricultural science in the twentieth century, with its successes as well as its fads and failures.

Land-use change is one of the main drivers of many environmental change processes.

This book reviews interagency research and development of classical (importation) biological control of Bemisia tabaci (biotype B) conducted in the USA from 1992- 2002.

A textbook providing basic data about the crop pests and the damage they inflict throughout the tropics and sub-tropics.

The book offers a history of the agricultural sciences in Nazi Germany.

This chapter describes the processes involved in the transport of material over hillslopes.

Biotechnology and Sustainable Agriculture 2006 and Beyond is a collection of papers presented at the XIth international congress of the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology (IAPTC&B).

This book presents a comprehensive scientific overview of the components and processes that underpin the biological characteristics of soil fertility.

Since 1998, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Food Quality (LNV) promotes development-orientated agricultural and environmental research and strengthening of North-South partnerships through its International Cooperation (DLO-IC) research programme.

This book stems from a four-year experience of a Training Programme addressing members of several Chinese governmental Institutions which, given the moment of extremely intense and fast development of their country, consider the issues of environment and sustainable growth among the foremost priorities.

Jose and Gordon's Toward Agroforestry Design is an important reference for anyone interested in exploring or managing the physiological and ecological processes which underlie resource allocation and plant growth in agroforestry systems.

Although Alexander von Humboldt never saw a baobab, he wrote: 'Among organic creatures, this tree [Dracaena draco (dragon tree)] is undoubtedly, together with the Adansonia or baobab of Senegal, one of the oldest inhabitants of our planet' (Humboldt 1852).

Aquaculture in the Ecosystem - An Introduction The growth of Aquaculture and its future role as a food supplier to human society has environmental, social and economic limitations, affecting marine ecosystems and socio-economic scales from local to global.

A deficiency of one or more of the eight plant micronutrients (boron, chlorine, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel and zinc) will adversely affect both the yield and quality of crops.

Aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry and aquaculture practices can directly interact with and depend upon the surrounding environment.

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The proposal for this series originated during a short term visit of Professor Mukerji to the Plant Protection Institute of CNR at Bari, Italy, in November 2005.

"e;If major advances are to be made in coping with most of the major arthropod pest problems, then the tactics and strategies for managing such insects, ticks and mites must change.

Agricultural research is one of the most widespread forms of organized research in the world, in both developed and developing countries.

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Global warming has worsened the water resource crisis in many arid zones worldwide, from Africa to Asia, affecting millions of people and putting them at risk of hunger.

This volume contains the main lectures and poster contributions presented at the 7th International Symposium on the Plant Hormone Ethylene held in Pisa (Italy), June 18-22, 2006.

The 8th Highway and Urban Environment Symposium (8HUES) was held on 12-14 June 2006 in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Combining an ecosystems approach with new insights at the molecular and biochemical level, this book presents the latest findings on how plants respond, physiologically, to sulfur in their environment.

This book looks at the sources and composition of the atmosphere and rainfall, with particular attention on acidifying components and those that affect ecosystems.

Environmental pollution by harmful anthropogenic substances and uncontrolled use of natural reserves have become a global problem and require substantial efforts for developing and applying efficient measures of control, mitigation and abatement.

The apoplast may be considered as "e;the internal physiological environment of plant bodies"e;, that essentially maintains homeostasis.

The intent of the NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) entitled "e;Novel Biotechnologies for Biocontrol Agent Enhancement and Management"e; was to permit the meeting of the major exponents in the scienti?

Agrifood biotechnology - the genetic transformation of plants and animals through recombinant means - has created controversy in the food system for more than twenty years.

Food insecurity is a central concern and a fundamental challenge for human welfare and economic growth in Africa.

Biotechnology in the broadest sense can trace its roots back to prehistory.

Recent ecological disasters make human beings aware of changes in the Earth's climate.

Vertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies comprises a selection of sixteen newly written essays that provide clarification to issues pertinent to contemporary cooperatives.

Wheat researchers have made unique contributions and excellent progress to the production increase over the past several decades, mainly in the less developed countries; however, there are many challenges that still lie ahead to make food more accessible than ever before in a sustainable manner and to meet the needs of a global growing population.

The most conspicuous biological invasions in terrestrial ecosystems have been by exotic plants, insects and vertebrates.

The great importance of detailed data and their use in generating interdisciplinary scientific knowledge on the development and utilisation of the water systems of the Arab region, with its widespread water stress and desert areas, is well established.

Boron is one of the essential micronutrients for higher plants growth and development, and more and more studies have been conducted to establish boron as an essential element in animals and humans.

Biosecurity roughly means "e;safe life"e; and involves a variety of measures designed to prevent disease - causing agents from entering a region and there being spread.

This book gathers together a wide range of contributions addressing diverse aspects of front-line human involvement in biodiversity exploitation and conservation.

In an era where climate change, natural catastrophes and land degradation are major issues, the conservation of soil and vegetation in mountainous or sloping regions has become an international priority.