Agricultural science

Artificial intelligence and the use of computational methods to extract information from data are providing adequate tools to monitor and predict water pollutants and water quality issues faster and more accurately.

For more than a decade the trend toward increased mechanization in U.

Originally published in 1981, The Origins of Open Field Agriculture looks at the problems connected with open field agriculture - the origins of strip cultivation, the three-field system, the adaptation of 'Celtic' fields, and the development of ploughing techniques.

The comprehensive software-based approach in this book provides an in-depth exploration of the latest innovations in greenhouse engineering, thus transforming the existing Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) to a futuristic Greenhouse Smart Agriculture (GSA), aiding the reader to optimize crop yields, reduce environmental impact, and enhance farm profitability through software decision support systems.

This book continues as volume 2 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants.

The book focuses on four broad topics related to trapping of agriculturally important tephritid fruit flies, namely i) lures and traps, ii) invasion biology and detection of infestations, iii) attract and kill systems, and iv) trade regulations and risk assessment.

Nonpoint-source pollution (NPSP) poses a special challenge to society's ability to manage its collective environmental good - especially surface and groundwater quality.

At last geochemists are offered one comprehensive reference book which gives the Eh-pH diagrams for 75 elements found in the earth's surface environment, including transuranic and other radioactive species.

Soil acidity is a major limitation to crop production in many parts of the world.

This book critically explores how the water-energy-food nexus can be used as an organising framework to address environmental degradation and promote sustainable development.

Covering 71 percent of the planet, these saline bodies of water provided the unique conditions necessary for the building blocks of life to form billions of years ago.

The hydrological sciences typically present grey or fuzzy information, making them quite messy and a choice challenge for fuzzy logic application.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

This book is unique and original, constituting a pioneering study in the use of spatial economics and related analytical approaches to Brazil's Cerrado agricultural development and the formation of agro-industrial value chains.

The Routledge Handbook of Forest Ecology is an essential resource covering all aspects of forest ecology from a global perspective.

The book provides an overview on national policies and regulations related to water resource management in the Middle East and North African countries (MENA), where water scarcity problems are critical.

This new volume explores the important and cutting-edge roles that nanotechnology can play in facilitating sustainable agriculture.

Transgenic Plants, Volume 86, the latest release in the series Advances in Botanical Research, brings together information needed by many teachers, researchers and managers who have to consider biotechnology from a scientific or legal point-of-view.

Climate change has become a major international issue and the British Government is committed to meeting ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the present decade and beyond.

The publication of this book has required the cooperation of many people along the way.

Poultry Products Processing: An Industry Guide covers all major aspects of the modern poultry further processing industry.

 This edited book covers various bioinoculants for sustainable crop production under the changing global climate.

This book covers the sustainability issues of a green environment towards economics and society in terms of alteration in industrial pollution levels, effect of reduced carbon emissions, changes in water bodies characteristics with respect to heavy metal contamination, monitoring of associated impact with respect to ecology and biodiversity, impact of reduced noise levels and air quality influences on human health, handling and management of biomedical waste.

A major constraint on the production of high-quality grain around the world, pre-harvest sprouting in cereal crops causes substantial economic losses to producers and disrupts the processing, distribution, marketing, and storage of grain products.

This book provides a thorough introduction to and examination of agricultural value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa.

How can huge populations be fed healthily, equitably and affordably while maintaining the ecosystems on which life depends?

Based on twenty years of global research, this is the first comprehensive reference on crop genetic diversity as it is maintained on farmland around the world.

Recognition of the importance of soil organic matter (SOM) in soil health and quality is a major part of fostering a holistic, preventive approach to agricultural management.

This two-volume collection analyses the evolution of wine production in European regions across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy.

Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science.

Plant molecular biology came to the fore in the early 1980s and there has been tremendous growth in the subject since then.

After almost fifteen years in the laboratory and in the test plots, bioengineered crops arrived to the market in the mid-1990s.

This book elucidates the importance of long-term experiments in revealing evidence of soil fertility decline in Africa.

Allelopathy is a fascinating and perplexing topic that concerns the chemical interactions of plants.

Ecology is cross-disciplinary field involving many different aspects of science.

This book is a compilation of case studies from different countries and covers contemporary with future prospective for sustainable development of agriculture.

Under ongoing climate changes, natural and cultivated habitats of major crops are being continuously disturbed.

This book is a biography of a scientist who pioneered the development of plant pathology in Australia in the 19th and early 20th century, and was internationally acclaimed.

Animal products are vital components of the diets and livelihoods of people across sub-Saharan Africa.

This book covers cadmium contamination of soil and plants, its sources, acute and long-term impacts on the environment and human health, and overall challenges posed by the global poisoning issue.

"e;Tomorrow's Table"e; argues that a judicious blend of two important strands of agriculture--genetic engineering and organic farming--is key to helping feed the world's growing population in an ecologically balanced manner.

Developments in statistics and computing as well as their application to genetic improvement of livestock gained momentum over the last 20 years.

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The domestication of grapes dates back five thousand years ago and has spread to nearly all continents.

Achieving a sustainable agriculture requires integrating advances in multiples disciplines, covering both fundamental and applied research in a common objective: enhancing crop health for better productions.

Published in 1998, this book reviews two of the World Bank's agricultural development projects in southeast Nigeria, and concludes that the objectives of these projects - which include reducing rural poverty and developing indigenous capacity for rural development - have not been fully realized.

This book integrates various scientific approaches, including bioremediation and nanomaterials, to address environmental challenges posed by living organisms.