Aflatoxins are produced by Aspergillus fungi species, are responsible for damage to 25% of the world's food crop, and also cause human and animal disease in countries where using contaminated grain cannot be avoided. Scientists, most from the southern US, review the progress mad…
Aflatoxins are produced by Aspergillus fungi species, are responsible for damage to 25% of the world's food crop, and also cause human and animal disease in countries where using contaminated grain cannot be avoided. Scientists, most from the southern US, review the progress mad…
Cardamom otherwise known as Malabar cardamom, true cardamom or small cardamom second only to pepper in its importance during the Renaissance period, is often qualified as the Queen of Spices because of its very pleasant aroma and taste. The Western Ghat forest of the Malabar coa…
"This volume contains sixteen chapters, fourteen on cardamom and one each on large cardamom and false cardamoms. All aspects of the cardamom crop have been covered, and each chapter is written by experts in their respective fields. This volume will serve as both a textbook and r…
Organic animal production has increased rapidly in recent years to keep up with the increasing consumer demand for organic meats. There are many guidelines and restrictions on what go into the feedstuffs of organically farmed animals, from which difficulties arise when trying to…
Sustainability has become an issue widely debated in many countries. Given the central role of food supply and the emotional relationship that modern mankind still has to its food, sustainability is seen as a value which has to be maintained throughout food supply chains. The co…
Sustainability has become an issue widely debated in many countries. Given the central role of food supply and the emotional relationship that modern mankind still has to its food, sustainability is seen as a value which has to be maintained throughout food supply chains. The co…
Crops experience an assortment of environmental stresses which include abiotic viz., drought, water logging, salinity, extremes of temperature, high variability in radiation, subtle but perceptible changes in atmospheric gases and biotic viz., insects, birds, other pests, weeds,…
In the course of the nine chapters of this textbook, a comprehensive picture is built of plant evolution, their molecular and cellular biology, their metabolism, and their interaction with the environment and other species.
In the course of the nine chapters of this textbook, a comprehensive picture is built of plant evolution, their molecular and cellular biology, their metabolism, and their interaction with the environment and other species.
This volume provides a comprehensive collection of methods for plant breeders and researchers working in functional genomics of cereal crops. Chapters detail advances in sequencing of cereal genomes, methods of traditional plant breeding, use of machine learning for genomic sele…
by Li, X., Magan, Naresh, Moretti, Antonio, Alfonso, Amparo, Barea, Jose Miguel, Binder, Eva, Cumagun, Christian Joseph R., Kovalsky Paris, M.P, Liu, Yin-Jung, Logrieco, Antonio, Medina-Vaya, Angel, Pangga, Ireneo B., Rafoss, Trond, Rodriguez, Alicia, Salvacion, Arnold R., Sundheim, Leif, Yang, Xiao-Bing
Climate Change and Mycotoxins highlights the importance of the continuous study of climate change impacts on mycotoxigenic fungi and their toxins in food and feed crops. Changing climate conditions across every geographical zone greatly affect rainfall, temperature and concentra…
Climate Change and Mycotoxins highlights the importance of the continuous study of climate change impacts on mycotoxigenic fungi and their toxins in food and feed crops. Changing climate conditions across every geographical zone greatly affect rainfall, temperature and concentra…
Genetically engineered (GE) crops were first introduced commercially in the 1990s. After two decades of production, some groups and individuals remain critical of the technology based on their concerns about possible adverse effects on human health, the environment, and ethical …
Genetically engineered (GE) crops were first introduced commercially in the 1990s. After two decades of production, some groups and individuals remain critical of the technology based on their concerns about possible adverse effects on human health, the environment, and ethical …
