Agricultural science Books
Springer Verlag, Singapore IoT and AI in Agriculture: Self- sufficiency in
Book SynopsisThis book reviews recent innovations in the smart agriculture space that use the Internet of Things (IoT) and sensing to deliver Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutionsto agricultural productivity in the agricultural production hubs. In this regard, South and Southeast Asia are one of the major agricultural hubs of the world, facing challenges of climate change and feeding the fast-growing population. To address such challenges, a transboundary approach along with AI and BIG data for bioinformatics are required to increase yield and minimize pre- and post-harvest losses in intangible climates to drive the sustainable development goal (SDG) for feeding a major part of the 9 billion population by 2050 (Society 5.0 SDG 1 & 2). Therefore, this book focuses on the solution through smart IoT and AI-based agriculture including pest infestation and minimizing agricultural inputs for in-house and fields production such as light, water, fertilizer and pesticides to ensure food security aligns with environmental sustainability. It provides a sound understanding for creating new knowledge in line with comprehensive research and education orientation on how the deployment of tiny sensors, AI/Machine Learning (ML), controlled UAVs, and IoT setups for sensing, tracking, collection, processing, and storing information over cloud platforms for nurturing and driving the pace of smart agriculture in this current time. The book will appeal to several audiences and the contents are designed for researchers, graduates, and undergraduate students working in any area of machine learning, deep learning in agricultural engineering, smart agriculture, and environmental science disciplines. Utmost care has been taken to present a varied range of resource areas along with immense insights into the impact and scope of IoT, AI and ML in the growth of intelligent digital farming and smart agriculture which will give comprehensive information to the targeted readers. Table of ContentsChapter 1. IoT x AI: Introducing Agricultural Innovation for Global Food Production.- Chapter 2. Transforming Controlled Environment Plant Production toward Circular Bioeconomy Systems.- Chapter 3. Artificial Lighting Systems for Plant Growth and Development in Indoor Farming.- Chapter 4. An IoT-based Precision Irrigation System to Optimize Plant Water Requirements for Indoor and Outdoor Farming Systems.- Chapter 5. Artificial Intelligence & Internet of Things: Application in Urban Water Management.- Chapter 6.Purification of Agricultural Polluted Water Using Solar Distillation and Hot Water Producing with Continuous Monitoring Based on IoT.- Chapter 7. Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) for Oil Palm Soil Monitoring.- Chapter 8. Application of Smart Machine Vision in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery, and Animal Husbandry.- Chapter 9. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture: Commitment to Establish Society 5.0 .- Chapter 10. Potentials of Deep Learning Frameworks for Tree Trunk Detection in Orchard to Enable Autonomous Navigation System.- Chapter 11. Real Time Pear Fruit Detection and Counting Using YOLOv4 Models and Deep SORT.- Chapter 12. Pear Recognition in an Orchard from 3D Stereo Camera Datasets to Develop an Autonomous Mechanism Compared with Deep Learning Algorithms.- Chapter 13. Thermal Imaging and Deep Learning Object Detection Algorithms for Early Embryo Detection – A Methodology Development Addressed to Quail Precision Hatching.- Chapter 14. Intelligent Sensing and Robotic Picking of Kiwifruit in Orchard.- Chapter 15. Low-cost Automatic Machinery Development to Increase Timeliness and Efficiency of Operation for Small Scale Farmers to Achieve SDGs.- Chapter 16. Vision-based Leader Vehicle Trajectory Tracking for Multiple Agricultural Vehicles.- Chapter 17. Autonomous Robots in Orchard Management: Present status and future trends.- Chapter 18. Comparing Soil Moisture Retrieval from Water Cloud Model and Neural Network Using PALSAR-2 for Oil Palm Estates.- Chapter 19. Development of a Recognition System for Spraying Areas from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using a Machine Learning Approach.- Chapter 20. Basal Stem Rot Disease Classification by Machine Learning Using Thermal Images and an Imbalanced Data Approach.- Chapter 21. Early Detection of Plant Disease Infection using Hyperspectral Data and Machine Learning.- Chapter 22. The Spectrum of Autonomous Machinery Development to Increase Agricultural Productivity for Achieving Society 5.0 in Japan.
£127.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Dynamic Fluidic Sprinkler and Intelligent
Book SynopsisThis book presents a newly designed dynamic fluidic sprinkler (DFS) to improve hydraulic performance of the existing complete fluidic sprinkler (CFS) under low-pressure conditions. Sprinkler irrigation has high prospects for improving water management in crop production. In recent years, low-pressure water-saving has become an important research content in the field of sprinkler irrigation. It introduces the effect of riser height on rotation uniformity and application rate of the dynamic fluidic sprinkler. It also discusses the intelligent sprinkler irrigation technologies for autonomous and remote sensing system. This book will be a useful reference for researchers and professionals in the field of agriculture and irrigation.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Optimization of the Fluidic Component of Complete Fluidic Sprinkler and Testing of the New Design Sprinkler.- Chapter 3 Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study on Internal Flow Characteristic in the Dynamic Fluidic Sprinkler.- Chapter 4 Effect of riser height on rotation uniformity and application rate of the dynamic fluidic sprinkler.- Chapter 5 Comparative Evaluation of Hydraulic Performance of a Newly Design Dynamic Fluidic, Complete Fluidic, and D3000 Rotating Spray Sprinklers.- Chapter 6 Modelling of Water Drop Movement and Distribution in No Wind and Windy Conditions for Different Nozzle Sizes.- Chapter 7 Review of intelligent sprinkler irrigation technologies for autonomous and remote sensing system.
£71.24
Springer Verlag, Singapore Agricultural Implications of Fukushima Nuclear
Book SynopsisThis open access book presents the findings from on-site research into radioactive cesium contamination in various agricultural systems affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in March 2011. This fourth volume in the series reports on studies undertaken at contaminated sites such as farmland and forests, focusing on soil, water, mountain, agricultural products, and animals. It also provides additional data collected in the subsequent years to show how the radioactivity levels in agricultural products and their growing environments have changed with time and the route by which radioactive materials entered agricultural products as well as their movement between different components (e.g., soil, water, and trees) within an environmental system (e.g., forests). The book covers various topics, including radioactivity testing of food products; decontamination trials for rice and livestock production; the state of contamination in, trees, mushrooms, and timber; the dynamics of radioactivity distribution in paddy fields and upland forests; damage incurred by the forestry and fishery industries; and the change in consumers’ attitudes. In the series of this book, a real-time radioisotope imaging system has been introduced, a pioneering technique to visualize the movement of cesium in soil and in plants. This is the only book to provide systematic data on the actual change of radioactivity, which is of great value to all researchers who wish to understand the effect of radioactive fallout on agriculture. In addition, it helps the general public better understand radio-contamination issues in the environment. The project is ongoing; the research groups from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences of The University of Tokyo continue their work in the field further to evaluate the long-term effects of the Fukushima accident.Table of Contents1. An Overview of our research.- 2. Recovery of Food Production from Radioactive Contamination Caused by the Fukushima Nuclear Accident.- 3. Annual Reduction of Transfer Factors of Radiocesium from Soil to Rice Cultivated in a KCl Fertilized and Straw Plowed-in Paddy Field from 2015 to 2021.- 4. Effects of radiocesium from suspended matter and fallout on agricultural products.- 5. Verification of Uptake and Transport Properties of Cesium in Hydroponically Cultivated Quercus Serrata.- 6. Candidates for breeding target genes related to cesium transport in plants after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.- 7. Evaluation of the Absorption of Different Forms of Cesium from Soil.- 8. Structure, Composition, and Physicochemical Properties of Radiocesium-Bearing Microparticles Emitted by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident.- 9. Verification of Effects on Crops and Surrounding Environment in Agriculture Using Radioactively Contaminated Grass Silage Compost Made by Aerobic Ultra-High Temperature Fermentation.- 10. Transport of 137Cs into Fruits after External Deposition onto Japanese Persimmon Trees.- 11. Progress Towards Managing Radiocesium Contamination in Orchards.- 12. Overview of Radiocesium Dynamics in Forests: First Decade and Future Perspectives.- 13. Toward the Estimation of Radiocesium Activity Concentration in Trunks of Coppiced Quercus Serrata: Leaf Availability Instead of Felling.- 14. Decomposition of Organic Matters in a Forest Floor Enhanced Downward Migration of Radioactive Cs after the Accident of the FDNPP.- 15. Effect of exchangeable and non-exchangeable potassium in soil on cesium uptake by Quercus serrata seedlings.- 16. Ten-year Transition of Radiocesium Contamination in Wild Mushrooms in the University of Tokyo Forests after the Fukushima Accident.- 17. Challenge to resume production of mushroom bed logs by potassium fertilizer application.- 18. Studies on the revitalization of radioactive-contaminated mushroom log forests: focus on shoots.- 19. Contribution of cesium-bearing microparticles to cesium in soil and river water of the Takase River watershed and their effect on the distribution coefficient.- 20. Global Fallout: Radioactive Materials from Atmospheric Nuclear Tests That Fell Half a Century Ago and Where to Find Them.- 21. Resilience Education Program in Iitate Village for the Young Generation
£40.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Temperate Nuts
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the production technology of temperate nuts. It explores cultivar and plant improvement, development and selection of rootstocks, plant–water relations and irrigation, canopy architecture, and postharvest packaging of nut fruits. It also deals with organic approaches, biotechnological interventions, diseases, and pest management. Contributing authors address nut fruits such as walnut, pecan nut, chestnut, and hazel nut on different recent aspects. The development achieved in the fruit sector is indicative of the fact that there is growing demand of fruit produce. Temperate nuts with health benefits and market acceptability have best sources of fat, fiber, protein, and mineral. They provide dietary fiber, potassium, and a variety of health-protective bioactive compounds. Apart from the health benefits, production of temperate nuts improves the economy of the country as these are very good source of income and employment. In addition, there is wide diversification in the production pattern of nuts globally. Increased production technology such as hybrids, high-yielding selections/ varieties, improved propagation techniques, and increased use of fertilizers and manures have brought spectacular increase in the production of nut fruits. This book is of interest to teachers, scientists, researchers, and scholars. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and postgraduate students of agriculture and horticulture. Horticulture nurseries and orchard industries also find this to be a useful read. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Global scenario of temperate nuts.- Chapter 2. Nutritional composition of temperate nuts.- Chapter 3. Development and selection of rootstocks.- Chapter 4. Cultivars and genetic improvement.- Chapter 5. Improved propagation techniques in temperate nuts.- Chapter 6. Pollination management.- Chapter 7. Mineral nutrition.- Chapter 8. Plant water relations and Irrigation.- Chapter 9. Canopy architecture.- Chapter 10. Biotechnological interventions for improvement of temperate nuts.- Chapter 11. Organic approaches in temperate nuts.- Chapter 12. Shelf life enhancement.- Chapter 13. Package and storage of temperate nuts.- Chapter 14. Physiological disorders.- Chapter 15. Diseases of temperate nuts.- Chapter 16. Integrated pest management of temperate nuts.
£151.99
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Integrating New Technologies For Striga Control:
Book SynopsisWitchweeds (Striga species) decimate agriculture in much of Africa and parts of Asia, attacking the major cereal grains and legumes, and halving the already very low yields of subsistence farmers. Several years of research have provided promising technologies, based on the fundamental biology of the parasite-host associations, for dealing with this scourge. However, there is an apparent realization that these technologies will fail because highly successful weeds such as Striga evolve resistance to all types of controls unless proven methods are integrated with each other for a more sustainable solution.Integration is often an anathema to basic scientists who typically deal with single variables and solutions. However, key leaders in the development of the new knowledge-based control strategies, already in the field and under development, recently joined forces to develop strategies and projects in order to integrate the technologies in a symposium in Ethiopia in November 2006. The encouraging results are described in this peer-reviewed book, authored by leaders in the field who have been supplying the basic biology, genetics, biochemistry, and molecular information that have offered insights and generated technologies in how to deal with Striga.Table of ContentsIntroduction -- The Witches' Curse; Biology and Chemistry -- The Needed Basics; Knowledge-based Breeding -- Translating Information to Products; Biotechnology: Opening New Frontiers; Agronomic Options: The First and Essential Line of Control and Policy Considerations; Biocontrol: Untapped Potential?.
£110.70
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Wolf Prize In Agriculture
Book SynopsisThis specially compiled, one-of-a-kind volume contains exemplary contributions from Wolf Prize laureates in agriculture. There is no higher prize than the Wolf Prize. Thus, the reader has the opportunity to learn from the very top in various aspects of this field. Indeed, the book includes a list of publications and the most important papers in plant and animal breeding, genetics, biochemistry and plant protection, biotechnology, as well as chemistry and the physics of soils. In this volume one can learn about the developments in particular fields in agriculture at the highest level through the scientific activities of its world-class contributors.
£333.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd 50 Years Of Green Revolution: An Anthology Of
Book SynopsisThe green revolution in India about 50 years ago transformed India's image then as begging bowl to bread basket. This transformation during the 1960s took just about 4 years. The yield increases achieved in wheat and then in rice which occurred in just about half decade is far in excess of the yield increases during the preceding 4000 years. This remarkable feat was achieved with the leadership of the author using the dwarf wheat types which had been produced by Norman Borlaug in Mexico.The research and development of green revolution of wheat and rice at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi was led by the author along with his team of students and co-workers. He has published over 100 papers on green revolution and the ever-green revolution which is a refinement of the former. This book is a compilation of just about 40 of his numerous research papers, monographs and books published by him on this subject.The papers in this book bring out the scientific basis of the modification of the plant type so as to be responsive to exogenous addition of chemical fertilizers and irrigation. The ideal plant type enables capture of adequate sunlight and using the chemical fertilizers added to the soil, produce substantial photosynthetic starch. And because the plants have short and thick culm, they are able to withstand enormous amounts of grains in their ears. This indeed was the basis of breaking the yield barriers associated with native varieties. The book also brings out that green revolution had established the food security at the national level but not at the individual household levels of millions of resource-poor rural small and marginal farming, fishing and landless families. Further green revolution was commodity-centric and the manner of its practice led to environmental degradation and social inequities. This author realized as early as 1972 that system of agriculture in India should be designed to fight both the famines of food and rural livelihoods. In pursuit of it, this author further designed an evergreen revolution with systems approach. What this means is providing concurrent attention to ecological foundations of agriculture and the livelihoods of the rural people.The book also brings out that green revolution was a team effort involving scientists, policy makers, administrators, farmers and students.This book is an outstanding example of green revolution providing a breathing space by putting the cereal grain production rate ahead of the population growth rate and then when food security has been adequately established, the system is changed to achieve productivity in perpetuity without causing environmental and social harm.
£139.50
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd M.s. Swaminathan: Legend In Science And Beyond
Book SynopsisThis unique volume is not just an in-depth analysis of Professor Swaminathan's brilliant contributions to basic cytogenetics, radiation biology, mutagenesis and genomic affinities of cultivated potato and its wild derivatives, but also the application of the new knowledge gained to improve the productivity of agricultural crops, as also to enhance their resistance to a variety of biotic and abiotic stresses. No other earlier biographies of Professor Swaminathan bring out these salient dimensions of his scientific achievements made at the Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Cambridge University, UK, and Wisconsin University, USA as well as Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. This biography is also unique for its revelation that Professor Swaminathan's contributions par excellence have been in contemporary areas of crop improvement for productivity and resistance to pests and diseases.This volume is also unique in bringing out that Professor Swaminathan, Father of India's Green Revolution, wanted to use this chemically intensified system only to gain 'breathing space' and went on to propose a 'systems approach' — based evergreen revolution in order to 'achieve productivity in perpetuity' through various pathways of ecoagriculture, and also integrated it with avenues for on-farm and non-farm livelihoods. Towards this goal, he made innovative uses of ecotechnologies in a 'biovillage' paradigm and modern information and communication technology (ICT) in Village Knowledge Centres (VKCs) to provide skill and knowledge empowerment respectively of the resource-poor rural women and men towards sustainable management of the natural resources for creating income-generating on-farm and non-farm livelihoods. This volume also brings out how Professor Swaminathan elegantly combined intellect and labour (hard work), and professional zeal with compassion for the poor. He is always open to new ideas, and new technologies without of course, compromising the values of traditional knowledge and ecological prudence of the rural and tribal people. This volume nicely captures how Professor Swaminathan with a deep and comprehensive understanding of the threats to the ecological foundations of agriculture and sustainable rural development, environmental degradation, social inequities and the climate change risks, has also harnessed science and technology to convert challenges into opportunities. This volume is written in a manner to serve also as a text book, going beyond the scope of just a biography. That should benefit generations of students on one hand, and sustain an interest in the book for many years on the other.
£93.60
Springer Verlag, Singapore Agronomic Crops: Volume 1: Production
Book SynopsisAgronomic crops have been used to provide foods, beverages, fodders, fuels, medicines and industrial raw materials since the dawn of human civilization. Today, agronomic crops are being cultivated by employing scientific methods instead of traditional methods. However, in the current era of climate change, agronomic crops are subjected to various environmental stresses, which results in substantial yield loss. To meet the food demands of the ever-increasing global population, new technologies and management practices are being adopted to boost yield and maintain productivity under both normal and adverse conditions. Scientists are now exploring a variety of approaches to the sustainable production of agronomic crops, including varietal development, soil management, nutrient and water management, pest management, etc. Researchers have also made remarkable progress in developing stress tolerance in crops through different approaches. However, achieving optimal production to meet the increasing food demand is an open challenge. Although there have been numerous publications on the above-mentioned problems, and despite the extensive research being conducted on them, there is hardly any comprehensive book available. In response, this book offers a timely resource, addressing all aspects of production technologies, management practices and stress tolerance in agronomic crops in a single volume.Table of ContentsAgronomic Crops: Types and Uses.- Climate Resilient Minor Crops for Food Security.- Climatic Variability and Agronomic Cropping Pattern.- Soil Health in Cropping Systems: An Overview.- Agronomic Cropping Systems in relation to Climatic Variability. -Growth and Development Dynamics in Agronomic Crops under Environmental Stress.- Tillage and Crop Production.- Effect of Planting Dates on Agronomic Crop Production.- Crop production under changing climate – Past, Present and Future.- Cultivation of Aromatic Rice: A review.- Direct Seeding in Rice: Problems and Prospects.- Advanced Production Technologies of Wheat.- Advanced Production Technologies of Maize.- Agrotechnologies of Baby Corn Production.- Advanced Production Technologies of Millets.- Advanced Production Technologies of Legumes Crops.- Advanced Production Technologies of Oilseed Crops.- Advanced Production Technology of Sugar Crops.- Advanced Production Technologies of Potato.- Advanced Production Technology and Processing of Jute.- Tea production in Bangladesh: From bush to mug.- Tea: a worthwhile, popular beverage crop since time immemorial.- Agronomy of Betelvine Crop.- Fundamentals of Crop Rotation in Agronomic Management.- Cool Season Food Legumes in Rice Fallows: An Indian Perspective.- Crop Diversification and Food Security.- Fundamentals of Seed Production and Processing of Agronomic Crops.- Seed Production Technologies of some Major Field Crops.- Postharvest Technologies for Major Agronomic Crops.
£161.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Agricultural Value Chains in India: Ensuring
Book SynopsisThis open access book provides a clear holistic conceptual framework of CISS-F (competitiveness, inclusiveness, sustainability, scalability and access to finance) to analyse the efficiency of value chains of high value agricultural commodities in India. It is based on the understanding that agriculture is an integrated system that connects farming with logistics, processing and marketing. Farmer’s welfare being central to any agricultural policy makes it very pertinent to study how a value chain works and can be strengthened further to realize this policy goal. This book adds value to the existing research by studying the value chains end-to-end across a wide spectrum of agricultural commodities with the holistic lens of CISS-F. It is not enough that a value chain is competitive but not inclusive or it is competitive and inclusive but not sustainable. The issue of scalability is very critical to achieve macro gains in terms of greater farmer outreach and sectoral growth. The research undertaken here brings out some very useful insights for policymaking in terms of what needs to be done better to steer the agricultural value chains towards being more competitive, inclusive, sustainable and scalable. The value chain specific research findings help draw very nuanced policy recommendations as well as present a big picture of the future direction of policy making in agriculture. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Evaluating Agricultural Value Chains on CISS-F Framework.- Chapter 3: Decoding Value Chains of Tomatoes, Onions and Potatoes (TOP).- Chapter 4: Towards an Efficient Banana and Mango Value Chains in India.- Chapter 5: Analysis of Grapes and Pomegranates Value Chain.- Chapter 6: Towards Creation of an Efficient Dairy Value Chain.- Chapter 7: Poultry Value Chain in India.- Chapter 8: Pulses in India: A Value Chain Analysis.- Chapter 9: Developing Agricultural Value Chains in India- the Way Forward.
£40.49
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Drought Frontiers In Rice: Crop Improvement For
Book SynopsisThe success of the Green Revolution in closing the gap between world population and food production was principally achieved by increasing crop productivity in favorable areas. However, this success has been limited in the rainfed systems, which are prone to frequent droughts and other abiotic stresses. Worldwide, drought affects approximately 23 million hectares of rainfed rice. Varieties combining improved drought resistance with high yield under favorable conditions and quality characteristics preferred by farmers are the most promising and deliverable technologies for alleviating poverty in communities dependent on rainfed rice production.This book describes some of the recent advances in the genetics and physiology of drought resistant rice varieties and the integration of highly efficient breeding and genetic analysis techniques with functional genomics. Harnessing recent scientific breakthroughs, Drought Frontiers Project (seeds.irri.org/drought) is launched as a major assault on the problem of improving drought resistance in rice. Featuring contributions from leading international experts, case studies are discussed to present perspectives on the various multidisciplinary facets of drought resistance in rice, along with the involvement of natural resource management practices and the socioeconomic implications that entail. Readers will be better informed of this highly relevant and complex topic of improving rice drought resistance in a global environment characterized by increased water scarcity.Table of ContentsRice Drought-Prone Environments and Coping Strategies; Recent Progress in Breeding and Genetics of Drought Resistance; Physiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Drought Resistance; Management of Rainfed Rice Systems; Genes and Genomics for Drought-Resistant Rice; Conclusions and Recommendations.
£117.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Science And Sustainable Food Security: Selected
Book SynopsisThis book provides a roadmap for achieving sustainable agricultural advance and food security in an era of climate change and global economic melt-down. The contents include a description of the paradigm shift under the leadership of the author, from a green to an ever-green revolution necessary for advancing productivity in perpetuity without ecological harm.Science and Sustainable Food Security shows many methods of linking ecological security with livelihood security, and provides a scientific basis for entering an era of biohappiness based on the sustainable and equitable use of biodiversity. Also, methods of adaptation to the impact of global warming are described. This book will prove invaluable to all interested in sustainable human security and happiness.Table of ContentsRole of Agriculture in an Era of Global Warming and Economic Melt-Down; Agricultures Multiple Roles - Food Security, Ecological Security and Livelihood Security; Science in the Transformation of Indian Agriculture.
£126.00
Springer Biochar A Precious Resource from Biological Waste
Book SynopsisPart I. Biochar Generation: A wealth from waste.- Chapter 1. Management of biological waste: physical, chemical and biological methods.- Chapter 2. Biochar: A sustainable solution for agriculture and environment.- Chapter 3. The role of biochar in sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 4. An overview of methods and techniques for the preparation and characterization of biochar.- Chapter 5. Household kitchen waste: A resource that needs to be tapped.- Chapter 6. Agricultural waste biomass management and biochar production.- Chapter 7. Biochar from animal waste and its applications.- Part II. Biochar Application for the management of soil health and crop productivity.- Chapter 8. Drought stress mitigation with the use of biochar.- Chapter 9. Application of biochar for salinity stress management.- Chapter 10. Biochar as a treasure trove of essential nutrients: Combating elemental deficiency in crops.- Chapter 11. Biochar-mediated restoration: Transforming invasive plants and crop residues into ecological assets.- Chapter 12. Regaining the soil eminence through the interaction of biochar and soil microbiome.
£161.99
Springer Plant Breeding 2050
Book Synopsis1. Voyage of Plant Breeding to 2050.- 2. From Deficiency to Sufficiency: Tackling Hidden Hunger with Biofortified Staples.- 3. Breeding climate-resilient varieties: Focus crops on Cereals and Pulses for future food security.- 4. Crop wild relatives for breeding climate-smart and highly productive crops.- 5. The power of de novo domestication of wild Solanaceae for a changing climate.- 6. Biotic stress buildup under climate change and breeding innovations.- 7. Potential Breeding Strategies for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops.- 8. Genotype × Environment Interaction: Molecular Basis and Environmental Adaptation of Demand-led Crop Varieties.- 9. Post-Genomic Era in Crop Breeding.- 10. Phenomics and next-generation phenotyping to increase genetic gains in crop breeding.- 11. Phenomics to improve gene bank value and utility.- 12. Doubled Haploids: Accelerating the Breeding of Resilient Crops for the Future.- 13. Speed breeding : a case study with cereals.- 14. Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Tools and Databases for Next-Generation Plant Breeding.- 15. Metabolic engineering of essential micronutrients.- 16. Machine Learning and Pangenomics: Revolutionizing Plant Breeding for a Sustainable Future.- 17. Phenomic selection and digital imaging for characterizing plant genetic resources: A case study from the Colombian maize collection.- 18. New plant breeding technologies for climate-smart agriculture: enhancing abi-otic stress tolerance.- 19. Gene editing to ensure food supply under global warming.- 20. Beyond Gene Editing in the Plant Breeding Toolbox.- 21. Nanotechnology in crop breeding.- 22. Systems Biology Approach for Plant Breeding.- 23. Computational Biology in Plants: Technological Innovations in the Post-Genomic Era.
£170.99
Springer Maize Breeding
Book Synopsis1. Maize- An Introduction.- 2. Maize Genetics and Breeding.- 3. Application of biotechnological tools for enhancement of nutritional quality in maize.- 4. Advances in Maize Genomics.- 5. Maize Physiology.- 6. Maize Agronomy in Indian context.- 7. Maize biochemistry: a retrospective and prospective insights on nutritive value of maize kernel.- 8. Maize Entomology.- 9. Maize Diseases - Retrospect and Prospect.- 10. Maize seed production technology with special reference to India.- 11. Mechanization in Maize in India.- 12. Specialty Corn.- 13. Value addition and Commercial Utilization of maize.
£143.99
Springer Soil Fertility Degradation and Soil Health
Book SynopsisChapter 1. INTRODUCTION.- Chapter 2. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW.- Chapter 3. PROCESSES OF FERTILITY DEGRADATION.- Chapter 4. NATURE OF FERTILITY DEGRADATION.- Chapter 5. Fertility Degraded Soil: Soil Health Restoration and Management-Strategies and Approaches.- Chapter 6. CONCLUSIONS.- Chapter 7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.- Chapter 8. REFERENCES.
£125.99
Springer Breeding Climate Resilient and Future Ready Pulse
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction: Breeding Climate Resilient and Future Ready Pulse Crops.- Chapter 2. Adaptive Morpho-Physiological Mechanisms Conferring Resilience to Abiotic Stresses in Pulses: An update.- Chapter 3. Harnessing the Genetic Diversity of Genebanks for Breeding the Climate-Resilient Pulse Crops.- Chapter 4. Global Status of Genetic, Genomic and Bioinformatics Resources for Pulse Crop Improvement.- Chapter 5. Breeding Pulses for Fungal Disease Resistance: Currents Status and Prospects.- Chapter 6. Next-generation Pulse Breeding for Viral Diseases and Insect Vectors Resistance.- Chapter 7. Rapid Generation Advancement in Pulses Breeding: Opportunities, Constraints, and Prospects .- Chapter 8. Application of Genome Editing Tools for Genetic Enhancement of Pulses for Stress-Resilient .- Chapter 9. Breeding Climate Resilient Pigeonpea in Climate Change Era: Current Breeding Strategies and Prospects.- Chapter 10. Improving Tolerance to Drought in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): Progress of breeding and genomic.- Chapter 11. Application of Next-generation Breeding Tools in Minor Pulses for Major Impact; A Way Ahead.- Chapter 12. Breeding Minor Pulses for Climate Resilience in the Era of Genomics: Opportunities and Prospects.
£179.99
Springer Hybrid Seed Production for Boosting Crop Yields
Book Synopsis1. Hybrid Seed Production: Application, Challenges and Opportunities.- 2. Floral Biology and Pollination Systems for Hybrid Seed Production in Plants.- 3. Hybrid Seed Production of Rice: Status and Outlook.- 4. Advances in Hybrid Breeding and Seed Production in Pearl millet.- 5. Optimizing Hybrid Seed Production in Sorghum: Key Challenges and Future Opportunities.- 6. Exploitation of Heterosis and Seed Production Techniques in Maize: Principles and Practices.- 7. Systems for Heterosis Breeding and Hybrid Seed Production in Pigeonpea.- 8. Crop Cultivation and Hybrid Seed Production Strategies in Rapeseed-Mustard.- 9. Heterosis Breeding and Hybrid Seed Production in Cotton.- 10. Hybrid Seed Production Technology in Castor.- 11. Efficient Seed Production Systems in Soybean.- 12. Hybrid Seed Production Technology in Sunflower.- 13. Application, Challenges and Opportunities of Safflower Hybrid Seed Production.- 14. Hybrid Seed Production in Tomato.- 15. Hybrid Seed Production of Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) for Sustaining Yield and Profitability.- 16. Hybrid Seed Production of Brinjal: Application, Challenges and Opportunities.- 17. Hybrid Seed Production Technology in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.).- 18. An Overview of Hybrid Seed Production in Onion.- 19. Mechanism of Hybrid Development and Quality Seed Production in Okra.- 20. Modern Molecular Techniques to Support Hybrid Seed Industry in Crop Plants.
£161.99
Springer Doubled Haploids Technological Advances and Role
Book Synopsis.- Chapter 1: Haploids: Then and now .- Chapter 2: In vitro culturing haploids .- Chapter 3: Induction of Maternal haploids .- Chapter 4: Advancement in haploid techniques .- Chapter 5: Maize and rice haploids.- Chapter 6: Success stories.
£134.99
Springer Cutting Edge Technologies for Developing Future
Book Synopsis1. Farmer's Perspective on Climate Change and Agricultural Production.- 2. Greenhouse gas emission: problems, global reality and future perspectives.- 3. Improving soil properties through various soil amendments under changing climate scenario.- 4. Paradigm shift from traditional to innovative extension approaches in changing agricultural scenario for better crop productivity.- 5. Impact of Agri-based technological interventions for managing poor soils and policy insights.- 6. Advanced strategies for crop improvement against abiotic stresses: An integrated view from breeding to genomics.- 7. Breeding strategies for improved multi-stress resilient crops.- 8. Speed Breeding: A budding technique to improve crop plants for multi-stress tolerance.- 9. Epigenetics regulation of abiotic stress in crop plants.- 10. Gene editing prospective for engineering climate smart plants.- 11. Next-gen strategies in host plant resistance to insects: breakthroughs and future horizons.- 12. Underlying survival mechanisms in model trees for enhanced abiotic stress tolerance.- 13. Homeostasis of plant metabolites in mitigating abiotic stress challenges.- 14. Integrating Multi-Omics Strategies to Enhance Crop Resilience in a Changing Climate.- 15. Advancing Sustainable Agriculture Through Plant-Microbial Interactions Amid Climate Change.- 16. CRISPR/Cas-based fungal genome engineering for secondary metabolite production: progress and challenges.- 17. Microbial Contributions to Crop Adaptation: Innovation for Climate-Resilient Agriculture.- 18. Effect of Climate Change on Seed Quality Development.- 19. Recent advances towards abiotic stresses tolerance and improvement in barnyard millet: a climate-resilient crop for food security.- 20. Challenges and opportunities of cultivating sandalwood (Santalum album) under abiotic stress conditions.- 21. Potential of halophytes in greening the barren land and making use of waste lands.
£170.99
Springer Ricinus Communis A Climate Resilient Commercial
Book Synopsis.- Chapter 1:Plant and environment interaction: special reference to phytoremediation of heavy metals using Ricinus communis L.- Chapter 2: Botany, geographical distribution, cultivation techniques and crop productivity of Ricinus Communis L.- Chapter 3: Genetic variability and breeding opportunities in castor bean (Ricinus communis L).- Chapter 4: Nipping an innovative method to increase the yield of castor .- Chapter 5: Medicinal properties of Ricinus communis L. oil and their applications: An overview.- Chapter 6: Optimizing biodiesel production from non-edible castor oil through the development of a bi-functional catalyst: a case study.- Chapter 7: Castor plant in Ericulture: opportunities and challenges.- Chapter 8: Ricinus communis: an abiotic stress-tolerant crop for reclamation of wasteland reclamation .- Chapter 9: Abandoned mine sites restoration using an industrially important crop, Ricinus communis L .- Chapter 10: Phytoremediation of heavy metals from the metal-polluted soil using Ricinus communis .- Chapter 11:Assessing the Suitability of Cement Industry Effluent for Irrigating Eight Different Genetic Varieties of Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.): A Case Study.
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Springer Omics Approaches for Tomato Yield and Quality
Book SynopsisChapter 1. "OMICS" Applications for Tomato Production.- Chapter 2. Molecular Strategies for Confronting Abiotic Stresses Tolerance in Tomato.- Chapter 3. Confronting Abiotic Stresses: Molecular Strategies for Improving Tomato Stress Tolerance.- Chapter 4. Climate-Proofing Tomatoes: Molecular Strategies for Adapting to Changing Climates.- Chapter 5. Nutrigenomics in Tomato: Enhancing Health Benefits through Molecular Breeding.- Chapter 6. Unraveling the Transcriptome: Transcriptomics for Understanding Tomato Development and Traits.- Chapter 7. Post-Harvest Metabolomics: Prolonging Shelf Life and Quality of Tomatoes.- Chapter 8. Insights from Genome Editing into Tomato Germplasm: Current Status and Future Perspective.- Chapter 9. CRISPR/Cas9 and Beyond: Genome Editing for Precision Trait Enhancement in Tomatoes.- Chapter 10. CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated Genome Editing in Tomato: Trait Improvement and Beyond.- Chapter 11. Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Tomato: CRISPR-based Interventions.- Chapter 12. Sustainability by Design: "OMICS" Applications for Environmentally Friendly Tomato Production.- Chapter 13. Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS) Revolutionized: Integrating "OMICS" Data in Tomato Breeding.- Chapter 14. Metabolomics for Flavor and Nutrition: Enhancing Tomato Quality through "OMICS".- Chapter 15. Disease Resistance at the Molecular Level: "OMICS"-Based Approaches for Tomato Defense.- Chapter 16. Future Horizons: Emerging "OMICS" Technologies and Challenges in Tomato Breeding.- Chapter 17. Genomic Selection (GS) Redefined: Exploiting "OMICS" Technologies for Tomato Improvement.
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Springer Metabolic Sustainability of Endophytes
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Classification and occurrence of fungal endophytes.- Chapter 2. Diversity and Functional Role of Fungal Endophytes.- Chapter 3. Endophytic Potassium-Solubilizing Microbes: A Sustainable Approach to Enhancing Crop Nutrition and Productivity.- Chapter 4. Fungal endophytes: Secondary metabolites and their utilization for sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 5. Role of fungal endophytes in plant health and abiotic stress management.- Chapter 6. Fungal endophytes: A resource for producing extracellular enzymes.- Chapter 7. Harnessing Endophytic Fungi for Effective Phytoremediation: Mechanisms and Applications.- Chapter 8. Endophytic Fungi: Enhancing Sustainable Agriculture through Bio-stimulation.- Chapter 9. Medicinal plants and their silent endophytic fungal allies.- Chapter 10. Potential role of endophytes in sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 11. Endophytic Fungi of Rice and Their Role in Sustainable Agriculture.- Chapter 12. Plant Endophytic Fungi: Communication Mechanism to Deal with Biotic Stress.- Chapter 13. Adaptation potential of endophytic fungi to produce secondary metabolites.- Chapter 14. Fungal endophytes: As biostimulants to facilitate viable bio-prospecting of high value secondary metabolites.
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Springer Drought and Heat Stress in Agriculture
Book SynopsisTheme 1: Understanding the Impacts of Drought and Heat Stress on Agriculture .- Chapter 1: Climate change and the incidence of drought and heat stress in agriculture.- Chapter 2: Impact of Abiotic Stress on Cereal Crop Production.- Chapter 3: Potential impacts of heat and drought on vegetable production and quality.- Chapter 4: Drought and Heat Stress in Fruit Crops: Implications, Mitigation and Policy Perspectives.- Chapter 5: Livestock Production under Drought and Heat stress.- Chapter 6: Climate change and its impact on fisheries and Aquaculture.- Chapter 7: Agroforestry and Climate Adaptation: Overcoming Drought and Heat ChallengesTheme 2: Mitigation and adaptation options for building resilience towards drought and heat stress.- Chapter 8: Mitigating the impact of drought and heat stress on crop productivity and environmental sustainabilityovery.- Chapter 9: Potential Mitigation of Drought and Heat Stress in Common Food Crops Using Indigenous Rhizobacterial Populations.- Chapter 10:Influencing and Managing Abiotic Stresses in Cereals.- Chapter 11:Varietal interventions and their significance in Rice-based cropping systems of drought-prone ecologies in Odisha.- Chapter 12:Adapting Soil and Nutrient Management to a Changing Climate: Emerging Innovations and Policy Priorities.- Chapter 13:Utilization of Nanotechnology For Mitigation of Drought and Heat Stress In Crop Plants.- Chapter 14:New-generation Mitigation Practices for Drought Management in Rice.- Chapter 15:Navigating Agricultural Drought: Building Resilience through Monitoring and Forecasting.- Chapter 16:Machine Learning-led Solutions in Indian Agriculture: Case of Drought and Heat StressesTheme 3: Policies and Future Prospects .- Chapter 17:Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Framework for Climate Smart Agriculture.- Chapter 18:Food security and climate change: Policy implications .- Chapter 19:Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Policy: Integrating Modern Technologies for Crop Stress Mitigation .- Chapter 20:Socio-Economic Aspects and Future outlook for managing heat and drought stress in Agriculture and allied Sciences.
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Springer Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture Inoculum Production and Application
Book SynopsisArbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis: from infection signaling to bidirectional nutrient exchanges.- Advances in AMF research: Isolation, histochemical staining, enumeration, morphological and molecular techniques.- Improved DNA extraction methods and PCR primes for assessing AMF diversity and distribution in agro-ecosystem.- Identifying and selecting indigenous Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for field Application.- Substrate based and substrate free In-vivo production technologies of AMF.- In vitro Production of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: An overview.- Low cost technologies for AMF inoculum production using various agro-wastes and other byproducts.- Development and management of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inocula for smallholder farmers: challenges and opportunities.- New formulations, product development and commercialization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi.- Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the field: Triumphs and failures.- Challenges in application of arbuscular mycorrhizal inocula in conventional agriculture.- Abiotic Environmental factors influencing Distribution and Behavior arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF).- Importance of AMF in the determination of species composition and diversity distribution of various ecosystem under different habitats.- Functional practical importance of AMF mixed inoculants for plant growth and adaption.- Application of AMF under continuous and diverse fertilization regime: case studies.- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal: Physiology of symbiosis and application towards sustainability.- Production methods of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculum: challenges and future perspectives.
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Springer Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture Nutrient and Crop Management
Book SynopsisMultifaceted role of AMF for sustainable agricultural production: an overview.- Molecular determinants and regulatory mechanism of nutrient exchange between plant and AMF.- AMF role in nutrient loss reduction and improvement in nutrient use efficiency.- Role of AMF in organic matter decomposition, carbon cycling and climate change.- Role of AMF in nitrogen and phosphorus cycling.- Application of AMF for the improvement in zinc and iron nutrition in agricultural crops.- Co-inoculation of AMF with other bio-fertilizers for better soil nutrients acquisition.- Application of AMF in production of cereal and oilseeds crops.- Application of AMF in production of pulse and legume crops.- The role of AMF in production of medicinal crops-The role of AMF in production of horticulture, and other high value crops.- Improvement in nutritional quality of food crops through AMF inoculation.- The abiotic stress management in agricultural crops through AMF technology.- Consortium of PGPR and mycorrhiza for improving agricultural productivity in degraded land.- Potential of AMF in bioremediation of heavy metals polluted soils.- Success story of AMF as a bio protectant against major plant pathogens.- Agronomic practices for optimizing the AMF abundance and diversity for sustainable food production.- Earthworm and Arbuscular mycorrhiza interactions: Strategies to augment productivity in agro-ecosystems.
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Springer Industrial Crop Plants
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Conventional and Biotechnological Approaches for the Improvement of Industrial Crops.- Chapter 2. In vitro Culture: Means for Production of Biological Active Compounds from Industrial Crops.- Chapter 3. Mutagenesis: Exploring Genetic Diversity of Industrial Crop Plants.- Chapter 4. Molecular Marker: Genetic Improvement and Conservation of Industrial Crops.- Chapter 5. CRISPER-based Industrial Crop Improvements.- Chapter 6. Genetic Improvement of Industrial Crops through Genetic Engineering.- Chapter 7. Molecular Tailoring and Boosting of Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Plants.- Chapter 8. Application of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Genome Editing for Traits Improvement in Oil Palm.- Chapter 9. Biotechnology towards Energy Crops.- Chapter 10. Biotechnology towards Medicinal Plants (MPs).- Chapter 11. Harnessing Plant Genetic Diversity in Research on Industrial Crop Plants for Environmental Conservation Concerns.- Chapter 12. Diversity and Conservation of Exudates-producing Plant Species in Southeast Asia.- Chapter 13. Biotechnological Advancements toward Sugarcane Crop Improvement.- Chapter 14. Lesson from Ethnobotany for Conservation of Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.): A Case Study in Indonesia.- Chapter 15. Role of CRISPR/Cas9 in Improvement of Horticultural Crops.
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Springer Bioeconomy for Sustainability
Book Synopsis1. Biomass: Resources, Market, Production Possibilities.- 2. Bioeconomy for sustainable Environment management practices.- 3. Transition from linear to circular bioeconomy for the sustainable production of green chemicals from agro-industrial waste.- 4. Bioeconomy for sustainable bioenergy and biofuels generation.- 5. Bioeconomy for sustainable biomaterials and Bioproduct development.- 6. Microalgae-based bioproducts and biomaterials towards a sustainable bioeconomy.- 7. Bioeconomy for sustainable building and construction practices.- 8. Bioeconomy for sustainable Organic farming (compost and biopesticides biofertilizers etc.- 9. New perspectives in sustainable bioconversion of lignocellulose to biofuel by diatoms.- 10. Forest bioeconomy (Bioeconomy of the forest-based sector) for sustainability and circular economy.- 11. Bioeconomy for sustainable conversion of green solvents and biochemical.- 12. Bioeconomy for sustain
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Springer Irrigation Sustainability with Saline and Alkali
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Water Resources Used in Agriculture: Historical and Global Perspectives.- Chapter 2. Genesis, Distribution and Hydro-chemical Features of Saline Groundwater.- Chapter 3. Effects of Irrigation with Saline, Saline-sodic and Alkali Waters on Soils.- Chapter 4. Managing Saline Waters for Irrigating Agricultural Crops.- Chapter 5. Managing Saline-sodic and Alkali Waters for Crop Production.- Chapter 6. Salt and Water Dynamics under Saline Irrigation: Modeling Approaches.- Chapter 7. Managing Saline Irrigation in Horticultural Crops.- Chapter 8. Use of Highly Saline Water beyond Common Agricultural Crops.- Chapter 9. Water Quality Guidelines for Irrigation.- Chapter 10. Promoting Sustainability of Saline Irrigation: The Way Forward.
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Springer Sustainable Feed Ingredients and Additives for
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Springer Sustainable Land Management in India
Book Synopsis.- Chapter 1_Sustainable Land Management: Opportunities and Challenges..- Chapter 2_Land Degradation and Desertification: Causes, Mechanism, and Biological Management..- Chapter 3_Land Degradation and Floristic Diversity: An Interplay of Environmental Dynamics..- Chapter 4_Forest Fire-Induced Land Degradation..- Chapter 5_India's policy efforts to combat desertification, land degradation, and drought..- Chapter 6_Promotion of Multipurpose Tree Species Cultivation for Improving Livelihood Security in the Drought Vulnerable Ecosystems..- Chapter 7_Biomass and Carbon Stock in Protected Areas Across Northwest Himalaya: An Optimal Sustainable Forest Land Management Strategy to Amplify Carbon Sequestration Potential..- Chapter 8_Fallow jhum land management through integrated approaches with particular reference to Northeast India..- Chapter 9_Seed Ball Technology- Facets and prospects for restoration of degraded lands..- Chapter 10_Role of Traditional F
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Springer Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Food
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Springer Agricultural Diversification for Sustainable Food
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Springer Indias Producer Companies and Small Farmers
Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Performance and Impact of PCs in Uttar Pradesh.- Performance and Impact of PCs in Rajasthan.- Performance and Impact of PCs in Madhya Pradesh.- Performance and Impact of PCs in Tamilnadu.- Overview, Conclusions and Recommendations.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Agricultural Waste to Value-Added Products:
Book SynopsisThis edited book provides a comprehensive review of the current agricultural waste disposal techniques focusing on the ongoing research in the production of various agro waste-derived value-added products. Further topic includes the techno-economic aspects in up-scaling the technology from lab scale to commercial/pilot scale. Sustainable waste management and alternative renewable energy sources are the most important requirements in this era of rapid industrialization and urbanization. Agricultural waste, which is one of the major contributors to overall waste production, has the ability to be an essential source of renewable energy and other valuable products. The ongoing research and technical advancements in agro-waste treatment lead to the efficient conversion of waste into different value-added products. This book is of primary interest to academicians, researchers, scientists and engineers working in the field of agro-residue management, and biomass to bio-energy conversion technologies. Also, the book serves as reading material for students of Environmental Engineering/Civil and Environmental Engineering and Agricultural Engineering. Rural Management authorities, Industrial and Government policy-making agencies may also find it useful read.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Growth of agricultural waste, its disposal, and related environmental issues.- Chapter 2. Global status of agricultural waste-based industries, challenges and future prospects.- Chapter 3. Technoeconomic and Sustainability Analysis of Agricultural Waste Conversion Technologies.- Chapter 4. Biochemical approach for transformation of agricultural waste to bioenergy production and other value-added products through the bioelectrochemical system.- Chapter 5. Energy-efficient Bio-electrochemical system for treatment of agricultural wastes and wastewater: mechanism, scope and challenges.- Chapter 6. Microbial Conversion of Agricultural Residues into Organic Fertilizers.- Chapter 7. Thermochemical approach for sustainable transformation of agricultural waste into value-added end-products.- Chapter 8. Advances in Thermochemical Valorization of Agricultural Waste.- Chapter 9. Conversion of Agricultural Waste with Variable Lignocellulosic Characteristics into Biochar and its Application.- Chapter 10. Agricultural waste-based biochar for soil carbon sequestration and emission reduction: Preparation, evaluation, application, and mechanism.- Chapter 11. Contemporary Approaches for Biochar Production from Agro-Waste and Its Current and Prognostic Applications in Environment Health.- Chapter 12. Valorisation of Sugarcane Bagasse Fly Ash into a Low Cost -Adsorbent Material for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Review.- Chapter 13. Extraction of lignin from various agricultural biomass: Its characterization and applications.- Chapter 14. Rice husk: from agro-industrial to modern applications.- Chapter 15. Production and application of nano-materials from agricultural waste.- Chapter 16. Agricultural waste as a source of fine chemicals.- Chapter 17. Centralized approach for the agricultural waste-based industry.- Chapter 18. Decentralized Composting and Vermicomposting for Agricultural Waste Management: Recycle at Source.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Mechanical Damage in Fresh Horticultural Produce:
Book SynopsisThis book includes the impact, compression, vibration studies, and destructive and nondestructive techniques for bruise measurement. It is essential to detect bruises in the early stages of their formation and conduct a quantitative analysis of the degree of bruising, to ensure the accurate grading of bruised fruits and vegetables and reduce unnecessary economic losses. Bruise damage occurring between the point of harvest and consumption contributes the most to the decrease in fruit quality, reducing the market value and ultimately leading to significant reductions in potential revenue. SDG 12.3 aims to “by 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses.” This book presents recent technological developments in bruise measurement, detection, and analysis of fresh horticultural produce. Given the rising demand for rapid and accurate methods of quality measurement in the horticultural produce industry, this book covers destructive and nondestructive techniques for bruise measurement. Selected applications of different nondestructive methods for various fresh produce commodities are also included. This book will interest graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, academics and engineers working in different aspects of the mechanical damage affected by postharvest handling practices, professionals working in the governments, and other authorities related to fresh horticultural produce quality, regulations, and safety. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Mechanical damage of fresh produce – an overview.- Chapter 2. Factors affecting bruise damage susceptibility of fresh produce.- Chapter 3. Imaging Techniques for Fresh Produce Damage Detection.- Chapter 4. Hyperspectral imaging techniques for quality assessment in fresh horticultural produce and prospects for measurement of mechanical damage.- Chapter 5. Hyperspectral imaging and related machine learning for postharvest bruise damage detection and analysis of fresh food produce.- Chapter 6. Bruise damage susceptibility of pome fruit.- Chapter 7. Mechanical Damage in Fresh Stone Fruits: Measurement and Analysis.- Chapter 8. Bruise damage susceptibility of pomegranates.- Chapter 9. Bruise damage susceptibility of tomato.- Chapter 10. BRUISING OF AVOCADO (PERSEA AMERICANA M.) FRUIT.- Chapter 11. Bruise Damage Susceptibility and Assessment of Guava.- Chapter 12. Bruise damage susceptibility of blueberry and strawberry.- Chapter 13. Bruise damage susceptibility of table olive.- Chapter 14. Bruise damage susceptibility of banana.- Chapter 15. Impact of packaging on bruise damage of fresh produce.- Chapter 16. Importance of bruise assessment and control in fresh produce industry.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Transformation of Agri-Food Systems
Book SynopsisThis edited volume covers all major topics related to agri-food transformation towards sustainability in this era of climate change. The topics cover field crops, horticultural crops, livestock sector, nutritional aspects, application of latest field-based technologies, and agriculture related policies and institutions.Some of the key topics are: Innovations for Reconfiguring Food Systems; Transforming High-value Food Commodities; Demand-Supply of Agri-food Commodities; Balancing Human Demand and Ecological Sustainability; International Partnership for Transformation of Agri-Food Systems; Transforming Animal Health and Aquatic Food Systems for Food Security; Climate Resilient Agriculture; Addressing Nutritional Security through Natural Resource Management; Water Harvesting and Improving Water Productivity; Combating Micronutrient Deficiencies; Plant Genetic Resources for Food Security and Nutrition; Genome Editing for Crop Improvement; and Biosafety and Socioeconomic Considerations.Written by experts, this book serves in exchanging and sharing the latest research findings, ideas and experiences on all aspects of agri-food systems to enable the formulation of the ways forward to transform our agri-food system to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations by 2030. The target audience include academicians, researchers, students, farmers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and others.Table of Contentsattached
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