Agriculture and farming

Achieving zero hunger and food security is a top priority in the United Nations Development Goals (UNDGs).

Microbial biotechnology is an emerging field with applications in a broad range of sectors involving food security, human nutrition, plant protection and overall basic research in the agricultural sciences.

The existential environmental crisis prompted the United Nations to formulate the Millennium Development Goals at the turn of the 21st century in order to embark on an era of sustainable development.

This book is the first in a two-volume set devoted to bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) and the opportunities that they may offer in providing a green solution to growing energy demands worldwide.

This book is the second in a two-volume set devoted to bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) and the opportunities that they may offer in providing a green solution to growing energy demands worldwide.

The sustainable development of the agriculture sector is the only option to meet the demands of increased and economically viable production in a changing climate.

This book presents various aspects of agroforestry research and development, as well as the latest trends in degraded landscape management.

Sugarcane enjoys a prominent position among agro-industrial crops and is commercially grown in 115 tropical and subtropical countries around the world.

The book explores the fundamental principles, advances in forensic techniques, and its application on forensic DNA analysis.

This book provides all aspects of the physiology, stress responses and tolerance to abiotic stresses of the Brassicaceae plants.

This textbook provides practical guidelines on conducting experiments across the entire spectrum of environmental biotechnology.

This volume comprises select papers presented during the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018.

This volume comprises select papers presented during the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018.

Sucking pests are most notorious group of pests for agricultural crops.

This volume comprises select papers presented during the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018.

This volume comprises select papers presented during the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2018, discussing issues and challenges relating to the characterization of geomaterials, modelling approaches, and geotechnical engineering education.

Genetic transformation is a key technology, in which genes are transferred from one organism to another in order to improve agronomic traits and ultimately help humans.

This book focuses on the conventional breeding approach, and on the latest high-throughput genomics tools and genetic engineering / biotechnological interventions used to improve rice quality.

This book presents valuable research and advances in technologies related to ricebean cultivation production and utilization.

Soil is a vital support system for all life forms, and is directly or indirectly exposed to various pollutants and harmful chemicals.

This book presents the latest research on plant phenolics, offering readers a detailed, yet comprehensive account of their role in sustainable agriculture.

This book comprehensively introduces all aspects of the physiology, stress responses and tolerance to abiotic stresses of the Fabaceae plants.

Meeting the food requirements of an ever-increasing population is a pressing challenge for every country around the globe.

This book is a collection of comprehensive reviewed chapters covering major physiological aspects, both production as well as biochemical aspects, of a plant under low temperature stress.

This book is a useful resource  for government policy analysts, academics, students of higher education and business practitioners interested in African economies  and the key economic issues these economies are facing in 2020.

The book shows how class relations develop and is a consequence of capitalist development of the rural non-agricultural/non-farm sector (RNFS)---seen as the dialectical relation between the forces and relations of production---as mediated by the state, which produces uneven social and spatial outcomes.

This volume is a collection of twelve selected empirical studies on the economics of agriculture and natural resources.

Genetic transformation is a key technology, in which genes are transferred from one organism to another in order to improve agronomic traits and ultimately help humans.

This book focuses on agricultural waste treatment and renewable energy production from the perspective of anaerobic digestion.

Achieving food security and economic developmental objectives in the face of climate change and rapid population growth requires systems modelling approaches, for example in the design of sustainable agriculture farming systems.

Sexual reproduction is the predominant mode of perpetuation for flowering plant species.

High-quality seed is essential for healthy crops and greater agricultural productivity.

This book presents various aspects of agroforestry research and development, as well as the latest trends in degraded landscape management.

This book focuses on the conventional breeding approach, and on the latest high-throughput genomics tools and genetic engineering / biotechnological interventions used to improve rice quality.

This book illustrates the currently available strategies for managing phytonematodes.

Understanding the reproductive physiology and endocrinology of fishes is essential for captive maturation and seed production in the field of aquaculture.

Rampant industrialization, urbanization, and population growth have resulted in increased global environmental contamination.

This book offers an introduction to aquaculture sciences and fisheries, discussing the concepts and basic characteristics of fisheries, fishery resources and the related industries, as well as the status of fisheries in various countries around the globe.

To satisfy the food demands of the global population, advanced technology based research is needed, that can extract the information from the plant metabolism and microbial gene pool and use it for improving plant health and productivity.

This book discusses various aspects of bioactive natural products employed in the agrochemical and agriculture sectors.

Several nano-scale devices have emerged that are capable of analysing plant diseases, nutrient deficiencies and any other ailments that may affect food security in agro-ecosystems.

This book is the first to systematically explore experimental erosion by integrating theory, erosion observations, and conservation applications.

The depletion of petroleum-derived fuel and environmental concerns have prompted many millennials to consider biofuels as alternative fuel sources.

Food systems involve a range of activities concerning food production, processing, distribution, marketing and trade, preparation, consumption and disposal.

This book provides a blueprint for the allocation of public expenditures "e;in"e; and "e;for"e; agriculture at the dis-aggregated state level and suggests a reorientation in favour of disadvantaged regions where the marginal returns on additional investments would be higher.

The book seeks to address the intersection of food organics and the emergence of a new contractualism between producers, distributors and consumers, and between nation states.

This book elaborates on the transformation of agricultural development in China into the construction of a "e;resource and ecologically sound society"e;, and the coordinated development of industrialization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization in China.

The book discusses important developments emerging around the land questions in India in the context of India's neoliberal economic development and its changing political economy.

Air pollution is an alarming problem, not only in terms of air quality, but also in relation to health issues.

Microbes are ubiquitous in nature, and plant-microbe interactions are a key strategy for colonizing diverse habitats.