"This book is about AGRO Highlights from 256th ACS National Meeting"--
The microbiome of fruit flies as novel targets for pest management -- Modular approach to macrocyclic picolinamides -- Workflows for the structure elucidation of impurities in synthetic agrochemicals using mass spectrometry -- Separation of chiral molecules in support of process…
"As the world population grows, agrochemical researchers continue to innovate. This volume contains select innovations and advances in crop protection technology from the ACS Division of Agrochemicals. Chapters focus on biochemistry, like microbes and antibiotics, and workflows,…
Phosphorus, food, and our future
Due to many challenges (i.e. climate change, energy, water and land shortage, high demands on food, land grabbing, etc.), agriculture production potential is expected to be seriously affected; thus, increasing food insecurity and hunger in many already affected regions (especial…
An understanding of sustainability in animal production is becoming increasingly necessary since the global demand for food is expected to dramatically increase in the coming decades. In this context, raising animals for the production of food will become increasingly challengin…
"The many advances in food production over the past century have made it possible to feed the whole of humanity. But food production and processing can have detrimental effects on the environment. Major challenges remain with industrial-scale farming. Higher productivity and lar…