TECHNOLOGY -- Agriculture

Plants for environmental studies

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One of the problems of using plants in environmental studies is finding current information. Because plants play a key role in environmental studies, from the greenhouse effect to environmental toxicological studies, information is widely scattered over many different fields and…

Plant pathogens: detection and management for sustainable agricult…

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Viral Diseases of Okra in Ghana and Their Management / Elvis Asare-Bediako -- Current and Prospective Approaches for Plant Virus Diseases Detection / Touseef Hussain1, and Quazi Mohd. Imranul Haq -- Virus Afflictions of Anticancerous Medicinal Plant Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Do…

Plant pathogens: detection and management for sustainable agricult…

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"Plant Pathogens: Detection and Management for Sustainable Agriculture addresses the most critical issues in the management of emerging diseases throughout the world. Experts in plant pathology from internationally renowned institutes share their research and examine key literat…

Phytopathogenic Bacteria and Plant Diseases

by Thind, B. S.

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The field of Phytobacteriology is rapidly advancing and changing, because of recent advances in genomics and molecular plant pathology, but also due to the global spread of bacterial plant diseases and the emergence of new bacterial diseases. So, there is a need to integrate und…

Phytopathogenic bacteria and plant diseases

by Thind, B. S.

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The field of Phytobacteriology is rapidly advancing and changing, because of recent advances in genomics and molecular plant pathology, but also due to the global spread of bacterial plant diseases and the emergence of new bacterial diseases. So, there is a need to integrate und…

Physiology of stressed crops

by Gupta, U. S.

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The present multi-volume treatise has been planned to discuss important aspects of the crop-plant physiological aspects, viz., hormones, nutrients, cell membranes, and induced proteins, as related to different types of stresses each in separate volumes. Another type of stress wh…

Soil and groundwater remediation technologies: a practical guide

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This book offers various soil and water treatment technologies due to increasing global soil and water pollution. In many countries, the management of contaminated land has matured, and it is developing in many others. Topics covered include chemical and ecological risk assessme…

Handbook of plant and crop stress

fromBooks in soils, plants, and the environment

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Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress, continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their effects on plants and crops have resulted in the compilation of a large volume of the latest discoveries. …

Management of carbon sequestration in soil

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This book addresses the importance of soil processes in the global carbon cycle. Agricultural activities considered responsible for an increase in CO2 levels in our atmosphere include: deforestation, biomass burning, tillage and intensive cultivation, and drainage of wetlands. H…

Maize crop: improvement, production, protection and post harv…

by Solaimalai, A., Anantharaju, P., Irulandi, S., Theradimani, M.

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Maize is one of the versatile emerging crops with wider adaptability under varied agro-climatic conditions. Globally, maize is known as queen of cereals because it has the highest genetic yield potential among the cereals. It is cultivated on nearly 150 m/ha in about 160 countri…

Onions and allied crops

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Originally published in 1990, Onions and Allied Crops, is a comprehensive account of the edible allium, examined across three volumes. The collection examines the major economic and dietary importance of edible alliums in most countries, and brings together contributions from ex…

Microbial mitigation of stress response of food legumes

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Microbial Mitigation of Stress Responses of Food Legumes provides knowledge on the impact of abiotic and biotic stress on the agriculture of grain legumes especially pulses and it critically reviews the cutting-edge research in exploring plant microbe interactions to mitigate th…

AGROFORESTRY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

fromBurleigh Dodds series in agricultural science

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Agroforestry seeks to balance protection of forest resources, the exploitation of the ecosystem services that trees can contribute to agriculture and the role of agroforestry in diversifying the range of agricultural products and markets. This volume reviews the latest research …

Aeroponics: growing vertical

by Gurley, Thomas W., (Thomas Wood)

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Aeroponics: Growing Vertical covers aspects of the emerging technology, aeroponics, which is a sister to hydroponics, involving state-of-the-art controlled environment agriculture. The book begins with an introduction of aeroponics followed by a summary of peer-reviewed technica…

Advances in crop modelling for a sustainable agriculture

fromBurleigh Dodds series in agricultural science

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"This collection provides a comprehensive review of key advances in crop modelling, with a focus on developing the next generation of whole-farm models to improve decision making and support for farmers. Chapters review advances in modelling individual components of agricultural…

Diseases of field crops and their management

by Parthasarathy, S., (Plant pathologist), Thiribhuvanamala, G., Prabakar, K., (Agriculturist)

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"The book entitled Diseases of Field Crops and their Management provides most recent information about major diseases of cultivation field crops, their symptoms, pathogen characters, epidemiology, and management. In order to make the book all in one, the importance of major dise…