Over the last three decades there has been a rapid expansion of intensive production of fresh fruit and vegetables in the Mediterranean regions of south and west Europe.
Considering appropriateness of eco-friendly tactics in pest control in grains in storage, a national convention was held for the first time at the Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu during March 26 - 27, 2007.
Completely updated, this broad-based introductory level textbook covers the key concepts and practical technologies to slow the deterioration of harvested produce, including handling, packaging, transport, temperature management and the control of pests and diseases.
This book highlights the underlying principles and outlines some of the key hi-tech practices and technology interventions required to achieve enhanced productivity.
Wilde FrüchteMehr als 200 seltene Obstarten, heimische und exotische Wildfrüchte, die sich im eigenen Garten ziehen lassen, werden in diesem Buch von A–Z beschrieben.
Aeroponics: Growing Vertical covers aspects of the emerging technology, aeroponics, which is a sister to hydroponics, involving state-of-the-art controlled environment agriculture.
Wild edible plants (WEPs) refer to species that are neither cultivated nor domesticated, but available from their natural habitat and used as sources of food.
To respond to the increasing need to feed the world's population as well as an ever greater demand for a balanced and healthy diet there is a continuing need to produce improved new cultivars or varieties of plants, particularly crop plants.
The full colour, beautifully illustrated Modern Medicines from Plants: Botanical histories of some of modern medicine's most important drugs features information on plants from which we obtain modern prescription medicines.
In the last ten years there has been an exponential increase in the adoption of high-density farming, which leads to better yield and higher-quality fruits, thus improving the economic return.
Sustainable Uses and Prospects of Medicinal Plants presents information on less known and underexplored medicinal plant species in various regions of the world.
This insightful book explores the relationship we have with gardens and with the act of gardening, considering in detail the psychological, social and health benefits.
The Encyclopaedia provides practical information on production technologies of tropical and subtropical fruits as well as plantation crops and horticultural nursery.
•Die Jahrtausende alte Geschichte georgischen Weins•Die wichtigsten Weinsorten im Porträt•Weinbereitung in AmphorenQualitätsvolle georgische Weine erfreuen sich international steigender Beliebtheit – und das nicht erst, seit die UNESCO 2013 die landestypische Weinbereitung in Amphoren zum immateriellen Weltkulturerbe erhoben hat.
Entdecken Sie die faszinierende Welt der Aquaponik – ein innovatives System, das Fischzucht und Pflanzenanbau in einem geschlossenen Kreislauf vereint.
This book demonstrates applications of the basic principles of horticulture and illustrates how they can be used systematically to define-and eventually control-existing phenomena.
In the current scenario, marked by a continual improvement in living standards, it becomes imperative to boost the productivity as well as the efficiency of agriculture, especially horticulture, which holds the potential for significant economic prosperity aligning with Sustainable Development Goal number 8, "e;Decent Work and Economic Growth"e;.
The book contains the information on importance and scope of area expansion of arid and minor fruits in the problematic soils, waste lands and non-areable lands.
