Agriculture and farming

This book discusses the role of inclusive innovation for development in rural India.

Because of the long life of a coconut palm--sixty to eighty years--and the relatively wide spacing the plants require, every coconut grower faces the problem of how to manage the land beneath the palms.

Developed from the successful Norwegian book Den Store Kaninboka (The Big Book of Rabbits) this book covers all aspects of rabbit behaviour, welfare, health and husbandry, with updated and expanded content now also made relevant to veterinarians.

This book provides a genealogical study of Australian agricultural restructuring, focusing on the case study of wheat export market deregulation.

Advances in molecular biology and genome research in the form of molecular breeding and genetic engineering put forward innovative prospects for improving productivity of many pulses crops.

This brief reviews the pollination aspects of both wild and domesticated fruit tree species in a global climate change context.

Perspectives on the ELM Model and Modeling Efforts This volume is the major open-literature description of a comprehensive, pioneering ecological modeling effort.

China's agriculture and rural society has undergone rapid changes in recent years.

The International Energy Agency Bioenergy Agreement was initiated as the Forestry Energy Agreement in 1978.

This book is mainly intended for the agricultural courses of graduate students in the field of agriculture, and horticulture.

Chickpea: Crop Wild Relatives for Enhancing Genetic Gains explores aspects related to critical analysis on factors responsible for narrow genetic base of chickpea productions including domestication bottleneck, the level of diversity present in different cultivated and wild species, the uniqueness and usefulness of potential gene sources available and maintained in production systems across the globe, the level of genetic erosion both at landrace and species level over time and space etc.

After securing popularity in home aquariums, zebrafish have also become an essential animal for biomedical research.

This volume provides new insights and conceptual understandings of the human and gender dimension of vulnerability in relation to the dynamics of tenure reforms in the dryland forests of Asia and Africa.

Scenes of starvation have drawn the world's attention to Africa's agricultural and environmental crisis.

The diploma courses in animal husbandry have been introduced in almost all agriculture and veterinary universities of India including Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) institutions.

"e;Advanced Techniques in Soil Microbiology"e; presents a wide range of biotechnological methods for application in soil microbiology analysis.

This book looks at current knowledge on management of pastures and rangelands for sheep production, of problems, of practical solutions where possible, and of priority areas for research.

This book explores the vast array of animals that populate detective fiction.

Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Dairy Farms presents an innovative environmental proposal.

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.

Soil Formation deals with qualitative and quantitative aspects of soil formation (or pedogenesis) and the underlying chemical, biological, and physical processes.

From the PrefaceAntibody techniques have allowed us to study microorganisms in situ.

Best Synthetic Methods: Organophosphorus (V) Chemistry provides systematic coverage of the most common classes of pentavalent organophosphorus compounds and reagents (including phosphonyl, phosphoryl, and organophosphates), and allows researchers an easy point of entry into this complex and economically important field.

Addressing the problem of the high cost of agricultural development in tropical regions, this book summarizes the environmental concerns associated with tropical agriculture.

Das aufrüttelnde Sachbuch für alle, die den Tierschutz und das Tierwohl ernst nehmen - und als Verbraucher Orientierung und Hilfe suchen!

The importance of low temperature stress physiology research has become increasingly apparent in agriculture for productions of food, fibre and ornamental plants.

Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity.

Throughout history, man has, by over-use, consistently reduced the productive capacity of dry lands.

Through successive editions, Management and Welfare of Farm Animals has gained international recognition as a classic introductory textbook for students of agriculture and veterinary science.

We must enhance the effectiveness ofland stewardship and management of the world's natural resources to meet a growing global population's need for conservation, sustainable development, and use of land, water, and other natural resources.

Mycorrhiza - symbiotic associations between plant roots and fungi - play a major role in many fundamental plant functions such as mineral nutrition or stress resistance.

Almost 20 years after the first MEDPINE book "e;Ecology, biogeography and management of Pinus halepensis and P.

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.

Unknown to most people, there are innumerable microbial species that accomplish vital ecosystem functions while residing in a suspended state in the troposphere or resting on crop canopies.

Since the 1992 Earth Summit, there have been increased efforts on an international scale to address global climate change.

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Sweet sorghum is a cereal that belongs to the species Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench.

Presents a multidisciplinary analysis of the integration among reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS), and reactive sulfur species (RSS).

Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research.

This edited volume focuses on the core aspects of sugarcane production-management under stressful environments as well as innovative strategies for augmenting crop growth & productivity through intrinsic and extrinsic manipulations.

This book offers a diverse set of solid concerted strategies in the development and implementation of specific "e;climate actions,"e; in natural and built places where we all live.

In Encapsulation and Controlled Release Technologies in Food Systems, editor Lakkis has gathered a highly respected collection of expert contributors from industry and academia to highlight recent innovations in encapsulation and controlled release technologies in food systems.

This Trilogy explains "e;What is Horticulture?

This book provides a unique exploration of the inter-relationships between the science of plant environmental responses and the understanding and management of forest fires.

Based on work by the Miombo Network in southern Africa, this book helps decision-makers and general readers alike improve their understanding of the socio-ecology of the Miombo woodlands across southern Africa.

This book establishes the equations of limit analysis and provides a complete theoretical basis for foundation capacity, slope stability, and earth pressure.

Chapters 3 and 5 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.