Crops, Agricultural

Climate change and mycotoxins

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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 crops: experiences and prospects

by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects

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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 crops: experiences and prospects

by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects

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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 …

"With the appearance of methods for the sequencing of genomes and less expensive next generation sequencing methods, we face rapid advancements of the -omics technologies and plant biology studies: reverse and forward genetics, functional genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, m…

From plant genomics to plant biotechnology

by Poltronieri, Palmiro, Burbulis, Natalija, Fogher, Corrado, Elsevier

fromWoodhead Publishing Series in Biomedicine

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"With the appearance of methods for the sequencing of genomes and less expensive next generation sequencing methods, we face rapid advancements of the -omics technologies and plant biology studies: reverse and forward genetics, functional genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, m…

From plant genomics to plant biotechnology

fromWoodhead Publishing Series in Biomedicine

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"With the appearance of methods for the sequencing of genomes and less expensive next generation sequencing methods, we face rapid advancements of the -omics technologies and plant biology studies: reverse and forward genetics, functional genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, m…

Cardamom: the genus Elettaria

by Ravindran, P. N., Madhusoodanan, K. J.

fromMedicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles

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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…

Cardamom: the genus Elettaria

by Ravindran, P. N., Madhusoodanan, K. J.

fromMedicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles

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"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…

Genetically modified pest-protected plants: science and regulation

by National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants

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"This timely book explores the risks and benefits of crops that are genetically modified for pest resistance, the urgency of establishing an appropriate regulatory framework for these products, and the importance of public understanding of the issues." "Also included is a critic…

Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Pigs

by Blair, R., Blair, R., C.A.B. International

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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…

Agroecology and strategies for climate change

by Lichtfouse, Eric

fromSustainable agriculture reviews

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Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation s…

Crop stress and its management: perspectives and strategies

by Venkateswarlu, B.

fromSpringer life sciences

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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,…

Aflatoxin and food safety

by Abbas, Hamed K.

fromFood science and technology (CRC Press)

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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…

Aflatoxin and food safety

by Abbas, Hamed K.

fromFood science and technology (Academic Press)

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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…

Accelerated breeding of cereal crops

fromSpringer protocols (Series)

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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…