Agricultural science

Heliothis ("e;Bull worm"e;) species are one of the major pests of field crops worldwide, including sorghum, tomatoes, lettuce, and cotton.

Freshwater ecosystems have the greatest species diversity per unit area and many endangered species.

An exploration of the relationship between plants and people from early agriculture to modern-day applications of biotechnology in crop production, Plants and People: Origin and Development of Human-Plant Science Relationships covers the development of agricultural sciences from Roman times through the development of agricultural experiment station

First published in 1980.

Just five years ago, it was generally believed that the number of food insecure people in the world was on continuous decline.

The Bambara groundnut (BGN) or Vigna subterranea is an extremely hardy grain legume.

This book provides insights on innovative strategies to build resilient food systems in the wake of challenges posed by climate change.

The economic costs of frosts in agriculture and horticulture in many parts of the world can be very significant.

This book explores how power relationships, measured through qualitative social network analysis, impact planning participation and livelihood strategies of a marginalized group of farmers cultivating the Yamuna River floodplain in Delhi, India.

The land degradation due to salinity and waterlogging is a global phenomenon, afflicting about one billion hectares within the sovereign borders of at least 75 countries.

What is family farming?

Collapsing engineering soils are a formidable hazard around the world.

by Peter J.

This volume provides an overview of the current state of the art in agricultural and industrial mycology.

This book reviews the factors contributing to the degradation of natural resources in the MENA region caused by climate change and contamination.

This book is a timely overview of the various aspects of consumer perception related to food.

Global attention in scientific, industrial, and governmental communities to traces of toxic chemicals in foodstuffs and in both abiotic and biotic environ- ments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published progress reports, and archival documentations.

Large scale cultivation of macrofungi is possible with fermentation, using easily accessible lignocellulosic agricultural residues utilising economical methods to generate substantial biomass, food and biofuels.

Conservation tillage systems have been adopted by farmers in many countries to solve the problem of land degradation and declining water productivity.

Arsenic (As) is a widely distributed element in the environment having no known useful physiological function in plants or animals.

Working with Dynamic Crop Models: Methods, Tools and Examples for Agriculture and Environment, 3e, is a complete guide to working with dynamic system models, with emphasis on models in agronomy and environmental science.

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

The world's food supply needs to rise significantly, yet both arable and water supplies per capita are decreasing.

This work is to compile our current knowledge on GY phytoplasma biology at the genomic, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics level, as well as to summarize the approaches for their detection.

Global food security is increasingly challenging in light of population increase, the impact of climate change on crop production, and limited land available for agricultural expansion.

The book is composed of a series of case studies.

Die Studie beschäftigt sich mit einer immer wichtiger werdenden Form der Kommunikation – der Kommunikation der Coporate Social Responsibility (CSR) über Social Media, wobei insbesondere die Chancen und Herausforderungen für klein- und mittelständische Unternehmen (KMU) der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft identifiziert werden.

Soil moisture plays an important role in the runoff process, and its evaluation can be used as a marker of flood risk or drought occurrence.

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

This textbook integrates green design and manufacturing within the framework of sustainability, emphasizing cost, recyclables, and reuse.

Pythium is one of the most important phytopathogens causing significant damage to agriculture, forest, and nurseries, etc.

Do you really think you are getting a good deal when given that free mobile phone for switching service providers, if a multinational retailer undercuts its competitors or by the fact that food is relatively cheaper today in many countries than ever before?

This book aims at deriving governance and sustainability lessons from analysing the implementation and management of some major irrigation programs in the Mediterranean Region.

Published in 1995: This book is not designed as a culture manual for herbivorous fishes, but the reader is directed to other sources.

Environmental Biology offers an accessible introduction to the core elements of biology and the biosphere.

This book examines the current situation, levels of adoption, management practices, and the future outlook of conservation agriculture in India, and also in other tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

A clear, comprehensive treatment of the subject, Environmental Statistics with S-PLUS surveys the vast array of statistical methods used to collect and analyze environmental data.

Nutrient Indicator Models for Determining Biologically Relevant Levels: A case study based on the Corn Belt and Northern Great Plain Nutrient Ecoregion is the first book to provide answers to the management of nutrients based on changes in biological communities.

This book addresses, reviews and evaluates key themes in organic aquaculture and is set out to show how these relate to the challenges and bottlenecks for a responsible organic aquaculture production in Europe.

Written by experts from across the globe, Herbicide Resistance and World Grains evaluates the weed and herbicide management systems in major world grain crops such as soybean, maize, rice, and canola.

Respiration in plants, as in all living organisms, is essential to provide metabolic energy and carbon skeletons for growth and maintenance.

Written by a globally prominent entomologist, Agricultural Acarology: Introduction to Integrated Mite Management provides tools for developing integrated mite management programs for agriculture, including management of plant-feeding mites, mites attacking bees and livestock, and stored products.

Beneficial Plant-microbial Interactions: Ecology and Applications provides insight into the mechanisms underlying the interactions of plants and microbes, the ecological relevance and roles of these symbioses, the adaptive mechanisms of plant-associated microorganisms to abiotic stress and their contribution to plant stress tolerance, and the poten

Fundamental QSARs for Metal Ions describes the basic and essential applications of quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSARs) for regulatory or industrial scientists who need to predict metal ion bioactivity.

Written by experts from across the globe, Herbicide Resistance and World Grains evaluates the weed and herbicide management systems in major world grain crops such as soybean, maize, rice, and canola.

This timely reference book discusses the biotechnological applications of microorganisms as a crucial solution for the sustainable management of different types of toxic pollutants.

Soil erosion has become a problem of crisis proportions in developing countries around the globe, and better approaches to land management are desperately needed.

The root and tuber are vital parts of medicinal plants providing mechanical support, producing critical growth regulators, and storing food.