Agronomy and crop production

This book discusses agricultural diversification, nutritional security and environmental sustainability.

Mammalian Olfaction, Reproductive Processes, and Behavior presents the conceptual, methodological, and empirical advances in the study of the complex interactions between nasal chemoreception, sexual behavior, and endocrine function in mammals.

Microorganisms in soil are critical to the maintenance of soil function in both natural and managed agricultural soils because of their involvement in such key processes as soil structure formation, decomposition of organic matter, toxin removal and the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur.

Native Grasses: Identification Handbook for Temperate Australia is an easy-to-use tool for identifying some of the most common native grasses in temperate Australia.

Comprehensive and timely, Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Technology and Applications provides the most up to date information on the various edible mushrooms on the market.

This field guide to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced species.

Application of Sampling and Detection Methods in Agricultural Plant Biotechnology describes detection methods for seed, plants and grain derived from biotechnology.

This book aims to up-date our present understanding of the origin of cultivated rice and in doing so involves different disciplines of biology and the archaeological-historical sciences.

The need for more food to sustain the growing human population has led to the conversion of forests to croplands.

Genome sequencing has become a basic tool of plant and animal breeding.

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

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

Turmeric has been used as a medicine, a condiment, and a dye since at least 600 B.

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

This edited book provides critical insights into changing climate's impact on agriculture and innovative strategies for building resilience.

Food Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement evaluates traditional cultivation practices used by smallholder farmers, providing a synthesis of the latest information on increasing crop yield through adoption of research innovations.

Plants constantly cope with unfavourable ecosystem conditions, which often prevent them reaching their full genetic potential in terms of growth, development and productivity.

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

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

This comprehensive reference consolidates current information on the antioxidant properties of wheat, their beneficial effects, the mechanisms involved, factors affecting availability/bioavailability, and the methods used to measure them.

Parasitic Plants in African Agriculture brings together for the first time in a single volume, the ecology, biology, damage, and control of all groups of African parasitic plants including both the relatively few parasites introduced to the continent as well as those native parasites that have spread from within Africa.

This book addresses herbicides and their use as an important aspect of modern weed management and strives to place them in an ecological framework.

Bioresource Technology Discover the latest developments in the field of bioresource technology with this practical handbook The management and cultivation of bioresources are critical components of the economic survival of nations.

Rhizosphere biology is approaching a century of investigations wherein growth-promoting rhizomicroorganisms (PGPR) have attracted special attention for their ability to enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability at a time when food security and rural livelihood are a key priority.

There is a growing appreciation of traditional medical systems as a source of considerable knowledge of the medicinal properties of plants.

The cyclical boom-to-recession nature of the economics of cocoa supply is a major problem for the international cocoa industry - and especially for countries whose economies depend on cocoa exports.

Spices, scents and silks were at the centre of world trade for millennia.

The European or Mediterranean cultivated olive (Olea europaea L.

Genetically modified crops have become a topic of great interest among scientists, regulators, consumers, farmers, and politicians.

In recent years, significant advancements have been made in the management of nutritional deficiency using genome engineering enriching the nutritional properties of agricultural and horticultural crop plants such as wheat, rice, potatoes, grapes, and bananas.

Grasslands, in particular managed pastures and rangelands, are widespread, covering approximately 40% (52 million km2) of the Earth's land surface.

Variety trials are an essential step in crop breeding and production.

The technology that allows automation in agriculture is rapidly developing and being applied to wide variety of key crops.

The intended audience of this textbook are plant and animal breeders, upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in biological and agricultural science majors.

Papaya (Carica papaya) is an important and widely-cultivated tropical fruit, grown in more than 60 countries of the world.

Peach is a highly valuable temperate fruit crop with significant consumer demand and nutraceutical benefits.

Nanofertilizer Delivery, Effects and Application Methods explores the science of nutrient nanoformulation, a potential tool toward sustainable and climate-sensitive crops.

This book demonstrates a successful and sustainable model for value addition to millets from production to consumption.

Drought, a serious global issue, is being aggravated by climate change.

This edited volume, titled "e;Advances in Agri-Food Systems"e; is the first volume that comprises of contributed chapters from 16 leading experts in the fields of agriculture and allied sectors.

This book presents advanced reviews on latest developments and future trends of animal biotechnology with focus on computational and experimental approaches.

"e;Precision agriculture is now 'main stream' in agriculture and is playing a key role as the industry comes to terms with the environment, market forces, quality requirements, traceability, vehicle guidance and crop management.

Barley and Malt: Biology, Biochemistry, Technology focuses on the properties, characteristics, production, and malting of barley.

An in-depth treatment of cutting-edge work being done internationally to develop new techniques in crop nutritional quality improvement Phytonutritional Improvement of Crops explores recent advances in biotechnological methods for the nutritional enrichment of food crops.

Part of a series which presents papers of topical interest relating to the breeding of plants important to agriculture and horticulture.

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

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

Oil Seed Crops: Yield and Adaptations under Environmental Stress is a state-of-the-art reference that investigates the effect of environmental stress on oil seed crops and outlines effective ways to reduce stress and improve crop yield.