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Nova Science Publishers Inc Agricultural Research Updates: Volume 20
Book SynopsisThis book begins with a review of several land management practices, presented in Chapter One. The chapter aims to improve agricultural land conditions, ensure the sustainable cultivation of crops is achieved at optimum levels, and meet the need of ever increasing population and food demand crisis in developing countries of Africa. Chapter Two examines the main geographical patterns of change in land productivity over the past 100 years of the development of agriculture in the south of Ukraine. Chapter Three provides information on cultivation, common diseases, and properties of watermelon, as well as a potential pharmaceuticals agent. Chapter Four evaluates the production of beans cowpea fertigated with Human urine associated with Cassava Wastewater as an alternative source of nutrients. Chapter Five focuses on the possibility of LoaC platforms application for identification and quantification of wheat gluten proteins as well as their connection with technological quality of wheat. Chapter Six concludes the book by discussing several dairy farm management strategies that can be manipulated to reduce GHG emissions while improving productivity and likely farm profit.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Agricultural Research Updates: Volume 25
Book SynopsisAmong management systems that are intended to prevent soil erosion or degradation is the no-tillage system which allows for the accumulation of vegetal material of plant material on the surface, over which the next crop will be sown or planted. Agricultural Research Updates. Volume 25 opens with a presentation of the results of research on different sustainable systems of soybean and maize production in northwest São Paulo. Following this, the authors review the feasibility, convenience and challenges accompanying various drying technologie from conventional methods (sun drying, hot air-drying, vaccum drying and freeze drying) to smart drying technologies (hybrid drying, near infrared reflectance, refractance window drying amd ultrasonic drying). Other topics reviewed in this compilation include packaging antioxidant activity that prevents food tainting; packaging antimicrobial properties that prevent food contamination; and packaging biodegradability to meet environmental protection requirements. Next, the authors investigate the occurrence, characterization and survivability of two pathogenic vibrios, namely Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in fish-based street food. The detection of these two pathogens is completed using Loop mediated isothermal amplification, multiplex polymerase chain reaction and thiosulphate citrate bile-salt sucrose. The following study aims to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of toxigenic Campylobacter jejuni in ulam (Malaysian salad vegetables) at retail outlets in Terengganu. The prevalence of these genes at retail outlets is determined by multiplex-PCR/the charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate agar method for 123 vegetable samples. The authors close by describing a recent technology in stimulating glucosinolates concentrations in Brassica plants using recycled animal manures. This need for natural fumigants in horticultural crops has increased due to the national prohibition of synthetic soil fumigants such as methyl bromide and ethylene dibromide.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Agricultural Research Updates: Volume 26
Book SynopsisAgricultural Research Updates. Volume 26 opens with a discussion about various control methods used in cowpea integrated pest management. Cowpea is one of the most widely adapted and nutritious legumes. The high content of carbohydrates and proteins makes it very important for human consumption. Several pests, especially insects, can cause yield losses ranging from 10-100%.The following study explores the global panorama of the use of chemical herbicides, as well as promising technologies for weed control. The authors also discuss the genetic improvement of plants and biocontrol by innovative methods that can reduce cases of resistance, considering aspects like efficiency, viability and environmental benefits. An exhaustive focus on toxic metals is provided, particularly on analytical methodologies suitable to detect these metals in Camellia sinensis. Various analytical techniques and procedures employed are critically discussed, and special attention is paid to the analytical performance in terms of accuracy and detectability.Following this, the functionalities of lemon peel are investigated, and the effectiveness of applying subcritical water treatment to the insoluble fractions is examined. Lemon peel is usually discarded as industrial waste, despite having a strong flavor and containing abundant oils and fibrous components, largely due to the challenges associated with using its insoluble polymeric components in chemical products.Agricultural production is the main livelihood to a majority of the population and a lead contributor to economy in most sub-Saharan countries. In Kenya, agriculture accounts for 65% of the national exports and 70% of informal employment in rural Kenya. As such, the authors aim to establish key crops and livestock in Kenya, examine constraints and opportunities along the value chain, and review the role of institutions in the agricultural sector.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Agricultural Research Updates: Volume 31
Book SynopsisThis compilation opens with a review of water productivity throughout the world, which may be a useful tool for water users and governments to establish their programs and strategies. The authors present the main technical aspects of modern surface irrigation systems, their capabilities for reducing water demand, and challenges for increasing water productivity. Additionally, the agronomic production, nutritional composition, human health benefits, nutritional breeding, and marketing opportunities regarding kale are reviewed. In one study, the authors attempt to characterize a hamburger sandwich made from cashew stalk, oat bran and cashew nut emulsion through an experimental study carried out between March and May of 2017. Subsequently, the histological factors of salt tolerance in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculated strawberry plants are evaluated. The authors provide an overview of the functionality of milk components in chocolate as well as the applications of milk powders in the manufacture of chocolate.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Agricultural Research Updates: Volume 32
Book SynopsisThis compilation opens with a review of the past and present literature related to conservation tillage practices in durum wheat production and analyses the problems that arise from conservation tillage practices. Additionally, drought and salt tolerance are evaluated at an early stage of plant development in a collection of nine cultivated durum wheat cultivars (Triticum durum Desf.), using plants grown under hydroponic conditions. The role of linear discriminant analysis and related chemometric methods in combination with liquid chromatography for the characterization, classification and authentication of foodstuffs and beverages is addressed. The authors investigate the prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni and its toxin genes, namely the cytolethal distending toxin gene, in selected vegetables that are commonly consumed raw in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. The Campylobacter jejuni isolated from selected vegetables is characterized against 10 types of antibiotics from six classes commonly used in clinical and agricultural settings, namely aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, glycopeptides, macrolides, beta-lactams, and tetracyclines. The closing paper discusses the case of the kwebo, a low-cost, multi-purpose farm structure designed to be typhoon-resistant yet easy to construct, making use of prefabricated structural elements and construction aids.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Agricultural Research Updates. Volume 33
Book SynopsisChapter one discusses the current information about the changes in chickpea's nutritional value and health benefits given by its components after applying different kinds of food processes. In the second chapter, the authors suggest a holistic framework for defining, evaluating and improving the governance of agroecosystem services in Bulgaria. The interdisciplinary Theory of Ecosystem Services and the New Institutional Economy are adapted, and an attempt is made to define the governance of agroecosystem services, to identify its agents, forms and mechanisms, to formulate an adequate criterion for evaluating its efficiency, and to characterize the stages for its analysis and improvement. The aim of the third chapter was to develop a new "ready-to-eat" semi-solid CF product by using HHP at 600 MPa and 50°C for 15 or 25 min combined with final microwave heating prior to consumption. Eight combinations with a formulation that includes raw or toasted CF, with or without lemon juice, were evaluated using physicochemical (color and protein content, mechanical and rheological behavior), microbiological and sensory analyses. Subtropical Scientific Centre scientists (Sochi, Russia) have a task to select the most promising peach varieties of early, average and late maturation that are grown in the region. The timing of fruit maturation depends on the climatic conditions of the area, so in chapter four authors gave a brief description of the varieties, based on their maturation time in the humid subtropics of Russia. Chapter five, the auhors discuss how they came to the conclusion that using the plant growth regulators in okra may be an effective strategy for improving growth, yield, and quality production. In the last chapter, authors perform a study using anadenanthera colubrina var. cebil (leguminosae) to determine that the dynamic integration of the species biology, spatial ecology, and historical demographic events will provide valuable tools for a multi-scale understanding of gene dispersal processes and their consequences on genetic variability distribution.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at: https://novapublishers.com/shop/agricultural-research-updates-volume-33/
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Agricultural Research Updates: Volume 34
Book SynopsisThis compilation begins by analyzing seed development in sunflowers, exploring in detail the molecular activity of sunflower seeds throughout their three phases of development. Chapter Two describes the nutraceutical values of Fenugreek, an annual herb native to southern Europe and Asia which is used in medicinal and nutritional contexts. Chapter Three discusses the necessity of pest management in agriculture and the negative consequences of pesticides, including health and environmental effects as well as the emergence of resistance in pests, and how innovations in the development of bio-pesticides can address these problems. Chapter Four presents the use of nanomaterials for production, protection, and quality improvement in Cucumis melo, a species of melon that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. Chapter Five also deals with Cucumis melo and discusses how breeding based on advanced molecular sequencing techniques can improve fruit quality. Finally, Chapter Six reviews the physiological and biochemical effects of Zinc stress on radish (Raphanus sativus L.), an economically important vegetable crop worldwide.
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Acres U.S.A., Inc Poisoning Our Children
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Agricultural Research Updates: Volume 1
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Beans: Nutrition, Consumption & Health
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John Libbey Eurotext Transgenic Plants in Agriculture: Ten years
Book SynopsisAxel Kahn''s book, published late in 1996, which provided an overview of the opinions expressed by the Commission of Biomolecular Engineering about genetically modified plants, was a great success. Given the scale and importance of the phenomenon, the French Ministry of Agriculture and publishers John Libbey Eurotext have decided to publish an English-language version of this fundamental book about the introduction and development of genetically modified plants. For some years now, plant biotechnology, especially genetic engineering, has enabled us to modify the cycle of plant production, strengthening resistance to weedkillers and pests, improving yields and quality, adapting plants to unfavourable environments and creating new species. In France, the Biomolecular Engineering Commission (CGB) is responsible for authorising the marketing of these modified products. Over the past ten years it has certified 450 new products for public consumption. This book, which is suitable for the general public, reports on the experience acquired by the CGB and the studies it has conducted: What are the potential risks associated with so-called transgenetic plants? Are there any undetectable phenomena involved? - How can such plants be produced more safely? Axel Kahn is a world-renowned geneticist and clinician, chaired the Biomolecular Engineering Commission until 1998. Here he explains the philosophy of the CGB, which has gained unrivalled experience in Europe, and sets out ethical and scientific guidelines for the use of genetic engineering techniques.
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Scientific Publishers Journals Dept Disease Problems in Vegetable Production
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Scientific Publishers Journals Dept Diversification of Arid Farming Systems
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Indus Publishing Company Transfer of Technology in Indian Agriculture
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New India Publishing Agency A Colour Handbook on Rainfed Rabi Crops:
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Springer Plants for Arid Lands Proceedings of the Kew International Conference on Economic Plants for Arid Lands held in the Jodrell Laboratory Royal Botanic Gardens Kew England 2327 July 1984
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Yale University Press Notes from the Ground
Book SynopsisIntegrating the history of science, environmental history, and science studies, this book shows how and why agrarian Americans - yeoman farmers, gentleman planters, politicians, and policy makers alike - accepted, resisted, and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land.
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Springer RiskBenefit Analysis in Water Resources Planning and Management
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Springer Sugar Cane Cultivation and Management
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Springer Global Food Trade and Consumer Demand for Quality
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Springer Economic Studies on Food Agriculture and the Environment
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Springer Physical Methods in Agriculture Approach to Precision and Quality
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Springer Contaminated Soils Sediments and Water Science in the Real World 9
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Springer Organic Food
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Springer Mycotoxins in Feedstuffs
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Springer Genetic Improvement of Bioenergy Crops
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Springer Spiral CT of the Body A Teaching File
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Springer Plant Cryopreservation A Practical Guide
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Springer Bioinformatics
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Springer Simulation Modeling for Watershed Management
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Springer Pond Aquaculture Water Quality Management
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Springer The Potato Crop The scientific basis for improvement
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Springer Sociobiology and Conflict Evolutionary perspectives on competition cooperation violence and warfare
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Springer Bananas and Plantains Topics in Contemporary Semiotics
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Springer Groundwater Quality AGID Reports S
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Springer Molecular Genetics in Fisheries
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Springer Interchanges of Insects between Agricultural and Surrounding Landscapes
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Molecular Biology of Weed Control 1 Frontiers in
Book SynopsisWeeds are rarely considered a priority despite the fact that all active farmers know that the majority of their variable costs and time are devoted to eradicating them. Even most crop losses due to pests can be traced directly back to weeds, which harbor the pests as secondary hosts.In the Molecular Biology of Weed Control, Jonathan Gressel focuses attention upon the tools of molecular biology that can be used effectively in the science of weed control. Always keeping his perspective congruent with that of the working farmer, Gressel explains how weed biologists and ecologists are beginning to use recently developed tools to control intransigent weed species in modern as well as less developed areas of the world. With his usual candor, Gressel evaluates past efforts, while also exploring future prospects for replacing chemical herbicides with genetic engineering, to improve a crop's ability to compete against its feral cousins for light, nutrients, and water.Like much of Gressel's work, this book should be mandatory reading for all agriculturists and plant scientists, so that they employ and encourage what is truly effective and efficient in meeting one of this century's most critical challenges: maximizing agricultural productivity.Trade Review"Few weed scientists are willing or able to put their heads on the block by challenging established nostrums and speculating constructively on the future. Professor Gressel is brave enough to do so and should be heeded as one of the few stellar figures we have in the discipline …inspirational, provocative and pedantic, the maverick author takes us on a wide ranging tour… proposing radical new approaches to weed control." - David Cole in Pesticide Outlook"Anyone who knows him will recognize this book as quintessential Jonny Gressel, full of provocative ideas and opinions. …Jonny obviously had fun writing this book, and anyone with an interest in agriculture and molecular biology will enjoy reading it." - Jim Westwood in Haustorium: Parasitic Plants Newsletter "…from traditional farming to environmental sciences to the latest developments in biotechnology and genetics. …more than just a compendium of terms as it presents clear, concise definitions … sure to be a frequently consulted work in anyone's library." - P.L. Pisani "Jonny Gressel has written an ambitious book that tackles a broad range of weed control issues from a molecular biologist's point of view. Everything from herbicide mechanisms of action, to weed ecology, to biological control is considered and analyzed in light of the fundamental biochemical and genetic principles that control them. The result is a book that maintains an integrated view of biology. …"Anyone who knows him will recognize this book as quintessential Jonny Gressel, full of provocative ideas and opinions. …It is packed with ideas, many of them juxtaposed in intriguing combination, … Jonny obviously had fun writing this book, and anyone with an interest in agriculture and molecular biology will enjoy reading it." - Haustorium: Parasitic Plants Newsletter, 41, July 2002Table of ContentsIntroduction. Molecular Tools for Herbicide Discovery. Molecular Tools for Studying Weed Biology, Ecology, and Taxonomy. Evolution of Resistance to Herbicides. Molecular Biochemistry of Resistances that have Evolved in the Field. Generation of Biotechnologically-Derived Herbicide-Resistant Crops (BD-HRC). The Next Generations of BD-HRC. Transgene Introgression from Crops to Weeds and its Modulation. Modifying Crops and Weeds to Directly Control Weeds. Molecular Biology in Weed Biocontrol
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Distant Mirror An Agricultural Testament
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Springer Mechanics and Related Processes in Structured Agricultural Soils Workshop Proceedings 172 Nato Science Series E
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Springer Acid Waters in Wales
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Springer A History of Lactic Acid Making A Chapter in the History of Biotechnology 11 Chemists and Chemistry
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Springer Bruchids and Legumes Economics Ecology and Coevolution Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Bruchids and Legumes Isbl2 Held at O 46 Series Entomologica
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Springer Agroforestry Education and Training Present and Future
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Springer Alleviating Soil Fertility Constraints to Increased Crop Production in West Africa 47 Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
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Springer Biological Nitrogen Fixation for Sustainable Agriculture Extended versions of papers presented in the Symposium Role of Biological Nitrogen Fixation 49 Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
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Springer Towards the rational use of high salinity tolerant plants Vol 2 Agriculture and forestry under marginal soil water conditions 28 Tasks for Vegetation Science
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