Agriculture and farming

In the last 20 years, research activity using the zebrafish Danio rerio has increased dramatically, due in part to the ease of breeding and raising them, their genetic tractability, embryonic accessibility, and their imaging potential.

Norway is performing unevenly across its four agricultural policy objectives.

Explore the transformative intersection of biotechnology and the Internet of Things (IoT) in modern agriculture.

This book provides a series of comprehensive summaries highlighting the emerging achievements in the fields of plant high throughput phenotyping that leads to constructing functional phenomics, one of the essential components of plant functional genomics.

This book highlights microbial biodiversity, biowastes, and innovative bioprocesses that contribute to creating these environmentally friendly biopolymers.

This contributed volume provides an overview of the current status of sustainable nanomaterials and their potential applications in various industries, including agriculture.

The United States is an important food producer globally, in part because of its abundance of agriculturally productive soils.

This book is a comprehensive guide that explores the intricate relationship between chemistry and the environment.

THE NO 4 SUNDAY TIMES AND NO 1 SATURDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A GUARDIAN AND TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2025MICHAEL MORPURGO'S FIRST BOOK OF ADULT NON-FICTION IN FORTY YEARS'A joyous meditation on the season of new beginnings' THE TIMES'Uplifting and enchanting.

The Third Edition of Acoustics of Wood offers a comprehensive overview of advanced acoustical techniques for wood characterization and assessment.

As increasing global population and continuing economic development ensure the need for further production and cultivation of maize, the necessity of the application of transgenic technology to this model species and crop plant grows steadily.

The complete year-round guide to organic vegetable production for market gardeners and small-scale farmers - now fully revised and updated Sustainable Market Farming is the comprehensive, go-to reference for serious growers in every climate zone.

Plant Cold Acclimation: Methods and Protocols details many of the methods and protocols commonly used to study plant cold acclimation and freezing tolerance, breeding, genetics, physiology or molecular biology, or any combination of these specialties.

This Encyclopedia offers a definitive source on issues pertaining to the full range of topics in the important new area of food and agricultural ethics.

The order of Catfishes (Siluriformes) is one of the largest in number of families, genera, and species.

This book covers the use and impacts of nanofertilizers from a sustainable agriculture perspective and together with its companion book "e;Nanofertilizers in Agriculture: Synthesis, Mechanisms, and Effect on Plants"e; serves as an indispensable resource for researchers, agronomists, and policymakers exploring sustainable agriculture with nanotechnology.

This book provides an insight into the growth of the Indian seed industry in the past 60 years.

Solar energy is available all over the world in different intensities.

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Organic vegetable farming involves the use of biological resources and avoiding the use of synthetic substances for maintaining soil productivity and ecological balance, thereby minimizing wastage and environmental pollution.

As increasing global population and continuing economic development ensure the need for further production and cultivation of maize, the necessity of the application of transgenic technology to this model species and crop plant grows steadily.

Population growth in the coming decades will put severe pressure on human food, animal feed, and fiber production from both land and ocean ecosystems.

This book explores the most recent advances in medicinal plant conservation and improvement through genetic transformation.

This book offers up-to-date research on genome editing and omics technologies from renowned academics with established backgrounds from throughout the globe.

Agroforst in der Schweiz kombiniert traditionell Grasland, Ackerbau oder Tierhaltung mit Gehölzen.

This book offers up-to-date research on genome editing and omics technologies from renowned academics with established backgrounds from throughout the globe.

This book examines the extent to which exotic pine plantations are a suitable strategy for maintaining the essential functions, structures, processes and identity of the Patagonian landscape over time.

This book uses a declarative mapping methodology to examine a range of issues relating to environmental and social justice issues, including climate change, homelessness, refugees, food insecurity, and racial and gender inequality.

Natural pesticides and allelochemicals are used for protection against invasive plants, but when released into the environment they can have both positive and negative effects on plants.

This book presents the foundational concepts of spinel nano-ferrites, their synthesis techniques, and their cutting-edge applications in various fields.

Focused on brewing science, process, and quality, this is a comprehensive textbook on beer production, from the underlying biology and chemistry to process steps, packaging, testing, and service of beer and related products.