Agronomy and crop production

This book describes interactions of plant viruses with hosts and transmission vectors in an agricultural context.

While there is enormous public interest in biodiversity, food sourcing, and sustainable agriculture, romantic attachments to heirloom seeds and family farms have provoked misleading fantasies of an unrecoverable agrarian past.

Biofertilizers, Volume One: Advances in Bio-inoculants provides state-of-the-art descriptions of various approaches, techniques and basic fundamentals of BI used in crop fertilization practices.

This book, the second of two volumes, discusses the importance of fodder production of the minor fodder crops for animals.

Stress environment is one of the major limiting factors for the crop productivity.

This book highlights the multifunctional role of the ubiquitous molecule, melatonin, in crop plants.

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This edited book is compiled by renowned Horticultural scientist Padma Shri Prof.

Irrigation of pear, raspberry and blueberry is less studied relative to apple and peach, for example.

Algorithim (mathematics) helps in understanding the direct and indirect relationship of plants that exist within it and other environmental factors.

The Beans and the Peas: From Orphan to Mainstream Crops presents a comprehensive literature resource on the most important food legume crops previously known as "e;orphans,"e; but which are increasingly becoming mainstream as their production opportunities have been improved through genetic improvement and biotechnology, and their role as an important nutrient source gains urgency.

This book focuses on natural products, in particular medicinal plants and their derived products, as an indispensable source of bioactive molecules that serve as either drug candidates or lead compounds for drug design and discovery .

This textbook on the applied aspects of soil physics covers introduction to soil physical properties and processes, and their evaluation and management in relation to plant growth.

This book is a collection of information about applying CRISPR-Cas systems for genome editing in plants.

LiDAR Principles, Processing and Applications in Forest Ecology introduces the principles of LiDAR technology and explains how to collect and process LiDAR data from different platforms based on real-world experience.

The lime is an important fruit crop throughout the citrus producing regions of the world, with its own specific benefits and issues affecting successful cultivation and production.

Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences.

Fully revised and expanded to include organic fruit production, this new edition provides a thorough introduction to the cultivation of fruit found throughout the temperate and subtropical regions of the world.

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.

The present book entitled, "e;Re-visiting the Rhizosphere Eco-system for Agricultural Sustainability"e; written by experts in the field, provides a comprehensive and consolidated state-of art overview of various aspects of rhizosphere biology, ecology and functioning.

This text contains a detailed guide to growing cereals, with information on cultivation, harvesting, and the general care and maintenance of various cereal crops.

The last few years have seen the concept of bioenergy and biofuels come of age.

"e;An indispensable source for researchers, teachers, and graduate and postgraduate students interested in mutation breeding and genetic engineering.

This book focuses on the menace of metal pollution and its impact on plants, particularly food grains, pulse and vegetable plants covering morphological, anatomical, physiological and biochemical aspects.

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

The book contains review articles on the latest evidence-based scientific knowledge and future insights on industrial hemp applications ranging from sustainable agriculture, sustainable development, and commercial uses of hemp-derived innovative products.

Sustainable food production is vital to ensure food and nutritional security to growing human population.

The sugarcane industry faces a number of challenges in terms of stagnating production, price regulations, unstable sugarcane market, and water scarcity/drought.

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

This book offers the reader a comprehensive guide to growing grain in arid areas, exploring in detail the various problems and how they can be overcome.

Cactaceae is a botanical family composed of arborescent, shrub, climbing, globose, discoid or epiphytic species, being almost all endemic to the Americas.

This volume is quite unique and timely in terms of consolidating some of the most recent theoretical, R&D as well as empirical analyses of the performance outcomes and farm level responses.

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

The book contains review articles on the latest evidence-based scientific knowledge and future insights on industrial hemp applications ranging from sustainable agriculture, sustainable development, and commercial uses of hemp-derived innovative products.

LiDAR Principles, Processing and Applications in Forest Ecology introduces the principles of LiDAR technology and explains how to collect and process LiDAR data from different platforms based on real-world experience.

Sustainable Agriculture: Advances in Plant Metabolome and Microbiome focuses on the advancement of basic and applied research related to plant-microbe interaction and their implementation in progressive agricultural sustainability.

Potato is the most significant non-cereal crop.

Alternative methods of disease control such as natural products and compounds derived from biological origins, provide an effective alternate to the use of chemical products or a means to minimize their use.

Conventional plant breeding alone can no longer sustain the rising global demand for food.

Known as the "e;King"e; of spices, black pepper (Piper nigrum L.

Rice is a unique and highly significant crop, thought to help feed nearly half the planet on a daily basis.

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

Life on Earth would be impossible without plants.

MicroRNA Advances and Application in Plant Biology presents a broad range of tools and techniques used for microRNA identification and utilization for diversity analysis in plants, crop improvement, and gene regulation.

Crop protection is becoming increasingly important due to the need for food security and to meet growing environmental challenges.

"e;Hay Making"e; deals with every aspect of the process, from cultivation and sowing to mulching and beyond.

Presenting an overview of agroecology within the framework of climate change, this book looks at the impact of our changing climate on crop production and agroecosystems, reporting on how plants will cope with these changes, and how we can mitigate these negative impacts to ensure food production for the growing population.

The Composting Handbook provides a single guide to the science, principles and best practices of composting for large-scale composting operations facing a variety of opportunities and challenges converting raw organic materials into a useful and marketable product.

Readers will find in this book a comprehensive text on the intersection of genetic and agriculture, addressing the different levels at which DNA is studied for agricultural purposes.

Discover the role of nanotechnology in promoting plant growth and protection through the management of microbial pathogens In Nanotechnology in Plant Growth Promotion and Protection, distinguished researcher and author Dr.