Agronomy and crop production

This new book presents an abundance of important information and case studies that deal with bamboo farming and its effects from and on climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Global production of soybeans and palm oil has increased enormously in the tropics over the last two decades.

This book highlights the latest findings and techniques related to nutrition and feed efficiency in animal agriculture.

Presents readers with a user-friendly, non-technical introductionto statistics and the principles of plant and crop experimentation.

Native temperate grasslands are Australia's most threatened ecosystems.

Neglected and Underutilized Crops: Future Smart Food explores future food crops with climate resilience potential.

Plant-parasitic nematodes are one of multiple causes of soil-related sub-optimal crop performance.

This book covers some established conventional and recent advances in plant breeding methods.

The aim of this book series is to familiarize scientists, students and the general public with exciting new discoveries and developments in rice genomics.

The origin of agriculture is one of the defining events of human history.

Dramatic advances in computing power enable simulation of DNA sequences generated by complex microevolutionary scenarios that include mutation, population structure, natural selection, meiotic recombination, demographic change, and explicit spatial geographies.

Potato is a crop grown on all inhabited continents of the globe.

This fully revised and updated second edition of Insect Pests of Potato now includes an opening section with a basic overview of agronomic and economic issues as they relate to potato production.

Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides: Emerging Roles in Agriculture is the first book to focus exclusively on this emerging and important option for reducing the overuse and negative impact of agrochemicals in agriculture.

Waste Management for Sustainable and Restored Agricultural Soil provides a holistic approach to various mechanisms of waste management for plant nutrients, highlighting the importance of improving plant growth, nutrient concentration, and system sustainability for enhancing crop production and achieving desired environmental goals.

Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin Embryo discusses both structural and experimental observations on the morphological and metabolical aspects of sea urchin embryology.

Agroecology is defined as the application of ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable food systems.

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 144, the newest release in a serial that continues to be recognized as a leading reference and first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy presents new information on the following topics: An Important Tool with No Instruction Manual: A Review of Gypsum Use in Agriculture, Preventive Weed Management in Direct-Seeded Rice: Targeting the Weed Seedbank, Current Approaches and Future Trends in Compost Quality Criteria for Agronomic, Environmental and Human Health Benefits, and Grain Legume Production and Use in European Agricultural Systems.

Written by a recognized expert and based on his experience in teaching the subject to students with a variety of educational backgrounds, The Science of Grapevines: Anatomy and Physiology is the only book to comprehensively explore the physiology of the grapevine as it occurs around the world.

The pomegranate, Punica granatum L.

Although the avocado has been cultivated and consumed for more than 9000 years in itsnative Latin America, world production and trade have only developed over the past fewdecades, and now exceed 3.

This book explores fish genetic resources while emphasizing the importance of genetic diversity for the sustainability of global fish populations.

Plants have been successfully selectively bred for thousands of years, culminating in incredible yields, quality, resistance and so on that we see in our modern day crops and ornamental plants.

Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems explains the causative factors of climate change related to agriculture, soil and plants, and discusses the relevant resulting mitigation process.

This book is designed to provide the means of identifying oat varieties so that maximum advantage is obtained from the breeders' efforts by ensuring that the correct variety of grain is planted and delivered.

This new volume emphasizes the drastic quantitative and qualitative transformation of our surrounding environment and looks at bioresource management and the tools needed to manageenvironmental stresses.

This compilation covers major grain legumes like chick pea, pigeon pea, mung bean, urd bean, lentil, field pea, khesari, moth bean, cowpea and horse gram.

Anthony Biddle is among the most respected scientists in the pea and bean industry worldwide.

Legumes are an important source of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber.

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

This edited book covers the applications of molecular markers in the genetic improvement of crop plants.

Cereal grain safety from farm to table Mycotoxin Reduction in Grain Chains examines the ways in which food producers, inspectors, and processors can keep our food supply safe.

Advances in plant genomics, plant molecular biology and genome editing have revolutionized opportunities for more efficient plant breeding.

In this fascinating book, Graham Matthews takes the reader through the history of the development and use of chemicals for control of pests, weeds, and vectors of disease and then discusses their future.

Improving Cereal Productivity through Climate Smart Practices is based on the presentations of the 4th International Group Meeting on "e;Wheat productivity enhancement through climate smart practices,"e; and moves beyond the presentations to provide additional depth and breadth on this important topic.

Social Insects, Volume IV is the last installment of a four-volume treatise and is dedicated to the discussion on wasps and ants.

Hops, once a marginal player in modern brewing, have risen to iconic status thanks to the American craft beer revolution.

Sweetpotato and potato are expanding faster than any other food crops in sub-Saharan Africa.

This is a hands-on, practical guide to describe field trials in oil palm breeding.

Agricultural biostimulants are a group of substances or microorganisms, based on natural resources, that are applied to plants or soils to improve nutrient uptake and plant growth, and provide better tolerance to various stresses.

This second edition of Working with Dynamic Crop Models is meant for self-learning by researchers or for use in graduate level courses devoted to methods for working with dynamic models in crop, agricultural, and related sciences.

Trends in Wheat and Bread Making provides a comprehensive look at the state-of-the-art in bread making from ingredient to shelf-life, with a focus on the impact of processing on the nutritional value and consumer acceptability of this global staple.

This book, entitled Cardamom [Elettaria cardamomum (L.

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

Postharvest Technology of Perishable Horticultural Commodities describes all the postharvest techniques and technologies available to handle perishable horticultural food commodities.

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

Sustainable Recovery and Reutilization of Cereal Processing By-Products addresses topics associated with the sustainable management of cereal manufacturing.