Agricultural science Books
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa
Book SynopsisPresents an inclusive, and resilient solution to Africa'ss wide-ranging food security challenges, particularly in fragility, conflict, and violence-affected countries. The publication assesses the costs and benefits of using two frontier agriculture technologies, insect farming and plant hydroponics, to create a circular food economy in Africa.
£40.46
Texas A & M University Press Conducting Prescribed Fires: A Comprehensive
Book SynopsisLandowners and managers, municipalities, the logging and livestock industries, and conservation professionals all increasingly recognize that setting prescribed fires may reduce the devastating effects of wildfire, control invasive brush and weeds, improve livestock range and health, maintain wildlife habitat, control parasites, manage forest lands, remove hazardous fuel in the wildland-urban interface, and create residential buffer zones. In this practical and helpful manual, John R. Weir, who has conducted more than 720 burns in four states, offers a step-by-step guide to the systematic application of burning to meet specific land management needs and goals.
£22.36
Arcler Education Inc Vertical Farming
Book SynopsisVertical farming or high-rise farming is a proposed indoor, urban farming technology involving large-scale agricultural production in multi-story buildings. It is an intensive farming strategy which mainly employs advanced techniques such as hydroponics and aeroponics to produce crops like fruits, vegetables and edible mushrooms continuously. Unlike traditional farming in non-tropical areas, indoor farming can produce crops year-round. All-season farming multiplies the productivity of the farmed surface by a factor of 4 to 6 depending on the crop. With some crops, such as strawberries, the factor may be as high as 30. Furthermore, as the crops would be sold in the same infrastructures in which they are grown, they will not need to be transported between production and sale, resulting in less spoilage, infestation, and energy required than conventional farming encounters. Crops grown in traditional outdoor farming suffer from the often suboptimal, and sometimes extreme, nature of geological and meteorological events such as undesirable temperatures or rainfall amounts, monsoons, hailstorms, tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, and severe droughts. The protection of crops from weather is increasingly important as global climate change occurs. Because vertical plant farming provides a controlled environment, the productivity of vertical farms would be mostly independent of weather and protected from extreme weather events. Although the controlled environment of vertical farming negates most of these factors, earthquakes and tornadoes still pose threats to the proposed infrastructure, although this again depends on the location of the vertical farms. With high-rise farming, a relatively large area of land will be converted into a facility on which a multi-story building will be constructed. It will be located in the urban center. Important food crops will be grown in this building on soil-less media, employing mainly the techniques in hydroponics. It is estimated that by the year 2050, close to 80% of the world’s population will live in urban areas and the total population of the world will increase by 3 billion people. A very large amount of land may be required depending on the change in yield per hectare. Scientists are concerned that this large amount of required farmland will not be available and that severe damage to the earth will be caused by the added farmland.
£115.20
CABI Publishing Phytophthora: A Global Perspective
Book SynopsisMembers of the genus Phytophthora cause serious damage to a huge array of plants. From the nineteenth century Irish potato famine to current widespread threats to forests and ecosystems in North and South America, Europe and Australia, the genus lives up to its reputation as the plant destroyer. This book provides an overview of Phytophthora species impacting crops, forests, nurseries, greenhouses and natural areas worldwide. Chapters cover major hosts, identification, epidemiology, management, current research, future perspectives and the impacts of globalization on Phytophthora. Phytophthora: A Global Perspective is an essential resource for researchers and extension workers in plant pathology and crop protection.Table of Contents1: A Historical Perspective of Phytophthora 2: Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Phytophthora and Related Oomycetes 3: Molecular Identification of Phytophthora 4: Phytophthora Populations 5: Phytophthora Species Hybrids: A Novel Threat to Crops and Natural Ecosystems 6: Phytophthora infestans and P. andina on Solanaceous Hosts in South America 7: Phytophthora infestans in Europe 8: Phytophthora infestans in the United States 9: Phytophthora sojae on Soybeans 10: Biology and Management of Phytophthora capsici in the Southwestern United States 11: Phytophthora capsici in the Eastern United States 12: Taro Leaf Blight caused by Phytophthora colocasiae 13: Phytophthora nicotianae 14: Phytophthora cinnamomi in Australia 15: Phytophthora in US Forests 16: The Impact of Invasive Phytophthora Species on European Forests 17: Phytophthora pinifolia: the Cause of Daño Foliar del Pino on Pinus radiata in Chile 18: Phytophthora in Woody Ornamental Nurseries 19: Distribution and Biology of Phytophthora tropicalis 20: Phytophthora palmivora in Tropical Tree Crops 21: Phytophthora Root Rot of Avocado 22: The Occurrence and Impact of Phytophthora on the African Continent 23: Phytophthora in Mexico 24: Phytophthora in China 25: Globalization and Phytophthora
£98.68
CABI Publishing Land-Use Change Impacts on Soil Processes:
Book SynopsisThis book examines the effects that land-use changes (notably agricultural intensification, logging, soil erosion, urbanisation and mining) have on soil characteristics and processes in tropical and savannah environments. It covers a range of geographical regions and environments as impacts of land use change are often site specific. The effects of land use change on various aspects of the soil ecosystem from both a chemical and biological perspective will be examined.Table of Contents1: Land-use Change Impacts on Soil Processes in Tropical and Savannah Ecosystems: An Introduction 2: Effects of Land-use Changes on Biochemical and Microbial Parameters in Soils of the Andaman Islands, India 3: Evaluating the Impact of Oil Palm Agriculture and Logging on Soil Microbial Communities in South-east Asia 4: Microbial Functioning in Response to a Simulated Drought in Malaysian Rain Forest and Oil Palm Soils 5: Impact of Land-use Changes in the Amazon on Bacterial Diversity, Composition and Distribution 6: Acidification of Tropical Soils under Forest and Continuous Cropping in Thailand and Indonesia 7: The Importance of Soil Quality in the Safe Practice of Urban Agriculture in Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa 8: Urbanisation and Soil Nutrient Challenges and Opportunities: Lessons from Malawian Cities 9: Impact of Gold Mining on Mercury Contamination and Soil Degradation in Amazonian Ecosystems of French Guiana 10: Erosion and Sedimentation Effects on Soil Organic Carbon Redistribution in a Complex Landscape in Western Ecuador 11: Pastoralism and Kalahari Rangeland Soils 12: Changes in Soil Properties with Sugarcane Cropping in Mauritius 13: Patterns and Drivers of Soil Carbon Stocks And Isotopic Composition in Secondary Tropical Dry Forests of Costa Rica 14: Conversion of Pastures into Tectona grandis Plantations in Western Panamá: Effects on Soil Properties and the Mechanisms Underlying these Changes 15: Land-use Change Impacts on Soil Processes in Tropical and Savannah Ecosystems: Emerging Themes and Future Research Directions
£41.79
CABI Publishing Water Dynamics in Plant Production
Book SynopsisWater is the most basic essential for plant growth; an inadequate supply causes severe problems, as plants rely on the water transmitted by soil to meet their physiological and nutritional needs. Since the first edition was published, flooding and droughts throughout the world have made water an even more topical subject, as the importance and instability of our water supplies have been brought to the forefront of daily life. This new edition of Water Dynamics in Plant Production focuses on the dynamics of water through the hydrologic cycle and the associated mechanisms that plants employ to optimize growth and development. It describes the basic scientific principles of water transport in the soil-plant atmosphere continuum, and explains the linkage between transpirational water use and dry matter production. Paying particular attention to the various agronomic strategies for adaptation to climate-driven limitations of water resources, the efficiency of water use in plant production and in achieving an economic yield is presented in detail. This book offers a multidisciplinary introduction to the fundamentals and applications of water dynamics in natural and managed ecosystems. Including text boxes throughout, as well as online supplementary material, it provides an essential state of-the-art resource for students and researchers of soil and plant science, hydrology and agronomy. This book is enhanced with supplementary resources.Table of Contents1: The Role of Water in Plant Life 1.1: Functions of Water in the Plant Box 1.1: Light and water – prerequisites of photosynthesis 1.2: Adaptation Strategies of Plants to Overcome Water Shortage 1.3: Water and Net Primary Production 1.4: Water and Type of Vegetation 2: The Role of Water in Soil 2.1: Soil Genesis and Soil Functions 2.2: Soil Fauna and Vegetation Cover 3: The Interdependence of Soil Water and Vegetation 3.1: The Significance of the Soil for Water Storage 3.2: Transpiration and Seepage of Water with Different Types of Vegetation 4: Properties and Energy State of Water 4.1: Physical–Chemical Properties 4.2: The Concept of Water Potential and the Darcy Equation 5: Water Storage and Movement in Soil 5.1: Fundamentals and Principles Box 5.1: Measuring soil water 5.2: Evaporation 5.3: Infiltration and Water Transport Box 5.2: Soil structure and preferential flow 6: The Root – the Plant’s Organ for Water Uptake 6.1: The Role of the Root in the Plant 6.2: Structure of the Root Tip Box 6.1: Methods of studying roots 6.3: Root Systems 7: The Water Balance of the Plant 7.1: Water Potentials in Plant Cells 7.2: Water Uptake by Roots Box 7.1: Early experiments for determining water suction and water pressure of roots 7.3: Transpiration by Leaves 7.4: The Action of Stomatal Guard Cells 7.5: Water Transport within the Plant 7.6: Water Potentials in Plants Box 7.2: Searching for the cause of sap ascent 8: The Plant as a Link between Soil and Atmosphere:an Overview 8.1: The Soil–Plant–Atmosphere Continuum (SPAC) 8.2: Potential Evapotranspiration Box 8.1: Potential evaporation 8.3: Relations between Potential Evapotranspiration, Soil Water and Transpiration 9: Water Use by Crops 9.1: Growth of Roots and leaves 9.2: Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Transpiration 9.3: Root System Development and Water Uptake 9.4: How Much of the Soil Water is Extractable by Plant Roots? 9.5: Stomatal Control of Water Vapour Loss 9.6: Water Use Throughout the Growing Season 9.7: How to Determine the Components of the Field Water Balance 9.8: Numerical Simulation Box 9.1: How lysimeters work Box 9.2: Measurement of water flow through plants 10: Radiation and Dry Matter Production 10.1: Radiation and Net Photosynthesis of Single Leaves 10.2: Radiation Interception and Dry Matter Accumulation in Crop Stands 11: Water Use and Dry Matter Production 11.1: Relations and their Optimization Box 11.1: The saturation deficit of the air determines transpiration efficiency 11.2: The Transpiration Ratio and a Related Standard 11.3: Water Use and an Estimate of Dry Matter Production 12: Influence of Nutrient Supply on Water Use and Establishment of Yield 12.1: Yield Dependency on Water and Nutrient Supply 12.2: Influence of Nutrient Supply on the Relationship between Water Use and Yield 12.3: Transpiration Efficiency and Fertilizer Application 13: Development of Economic Yield under Inadequate Water Supply 13.1: Physiological Reactions and Assimilate Partitioning 13.2: Economic Yield 13.3: Water Shortage at Different Phenological Stages 13.4: Relation between Water Use and Economic Yield in Principal Crops 14: Water Stress in Plants 14.1: Measuring Water Stress in Plants 14.2: How Plants Perceive Water Stress Box 14.1: Signalling between roots and shoots 15: Climatic Factors Influencing Yield 15.1: Growth-limiting Climatic Factors 15.2: Climate Change 15.3: Plants, Soils and Cropping Pattern in a Changing Environment 16: Breeding for Yield and Water Use 16.1: Comparing Old and New Cultivars 16.2: Future Strategies in Plant Breeding 16.3: Application of Molecular Biology to Improve Crop Performance under Drought 17: Controlling the Soil’s Water Balance by Soil Management 17.1: Which of the Balance Components can be Changed? 17.2: Controlling Infiltration 17.3: Controlling Evaporation 17.4: Increasing the Quantity of Extractable Soil Water Box 17.1: Collection of water south of Sahel: a man, a hoe and barren land 17.5: Conservation Tillage 18: Controlling Water Use by Crop Management 18.1: Crop Rotation 18.2: Choice of Species and Cultivars 18.3: Seeding and Stand Density 18.4: Fertilizer Application 19: Irrigation 19.1: Need, Concerns, Problems 19.2: Tapping Water – the Basis of Early Civilizations 19.3: Water Requirement of Crops 19.4: Timing and Adjusting the Application of Water 19.5: Efficient Water Use 19.6: Irrigation Methods 20: Epilogue
£45.60
CABI Publishing Farm-level Modelling: Techniques, Applications
Book SynopsisAgriculture is the product of a complex mixture of behavioural, biophysical and market drivers. Understanding how these factors interact to produce crops and livestock for food has been the focus of economic investigation for many years. The advent of optimisation algorithms and the exponential growth in computing technology has allowed significant growth in mathematical modelling of the dynamics of agricultural systems. The complexity of approaches has grown in parallel with the availability of data at increasingly finer resolutions. Farm-level models have been widely used in agricultural economic studies to understand how farmers and land owners respond to market and policy levers. This book provides an in-depth description of different methodologies and techniques currently used in farm-level modelling. While giving an overview of the theoretical grounding behind the models, an applied approach is also used. Case studies range from the application of modelling to policy reforms and the subsequent impacts on rural communities and food supply. This book also provides descriptions of the use of farm-level models in much wider fields such as aggregation and linking with sectoral models. Its purpose is to show the reader the methods that have been employed to inform decision-makers about how to improve the economic, social and environmental goals required to achieve the aims of multidimensional policy.Table of ContentsPart 1: Farm-level Assessments 1: Policy Impact Assessment 2: Positive Mathematical Programming 3: Modelling Farm-level Adaptations Under External Shocks 4: Farm-level Modelling, Risk and Uncertainty 5: Modelling Farm-level Biosecurity Management 6: Modelling Farm Efficiency 7: Quantifying Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Identifying Cost-effective Mitigation Measures Part 2: Modelling beyond the farm gate 8: Moving Beyond the Farm: Representing Farms in Regional Modelling 9: Farm-level Microsimulation Models 10: Scaling Up and Out: Agent-Based Modelling to Include Farmer Regimes 11: Catchment-level Modelling 12: Modelling Food Supply Chains 13: Linkage of a Farm Group Model to a Partial Equilibrium Model 14: Conclusions: The State-of-the-art of Farm Modelling and Promising Directions
£89.09
CABI Publishing Brassica Oilseeds: Breeding and Management
Book SynopsisOilseed brassicas are among the largest traded agricultural commodities and are grown in around fifty countries worldwide. Utilised for both consumption and bioenergy use, demand is increasing and this book covers the entire gamut of oilseed brassicas. Beginning with an introduction and then organised into two sections, it reviews genetics and genomics (including breeding, heterosis and selection methods) and stress management and important pathogens, to provide a complete overview of brassica oilseeds.Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1: Importance and Origin Part II: Genetics and Genomics 2: Genetics and Breeding 3: Intersubgenomic Heterosis: Brassica napus as an Example 4: Induced Mutagenesis and Allele Mining 5: Seed Quality Modifications in Oilseed Brassicas 6: Genomics of Brassica Oilseeds Part III: Stress Management 7: Diseases 8: Albugo candida 9: Pathogenesis of Alternaria Species: Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Characterization 10: Plant Disease Resistance Genes: Insights and Concepts for Durable Disease Resistance 11: Insect pests 12: Abiotic Stresses with Emphasis on Brassica juncea
£46.98
CABI Publishing Enhancing Crop Genepool Use: Capturing Wild
Book SynopsisMaintaining food security in the face of human population increase and climate change is one of the critical challenges facing us in the 21st Century. Utilisation of the full range of agrobiodiversity will be a necessary tool in addressing this challenge. In this book a team of international contributors review all aspects of utilization and conservation of crop wild relative (CWR) and landrace (LR) diversity as a basis for crop improvement and future food security. Enhancing Crop Genepool Use covers four key areas: · Characterization techniques - novel 'omics' techniques and predictive tools that can be used to identify adaptive traits and expedite plant breeding. · Conservation strategies - how to develop national, regional and global CWR and LR conservation strategies, how better to target conservation to meet the needs of the plant breeding community, and how to integrate CWR and LR diversity into existing biodiversity conservation programmes. · Facilitating CWR and LR use - pre-breeding using 'exotic' germplasm, meeting breeders' needs, integrating the conservation and user communities, and policy enhancement. · Informatics development - improving characterization, trait and conservation data management and accessibility, and inter-information system operability. This book will appeal to a wide array of specialists and postgraduate students, such as those working in the fields of agrobiodiversity conservation and use, conservation, ecology, botany, genetics, plant breeding and agriculture.Table of ContentsPart I: Breeder's use of exotic germplasm 1: Using phenomics and genomics to unlock landrace and wild relative diversity for crop improvement 2: Pre-domesticating wild relatives as new sources of novel genetic diversity 3: Unravelling quinoa domestication with wild ancestors 4: Screening wild Vigna species and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) landraces for sources of resistance to Striga gesnerioides 5: Wild Lactuca saligna a rich source of variation for lettuce breeding 6: Capturing wild relative and landrace diversity for crop improvement using a new selection tool to exploit genetic resources in durum wheat Part II: Improving access to PGRFA 7: How the Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy (FIGS) is used to mine plant genetic resources collections for adaptive traits 8: Predictive characterization methods for accessing and using CWR diversity 9: Keeping a finger on the pulse: monitoring the use of CWR in crop improvement Part III: CWR conservation 10: Joining up the dots: a systematic perspective of crop wild relative conservation and use 11: Europe’s crop wild relative diversity: from conservation planning to conservation action 12: An approach for in situ gap analysis and conservation planning on a global scale 13: The distributions and ex situ conservation of crop wild relatives: a global approach 14: National strategies for the conservation of crop wild relatives 15: Crop wild relatives, a priority in Jordan? - developing a national strategy for the conservation of plant diversity in Jordan using a participatory approach 16: Establishing systematic crop wild relative conservation within the United Kingdom 17: Optimized site selection for the in situ conservation of forage CWRs: a combination of community and genetic level perspectives 18: Developing a crop wild relative conservation strategy for Finland 19: Developing national crop wild relative in situ conservation strategy for Lithuania: creation of national CWR inventory and its prioritization 20: Priorities for conservation of crop wild relatives at Indian National Genebank 21: Strategies for detecting climate adaptations in the wild pearl millet for future breeding use 22: Assessment of the conservation status of Mesoamerican crop species and their wild relatives in light of climate change Part IV: LR conservation 23: Landrace conservation of maize in Mexico and evolutionary breeding 24: Use of spontaneous sexually-produced new landraces of a vegetatively propagated crop of the Andes (Oxalis tuberosa Mol.) to enhance in situ conservation 25: A long-term systematic monitoring framework for on-farm conserved potato landrace diversity 26: A European in situ (on-farm) conservation and management strategy for landraces 27: Using landraces in agriculture, food and cooking: experiences around a big city in Southern Europe 28: Hungarian strategies for the conservation of crop wild relative and landrace diversity 29: Assessment of Italian landrace density and species richness: useful criteria for developing in situ conservation strategies 30: Chickpea wild relatives and landraces of Georgia 31: Landrace inventories and recommendations for in situ conservation in Finland Part V: Community-based conservation and use 32: Community biodiversity management (CBM): A participatory methodology that integrates empowerment, livelihoods and on-farm management of agrobiodiversity 33: Evolutionary Plant Breeding: A method for rapidly increasing on-farm biodiversity to support sustainable livelihoods in an era of climate change 34: Value chain development: a silver bullet for agrobiodiversity conservation and use? Part VI: PGR conservation and use policy 35: Moving slowly towards the light: a review of efforts to create a global system for PGRFA over the last half century 36: On the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources in Europe: a stakeholder analysis 37: Towards an improved European Plant Germplasm System 38: Impact of the genetic resources policy landscape on food security: an assessment of the Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property Rights Programme 39: What do we have to lose? Monitoring crop genetic diversity Part VII: Conservation informatics 40: Improved utilization of crop diversity for rationalized breeding using data interoperability 41: Implementation of a PGR Global Documentation System in Portugal 42: The GRIN-Taxonomy Crop Wild Relative Inventory
£141.48
CABI Publishing Visual Soil Evaluation: Realizing Potential Crop
Book SynopsisVisual Soil Evaluation provides land users and environmental authorities with the tools to assess soil quality for crop performance. An important tool for ensuring food security, this book appraises the use of visual soil evaluation in determining the potential of different land types for carbon storage, greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient leaching. Providing a guide to diagnosing and rectifying soil problems, it includes: - Full colour illustrations throughout to show variation of soil quality and aid evaluation - A broad range of land types, from abandoned peats to prime arable land - Assessment of soil structure after quality degradation such as compaction, erosion or organic matter loss Essential reading for students, researchers and scientists interested in soil science and crop production, this book is also a valuable tool for policy makers and environmental authorities. A useful handbook assessing yield potential across a range of scales, it places visual soil evaluation in the context of the future sustainable intensification of agriculture.Table of Contents1: Describing soil structures, rooting and biological activity and recognising tillage effects, damage and recovery from damage in clayey and sandy soils 2: Assessing structural quality for crop performance and for agronomy (VESS, VSA, SOILpak, Profil Cultural, SubVESS) 3: Reduction of yield gaps and improvement of ecological function through local-to-global applications of visual soil assessment 4: Visual evaluation of grassland and arable management impacts on soil quality 5: Choosing and evaluating soil improvements by subsoiling and compaction control 6: Valuing the Neglected: lessons and methods from an organic, anthropic soil system in the Outer Hebrides 7: Evaluating land quality for carbon storage, greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient leaching 8: Soil structure under adverse weather/climate conditions 9: The expanding discipline and role of Visual Soil Evaluation
£42.99
CABI Publishing Harnessing Dividends from Drylands: Innovative
Book SynopsisThe livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries, which depend on dryland agriculture to ensure their food security and their well-being, could be improved measurably by gains in agricultural crop yields. This book describes lessons learnt from an innovative scheme in India that improved crop yields in drylands. It shows how the scheme can be scaled up for other dryland regions of the world. The scheme uses localized soil nutrient analyses to create an integrated, climate smart fertilizer and planting plan that maximises yields for farmers. This book describes how a partnership between a global scientific organization (such as International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, ICRISAT) and state and non-state actors can provide a route to equitable growth, specifically for small and marginal farmers, and how this approach can be replicated worldwide to enhance rural livelihoods. This strategic collaboration and its conceptual and functional design is fully outlined, as well as the scheme's implementation and the effective monitoring and learning process that has been created.Table of Contents1: Dry Lands for Food Security: A Macro Perspective 2: Evolution of Bhoochetana 3: Soil Nutrient Mapping for On-farm Fertility Management 4: Human Capacity Development to adopt Best Practices 5: Digital Technologies for Agricultural Extension 6: Institutional Arrangements and Innovations 7: Climate Variability and Agriculture 8: Crop Yield Estimation Strategy 9: An Integrated Approach for Productivity Enhancement 10: Water Productivity and Income 11: Social and Economic Benefits 12: Lessons Learnt and a Way Forward
£120.59
CABI Publishing Big Data’s Big Potential in Developing Economies:
Book SynopsisBig data involves the use of sophisticated analytics to make decisions based on large-scale data inputs. It is set to transform agriculture, environmental protection and healthcare in developing countries. This book critically evaluates the developing big data industry and market in these countries and gives an overview of the determinants, performance and impacts. It provides a detailed analysis of technology creation, technology infrastructures and human skills required to utilize big data while discussing novel applications and business models that make use of it to overcome healthcare barriers. The book also offers an analysis of big data's potential to improve environmental monitoring and protection where it is likely to have far-reaching and profound impacts on the agricultural sector. A key question addressed is how gains in agricultural productivity associated with big data will benefit smallholder farmers relative to global multinationals in that sector. The book also probes big data's roles in the creation of markets that can improve the welfare of smallholder farmers. Special consideration is given to big data-led transformation of the financial industry and discusses how the transformation can increase small-holder farmers' access to finance by changing the way lenders assess creditworthiness of potential borrowers. It also takes a look at data privacy and security issues facing smallholder farmers and reviews differences in such issues in industrialized and developing countries. The key ideas, concepts and theories presented are explored, illustrated and contrasted through in-depth case studies of developing world-based big data companies, and deployment and utilization of big data in agriculture, environmental protection and healthcare.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Big Data in Developing Countries: Current Status, Opportunities and Challenges Chapter 2: Big Data Ecosystem in Developing Countries Chapter 3: Big Data in Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Chapter 4: Big Data in Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes Chapter 5: Big Data in Agriculture Chapter 6: Big Data’s Roles in Increasing Smallholder Farmers’ Access to Finance Chapter 7: Data Privacy and Security Issues Facing Smallholder Farmers and Poor Communities in Developing Countries Chapter 8: Lessons Learned, Implications and the Way Forward
£89.09
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Biotechnology, Agriculture and Development
Book SynopsisRecent innovations in agriculture and food technologies have brought benefits to many countries, particularly in developing regions, but information about the extent of these has often been sparse. This research review examines the best papers on the subject to form a comprehensive, global perspective on the impacts of agricultural biotechnology around the world. With an emphasis on the economic, environmental, health and food security aspects of agbiotech, Biotechnology, Agriculture and Development will prove to be an invaluable resource for academics, students and researchers alike.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Peter W.B. Phillips, Stuart J. Smyth and David Castle 1. Philipp Aerni (2011), ‘Do Political Attitudes Affect Consumer Choice? Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Study with Genetically Modified Bread in Switzerland’, Sustainability, 3 (9), September, 1555–72 2. Akhter Ali and Awudu Abdulai (2010), ‘The Adoption of Genetically Modified Cotton and Poverty Reduction in Pakistan’, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61 (1), February, 175–92 3. Julian M. Alston, Michele C. Marra, Philip G. Pardey and T.J. Wyatt (2000), ‘Research Returns Redux: A Meta-Analysis of the Returns to Agricultural R&D’, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 44 (2), June, 185–215 4. Klaus Ammann (2007), ‘Reconciling Traditional Knowledge with Modern Agriculture: A Guide for Building Bridges’, in Anatole Krattiger, Richard T. Mahoney, Lita Nelsen, Jennifer A. Thomson, Alan B. Bennett, Kanikaram Satyanarayana, Gregory D. Graff, Carlos Fernandez and Stanley P. Kowalski (eds), Intellectual Property Management in Health and Agricultural Innovation: A Handbook of Best Practices, Chapter 16.7, Oxford, UK: MIHR (Centre for the Management of Intellectual Property in Health Research and Development) and Davis, CA: PIPRA (Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture), 1539–62 5. Kym Anderson (2010), ‘Economic Impacts of Policies Affecting Crop Biotechnology and Trade’, New Biotechnology, 27 (5), November, 558–64 6. Arnab K. Basu and Matin Qaim (2007), ‘On The Adoption of Genetically Modified Seeds in Developing Countries and the Optimal Types of Government Intervention’, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 89 (3), August, 784–804 7. Volker Beckmann, Claudio Soregaroli and Justus Wesseler (2006), ‘Coexistence Rules and Regulations in the European Union’, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 88 (5), December, 1193–9 8. Richard Bennett, Stephen Morse and Yousouf Ismael (2006), ‘The Economic Impact of Genetically Modified Cotton on South African Smallholders: Yield, Profit and Health Effects’, Journal of Development Studies, 42 (4), May, 662–77 9. Graham Brookes and Peter Barfoot (2012), ‘Global Impact of Biotech Crops: Environmental Effects, 1996–2010’, GM Crops and Food: Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain, 3 (2), April/May/June, 129–37 10. Derek Byerlee and Ken Fischer (2002), ‘Accessing Modern Science: Policy and Institutional Options for Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries’, World Development, 30 (6), June, 931–48 11. Carl Pray, Danmeng Ma, Jikun Huang and Fangbin Qiao (2001), ‘Impact of Bt Cotton in China’, World Development, 29 (5), May, 813–25 12. Carl K. Eicher, Karim Maredia and Idah Sithole-Niang (2006), ‘Crop Biotechnology and the African Farmer’, Food Policy, 31 (6), December, 504–27 13. José Benjamin Falck-Zepeda, Greg Traxler and Robert G. Nelson (2000), ‘Surplus Distribution from the Introduction of a Biotechnology Innovation’, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 82 (2), May, 360–9 14. Jose Falck-Zepeda, Jose Yorobe, Jr., Bahagiawati Amir Husin, Abraham Manalo, Erna Lokollo, Godfrey Ramon, Patricia Zambrano (2012), ‘Estimates and Implications of the Costs of Compliance with Biosafety Regulations in Developing Countries’, GM Crops and Food: Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain, 3 (1), January/February/March, 52–9 15. Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo and Margriet Caswell, with contributions from Lorraine Mitchell, Elise Golan and Fred Kuchler (2006), ‘The First Decade of Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States’, United States Department of Agriculture Economic Information Bulletin Number 11 (EIB-11), April, 1–36 16. George B. Frisvold and Jeanne M. Reeves (2010), ‘Resistance Management and Sustainable Use of Agricultural Biotechnology’, AgBioForum: The Journal of Agrobiotechnology Management and Economics, 13 (4), 343–59 17. Guillaume Gruère and Debdatta Sengupta (2011), ‘Bt Cotton and Farmer Suicides in India: An Evidence-Based Assessment’, Journal of Development Studies, 47 (2), February, 316–37 18. Ronald J. Herring (2007), ‘Stealth Seeds: Bioproperty, Biosafety, Biopolitics’, Journal of Development Studies, 43 (1), January, 130–57 19. Jikun Huang, Scott Rozelle, Carl Pray and Qinfang Wang (2002), ‘Plant Biotechnology in China’, Science, 295 (5555), January, 674–7 20. Jikun Huang, Deliang Zhang, Jun Yang, Scott Rozelle and Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes (2008), ‘Will the Biosafety Protocol Hinder or Protect the Developing World: Learning from China’s Experience’, Food Policy, 33 (1), February, 1–12 21. Jikun Huang, Ruifa Hu, Scott Rozelle and Carl Pray (2008), ‘Genetically Modified Rice, Yields, and Pesticides: Assessing Farm-Level Productivity Effects in China’, Economic Development and Cultural Change, 56 (2), January, 241–63 22. W.D. Hutchison, E.C. Burkness, P.D. Mitchell, R.D. Moon, T.W. Leslie, S.J. Fleischer, M. Abrahamson, K.L. Hamilton, K.L. Steffey, M.E. Gray, R.L. Hellmich, L.V. Kaster, T.E. Hunt, R.J. Wright, K. Pecinovsky, T.L. Rabaey, B.R. Flood and E.S. Raun (2010), ‘Areawide Suppression of European Corn Borer with Bt Maize Reaps Savings to Non-Bt Maize Growers’, Science, 330 (6001), October, 222–5 23. Calestous Juma (2011), ‘Science Meets Farming in Africa’, Science, 334 (6061), December, 1323 24. Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, Richard Maltsbarger and James Barnes (2001), ‘Global Identity Preservation Costs in Agricultural Supply Chains’, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 49 (4), December, 605–15 25. Michael Lipton (2001), ‘Reviving Global Poverty Reduction: What Role for Genetically Modified Plants?’, Journal of International Development, 13 (7), October, 823–46 26. GianCarlo Moschini (2001), ‘Biotech—Who Wins? Economic Benefits and Costs of Biotechnology Innovations in Agriculture’, Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, 2 (1), Spring, 93–117 27. Giancarlo Moschini and Harvey Lapan (1997), ‘Intellectual Property Rights and the Welfare Effects of Agricultural R&D’, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 79 (4), November, 1229–42 28. Carl E. Pray, Jikun Huang, Ruifa Hu and Scott Rozelle (2002), ‘Five Years of Bt Cotton in China – The Benefits Continue’, Plant Journal, 31 (4), August, 423–30 29. Carl E. Pray (2001), ‘Public-Private Sector Linkages in Research and Development: Biotechnology and the Seed Industry in Brazil, China and India’, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 83 (3), August, 742–7 30. Carl E. Pray and Anwar Naseem (2007), ‘Supplying Crop Biotechnology to the Poor: Opportunities and Constraints’, Journal of Development Studies, 43 (1), January, 192–217 31. Matin Qaim and Greg Traxler (2005), ‘Roundup Ready Soybeans in Argentina: Farm Level and Aggregate Welfare Effects’, Agricultural Economics, 32 (1), January, 73–86 32. Matin Qaim (2009), ‘The Economics of Genetically Modified Crops’, Annual Review of Resource Economics, 1, June, 665–93 33. Matin Qaim (2003), ‘Bt Cotton in India: Field Trial Results and Economic Projections’, World Development, 31 (12), December, 2115–27 34. Matin Qaim and Alain de Janvry (2003), ‘Genetically Modified Crops, Corporate Pricing Strategies, and Farmers’ Adoption: The Case of Bt Cotton in Argentina’, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 85 (4), November, 814–28 35. Melinda Smale, Patricia Zambrano and Mélodie Cartel (2006), ‘Bales and Balance: A Review of the Methods Used to Assess the Economic Impact of Bt Cotton on Farmers in Developing Economies’, AgBioForum: The Journal of Agrobiotechnology Management and Economics, 9 (3), 195–212 36. Stuart J. Smyth and Drew L. Kershen (2006), ‘Agricultural Biotechnology: Legal Liability Regimes from Comparative and International Perspectives’, Global Jurist, 6 (2), October, i, 1–80 37. Stuart J. Smyth, George G. Khachatourians and Peter W.B. Phillips (2002), ‘Liabilities and Economics of Transgenic Crops’, Nature Biotechnology, 20 (6), June, 537–41 38. Stuart J. Smyth, William A. Kerr and Peter W.B. Phillips (2011), ‘Recent Trends in the Scientific Basis of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Trade Rules and their Potential Impact on Investment’, Journal of World Investment and Trade, 12 (1), 5–26 39. Arjunan Subramanian and Matin Qaim (2010), ‘The Impact of Bt Cotton on Poor Households in Rural India’, Journal of Development Studies, 46 (2), February, 295–311 40. Felicia Wu (2006), ‘Mycotoxin Reduction in Bt Corn: Potential Economic, Health, and Regulatory Impacts’, Transgenic Research, 15 (3), June, 277–89 41. David Zilberman, Holly Ameden and Matin Qiam (2007), ‘The Impact of Agricultural Biotechnology on Yields, Risks, and Biodiversity in Low-Income Countries’, Journal of Development Studies, 43 (1), January, 63–78 42. David Zilberman, Holly Ameden, Gregory D. Graff and Matin Qaim (2004), ‘Agricultural Biotechnology: Productivity, Biodiversity, and Intellectual Property Rights’, Journal of Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization, 2 (2), May, i, 1–16 43. Roukayatou Zimmermann and Matin Qaim (2004), ‘Potential Health Benefits of Golden Rice: A Philippine Case Study’, Food Policy, 29 (2), April, 147–68 Index
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CABI Publishing Emerging Trends in Agri-Nanotechnology:
Book SynopsisThe science of nanotechnology, the manipulation, design and engineering of devices at the atomic and molecular scale, is starting to be applied to many disciplines including aspects of agriculture and crop science. This book opens with a brief history of nanotechnology in agriculture. Applications are then examined in detail, including nanopesticides, nanosensors, nanofertilizers, and nanoherbicides. Topics covered include; the biosynthesis of nanoparticles (through microbes, plants and other biotic agents); the ecological consequences of their delivery into the environment (examining effects and toxicity on soil, soil biota, and plants); safety issues; an overview of the global market for nanotechnology products, and the regulation of nanotechnology in agriculture. The book concludes with speculations on what the future holds for the technology. The book has been written by an international group of researchers and experts from over 12 countries with experience across a wide range of issues relating to the industry. This book will be of use to a wide range of researchers and professional scientists in the agricultural sector, academia and industry, including microbiologists, chemical engineers, geneticists, plant scientists and biochemists.Table of Contents1: Rewinding the History of Agriculture and Emergence of Nanotechnology in Agriculture 2: Use of Nanomaterials in Agriculture: Potential Benefits and Challenges 3: Green Nanotechnology for Enhanced Productivity in Agriculture 4: Nanonutrient from Fungal Protein: Future Prospects on Crop Production 5: Multifarious Applications of Nanotechnology for Enhanced Productivity in Agriculture 6: Different Methods of Nanoparticle Synthesis and Their Comparative Agricultural Applications 7: Nanotoxicity to Agroecosystem: Impact on Soil and Agriculture 8: Factors Affecting the Fate, Transport, Bioavailability and Toxicity of Nanoparticles in the Agroecosystem 9: Nanotechnology: Comprehensive Understanding of Interaction, Toxicity and the Fate of Biosynthesized Nanoparticles in the Agroecosystem 10: Global Market of Nanomaterials and Colloidal Formulations for Agriculture: An Overview 11: The Responsible Development of Nanoproducts – Lessons from the Past 12: Nanotechnology Application and Emergence in Agriculture 13: Positive and Negative Effects of Nanotechnology 14: Vanguard Nano(bio)sensor Technologies Fostering the Renaissance of Agriculture 15: Current Trends and Future Priorities of Nanofertilizers 16: Biosafety and Regulatory Aspects of Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food 17: Implication of Nanotechnology for the Treatment of Water and Air Pollution 18: Role of Nanotechnology in Insect Pest Management
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CABI Publishing GM Agriculture and Food Security: Fears and Facts
Book SynopsisEfforts to improve food security in the developing world have been hampered due to myths surrounding GM agriculture. This book explores the theory, evidence and rhetoric of the impact of food production on the environment, and the impact of the environment on food production. The chapters address: food security and technology; expertise and opportunism; the promise of technology; the politicization of risk; industrial agriculture; the meaning of 'natural'; the potential of the local food movement; food labelling; genetic diversity in the agro-industrial era; sustainability and chemical application; plant vitality; and future prospects for food security. Each chapter includes a personal introduction from the authors about the issues at hand, followed by a detailed analysis with further references. The book considers the origins of concerns and then examines the evidence around the issues, and the impacts in terms of policy, regulation and agricultural practice. It also: - Refutes common consumer and environmental organization myths about biotechnology. - Highlights the importance of food security in both the developing and developed world. - Provides a pro-science approach to increasing food security. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in biotechnology, food security and public understanding of science, and also to policy makers, regulators and industry managers.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Food Security and Technology: Fear Trumps Hope Chapter 2: Expertise and Opportunism: Who Should We Listen To? Chapter 3: The Technology Promise: How Can We Feed a World of More Than 9 Billion? Chapter 4: The Politicization of Risk: Is It Safe? Chapter 5: Industrial Agriculture: Who Is the Real Winner? Chapter 6: The Nature of Natural: Whose Preferences Should Dominate? Chapter 7: The Local Food Movement: Can We Be Self-Sufficient? Chapter 8: Food Labelling: What Do People Want? Chapter 9: Genetic Diversity in the Agro-Industrial Era: What Is at Risk? Chapter 10: The Sustainability Challenge: Are We Facing a Chemical Armageddon? Chapter 11: Plant Vitality: Will ‘Superweeds’ Strangle Our Future? Chapter 12: The Future of Food Security: Where to From Here?
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CABI Publishing GM Agriculture and Food Security: Fears and Facts
Book SynopsisEfforts to improve food security in the developing world have been hampered due to myths surrounding GM agriculture. This book explores the theory, evidence and rhetoric of the impact of food production on the environment, and the impact of the environment on food production. The chapters address: food security and technology; expertise and opportunism; the promise of technology; the politicization of risk; industrial agriculture; the meaning of 'natural'; the potential of the local food movement; food labelling; genetic diversity in the agro-industrial era; sustainability and chemical application; plant vitality; and future prospects for food security. Each chapter includes a personal introduction from the authors about the issues at hand, followed by a detailed analysis with further references. The book considers the origins of concerns and then examines the evidence around the issues, and the impacts in terms of policy, regulation and agricultural practice. It also: - Refutes common consumer and environmental organization myths about biotechnology. - Highlights the importance of food security in both the developing and developed world. - Provides a pro-science approach to increasing food security. This book will be of interest to students and researchers in biotechnology, food security and public understanding of science, and also to policy makers, regulators and industry managers.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Food Security and Technology: Fear Trumps Hope Chapter 2: Expertise and Opportunism: Who Should We Listen To? Chapter 3: The Technology Promise: How Can We Feed a World of More Than 9 Billion? Chapter 4: The Politicization of Risk: Is It Safe? Chapter 5: Industrial Agriculture: Who Is the Real Winner? Chapter 6: The Nature of Natural: Whose Preferences Should Dominate? Chapter 7: The Local Food Movement: Can We Be Self-Sufficient? Chapter 8: Food Labelling: What Do People Want? Chapter 9: Genetic Diversity in the Agro-Industrial Era: What Is at Risk? Chapter 10: The Sustainability Challenge: Are We Facing a Chemical Armageddon? Chapter 11: Plant Vitality: Will ‘Superweeds’ Strangle Our Future? Chapter 12: The Future of Food Security: Where to From Here?
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CABI Publishing Ethical Tensions from New Technology: The Case of
Book SynopsisThe introduction of new technologies can be controversial, especially when they create ethical tensions as well as winners and losers among stakeholders and interest groups. While ethical tensions resulting from the genetic modification of crops and plants and their supportive gene technologies have been apparent for decades, persistent challenges remain. This book explores the contemporary nature, type, extent and implications of ethical tensions resulting from agricultural biotechnology specifically and technology generally. There are four main arenas of ethical tensions: public opinion, policy and regulation, technology as solutions to problems, and older versus new technologies. Contributions focus on one or more of these arenas by identifying the ethical tensions technology creates and articulating emerging fault lines and, where possible, viable solutions. Key features include: Focusing on contemporary challenges created by new and emerging technologies, especially agricultural biotechnology. Identifying a unique perspective by considering the problem of ethical tensions created or enhanced by new technologies. Providing an interdisciplinary perspective by including perspectives from sociologists, economists, philosophers and other social scientists. This book will be of interest to academics in agricultural economics, sociology and philosophy and policymakers concerned with introducing new technology into agriculture.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Ethical Tensions and New Technology: An Overview in the Context of Agricultural Biotechnology PART 1: PUBLIC OPINION AND INTEREST 1: Ethical Tensions from a ‘Science Alone’ Approach in Communicating Genetic Engineering Science to Consumers 2: Against the (GM) Grain: Ethical Tensions and Agrobiotechnology Activism in the USA 3: The Use and Abuse of the Term ‘GMO’ in the ‘Common Weal Rhetoric’ Against the Application of Modern Biotechnology in Agriculture 4: Collaborating with the Enemy? A View from Down Under on GM Research Partnerships PART 2: POLICY AND REGULATION 5: Three Models of Public Opinion and Public Interest for Agricultural Biotechnology: Precautionary, Conventional and Accommodative 6: Genetically Modified Organisms in Food: Ethical Tensions and the Labeling Initiative 7: Ethical Tensions in Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology and their Impact on Policy Outcomes: Evidence from the USA and India PART 3: TECHNOLOGICAL FIX CRITICISM 8: Technological Pragmatism: Navigating the Ethical Tensions Created by Agricultural Biotechnology 9: Absolute Hogwash: Assemblage and the New Breed of Animal Biotechnology PART 4: NEW VERSUS OLD TECHNOLOGY 10: Nature-identical Outcomes, Artificial Processes: Governance of CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing as an Ethical Challenge 11: New Technology, Cognitive Bias and Ethical Tensions in Entrepreneurial Commercialization: The Case of CRISPR PART 5: MEDIATING ETHICAL TENSIONS 12: New Technology, Ethical Tensions and the Mediating Role of Translational Research
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CABI Publishing Climate Change Impact and Adaptation in
Book SynopsisThe focus of this book is future global climate change and its implications for agricultural systems which are the main sources of agricultural goods and services provided to society. These systems are either based on crop or livestock production, or on combinations of the two, with characteristics that differ between regions and between levels of management intensity. In turn, they also differ in their sensitivity to projected future changes in climate, and improvements to increase climate-resilience need to be tailored to the specific needs of each system. The book will bring together a series of chapters that provide scientific insights to possible implications of projected climate changes for different important types of crop and livestock systems, and a discussion of options for adaptive and mitigative management.Table of Contentsa: Introduction 1: Climate projections for 2050 2: Rainfed Intensive Crop Systems 3: Climate Sensitivity of Intensive Rice-Wheat Systems in Tropical Asia: Focus on the Indo-Gangetic Plains 4: Climate Change Challenges for Low Input Cropping and Grazing Systems – Australia 5: Diversity in Organic and Agroecological Farming Systems for Mitigation of Climate Change Impact, with Examples from Latin America 6: UK Fruit and Vegetable Production – Impacts of Climate Change and Opportunities for Adaptation 7: Intensive Livestock Systems for Dairy Cows 8: Climate Change and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems in Temperate-Humid Regions of North and South America: Mitigation and Adaptation 9: Land Managed for Multiple Services 10: Adaptation of Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Asia 11: Enhancing Climate Resilience of Cropping Systems 12: Shaping Sustainable Intensive Production Systems: Improved Crops and Cropping Systems in the Developing World 13: The Role of Modelling in Adapting and Building the Climate Resilience of Cropping Systems 14: Agroforestry Solutions for Buffering Climate Variability and Adapting to Change 15: Channelling the Future? The Use of Seasonal Climate Forecasts in Climate Adaptation 16: Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: New Approaches to Knowledge and Learning 17: What are the Factors that Dictate the Choice of Coping Strategies for Extreme Climate Events? The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
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CABI Publishing Impact of the International Livestock Research
Book SynopsisProviding the first evidenced-based global estimates of the many scientific, economic, policy, and capacity development impacts of livestock research in and for developing countries. This volume is an indispensable guide and reference for veterinarians, animal and forage scientists, and anyone working for the equitable and sustainable development of the world's poorer agricultural economies. Livestock is one the fastest growing agricultural sectors, with most growth occurring in developing countries. For more than four and a half decades one global centre has been mandated to conduct research on leveraging the benefits and mitigating the costs of livestock production in poor countries. This book focuses on the achievements and impacts of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its predecessors, the International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA) and the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD). The scientific and economic impacts of tropical livestock research detailed in this work reveal valuable lessons for reducing world hunger, poverty and environmental degradation. Describing the impacts of smallholder livestock systems on the global environment, the book also covers animal genetics, production, health and disease control, and livestock-related land management, public policy, and economics, all with useful pointers for future livestock-for-development research.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Evolution of IARC Livestock Research, 1975–2018 Part I: Animal Genetics, Production and Health Preface to Part I: Research Spending and Publications on Animal Genetics, Production, and Health 1: Livestock Genetics and Breeding 2: Control of Pathogenesis in Animal African Trypanosomiasis: A Search for Answers at ILRAD, ILCA and ILRI 1975-2018 3: Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control in West Africa, Uganda, and Ethiopia: ILRI’s Role in the Field 4: Impact Assessment of Immunology and Immunoparasitology at ILRAD and ILRI 5: Veterinary Epidemiology at ILRAD and ILRI 1987–2018 6: The Management and Economics of East Coast Fever 7: Transboundary Animal Diseases 8: Zoonoses 9: Food Safety and Nutrition 10: Ticks and Their Control Part II: Primary Production Preface to Part II: Research Spending and Publications on Primary Production 11: Rangeland Ecology 12: Forage Diversity, Conservation and Use 13: The Impact of CGIAR Centre Research on Use of Planted Forages by Tropical Smallholders 14: Multidimensional Crop Improvement by ILRI and Partners: Drivers, Approaches, Achievements and Impact Part III: Tropical Livestock Systems Preface to Part III: Research Spending and Publications on Tropical Livestock Systems 15: African Livestock Systems Research, 1975-2018 16: Ruminant Livestock and Climate Change in the Tropics 17: Economics and Policy Research at ILRI, 1975–2018 18: The Impact of ILRI Research on Gender Conclusion: The Future of Research at ILRI
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CABI Publishing Mutation Breeding, Genetic Diversity and Crop
Book SynopsisThe year 2018 marked the 90th anniversary of induced mutagenesis in plants. The FAO/IAEA International Symposium on Plant Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology held in 2018 reviewed achievements in crop improvement through mutation breeding in several countries across the globe, and discussed innovations in mutation induction, precision phenotyping and genomics applications. Induced genetic variation is important for crop improvement especially in instances where there is limited variation in existing germplasm pools to achieve desired levels of crop performance, and where techniques such as hybridization cannot be easily applied. Its application becomes further significant as the dual threats of population growth and climate change increasingly challenge global food and nutrition security. Higher production of nutritional food and reduction of crop losses imposed by extreme events like droughts, high temperatures, floods, diseases and pests call for induced novel genetic variation. While recent breakthroughs in whole genome-based mutation detection technologies increase the efficiency and precision of breeding in all crops, in vitro techniques coupled with mutagenesis broaden the genetic base of vegetative and horticultural tree crops and reduce their breeding cycles. In this book an international team of expert authors review achievements, new developments, trends and challenges in the field of plant mutation breeding, across the scientific community and the private sector. Chapters highlight specific challenges, such as emerging transboundary threats to crop production, and assess the overall importance of mutation breeding to food security. Coverage includes: · Contribution and impact of mutant varieties to food security. · Mutation breeding for adaptation to climate change in seed propagated crops. · Mutation breeding for ornamental and vegetatively propagated crops. · Enhancing agro biodiversity through new mutation induction techniques. · New challenges and technologies in plant genomics and breeding. This book is a comprehensive and essential resource for students, researchers and professionals in plant breeding.Table of Contents1: Contribution of Crop Mutant Varieties to Food Security 1: World Food Supply: Problems and Prospects 2: Scandinavian Mutation Research During the Past 90 Years – a Historical Review 3: History of Mutation Breeding and Molecular Research Using Induced Mutations in Japan 4: Soybean Breeding Through Induced Mutation in Vietnam 5: New Mutation Techniques for Crop Improvement in China 6: High-yielding NERICA Mutant Rice for Upland Areas and Hope for Bangladeshi Farmers 7: Impact of Mutant Varieties in Malaysia: Challenges and Future Perspectives for Mutation Breeding 8: Application of Mutation Breeding Techniques in the Development of Green Crop Varieties in Sri Lanka: the Way Forward 9: Mutation Breeding in Rice for Sustainable Crop Production and Food Security in India 2: Mutation Breeding in Crop Improvement and Climate- Change Adaptation 10: Isolation and Characterization of Yellow Rust Resistant Mutants in Wheat 11: Identification of Rice Mutants Tolerant to Cold Stress at the Germination Stage by TILLING 12: Mutation Breeding of Sorghum to Support Climate-Smart Agriculture 13: Production of Haploid Embryos and Plants in Iranian Melon (Cucumis melo L.) Through Irradiated Pollen-induced Parthenogenesis 14: Application of Mutation Breeding to the Improvement of the Under-studied Crop Tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) 15: Improving Sustainable Cotton Production Through Enhanced Resilience to Climate Change Using Mutation Breeding 16: Development of Climate-Adaptable/ Resilient Crop Varieties Through Induced Mutation 17: Anthracnose Resistance Induction in Chilli by Electron Beam Irradiation
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ISTE Ltd Historical Ecology: Learning from the Past to
Book SynopsisThis book addresses present-day landscapes, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity as legacies of the past. It implements an interdisciplinary approach to understand how natural or human-impacted ecological systems have changed over time.Historical Ecology combines theory, methods, regional case studies and syntheses to provide a complete up-to-date overview of historical ecology. Beginning with the crucial role of time and inference from observed patterns, the book critically reviews the main methodological approaches, including monitoring of permanent plots, analysis of old maps, repeat photography, remote sensing, soil analysis, charcoal analysis, botanical indicators, and combinations of these methods applied to forest ecosystems.A series of case studies from various biomes shows how historical ecology can help in understanding today’s socio-ecosystems, such as mainland and island forests, orchards, tundra and coastal dunes. The book concludes by showing how historical ecology can answer timely fundamental research questions and provide science-based evidence for landscape and ecosystem management.Table of ContentsChapter 1 A General Introduction to Historical Ecology 1Guillaume DECOCQ 1.1 The roots of historical ecology 2 1.2 A multidisciplinary approach of socio-ecosystems 3 1.3 Recent trends in historical ecology 4 1.4 The way forward 6 1.5 References 7 Chapter 2 Historical Resurveys Reveal Causes of Long-term Ecological Change 11Donald M WALLER 2.1 Serious ecological changes are pervasive 11 2.2 Anthropogenic drivers of ecological change 12 2.2.1 The missing baseline problem 12 2.2.2 Ecological communities are complex 13 2.3 Kinds of ecological change 14 2.3.1 Natural community dynamics 14 2.3.2 Anthropogenic drivers of ecological change 14 2.4 Understanding the forces driving ecological change 18 2.4.1 Natural experiments 18 2.4.2 Metrics of change 19 2.4.3 Can functional traits reveal drivers of change? 19 2.4.4 Vectors of change – ordination 20 2.5 Conclusion 22 2.6 References 22 Chapter 3 Getting the Right Answer Can Take a While: Long-term Ecological Field Studies as Historical Ecology 27Frank S GILLIAM 3.1 Introduction 27 3.2 Fernow Experimental Forest 29 3.2.1 Background 29 3.2.2 Site description 30 3.2.3 Field design 30 3.3 Long-term studies at Fernow Experimental Forest, West Virginia 32 3.3.1 Effects of acidification on soil fertility and herb layer cover and foliar nutrients 32 3.3.2 Effects of N addition on soil N dynamics 34 3.3.3 Effects of N addition on herb layer composition and diversity 35 3.3.4 The N homogeneity hypothesis 37 3.3.5 A look at the future: declines in the atmospheric deposition of N 40 3.4 Conclusion 40 3.5 References 41 Chapter 4 Gaps and Cracks in Land Cover Mapping for Historical Ecology 45Francesca Di PIETRO, Roger COLY, Clémence CHAUDRON, Samuel LETURCQ 4.1 Introduction 45 4.2 Three main steps of past land cover mapping 46 4.3 Land cover in the 19th century: the old cadasters 47 4.4 Land cover in the 20th century: aerial photographs 50 4.5 Present land cover: modern databases 52 4.6 From different sources to one land cover typology 53 4.7 Conclusion 55 4.8 References 55 Chapter 5 The Use of Repeat Photography in African Historical Ecology 57Michael Timm HOFFMAN and Rick F ROHDE 5.1 Repeat photography as an emerging tool in African historical ecology 57 5.2 Repeat photography and landscape change in Africa 58 5.2.1 Early contributions 58 5.2.2 Ethiopia 58 5.2.3 Southern Africa 59 5.3 Long-term change in plant populations as revealed by repeat photography 62 5.4 Strengths and limitations 64 5.5 Future directions 65 5.6 References 66 Chapter 6 Remote Sensing for Historical Ecology 71Pierre-Alexis HERRAULT and David SHEEREN 6.1 Introduction 71 6.2 Landscape spatio-temporal changes as a proxy of biodiversity 72 6.3 Mapping landscapes at different dates 73 6.3.1 Airborne laser scanning data 73 6.3.2 Historical maps 74 6.3.3 Old aerial photographs 75 6.3.4 Satellite images 76 6.4 Modeling the effects of spatio-temporal changes on present-day biodiversity 77 6.4.1 Structural spatio-temporal metrics 77 6.4.2 Functional spatio-temporal metrics 79 6.5 References 81 Chapter 7 Soil Archives: Where Soilscape History Meets Present-day Ecosystems 85Boris BRASSEUR, Damien ERTLEN and Vincent ROBIN 7.1 Introduction 85 7.2 Mechanisms of soil archiving and the associated dynamics 86 7.2.1 Pedoturbations of biological and physical origins 86 7.2.2 Eluviation–Illuviation 86 7.2.3 Anthropogenic factors 88 7.2.4 Effects of geomorphological processes on soil archives 88 7.3 Examples of soil archives and their influence on current ecosystems 90 7.3.1 Chemical archives, witnesses of progressive soil transformations 90 7.3.2 Physical archives: reading the soil pit profile and microtopographic features 92 7.3.3 Soil organic matter 93 7.3.4 Botanical remains 94 7.4 Conclusion 95 7.5 References 95 Chapter 8 Continuous and Nested Time in Historical Ecology: Application to Soil Studies 99Damien ERTLEN 8.1 Interdisciplinarity and time in historical ecology 99 8.2 Continuous time 100 8.3 Nested time 102 8.4 Different disciplines, different tools 103 8.5 Examples of nested and continuous time: soils and strata 105 8.6 Conclusion 107 8.7 References 108 Chapter 9 The Analysis of Relic Charcoal Kilns for the Assessment of Forest Trajectories 111Vincent ROBIN, Alexa DUFRAISSE and Claudia OLIVEIRA 9.1 Introduction 111 9.2 Looking at the platform of the kiln 112 9.2.1 Looking at the dimensions of the kiln platforms 112 9.2.2 Platform inventory 113 9.3 Looking at the charcoal pieces 115 9.3.1 Sampling 115 9.3.2 Taxonomic identification 115 9.3.3 Dendro-anthracology 117 9.4 Looking at the ages 117 9.5 Conclusion 119 9.6 References 119 Chapter 10 Ancient Trees and Botanical Indicators as Evidence for Change and Continuity in Landscape Evolution 123Ian D ROTHERHAM 10.1 Introduction 123 10.2 What is ancient woodland? Questions of woods versus old-growth forest, and of continuity versus antiquity 124 10.3 The value of ancient woods 124 10.4 Methodology 125 10.4.1 Evidencing ancient woodlands and the use of indicators 125 10.4.2 Tree form and growth as evidence of antiquity and continuity 128 10.4.3 The importance of ancient and veteran trees in woodland 129 10.4.4 Soils and sediments 130 10.5 An emerging woodland paradigm 131 10.6 A simple new conceptual framework 131 10.7 Conclusion 133 10.8 References 133 Chapter 11 Towards a Methodological Framework for Investigating the Hidden History of Woodland Covers 135Damien MARAGE, Catherine FRUCHART, Isabelle JOUFFROY-BAPICOT, Olivier GIRARDCLOS, Vincent BALLAND 11.1 Why talk about hidden history when studying forest vegetation? 135 11.2 From recent forests: a synecological point of view 136 11.3 From the walls: ancient documents and maps 136 11.4 From the wood: dendrochronology 139 11.5 From the ground: palynology 140 11.6 From the air: LiDAR 142 11.7 Discussion 143 11.8 References 146 Chapter 12 The Gate to the Forest is in its History 151Keith J KIRBY 12.1 Introduction 151 12.2 The ancient woodland idea 152 12.3 Legacies of woodland management 153 12.4 Seeing the trees, not the woods 154 12.5 Exploring the distant past 155 12.6 Trees and woods from the past to the future 157 12.7 References 158 Chapter 13 Plant Assemblages and Ecosystem Functioning, a Legacy of Long-term Interactions with Large Herbivores 163Christophe BALTZINGER and Anders MÅRELL 13.1 Introduction 163 13.2 Large herbivores are ecosystem dominant interactors 164 13.2.1 Large herbivores as ecosystem engineers 164 13.2.2 Large herbivores and plant assemblages 166 13.3 Long-term effects and methodological changes 167 13.3.1 Paleoecological records 167 13.3.2 Modern data 167 13.4 Plant–herbivore interactions over the long-term 168 13.4.1 Quaternary communities of large herbivores and associated flora 168 13.4.2 The forest in the early Holocene 169 13.5 Modern vegetation trajectories driven by large herbivores 170 13.5.1 Herbivory effects 170 13.5.2 Temporal trajectories 170 13.6 Perspectives, rewilding and ecosystem restoration 172 13.7 References 173 Chapter 14 A Historical Ecology of the Compiègne Forest (N France) 177Jérôme BURIDANT, Boris BRASSEUR, Hélène HOREN, Emilie GALLET-MORON and Guillaume DECOCQ 14.1 Introduction 177 14.2 The ancient forest: an intensively managed agricultural landscape? 178 14.3 The Medieval forest: a woodland (re)birth or a savanna-like ecosystem? 184 14.4 The contemporary forest (19th century onward): a closed-canopy multifunctional woodland 188 14.5 Conclusion 190 14.6 References 191 Chapter 15 The Chestnut Orchards in the Bolognese Apennines: A Vanishing Socio-ecological Habitat 195Giovanna PEZZI, Fabrizio FERRETTI, Alberto MALTONI, Patrik KREBS, Marco CONEDERA and Giorgio MARESI 15.1 Introduction 195 15.2 The traditional chestnut orchards 197 15.3 The chestnut groves of the Bolognese Apennines 198 15.4 A changing world: abandonment, diseases and other problems 199 15.5 The turning point of the 1980s 199 15.6 Current constraints and future perspectives 200 15.7 References 203 Chapter 16 Claudius’ Coin in the Forest – Niche Construction and Strategies by Early Colonizers of Boreal Inlands in Central Scandinavia 207Ove ERIKSSON and Karl-Johan LINDHOLM 16.1 Introduction 207 16.2 Concepts and theoretical framework 210 16.3 A historical overview of the colonization 211 16.4 A structured landscape 212 16.4.1 Constructing the environment 212 16.4.2 Managing livestock 213 16.4.3 Shielings (secondary farms) 214 16.5 Concluding remarks 216 16.6 References 217 Chapter 17 Recent History of Vegetation Changes in the Arctic 221Antoine BECKER-SCARPITTA, Bastien PARISY and Tomas ROSLIN 17.1 Introduction 221 17.2 The Arctic tundra biome 222 17.3 The Arctic historical ecological archive 222 17.3.1 Remote sensing over time 223 17.3.2 Field-based records 223 17.4 Changes over time in tundra vegetation 225 17.4.1 Changes in vegetation productivity 225 17.4.2 Changes in vegetation phenology 226 17.4.3 Changes in plant community structure, composition and diversity 227 17.5 Synthesis and perspectives 229 17.6 References 230 Chapter 18 Reconstructing the Impact of Humans on Aotearoa New Zealand’s Biodiversity 233Nicolas J RAWLENCE, Alexander J.F VERRY, Karen GREIG, Justin J MAXWELL, Lara D SHEPHERD and Richard WALTER 18.1 Introduction 233 18.2 Archaeological evidence for anthropogenic impact in New Zealand 234 18.3 Paleovegetation change in pre- and post-European contact New Zealand 237 18.4 Utilizing Aotearoa’s natural resources: Māori cultivation and translocation of flora and fauna 239 18.5 Evolutionary consequences of Polynesian and European arrival 240 18.6 Conclusion 243 18.7 References 243 Chapter 19 Historical Ecology of the Coastal Aeolian Sedimentary Systems of the Canary Islands 247Aarón Moisés SANTANA-CORDERO, Antonio Ignacio HERNÁNDEZ-CORDERO, Néstor MARRERO-RODRÍGUEZ, Leví GARCÍA-ROMERO, Elisabet FERNÁNDEZ-CABRERA, Carolina PEÑA-ALONSO, Emma PÉREZ-CHACÓN ESPINO and Luis HERNÁNDEZ-CALVENTO 19.1 Introduction 247 19.2 Study sites 248 19.3 Historical evolution of the coastal aeolian sedimentary systems of the Canary Islands 251 19.3.1 19th century: territorial consolidation and spread of the agrarian socioeconomic system 252 19.3.2 20th century to the present day: the tourism transformation 253 19.4 Conclusion 255 19.5 References 256 Chapter 20 Historical Forest Microclimates 259Emiel DE LOMBAERDE, Karen DE PAUW, Pallieter DE SMEDT, Jonathan LENOIR, Camille MEEUSSEN, Thomas VANNESTE, Kris VERHEYEN, Florian ZELLWEGER and Pieter DE FRENNE 20.1 Drivers of microclimate at the plot, forest and landscape scale 261 20.2 Methods to infer microclimate from the past and predict into the future 265 20.3 Why do historical microclimates matter? Impacts on biodiversity from the plot to landscape scale 268 20.4 Conclusion 270 20.5 References 270 Chapter 21 Causes and Consequences of Extinction Debts: Perspectives for Historical Ecology and Biological Conservation 273Grégoire BLANCHARD and François MUNOZ 21.1 Introduction 273 21.2 Causes and processes entailing extinction debts 274 21.3 Studying and detecting extinction debts from ecosystem history 276 21.4 Implications for biodiversity conservation and management 280 21.5 Conclusion 281 21.6 References 282 Chapter 22 Historical Ecology for the Past and the Future: Organizing at Local and Regional Scales 285Carole L CRUMLEY 22.1 Introduction 285 22.2 Founding IHOPE 286 22.3 Integrating the social sciences and humanities 287 22.4 Historical ecology 288 22.5 Conclusion 290 22.6 References 291 List of Authors 295 Index 301
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CABI Publishing Farmer Innovations and Best Practices by Shifting
Book SynopsisThis book, the third of a series, shows how shifting cultivators, from the Himalayan foothills to the Pacific Islands, have devised ways to improve their farming systems. Using case studies collected over many years, it considers the importance of swidden agriculture to food security and livelihoods, and its environmental significance, across multiple cultures, forest and cropping systems. There is a particular focus on soil fertility and climate change challenges. It is a 'must read' for those who realize that if the lives of shifting cultivators are to be improved, then far more attention needs to be directed to the indigenous and often ingenious innovations that shifting cultivators have themselves been able to develop. Many of these innovations and best practices will have strong potential for extrapolation to shifting cultivators elsewhere and to farming systems in general. This book:- Highlights innovations of shifting cultivators.- Combines solid science with accessible language and outstanding artwork.- Provides a collection of case studies unprecedented in its scope.This book will be suitable for students and researchers of agriculture, anthropology, sociology, agricultural economics, human ecology, ethnobotany, forestry, agroforestry, agronomy, soil science, farming systems, geography, environmental science and natural resource management.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Biotechnology, Agriculture and the Developing
Book SynopsisHow will the industrial changes implicit within new biotechnologies affect modern agriculture? This book investigates these changes and provides an economic analysis of the industrial and distributional impacts of new biotechnologies, addressing in detail the significant consequences for developing countries.One of the most important facets of biotechnological change is the development of new technologies for appropriating the value of innovations in related industries. In agriculture these new appropriation technologies are known as 'genetic use restriction technologies', which enable the innovator to capture the value of innovative plant varieties by preventing their reproduction after purchase. This book analyses the implications of such technologies in terms of global agricultural production, the rate of innovation at the technological frontier and, in particular, the diffusion of these innovations across the globe. The authors set forth the economic and institutional framework within which innovations are occurring, focusing on the impacts on the least technologically advanced nations and their incentives to conserve genetic resources for use in future research and development.This stimulating book should be widely read by agricultural and resource economists, development economists, and scholars and researchers of environmental economics. Policymakers in developing countries will also gain valuable insights into the distribution of the potential benefits from biotechnology.Trade Review'. . . the volume offers many interesting calculations and insights.' -- Robert E. Evenson, Yale University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Biotechnologies and Developing Countries: How Will the Anticipated Industrial Changes in Agriculture Affect Developing Countries? Timothy Swanson PART I: SETTING THE SCENE: THE FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERING BIOTECHNOLOGY’S IMPACTS 2. Population Growth and Agricultural Intensification in Developing Countries Nadia Cuffaro 3. The Impacts of GURTs: Agricultural R&D and Appropriation Mechanisms Timothy Swanson and Timo Goeschl 4. Agricultural Biotechnology and Developing Countries: Proprietary Knowledge and Diffusion of Benefits Charles Spillane PART II: A CASE STUDY ON TERMINATORS: THE IMPACTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES ON BENEFIT DISTRIBUTION 5. The Impact of Terminator Gene Technologies on Developing Countries: A Legal Analysis William W. Fisher 6. Impact of Terminator Technologies in Developing Countries: A Framework for Economic Analysis C.S. Srinivasan and Colin Thirtle 7. The Impact of GURTs on Developing Countries: A Preliminary Assessment Timothy Swanson and Timo Goeschl 8. Forecasting the Impact of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies: A Case Study on the Impact of Hybrid Crop Varieties Timo Goeschl and Timothy Swanson PART III: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY: THE IMPACTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES ON CONSERVATION OF GENETIC RESOURCES 9. Key Issues in Using Molecular Techniques to Improve Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources Carmen de Vincente, Toby Hodgkin and Geoffrey Hawtin 10. Biotechnology and Traditional Breeding in Sub-Saharan Africa Vittorio Santaniello CONCLUSION 11. Policy Options for the Biotechnology Revolution: What Can be Done to Address the Distributional Implications of Biotechnologies? Timothy Swanson and Timo Goeschl Index
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CABI Publishing Agricultural Groundwater Revolution:
Book SynopsisWhile addressing the issues of using groundwater in agriculture for irrigation in the developing world, this book discusses the problems associated with the degradation and overexploitation of using it. It explores the practiced and potential methods for its management in the context of agricultural development.Table of Contents1: The Agricultural Groundwater Revolution: Setting the stage Part 1: The Situation: Overview of Regional and Topical Issues 2: The Groundwater Economy of South Asia: An assessment of size, significance and socio-ecological impacts 3: The Development, Challenges and Management of Groundwater in Rural China 4: Rural economic transitions: groundwater use in the Middle East and its environmental consequences 5: Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunistic Exploitation 6: Groundwater in Central America: Its Importance, Development and Use, with Particular Reference to its Role in Irrigated Agriculture Part 2: Current Management Paradigms 7: Community Management of Groundwater 8: Instruments and Institutions for Groundwater Management 9: When the Well Runs Dry but Livelihoods Continue: Adaptive Responses to Groundwater Depletion and Strategies for Mitigating the Associated Impacts Part 3: Case Studies and Innovative Experience 10: The Groundwater Recharge Movement in India 11: Energy-Irrigation Nexus in South Asia: Improving Groundwater Conservation and Power Sector Viability 12: To Adapt or Not to Adapt: The Dilemma between Long Term Resource Management and Short Term Livelihoods 13: Lessons from Intensive Groundwater Use in Spain: Economic and Social Benefits and Conflicts 14: Groundwater Management in the High Plains Aquifer in the US: Legal Problems and Innovations 15: Institutional Directions in Groundwater Management in Australia 16: Sharing Groundwater Information, Knowledge and Experience on a Worldwide Scale 17: Groundwater Use in a Global Perspective – Can it be Managed?
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CABI Publishing Seeds: Biology, Development and Ecology
Book SynopsisSubstantial progress has been made in seed science during the past few years, emphasizing its important role in advancing plant biotechnology, agriculture, plant resource management, and conservation. Providing comprehensive coverage of the latest seed science research including germination, dormancy, development, and desiccation tolerance, this book also details the most advanced methods and practices in seed biology, ecology and technology.Table of Contents1: Desiccation Tolerance in the -omics Era: New Tools for an Old Enigma? 2: Recent Progress Towards the Understanding of Desiccation Tolerance 3: Gene-expression in Relation to Seed Development and Longevity 4: The Influence of Harvest Method on Seed Yield, Seed Size and Germination Capacity of Bulbine bulbosa (R. Br.) Haw. (Liliaceae) 5: Alterations in Gene Expression and DNA During Loss and Re-establishment of Desiccation Tolerance in Germinating and Germinated Medicago truncatula Seeds. 6: ASP53, a 53 kDa Cupin-containing Protein with a Dual Role: Storage Protein and Thermal Protectant 7: Possible Involvement of Programmed Cell Death Events During Accelerated Ageing of Glycine max Axes 8: Storage and Germination Response of Recalcitrant Seeds Subjected to Mild Dehydration 9: Immunocytochemical Localisation of β-1,3-Glucanase in Wet-stored Recalcitrant Seeds of Avicennia marina Infected by Fusarium moniliforme 10: Seed Development Transporting into the Post-genomic Era 11: Biogenesis of the Compound Seed Protein Storage Vacuole 12: Embryo Development and Time of Cutting in Cool Temperate Carrot Seed Crops 13: Seed Biotechnology: Translating Promise into Practice 14: Stress Inducible Gene Expression and its Impact on Seed and Plant Performance: a Microarray Approach 15: The Use of Proteome and Transcriptome Profiling in the Understanding of Seed Germination and Identification of Intrinsic Markers Determining Seed Quality, Germination Efficiency and Early Seedling Vigour 16: A ‘Seed-GUS-Expression’ Enhancer-Trap Library for Germination Research 17: Betaomics: a Combined Proteome and Transcriptome Profiling Approach to Characterize Seed Germination and Vigour in Sugarbeet Seeds 18: Cell Cycle Activity, Membrane Integrity and Germination of Matriconditioned Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Seeds 19: Are Dormant Seeds Lazy and Germinating Seeds Not? 20: Emerging and Established Model Systems for Endosperm Weakening 21: Dormancy Classification and Potential Dormancy-Breaking Cues for Shrub Species from Fire-Prone South-Eastern Australia 22: QTLs, Epistasis, and Other Interactions Associated with Dormancy in Weedy Rice (Oryza sativa L.) 23: Differences in the Lolium rigidum Embryo Proteome of Seeds with a High (Light-insensitive) and Low (Light-sensitive) Level of Dormancy 24: Transcriptomic and Proteomic Profiling of FsPP2C1-overexpressing Arabidopsis Plants 25: Constitutive Expression of a Fagus ABA-Induced PP2C (FsPP2C2) in Arabidopsis Suggests Interactions Between ABA and GAs in Seed Dormancy 26: Nucleotide Triphosphate Synthesis and Energy Metabolism in Primary Dormant and Thermodormant Oat Seeds 27: Dormancy and Germination in Eucalyptus globulus Seeds 28: The Effect of Hydropriming on Germination Barriers in Triploid Watermelon Seeds 29: Molecular Mechanisms of Protein Degradation in Germinating Seeds 31: A Role for Reactive Oxygen Species in Endosperm Weakening 31: Characterization of a Dioxygenase Gene with a Potential Role in Steps Leading to Germination of the Root Parasite Orobanche aegyptiaca 32: Computer Imaging to Assess Seed Germination Performance 33: Development of a Sequential Digital Imaging System for Evaluating Seed Germination 34: Seed Quality and Germination 35: Effects of Bean Seed Production Conditions on Germination and Hypocotyl Elongation Responses to Temperature and Water Potential 36: A Model of Seed Dormancy in Wild Oats (Avena fatua) for Investigating Genotype ? Environment Interactions 37: Seed microRNA Research 38: Temporal Fulfilment of the Light Requirement for Seed Germination: An Example of its Use in Management of Rare Species 39: Assisted Natural Recovery Using a Forest Soil Propagule Bank in the Athabasca Oil Sands 40: The Effect of Light Intensity on Seed Production and Quality in a Number of Australian Wild Oat (Avena fatua L.) Lines 41: Seed Ecology of Apiaceae Weeds in Pyrethrum 42: Plant Dispersal Strategies, Seed Bank Distribution and Germination of Name Negev Type Desert Species 43: Seed Biology of Tropical Australian Plants
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CABI Publishing Agricultural Biotechnology and Intellectual
Book SynopsisScientists are becoming progressively more involved in developing methods for increasing agricultural productivity and designing plants with certain qualities. As such, genetic engineering has given plant breeders a means to exercise property rights over different varieties of plants. This has created many implications and given way to much controversy, with most objections being raised against the idea of owning life. With the use of comparative studies, this book discusses the legal, agribusiness and public policy issues that connect intellectual property protection with advancements in agricultural biotechnology.Table of Contents1: Patented Inventions and Externalities: Hohfeldian Legal Relationships AsThey Apply to Pollen Drift and Other Inadvertent Use 2: Insecure Property Rights and Plant Varieties 3: The Effects on the Market for Seeds and on Farmers in Argentina 4: Rules v. Standards for Patent Law in the Plant Sciences 5: The regulatory regime and its impact on innovation activities in agro-food biotechnology in the EU and USA 6: Agricultural Biotechnology under Trips and Beyond: Addressing Social Policies in a Pro-Patent Environment 7: The Impact of Intellectual Property Rights in the Plant/Seed Industry 8: Constitutional Implications of State Seed Saving Statutes 9: Dynamic Pricing Mechanism to Achieve Pareto Optimality in a Seed Production Contract 10: Access and Equity in Trade Negotiations on Knowledge Resources 11: Public Provision of Knowledge for Policy Research: The Agricultural Biotechnology Intellectual Property Database 12: An Economic Comparison of the Incentive to Innovate under Patents and Plant Breeders’ Rights 13: The Political Economy of Intellectual Property: 14: Re-Examining European Policy on Plant Biotechnology 15: Legal Constraint of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies 16: The Strength and Structure of Intellectual Bio-Property Markets 17: Network Analysis for Interpreting Patent Date: A Preliminary, Visual Approach 18: Reality and Problems of Plant Protection under Patent Law and Seed and Seeding Law in Japan 19: Running Head: Plant Variety Protection in the Republic of Korea 20: To Sow or Not to Sow:Dilemmas in Creating New Rights in Food
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CABI Publishing Biological Control: A Global Perspective
Book SynopsisBiological control, the management of pests by the use of living organisms, has a long history of application to agriculture around the world. However, the effective use of beneficial organisms is constrained by environmental, legal, and economic restrictions, forcing researchers to adopt increasingly multi-disciplinary techniques in order to deploy successful biological control programs. It is this complex process, including the mindset and the social environment of the researcher as well as the science being pursued, that this book seeks to capture. Chapters reveal the experiences of scientists from the initial search for suitable control agents, to their release into ecosystems and finally to the beneficial outcomes which demonstrate the great success of biological control across diverse agro-ecosystems. Drawing together historical perspectives and approaches used in the development of biological control as well as outlining current debates surrounding terminology and differential techniques, Biological Control: A Global Perspective will be a valuable resource.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Classical Biocontrol Programs 3: Using Macro-organisms 4: Using micro-organisms a: Bacteria b: Fungi c: Viruses 5: Conservation biocontrol programs 6: Networking in Biocontrol
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CABI Publishing Non Chemical Weed Management: Principles,
Book SynopsisFollowing several decades of popularity after the Second World War, the use of synthetic herbicides is now experiencing a backlash within the agriculture industry.The increase in organic farming and concerns about potential negative effects on human health and the environment is creating a demand for pesticide-free food and alternative weed management techniques. International research has now explored the potential, limitations and impacts of non-chemical alternatives and the effect of different strategies on the entire agro- or natural ecosystem. Through the re-evaluation of techniques previously considered uneconomical or impractical, this text provides a comprehensive examination of non-chemical weed management.Table of Contents1: Prevention Strategies in Weed Management 2: Understanding Weed-crop Interactions to Manage Weed Problems 3: Cultural Weed Management 4: Cover Crops and Weed Management 5: Allelopathy, a Potential Tool in the Development of Strategies for Biorational Weed Management 6: Biological Control of Weeds Using Arthropods 7: Bioherbicides for Weed Control 8: Mechanical Weed Management 9: Use of Non-living Mulches for Weed Control 10: Thermal Weed Control 11: Soil Solarization and Weed Management 12: Non-chemical Weed Management ? Synopsis, Integration, and the Future"
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CABI Publishing Resource Allocation Theory Applied to Farm Animal
Book SynopsisAccording to the Resource Allocation Theory, an individual’s genetic potential can only be realized in an environment in which essential food resources are adequately supplied. This book describes resource allocation patterns in natural populations, the costs, preferences and trade-offs of maintenance, growth, reproduction and immune function, the consequences of selection for high production efficiency in livestock species, methods that can be used to quantify resource allocation patterns, and the application of resource allocation theory to improve animal production and wellbeing.Table of Contents1: Animal Design and the Use of Food Resources 2: Optimisation of the Genotype 3: Metabolic Constraints to Resource Allocation 4: Physiological Regulation of Resource Allocation 5: Costs Preferences and Trade Offs 6: Adaptation of Resource Allocation Patterns to Environmental and Genetic Changes 7: Application of Knowledge on Resource Allocation Patterns to Animal Production 8: Quantification of Resource Allocation Patterns"
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CABI Publishing Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified
Book SynopsisThe genetic modification of crops continues to be the subject of intense debate, and opinions are often strongly polarised. Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Crops addresses the major concerns of scientists, policy makers, environmental lobby groups and the general public regarding this controversial issue, from an editorially neutral standpoint. While the main focus is on environmental impact, food safety issues, for both humans and animals are also considered. The book concludes with a discussion on the future of agricultural biotechnology in the context of sustainability, natural resource management and future global population and food supply.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Agriculture, Ecosystem, and Environment. N Ferry and A MR Gatehouse Chapter 2: Transgenic Technology. P Christou Chapter 3: Novel Crops and Biofuels. Chapter 4: Environmental Risk Assessment F Tencalla Chapter 5: Insect Resistant GM Crops; Pest Resistance. B Tabashnik Chapter 6: Integrated Resistance Management, how can we prevent pest resistance in the future? D Wright and N Crickmore Chapter 7: Herbicide Tolerant GM Crops; Resistance and Management M Owen Chapter 8: Impact of GM Crops on non-target organisms J Romeis Chapter 9: Impact of GM Crops on Pollinators L. Malone and E P J Burgess Chapter 10: Impact of GM crops on soil and water ecology R Wheatley Chapter 11: Biodiversity. K Ammann Chapter 12: Potential Wider Impact: Farmland Birds. M Whittingham Chapter 13: Environmental Benefits of GM Crops M Edwards and G M Poppy Chapter 14: Safety for Human Consumption R Phipps Chapter 15: Post Commercialization testing and monitoring B Ohen Chapter 17: Monitoring Bt Resistance in the field, China as a case study K He Chapter 18: GM crops in Least Economically Developed Countries (LEDC) (Africa as a case study) D George, S Mugo and H De Groote Chapter 19: Developing a 21st century view of Agriculture and the Environment D Pimentel Chapter 20: Conclusions N Ferry and A Gatehouse
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CABI Publishing Experimental Statistics for Agriculture and
Book SynopsisProviding practical training supported by a sound theoretical basis, this textbook introduces students to the principles of investigation by experiment and the role of statistics in analysis. It draws on the author’s extensive teaching experience and is illustrated with fully worked contextualized examples throughout, helping the reader to correctly design their own experiments and identify the most appropriate technique for analysis. Subjects covered include sampling and determining sample reliability, hypothesis testing, relationships between variables, the role and use of computer packages such as Genstat, and more complex experimental designs such as randomized blocks and split plots.Table of Contents1: Introduction to Experimental Design and Data Analysis 2: Descriptive Statistics 3: Data Distributions 4: Populations, Samples and Sample Reliability 5: Inferential Statistics and Hypothesis Testing 6: Design and Analysis of Two Sample Experiments 7: Non-parametric Analysis of the Difference Between Two Samples 8: Design and Analysis of Multi-sample Experiments 9: Analysis of Multi-factorial Experiments 10: Design and Analysis of More Complex Factorial Experiments 11: Correlation Analysis 12: Fitting Trend Lines 13: Analysis of Frequency Data 14: Performing Statistical Analyses Using Computer Packages
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CABI Publishing Prioritizing Agricultural Research for
Book SynopsisSystematic empirical analysis is needed to help guide limited public resources to those research areas that have the greatest potential to produce benefits for the poor and the environment. Focusing on priority setting practices utilised in different international agricultural research institutes, this book discusses real world experiences and innovations with priority assessment methods. Chapters present approaches that have been used to articulate, explore and assess impact pathways and research priorities, while also considering their strengths and weaknesses and drawing together methodological lessons.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development D.A. Raitzer and G.W. Norton Section I: Background Tools Chapter 2: Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (PIPA) and Research Priority Assessment B. Douthwaite, S. Alvarez, J.D.H. Keatinge, R. Mackay, G. Thiele and J. Watts Section II: Institute Level Approaches Chapter 3: Research Priority Assessment at the International Potato Center (CIP) K.O. Fuglie and G. Thiele Chapter 4: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture's (IITA) Experience in Priority Assessment of Agricultural Research V.M. Manyong, D. Sanogo and A. D. Alene Chapter 5: Priority Assessment at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR): Confronting the Challenges of a Policy Oriented Natural Resources Management Research Portfolio D.A. Raitzer Chapter 6: Research Evaluation and Priority Assessment at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT): Continuing Cycles of Learning to Improve Impacts J. Ndjeunga and C. Bantilan Chapter 7: Using Multiple Objectives in Participatory Assessment of International Livestock Research: Lessons Learned P. Kristjanson, T. Randolph, P. Thornton, R. Reid and J. Ryan Chapter 8: Priority Assessment for Rice Research in Sub-Saharan Africa A. Diagne, P. Kormawa, O. Youm, S. Keya and S. N'cho Chapter 9: Highlights of the Evolution of Priority Assessment and Targeting at the International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT) J.Dixon and R.La Rovere Section III: System and Regional Approaches Chapter 10: The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas' (ICARDA) Experience in Agricultural Research Priority Assessment K. Shideed, M. Solh, A. Mazid and M. El-Solh Chapter 11: Strategic Priorities for Agricultural Development in Eastern and Central Africa: A Review of the Institutional Context and Methodological Approach for Undertaking a Quantitative, Sub-Regional Assessment S. Wood and J. R. Anderson Chapter 12: Methods and Approach to Identify the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) System Priorities for Research P.Gardiner Section IV: Synthesis and Ways Forward Chapter 13: Synthesis and Options for Enhanced Priority Assessment for Agricultural and Natural Resources Research G.W. Norton and D.A. Raitzer
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CABI Publishing Productivity Growth in Agriculture: An
Book SynopsisIncreasing food prices have renewed concerns about long-run agricultural demand and supply in the global economy. This book looks at results, methods, and data on international agricultural productivity for a better understanding of long-run trends and the policies that determine them. By presenting an international assessment of total factor productivity growth in agriculture, including up-to-date empirical analysis for developed and developing countries and regions, it provides a response to the rising global scarcity of agricultural production. Essential reading for researchers, policy makers and students.Table of Contents1: Introduction to Productivity Growth in Agriculture Part I: Agricultural Productivity in Developed and Transition Countries 2: Accounting for the Impact of Local Public Goods in U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth 3: A Production Account for Canadian Agriculture, 1961-2006 4: Measuring Productivity of the Australian Broadacre and Dairy Industries 5: Agricultural Productivity in the Transition Economies of the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 6: Is Agricultural Productivity Growth Slowing in Western Europe? Part II: Agricultural Productivity in Asia and Latin America 7: Total Factor Productivity in Brazilian Agriculture 8: Chinese Regional Agricultural Productivity: 1994-2005 9: Structural Transformation and Productivity in Indian Agriculture 10: Shifting Sources of Agricultural Growth in Indonesia: A Regional Analysis 11: Total Factor Productivity in Thai Agriculture: Measurement and Determinants Part III: Agricultural Productivity in Africa 12: R&D and Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa 13: Policy Changes and the Recovery of Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa 14: South African Agricultural Productivity and Investment Patterns Part IV: Global Perspectives on Agricultural Productivity 15: Fixed Capital in Agriculture and its Contribution to Growth 16: Productivity Growth in the Global Agricultural Economy and the Role of Technology Capital Part I: Global Perspectives on Agricultural Productivity 1: Productivity Growth in the Global Agricultural Economy and the Role of Technology Capital 2: Fixed Capital in Agriculture and its Contribution to Growth Part II: Agricultural Productivity in Developed Countries 3: Accounting for the Impact of Local Public Goods in U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth Productivity Growth 4: A Production Account for Canadian Agriculture, 1961-2006 5: Measuring Productivity of the Australian Broadacre and Dairy Industries Part III: Agricultural Productivity in Asia and Latin America 6: Growth and Productivity in Argentine Agriculture 7: Total Factor Productivity in Brazilian Agriculture 8: Chinese Regional Agricultural Productivity: 1994-2005 9: Shifting Sources of Agricultural Growth in Indonesia: a Regional Analysis 10: Total Factor Productivity in Thai Agriculture: Measurement and Determinants Part IV: Agricultural Productivity in Africa 11: South African Agricultural Productivity and Investment Patterns 12: Policy Changes and the Recovery of Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa 13: R&D and Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa 14: Productivity and Growth in Tunisian Agriculture Part V: Synopsis 15: Causes and Consequences of Agricultural Productivity Growth: Synthesis and Conclusions
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Wits University Press In the Shadow of Policy: Everyday Practices in
Book SynopsisNotions of land and agrarian reform are now well entrenched in post-apartheid South Africa. But what this reform actually means for everyday life is not clearly understood, nor the way it will impact on the political economy. In the Shadow of Policy explores the interface between the policy of land and agrarian reform and its implementation; and between the decisions of policy ‘experts’ and actual livelihood experiences in the fields and homesteads of land reform projects. Starting with an overview of the socio-historical context in which land and agrarian reform policy has evolved in South Africa, the volume presents empirical case studies of land reform projects in the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape provinces. These draw on multiple voices from various sectors and provide a rich source of material and critical reflections to inform future policy and research agendas. In the Shadow of Policy will be a key reference tool for those working in the area of development studies and land policy, and for civil society groups and NGOs involved in land restitution.Table of ContentsSetting the scene: land and agrarian reform in post-apartheid South Africa: Post-apartheid land and agrarian reform policy and practices in South Africa: themes, processes and issues; Land and agrarian reform policies from a historical perspective; Land reform and agriculture uncoupled: the political economy of rural reform in post-apartheid South Africa. 'Mind the gap': discrepancies between policies and practices in South African land reform: Consultants, business plans and land reform practices; 'Seeing like a land reform agency': cultural politics and the contestation of community farming at Makhoba; Land reform and newly emerging social relations on Gallawater A farm; Property rights and land reform in the Western Cape; 'Rent a crowd' land reform at Survive and Dikgoho land reform projects; Locating policies in the daily practices of land reform beneficiaries: the Mighty and Wales land reform farms; Where are the youth in land reform? The Vuki case; Land compensation in the upper Kat River valley; In the shadows of the cadastre: family law and custom in Rabula and Fingo Village; Land reform, tradition and securing land for women in Namaqualand Karin Kleinbooi. Competing knowledge regimes in communal area agriculture: What constitutes 'the agrarian' in contemporary rural African settlements of the central Eastern Cape?; The Massive Food Production Programme: a case study of agricultural policy continuities and changes; The Massive Food Production Programme: does it work?; 'Still feeding ourselves': everyday practices of the Siyazondla Homestead Food Production Programme in Mbhashe; Cultivators in action, Siyazondla in action? Trends and potentials in homestead cultivation; Smallholder irrigation schemes as an agrarian development option for the Cape region; Cattle and rural development in the Eastern Cape: the Nguni project revisited.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Sustainability of European Food Quality Schemes:
Book SynopsisThis edited volume evaluates recent EU quality policy, focusing on the structure, governance, technical specifications and performances – economic, environmental and social – of Food Quality Schemes (FQS) in the European Union and South East Asia. The intended benefits of FQS include generating a fair return for farmers and producers, and enabling consumers to make better‐informed purchasing choices through effective labeling. In addition, policy makers now consider FQS as a means of guaranteeing not only quality in food production, but also sustainability. Despite these potential benefits, the economic performance of the FQS (e.g. PDO, PGI, organic) has been variable. While some support significant value‐added production, with substantial benefits to producers, consumers and wider economies, many others have failed to become economically sustainable. In addition, the environmental and social performance of FQS remains largely unexamined, with the exception of the environmental performance of organic products. The editors examine these discrepancies and offer a nuanced evaluation of the effectiveness of such policies. Several unique features make this volume a key resource for those interested in FQS and in the sustainability of food products. The editors provide a concise description of the value chain, the governance and the technical specifications of 27 FQS in Europe and South East Asia. The editors also provide a sustainability assessment of each of these FQS, and support or question the view that FQS are moving from “quality” to “sustainability.” Finally, the volume serves as a repository of key data on these FQS. Readers have access to the raw data necessary to compute the indicators used in the sustainability assessment (eg. value added, number of jobs, quantity of fertilizers, etc), allowing them to conduct novel re-analysis. The book is designed for an interdisciplinary audience of academics, policy makers, and stakeholders. The compilation of FQS case studies makes it a useful reference for researchers and students of food policy, geography, food anthropology, local and rural development, local agri-food systems and agri-food chains. Stakeholders such as national and European regulators, entities responsible for FQS technical specifications, and embassy staff will also find the information relevant. Additionally, individuals helping to implement food quality schemes, including auditors, producers, and consumer associates, as well as stakeholders in the sustainability of food products, including farmers, farmer's associations, and environmental NGOs, will also find the information relevant and important for their work.Table of ContentsI. Cereal & bakery sector a. Organic flour in France – author: tbc b. Organic pasta in Poland – author: E. Majewski, tbc c. PGI rice in Thailand – author: O. Napasintuwong, tbc II. Fruits & vegetables a. Organic olive oil in Croatia – author: R. Brečić, tbc b. PDO apple in Greece – author: K. Mattas, tbc c. PGI apple in Greece – author: K. Mattas, tbc d. PDO paprika powder in Hungary – author: A. Török, tbc e. Organic tomatoes or apples in Italy – author: F. Arfini, tbc f. PDO potatoes in the Netherlands – author: L. Dries, tbc g. PGI strawberries or apples in Poland – author: E. Majewski, tbc h. Organic rasperries in Serbia – author: Z. Stojanovic, tbc III. Meat sector a. PGI sausage in Croatia – author: R. Brečić, tbc b. Organic meat product tbc in Germ any – author: B. Schaer, tbcc. PGI sausage in Hungary – author: A. Török, tbc d. PGI sausage in Spain – author: C. Gil, tbc e. PGI ham in Spain – author: C. Gil, tbc IV. Dairy sector a. PDO Comté cheese in France – author: R. Courbou, L. Delesse, E. Husson, A. Paget, E. Toque, V. Bellassen, M. Drut b. PDO Parmigiano cheese in Italy – author: F. Arfini, tbc c. PDO Gouda cheese in the Netherlands – author: L. Dries, tbc d. Organic cheese tbc in Germany – author: B. Schaer, tbc e. PDO Homolje cheese in Serbia – author: Z. Stojanovic, tbc f. PGI Exmoor cheese in the UK – author: A. Wilkinson, tbc V. Fish & seafood sector a. PGI anchoives in France – author: B. Schaer, tbc b. TSG mussels in France – author: B. Schaer, tbc c. PGI stockfish in Norway – author: G. Vitterso, tbc d. PGI fermented fish in Norway – author: G. Vitterso, tbce. PDO fal oysters in the UK – author: A. Wilkinson, tbc f. PDO fish sauce in Vietnam – author: K.T. Tran, tbc
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Water Policies in MENA Countries
Book SynopsisThe book provides an overview on national policies and regulations related to water resource management in the Middle East and North African countries (MENA), where water scarcity problems are critical. The physical/natural constraints, socio-economic and political circumstances make the MENA region a sort of ‘laboratory’ for natural resource management and particularly water management. The book provides a good comparison on how neighboring countries with quite similar natural constraints and cultures are addressing water problems in different ways. It enlightens water resource specialists on successful experiences around the region and show cases the reforms undertaken in the water sector to meet the challenges posed by urbanization, food security, water pollution and climate change. The book constitutes nine chapters, seven of them with content from the main MENA countries. It starts with an introductory chapter that provides background information on the region’s water resources with descriptive statistics and historical developments of the water sector. It ends with a chapter that summarizes the policy implications and main conclusions on the way forward for sustainable management of water in MENA countries. Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Sustainable Agricultural Development: An Economic
Book SynopsisThis book provides a non-technical, accessible primer on sustainable agricultural development and its relationship to sustainable development based on three analytical pillars. The first is to understand agriculture as complex physical-biological-human systems. Second is the economic perspective of understanding tradeoffs and synergies among the economic, environmental and social dimensions of these systems at farm, regional and global scales. Third is the understanding of these agricultural systems as the supply side of one sector of a growing economy, interacting through markets and policies with other sectors at local, national and global scales. The first part of the book introduces the concept of sustainability and develops an analytical framework based on tradeoffs quantified using impact indicators in the economic, environmental and social domains, linking this framework to the role of agriculture in economic growth and development. Next the authors introduce the reader to the sustainability challenges of major agroecosystems in the developing and industrialized worlds. The concluding chapter discusses the design and implementation of sustainable development pathways, through the expression of consumers’ desire for sustainably produced foods on the demand side of the food system, and through policies on the supply side such as new more sustainable technologies, environmental regulation and payments for ecosystem services. Table of Contents Introduction Economic Development, Sustainable Development and Agriculture Sustainability of Agricultural Systems Challenges of Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural Development in High-Income Countries Pathways to Sustainable Agricultural Development
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Improving Potassium Recommendations for Agricultural Crops
Book SynopsisThis open access book highlights concepts discussed at two international conferences that brought together world-renowned scientists to advance the science of potassium (K) recommendations for crops. There was general agreement that the potassium recommendations currently in general use are oversimplified, outdated, and jeopardize soil, plant, and human health. Accordingly, this book puts forward a significantly expanded K cycle that more accurately depicts K inputs, losses and transformations in soils. This new cycle serves as both the conceptual basis for the scientific discussions in this book and a framework upon which to build future improvements. Previously used approaches are critically reviewed and assessed, not only for their relevance to future enhancements, but also for their use as metrics of sustainability. An initial effort is made to link K nutrition in crops and K nutrition in humans. The book offers an invaluable asset for graduate students, educators, industry scientists, data scientists, and advanced agronomists.Table of ContentsAuthors and topics confirmed, but exact titles not finalized What are key issues in human and animal potassium nutrition? Michael Stone & Connie Weaver, Purdue University What can long-term research experiments teach us about potassium management? Keith Goulding, Rothamstead Resesarch, U.K. What conditions favor loss of bioavailable potassium and how much is lost? Marta Alfaro, National Institute of Agriculture, Chile How do potassium inputs and outputs compare for different cropping systems and geopolitical boundaries? Kaushik Majumdar, IPNI Vice President How and to what extent does potassium affect use efficiency of water, energy, and other nutrients? Jeff Volenec, Purdue Univ. How and to what extent does potassium mitigate biotic and abiotic stresses on plants? Ismael Cakmak, Sabanci University, Turkey What are the lifetimes of the various global reserves of potassium? Michael Rahm, Vice President, Mosaic Co. How are crops impacted by the choice of potassium source? Robert Mikkelsen, IPNI Vice President How can we improve the quantification of plant-available potassium in the soil? Sylvie Brouder, Purdue University How can factors influencing soil potassium acquisition by crop roots be used to improve potassium rate recommendations? John Kovar, USDA, Agric. Research Service How can recognition of multiple soil potassium pools with dissimilar access among crop species be used to improve potassium rate recommendations? Michael Bell, University of Queensland, Australia How can resins be utilized to improve potassium rate recommendations? Heitor Cantarella, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Brazil How can cycling of potassium from crop and other organic residues be integrated into potassium rate recommendations? Ciro Rosolem, Sao Paulo University, Brazil How closely is potassium mass balance related to soil test changes? Dave Franzen, North Dakota State University How do mineralogy and soil chemistry impact how closely potassium soil test changes are related to mass balance? Michel Ransom, Kansas State University Why and to what extent do various crops differ in their recovery efficiency of potassium? Zed Rengel, University of Western Australia What are the genetic effects on potassium uptake and plant metabolism? Philip White, James Hutton Institute, UK How can potassium be managed to improve the synchrony of soil supply and plant demand? Still being confirmed What is the potassium recovery efficiency of the cropping system as a whole, considering the crops grown and when applications are made? Still being confirmed
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and
Book SynopsisThis book will fill a void in the literature around research and program design and the impact of such experiences on learning outcomes within urban agricultural contexts. In particular, this book will cover topics such as STEM integration, science learning, student engagement, learning gardens and curriculum design.Table of Contents1. Growing a Culture of Sustainability: Urban Agriculture Experiences and Undergraduate Student Attachments and Behaviors; Kerri LaCharite 2. Urban Agricultural Experiences: Focusing on 21st Century Learning Skills and Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education; Isha DeCoito 3. An Overview of Urban Agriculture Youth Programs in Major Cities of the US and the Integration of STEM Curriculum and Activities; Alex Moscovitz and Tara Pisani Gareau 4. What Role Does Motivation and Engagement in Garden-Based Education Play for Science Learning in At-Risk Middle School Students? A Self-Determination Theory Perspective; Ellen Skinner and Una Chi 5. Developing Environmental Action Competence in an Urban High School Agriculture and Environmental Program; Anne Stephens and Heidi Ballard 6. Science in Action: Biological and Ecological Principals of Urban Agriculture; Bruna Irene Grimberg and Fabian D. Menalled 7. Science in the Learning Gardens: Designing Middle School Curriculum Integrated with Next Generation Science Standards; Dilafruz Williams, Sybil Kelley and Cary Sneider 8. Developing a Researchable Question: Open Inquiry in a School Garden; Eric Berson and Isha DeCoito 9. ‘Food is Good’: Exploring Philosophies and Program Features of the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture; Christopher Murakami and Heather Gillich
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Teaching and Learning in Urban Agricultural
Book SynopsisThis book fills a void in the literature around how urban agricultural education can be used to create opportunities to educate youth and citizens who live in urban areas about growing food. To date, very little has been written about program design and the impact of such experiences on learning outcomes. In fact, most of the journal articles and research to date has focused on access, contextual factors, sustainability, relevance of urban agricultural education, and the intersection of science of agriculture. This book will cover such topics as how urban youth learn science while engaged in urban agriculture programs, how such programs support youth in becoming interested about healthy eating and science more generally, and how to design urban agriculture programs in support of STEM education. The chapters in this book are written by educational researchers and each chapter has been reviewed by researchers and practitioners.Table of Contents1. A New Framework for Interdisciplinary Learning through Urban Agriculture Education; Helena K. Farrell 2. Engaging Nashville’s Youth in Farming, Food Choice, and Food Access Issues: Two Programs by a Nashville Nonprofit; Josh Corlew and Michelle Wooten 3. Urban Beekeeping as a Tool for STEM Education; Thomas Schmitt, Kristian Demary and Noah Wilson-Rich 4. The USDA Future Scientists Urban Agriculture Program; Tim Scott 5. Forging the Farm-to-School Connection: Articulating the Vision Behind Food-Based Environmental Education at the Dalton School; Kevin Slick and Mila Tewell 6. SEEdS: Utilizing Urban Agriculture as an Educational Tool in a Green School Yard; Tokiwa Smith 7. Community as Curriculum: An Urban Agriculture Project at an Alternative High School in Chicago; Mihye Won and Bertram C. Bruce 8. Permaculture in Action : Urban Farming as Continual Science Learning; Zev H. S. Friedman and Phyllis Katz 9. Project: A Forest for Ancon; Daniela Benavides
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Russia’s Role in the Contemporary International
Book SynopsisThis Open Access book analyses the emergence of Russia as a global food power and what it means for global food trade. Russia's strategy for food production and trade has changed significantly since the end of the Soviet period, and this is the first book to take account of Russia's rise as a food power and the global implications of that rise. It includes food trade policy and practice, and developments in regional food trade. This book will be of interest to academics and practitioners in agricultural economics, international trade, and international food trade. Table of ContentsSection 1. Agri-Food Trade Policy and PracticeIntroduction: Is Russia’s Role in the International Agri-Food System Sustainable? (Stephen K. Wegren and Frode Nilssen) Chapter 1. Russia’s Foreign Food Trade: An Historical Survey (Stephen K. Wegren). Chapter 2. Russia’s Development as a Top Player in World Grain Trade (William Liefert and Olga Liefert). Chapter 3. The Role of Food Exports in Russia’s Economy (Nikolai M. Svetlov). Chapter 4. Maximilian Heigermoser, and Tinoush Jamali Jaghdani, Russia’s Food Security and Impact on Agri-Food Trade (Linde Götz). Chapter 5. Russia’s Role in International Fish and Seafood Trade (Frode Nilssen). Section 2. Russia’s Regional Agri-Food Trade Chapter 6. Russia’s Regional Free Trade Agreements and Agri-Food Trade after 2014 (Christel Elvestad and Tatiana Isachenko).Chapter 7. Prospects for Agri-Food Trade between Russia and China (Jiayi Zhou). Chapter 8. Russia’s Agri-Food Trade within the Eurasian Economic Union (Rilka Dragneva). Chapter 9. Russia’s Agri-Food Trade with the Middle East and North Africa (Maximilian Heigermoser, Tinoush Jamali Jaghdani, and Linde Götz). Chapter 10. Agri-Food Trade between the United States and Russia: From Divergence to Irrelevance (Stephen K. Wegren).
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Environmental Biotechnology Volume 4
Book SynopsisThis book reviews the production of bioplastic from various raw materials and recycling wastewater into useful bioproducts by bacteria. In addition, it also addresses the recent advancement in pest control in rice plants, different methods to analyse genotoxicity on soil samples and the effect of phytocompounds on acrylamide-induced toxicity in Drosophilla. Interestingly, this book also discusses mesoporous silica nanoparticles' role as nanocarrier material for inhibiting the cancer cell, especially breast cancer and various biotechnological applications of marine fungal exopolysaccharides.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Switching to bioplastics for sustaining our environmentPriyanka, Durga Yadav and Joydeep Dutta Chapter 2 Bioenergy production from wastewater resources using Clostridium speciesRajathirajan Siva Dharshini, Ramachandran Srinivasan, Mohandass Ramya Chapter 3 Management of Phosphate in Domestic Wastewater Treatment PlantsMalairajan Sumathi and Namasivayam Vasudevan Chapter 4 Agricultural Waste: A potential solution to combat heavy metal toxicityRachana Singh, Kavya Bisaria, Parul Chugh, Lashika Batra and Surbhi Sinha Chapter 5 Current Trends and Emerging Technologies for Pest Control Management ofRice (Oryza sativa) PlantsManjula Ramadass and Padma Thiagarajan Chapter 6 Comet assay: is it a sensitive tool in ecogenotoxicology?Meenakshi Sundari Rajendran, Rajkumar Prabhakaran, Vignesh S, Baskaran Nagarathinam Chapter 7 Drosophila melanogaster as a model to study Acrylamide induced toxicity and the effects of phytochemicalsPallavi Dan, Swetha Senthilkumar, Narayanan Nampoothri V P, Abhinaya Swaminathan, Sahabudeen Sheik Mohideen Chapter 8 Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles are Nanocarrier for Drug Loading and Induces Cell Death in Breast CancerLakshminarasimhan Harini, Karthikeyan Bose, T. Mohan Viswanathan, Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar, Krishnan Sundar, Thandavarayan Kathiresan Chapter 9 Insights on the Biotechnological applications of Marine Fungal Exopolysaccharides A.M.V.N.Prathyusha, G.Triveni, G. Mohana Sheela, B. Anand Kumar, G. Bhargava Ram, T.Chandrasekhar and Pallaval Veera Bramhachari
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Scaling-up Solutions for Farmers: Technology,
Book SynopsisThis book provides a unique account of cross-sectoral innovations through efficient partnerships based on the hands-on experience of internationally renowned contributors specialised in the field of Science of Delivery. The challenges and lessons learned from large development initiatives based in Asia, and from the work undertaken by international research institutions, such as the FAO, are brought together in this book to benefit development agencies, policy makers, corporates, post graduate students, farmers’ organizations, and those involved in supplying agricultural inputs and/or buying agricultural produce, particularly in developing countries within Asia and Africa. Through a number of case studies the book describes how the consortium approach of capacity building for equitable and efficient benefits, collective action, and convergence, will benefit millions of small farm-holders in different regions of AsiaTable of ContentsChapter 1. Death Valley of Impacts Why in Agriculture, how to Cross it with Scaling-up Strategy to Achieve Impacts?- Chapter 2. Agro-ecologies- Soils and Water Regimes and Impacts of Climate Change as Challenges for Impacts of Scaling-up. .- Chapter 3. Empowerment of Stakeholders an Essential Component for Effective and Efficient Service Delivery in Rural Areas. Tapas Bhattacharya and Suhas P. Wani.- Chapter 4. Seeing is Believing- Participatory Integrated Demonstrations of Improved Technologies for Scaling-up through Building Partnerships for Impacts.- Chapter 5. Journey of Neglected Underutilised Crops to Future Smart Crops for Achieving Zero Hunger Challenge.- Chapter 6. Pulses Production Revolution in India Through Rice-Fallows Management.- Chapter 7. Sustainable Intensification of Food systems through lentil and Grass Peas in Asia.- Chapter 8. Environment -friendly Direct Seeding Rice Technology to Foster Sustainable Rice Production.- Chapter 9. Sustainable Intensification of Potato Production in Asia through Scaling-up.- Chapter 10. Scaling-up Technology Adoption for Enhancing Water Use Efficiency in India.- Chapter 11. Scaling-up of Conservation Agriculture for Climate Resilient Agriculture in Indo Gangetic Plains.- Chapter 12. Enabling Institutions, Policies, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Mechanism: A Must for Scaling-up for Impact.- Chapter 13. Success Stories from Scaling-up Initiatives with State Governments and Corporates in India, China and Thailand.- Chapter 14. Lessons Learnt and Way Forward to Benefit Millions of Farmers.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG XIV International Scientific Conference
Book SynopsisThis book contains proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on Precision Agriculture and Agricultural Machinery Industry INTERAGROMASH 2021. It is a collection of original and fundamental research papers in areas such as agricultural machinery, agricultural materials science, construction of agricultural facilities, training of specialists in the field of agriculture, and other topics. Each of the presented chapters has undeniable scientific value and novelty in the corresponding research areas. The book is aimed for professionals and practitioners, for researchers, scholars, and producers. The materials presented here can be used in the educational process at specific agricultural universities or during vocational training at enterprises and will become an indispensable helper to farm managers in making the best agronomic decisions. The book is also useful for representatives of regional authorities, as it gives an idea of existing high-tech solutions for agriculture.Table of ContentsHigh-Speed HFC-boriding Kinetics.- Optimal Heat Flux Reduction Inside Film Cooled Wall.- Numerical Simulation of the Operation of a Chemical Reactor with an Open Cell Foam Catalyst.- The Cost of Flexible Elements of a Rectangular Profile.- Biodiesel Production from Various Crops.- Molecular Relaxation in a Liquid Crystal after Switching off the Acoustic Action.- Microstructure and Composition of Boriding Coating Based on Boron Carbide and Amorphous Boron.- The Stress State of Corner Cutout Area of the Model Boundary by Photoelastic Method.- Influence of the Particle Number on Mixture Quality.- Increasing the Efficiency of Calculation of Magnetic Fields of Magnetostriction Level Gauges.- Specific Features of Surface Morphology During Plasma Electrolytic Processing.- LU-factorization of the System of Magnetic Field Equations of Magnetostrictive Level Transducers.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Soils of Oregon
Book SynopsisThis book is the only comprehensive summary of natural resources of Oregon and adds to World Soil Book Series state-level collection. Due to broad latitudinal and elevation differences, Oregon has an exceptionally diverse climate, which exerts a major influence on soil formation. The mean annual temperature in Oregon ranges from 0°C in the Wallowa and Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon to 13 °C in south-central Oregon. The mean annual precipitation ranges from 175 mm in southeastern Oregon to over 5,000 mm at higher elevations in the Coast Range. The dominant vegetation type in Oregon is temperate shrublands, followed by forests dominated by lodgepole pine, Douglas-fir, and mixed conifers, grasslands, subalpine forests, maritime Sitka spruce-western hemlock forests, and ponderosa pine-dominated forests. Oregon is divided into 17 Major Land Resource Areas, the largest of which include the Malheur High Plateau, the Cascade Mountains, the Blue Mountain Foothills, and Blue Mountains. The single most important geologic event in Oregon was the deposition of Mazama ash 7,700 years by the explosion of Mt. Mazama. Oregon has soil series representative of 10 orders, 40 suborders, 114 great groups, 389 subgroups, over 1,000 families, and over 1,700 soil series. Mollisols are the dominant order in Oregon, followed by Aridisols, Inceptisols, Andisols, Ultisols, and Alfisols. Soils in Oregon are used primarily for forest products, livestock grazing, agricultural crops, and wildlife management. Key land use issues in Oregon are climate change; wetland loss; flooding; landslides; volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis; coastal erosion; and wildfires.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- History of Soil Studies.- Soil-Forming Factor.- Elevation Gradients in the Oregon Mountain Ranges.- General Soil Regions of Oregon.- Diagnostic Horizons and Taxonomic Structure of Oregon Soils.- Taxonomic Soil Regions.- Mollisols.- Inceptisols.- Aridisols.- Andisols.- Ultisols.- Alfisols.- Entisols, Vertisols, Spodosols, and Histosols.- Soil-Forming Processes.- Benchmark, Endemic, Rare, and Endangered Soils.- Land Use in Oregon.- Yields, Soil Conservation, and Production System.- Summary.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Food Insecurity & Hydroclimate in Greater Horn of
Book SynopsisThis book will benefit users in food security, agriculture, water management, and environmental sectors. It provides the first comprehensive analysis of Greater Horn of Africa (GHA)’s food insecurity and hydroclimate using the state-of-the-art Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and its Follow-on (GRACE-FO)’s, centennial precipitation, hydrological models’ and reanalysis’ products. It is here opined that GHA is endowed with freshwater (surface and groundwater) being home to the world's second largest freshwater body (Lake Victoria) and the greatest continental water towers (Ethiopian Highlands) that if properly tapped in a sustainable way, will support its irrigated agriculture as well as pastoralism. First, however, the obsolete Nile treaties that hamper the use of Lake Victoria (White Nile) and Ethiopian Highland (Blue Nile) have to be unlocked. Moreover, GHA is bedevilled by poor governance and the ``donor-assistance” syndrome; and in 2020-2021 faced the so-called ``triple threats’’ of desert locust infestation, climate variability/change impacts and COVID-19 pandemic. Besides, climate extremes influence its meagre waters leading to perennial food insecurity. Coupled with frequent regional and local conflicts, high population growth rate, low crop yield, invasion of migratory pests, contagious human and livestock diseases (such as HIV/AIDs, COVID-19 & Rift Valley fever) and poverty, life for more than 310 million of its inhabitants simply becomes unbearable. Alarming also is the fact that drought-like humanitarian crises are increasing in GHA despite recent progress in its monitoring and prediction efforts. Notwithstanding these efforts, there remain challenges stemming from uncertainty in its prediction, and the inflexibility and limited buffering capacity of the recurrent impacted systems. To achieve greater food security, therefore, in addition to boosting GHA's agricultural output, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs suggest that its “inhabitants must create more diverse and stable means of livelihood to insulate themselves and their households from external shocks”. This is a task that they acknowledge will not be easy as the path ahead is “strewn with obstacles namely; natural hazards and armed conflicts”. Understanding GHA’s food insecurity and its hydroclimate as presented in this book is a good starting point towards managing the impacts of the natural hazards on the one hand while understanding the impacts associated with extreme climate on GHA's available water and assessing the potential of its surface and groundwater to support its irrigated agriculture and pastoralism would be the first step towards “coping with drought” on the other hand.The book represents a significant effort by Prof Awange in trying to offer a comprehensive overview of the hydroclimate in the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA). Prof Eric F. Wood, NAE (USA); FRSC (Canada); Foreign member, ATSE (Australia).Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Agriculture, Livestock Production and
Book SynopsisThis two-volume set discusses recent approaches and technological innovations for sustainable agriculture in smallholder farming systems impacted by climate change. The systems covered include crop-based agricultural production, as well as aquaculture and livestock production as related systems using similar techniques to combat food security issues brought about by climate change and resource overuse. The chapters detail innovations involving crop diversification, soil resilience management, geoinformatics and land suitability monitoring for smart farming, information technology in livestock production, and nutrient resource management in fishery aquaculture. Researchers, practitioners and industries will be able to use this information to implement socially and economically sustainable practices to achieve food security in impoverished areas vulnerable to climate change, while also learning about the rapid evolution in information technology that is applicable for and available to small holder farmers. Volume 2 focuses on trends and technologies in food security within the context of sustainable practices, drone technology, microwave data, molecular farming, machine learning, agricultural economics, spatial modeling and agricultural policy. These chapters discuss advancements in fishery resource and aquaculture practices, and also the challenges facing these areas due to climate change. Table of ContentsChapter1. Drone Technology in Sustainable Agriculture: The future of farming is precision agriculture and mapping.- Chapter2. Revolutionizing Crops and Soil Resources’ Resilience to Climate Change. A case for Best-fit Agronomic Practices in Low and High Input Systems.- Chapter3. Drought-resilient climate smart sorghum varieties for food and industrial use in marginal frontier areas of Kenya.- Chapter4. Optimizing nitrogen management for improved productivity, nitrogen use efficiency, food and nutrition security: African context perspectives.- Chapter5. Soil carbon pools under different farming practices.- Chapter6. Effect of conservation agriculture on energy consumption and carbon emission.- Chapter7. Plant Molecular Farming: A Marvelous Biotechnological Approach in Agricultural Production.- Chapter8. Examining the outcome of coupling machine learning with dual Polarimetric SAR for rice growth mapping.- Chapter9. Mapping prominent cash crops employing ALOS PALSAR-2 and selected machine learners.- Chapter10. Crop assessment and decision support information products using multi-sensor and multi-temporal moderate resolution data.- Chapter11. Agriculture, Livestock Production and Aquaculture: Advances for Smallholder Farming System.- Chapter12. Mobilizing Pig Resources for Capacity Development and Livelihood Security.- Chapter13. Agricultural Value Chains: A Cardinal Pillar for Future Development and Management of Farming.- Chapter14. Climate Smart Eco-management of Water and Soil Quality as a Tool for Fish Productivity Enhancement.- Chapter15. Advances in nutrient resource management for fisheries and aquaculture.- Chapter16. Conclusion.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Environmental Degradation: Challenges and
Book SynopsisThis book discusses problems, challenges, and mitigation strategies in the wake of environmental degradation. It suggests proactive solutions to problems of environmental degradation for strategic planning as well as their effective delivery, and problems arising due to growth in population, industry, and land use change. The uniqueness of the book is its broader spectrum of coverage with related interconnections and interdependence of various aspects. Presenting a wide spectrum of viewpoints and approaches, the book covers topics, such as deforestation impacts (land use and land cover, soil erosion); impacts on climate change and human health; treatment of industrial, municipal, biological waste disposal and their impacts on soil, water, and air; recovery/remediation processes and technologies; impacts of pesticides and chemical fertilizers on soil degradation and groundwater; socio-economic environmental sustainability; and socio-economic health impacts. Particular focus is placed on strategic planning and methodological handling of environmental degradation and remediation through various processes and treatment technologies. This book will be useful to researchers, professionals, policy makers, and environmental engineers.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- 1 Causes of Degradation.- 2 Treatment or Remediation Technologies.- 3 Impacts of Degradation.- 4 Socio-economic Framework.- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations.
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