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New India Publishing Agency Safety and Quality Management in Food Supply
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New India Publishing Agency Sustainable Farming
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£140.28
New India Publishing Agency Advances in Crop Production and Climate Change
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£209.90
New India Publishing Agency Agrometeorology and Climate Change
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£186.16
New India Publishing Agency Techniques in Molecular Biology and Plant
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£186.16
New India Publishing Agency Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change (Co
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New India Publishing Agency Fundamentals of Agronomy
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£57.95
New India Publishing Agency Crop Physiology: A Terminology Book
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£42.77
New India Publishing Agency Flower Production and Gardening
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£191.41
New India Publishing Agency Soil Chemistry and Plant Nutrients
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£219.35
New India Publishing Agency Nanotechnology in Plant Pathology
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£216.00
New India Publishing Agency Agroforestry: Principles and Practices: 2nd Fully
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£186.16
New India Publishing Agency Seed Production in Field and Horticulture Crops :
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New India Publishing Agency Physiological Disorders of Horticultural Crops:
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£140.28
New India Publishing Agency A Textbook of Plantation Crops
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£157.32
New India Publishing Agency Fertigation Scheduling of Field Crops
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£128.48
New India Publishing Agency Descriptive & Objective Soil Science (For B.Sc.
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New India Publishing Agency Crops and Cropping System
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£64.23
New India Publishing Agency Diseases of Field & Horticultural Crops and
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New India Publishing Agency Breeding of Fruits and Plantation Crops
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£186.16
New India Publishing Agency Plant Biosecurity and Biosafety
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£214.92
New India Publishing Agency Integrated Disease Management: Principles &
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New India Publishing Agency Microbial Biopesticides in India
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Millets and Millet Technology
Book SynopsisMillets are small-grained, annual, warm weather cereal. The millets offer both nutritional and livelihood security of human population and fodder security of diverse livestock population in dryland region of India. Millets are highly nutritious, they are known as health foods especially for control of diabetes and mineral deficiencies. One of the major factors for declining consumption of millets is the lack of awareness of their nutritive value and inconvenience of their preparation. This book covers both, chemistry and novel technology for millet processing and development. It summarizes the latest information on millets, their nutritional and health benefits, historical perspective, utilization, R&D efforts, present status and the importance being given by policy makers for promoting millets for sustainable agriculture and healthy society. The book is compiled by various experts keeping in view syllabi of different research institutions, researchers, students as well requirement of the industry. It will serve as instructional material for researchers in food science, microbiology, process engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology and reference material for those working in industry and R & D labs.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Millets for Life: A Brief Introduction.- Chapter 2. Global Scenario of Millets Cultivation.- Chapter 3. Minor Millets: Profile and Ethnobotanical Scenario.- Chapter 4. Millets: Malnutrition and Nutrition Security.- Chapter 5. Nutritional Composition of Millets.- Chapter 6. Millet starch: Current Knowledge and Emerging Insights of Structure, Physiology, Glycaemic Attributes and Uses.- Chapter 7. Product Development from Millets.- Chapter 8. Seed Storage Proteins and Amino Acids Synthetic Pathways and their Regulation in Cereals with Reference to Biologically and Nutritionally Important Proteins and Bioactive Peptides in Millets.- Chapter 9. Millets, Phytochemicals and their Health Attributes.- Chapter 10. Science-Led Innovation for Searching and Creating Values in Natural Gene Pool of Millets for Agri-Food Nutrition and Health.- Chapter 11. Processing Technology for Value Addition in millets.- Chapter 12. Fermented Millet Technology and Products.- Chapter 13. Processing-Mediated changes in the Antinutritional, Phenolic and Antioxidant Contents of Millet.- Chapter 14. Technology for Millet Value-Added Products.- Chapter 15. Millet-Based Traditional Processed Food Beverages.- Chapter 16. Millet-Based Value-Added food products for diabetics.- Chapter 17. Genomics-Assisted Improvement of Grain Quality and Nutraceutical Properties in Millets.- Chapter 18. Rural Entrepreneurship Development in Millet Processing.- Chapter 19. Quality Management System in Millet and Sorghum.- Chapter 20. Demand Creation Measures and Value Chain Model on Millets in India.- Chapter 21. Role of Nutrihub Incubation for the Development Of Business Opportunities in Millets: An Indian Scenario.-
£134.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Fenugreek: Biology and Applications
Book SynopsisThis contributed volume brings together an inclusive collection of information about the medicinal crop fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum). Fenugreek is one of the medicinal plants important in the management of diabetes and contributes greatly in the alternative systems of medicine. These beneficial properties of fenugreek are covered in here. Further, this book explores the agronomy, biotechnology, genomics and biochemistry aspects of the crop. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, agronomists and biochemists. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for graduate students of agriculture and pharmacology. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.Table of ContentsPart 1. Agricultural procedures for the cultivation and production of fenugreek.- Chapter 01. Historical Background, Origin, Distribution and Economic Importance of Fenugreek.- Chapter 02. Fenugreek Cultivation in The Middle East and Other Parts of The World With Emphasis on Use of Active Gradients in Traditional Medicine & and Modern Pharmaceutical Science.- Chapter 03. Employing Modern Technologies in the Cultivation and Production of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.).- Chapter 04. The Role of Agricultural Practices on Quality Characteristics of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) as a Medicinal and Aromatic Plant.- Chapter 05. Agronomic Practices in Fenugreek.- Chapter 06. Exogenously-Applied Gibberellic Acid Alleviates Morphological and Physiological Attributes in Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graceum L.) Under Salt Stress.- Chapter 07. Various Diseases Incidence on Fenugreek Crops and Their Management Strategies.- Chapter 08. Various Mitigation Approaches Applied to Confer Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) – A Review.- Part 2. Chemical Composition, Nutritional Properties and Active Compounds of Fenugreek.- Chapter 09. Extraction, Detection and Characterization of Various Chemical Components of Trigonella Foenum-graceum L. (Fenugreek) Known as a Valuable Seed in Agriculture.- Chapter 10. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum): Nutritional, Health Properties and Food Uses.- Chapter 11. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.): The magical Healing of human Health Hazards.- Part 3. Physiological, Biotechnological and Molecular Responses of Fenugreek.- Chapter 12. Nodulation Process, Nitrogen Fixation and Diversity of Fenugreek Rhizobia.- Chapter 13. Diversity of Trigonella foenum graecum Microsymbionts in Morocco.- Chapter 14. Impact of Various Environmental Stress Factors on Productivity, Quality and Secondary Metabolites of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.).- Chapter 15. Heavy Metals Induced Stress and Metabolic Responses in Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graceum L) Plants.- Chapter 16. Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics Approaches of Fenugreek.- Part 4. Medicinal and Clinical Approaches of Fenugreek.- Chapter 17. Medicinal Properties of Hulba (Fenugreek) in Unani System of Medicine.- Chapter 18. Fenugreek- A Wonder Spice with Versatile Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Applications.- Chapter 19. Trigonella foenum-graecum and its Bioactive Compounds having Potential Antidiabetic Activity.- Chapter 20. Evaluating the Chemopreventive Properties of Aqueous Extract of Trigonella foenumgraecum Against p-dimethylaminoazobenzene (p-DAB) Induced Carcinogenesis in Mice.- Chapter 21. Therapeutic Uses and Applications of Fenugreek.- Chapter 22. Pharmacological Actions and Therapeutic Potential of Trigonella foenum-graecum L.
£179.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Sustainable Intensification for Agroecosystem
Book SynopsisThis edited book provides a comprehensive account of the sustainable intensification process through various forms of case studies and scientific approaches studied across the globe. It also focuses on the agroecosystem services and their subsequent management for ecological integrity. The book helps to understand the interconnection of food, nutrition, economic growth, and environmental security on the planet. It provides comprehensive information with photographic illustration and various other forms of scientific databases on sustainable intensification of agroecosystems. The book also supports decision-making, strategies, and policy formulation for effective implementation of sustainable intensification towards higher productivity along with maintenance and management of agroecosystem services. Proper sustainable intensification of agroecosystem services and their management by maintaining ecological harmony is the future prospect for sustainable development. High input agriculture gives rise to a high-energy footprint, agricultural pollution, resource depletion, loss of agro-biodiversity, and decline of human health. Through this connection, the sustainable intensification approach addresses the advanced food security, sustainability, and overall prosperity of humankind. The book is helpful for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, policymakers, the farming community, as well as the scientific community across the globe to understand the concept of sustainable intensification and its application in relevant fields for proper management of agroecosystems services.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Sustainable Intensification for Agroecosystem Services and Management: An Overview.- Chapter 2. Food and Nutrition Security in India through Agroecology: New Opportunities in Agriculture System.- Chapter 3. Cost-Effective and Eco-Friendly Agricultural Technologies in Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems for Food and Environmental Security.- Chapter 4. Eco-Designing for Soil Health and Services.- 5. Climate Change and Integrated Coastal and Agroecosystems Services.- Chapter 6. Climate Change Vulnerability and Agroecosystem Services.- Chapter 7. Intensification for Agroecosystem Services.- Chapter 8. Crop Residue Management: A Novel Technique for Restoring Soil Health and Sustainable Intensification in India.- Chapter 9. Agroecology for Agricultural Soil Management.- Chapter 10. Agroecology towards Environmental Sustainability.- Chapter 11. Agroforestry and Its Services for Soil Management and Sustainability.- Chapter 12. Agroecosystem Services Management and Environmental Sustainability.- Chapter 13. Ecological Intensification for Soil Management- Biochar, a Natural Solution for Soil from Agricultural Residues.- Chapter 14. Resource Conservation for Sustainable Development.- Chapter 15. Anaerobic Digestate: A Sustainable Source of Bio-fertilizer.- Chapter 16. Soil Fertility Status and Sugarcane Growth Performance in the Mangrove Ecosystem of Nigeria.- Chapter 17. Managing Natural Resources through Ecological Intensification in Oil-rich Niger Delta.- Chapter 18. Climatic Risks on Fruits Quality, Health and Livelihoods: A Nigerian Case of Rural Women in Fruit Farming Business.- Chapter 19. Allelopathic Effect of Taraxacum officinale L. on Germination and Physiology of Wheat.- Chapter 20. Watershed Sustainability for Agricultural Intensification. Chapter 21. Impact of Climate Change on Insects and their Sustainable Management.- Chapter 22. Ecointensification in Agriculture under Changing Climate.- Chapter 23. Management of Agroecosystem for Food Security: An Overview.
£189.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Neglected and Underutilized Crops - Towards
Book SynopsisThis book covers important topics on various neglected and underutilised crops (vegetables, cereals, fruit crops). It gives an overview of the potential, availability of genetic and genomic resources, and the future prospects of these food crops. The book presents different chapters on the importance of underutilised crops with respect to sustainable agriculture and describes the approaches that must be followed for improving the yield and production of these crops. It covers a wide range of food crops such as millet, buckwheat, underutilised spices, underutilised vegetables and underutilised fruit crops. It also provides insights on what smart foods are? And, whether these neglected crops qualify as smart foods?This up-to-date and informative book is meant for food scientists, geneticists, breeders and biotechnologists. It is of interest to students, researchers and course instructors in these fields.Table of ContentsAttached
£134.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Bioinformatics in Rice Research: Theories and
Book SynopsisThis book provides an up-to-date review of classic and advanced bioinformatics approaches and their utility in rice research. It summarizes databases and tools for analyzing DNA, proteins and gene expression profiles, mapping genetic variations, annotation of protein and RNA molecules, phylogenetic analysis, and pathway enrichment.In addition, it presents high-throughput technologies that are widely used to provide deep insights into the genetic architecture of important traits in the rice genome. The book subsequently discusses techniques for identifying RNA-protein, DNA-protein interactions, and molecular markers, including SNP and microsatellites, in the contexts of rice breeding and genetics.Lastly, it explores various tools that are used to identify and characterize non-coding RNA in rice and their potential role in rice research.Table of ContentsChapter 1_Introduction to Bioinformatics.- Chapter 2_Statistics for bioinformatics.- Chapter 3_ Introduction of the databases of rice.- Chapter 4_Brief insight into the evolutionary history and domestication of wild rice relatives.- Chapter 5_3000 Genome project- A brief insight.- Chapter 6_ Databases and bioinformatics tools for data mining .- Chapter 7_Sequence Alignment.- Chapter 8_Gene identification and structure Annotation.- Chapter 9_Phylogenetic Analysis.- Chapter 10_RNA Structure Prediction. -Chapter 11_Structural Proteomics.- Chapter 12_Gene ontology and pathway enrichment analysis.- Chapter 13_High throughput sequencing technologies.- Chapter 14_Mapping algorithms in high-throughput sequencing.- Chapter 15_DNA–Protein Interaction Analysis (ChIP-Seq).- Chapter 16_RNA–Protein Interaction Analysis.- Chapter 17_SNP Identification and Discovery.- Chapter 18_Microsatellite Markers from whole genome and Transcriptomic Sequences. - Chapter 19_Genome-wide association study.- Chapter 20_Expression Profiling and Discovery of microRNA.- Chapter 21_Computational approaches in identifying long non-coding RNA.- Chapter 22_circRNA in rice.- Chapter 23_ Metagenomics.- Chapter 24_RNA-Induced Gene Silencing.- Chapter 25_Single-cell RNA sequencing technologies.- Chapter 26_Recent Advancement in NGS Technologies.
£179.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Applications of Bioinformatics in Rice Research
Book SynopsisThis book summarizes the advanced computational methods for mapping high-density linkages and quantitative trait loci in the rice genome. It also discusses the tools for analyzing metabolomics, identifying complex polyploidy genomes, and decoding the extrachromosomal genome in rice.Further, the book highlights the application of CRISPR-Cas technology and methods for understanding the evolutionary development and the de novo evolution of genes in rice.Lastly, it discusses the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in rice research and computational tools to analyze plant-pathogen co-evolution in rice crops.Table of ContentsChapter-1 Possibility of Uncoding Structural Organization of Genome in Rice: Prospects and Approaches By 3D Genome Sequencing.- Chapter-2 Bioinformatics Approaches for High Density Linkage Mapping in Rice Research.- Chapter-3 Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping in Rice.- Chapter-4 Metabolomics in Rice Improvement.- Chapter-5 Computational Approaches Towards Decoding the Extra Chromosomal Genome of Rice.- Chapter-6 Computational Epigenetics in Rice Research.- Chapter-7 Computational Approaches Towards Understanding Stress in Rice.- Chapter-8 Identifying Complex Polyploidy Genomes Using Bioinformatics Approaches.- Chapter-9 Perspectives and Challenges of Phenotyping in Rice.- Chapter-10 The CRISPR Technology and Application in Rice.- Chapter-11 De Novo Evolution of Genes in Rice.- Chapter-12 Artificial intelligence and machine learning in rice research.- Chapter-13 Intellectual Property and Rice Research.- Chapter-14 Plant Pathogen Co-Evolution in Rice .- Chapter-15 Conservation of Rice Germplasm by Bioinformatics Strategy.- Chapter-16 Recent Advances in Multi-Omics and Breeding Approaches Towards Drought Tolerance in Crops.
£134.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore New Horizons in Wheat and Barley Research: Global
Book SynopsisThis book outlines comprehensive information on the global trends, policies, research priorities and frontier innovations made in the research domain of breeding, biotechnology, biofortification and quality enhancement of wheat and barley. With contributions by international group of leading wheat and barley researchers, this book offers data-based insights along with a holistic view of the subject and serve as a vital resource of information for scientists engaged in breeding future high-yielding biofortified varieties. It catalogs both conventional as well as modern tools for gene identification and genome editing interventions for enhancing the yield, grain quality, disease and pest resistance, nutrient-use efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance. The prospects of processing high quality wheat end-products with long term storage and high nutritional quality are also discussed. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, molecular breeders, cereal biochemists and biotechnologist, policymakers and professionals working in the area of wheat and barley research, food and cereal industry. Also, the book serves as an additional reading material for the undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture and food sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this book to be a useful read. Volume 2 of New Horizons in Wheat and Barley Research covers topics in crop protection and resource management. Table of ContentsPart 1 Global Trends and policy perspectives.- 1 Wheat and Barley Production Trends and Research Priorities: A Global Perspective.- 2 Policy Analysis for Food System Approach to Food and Nutrition Security.- 3 Wheat in Asia – Trends, Challenges and Research Priorities.- 4 Accelerating varietal replacement in wheat through strengthening of seed systems.- 5 Status of Wheat Variety Protection in India: Implications and Future Directions.- 6 Barley Improvement: Current Status and Future Prospects in Changing Scenario.- 7 Modern Extension Tools and Approaches for Upscaling, Outscaling and Deepscaling Wheat and Barley Technologies.- Part 2 Frontiers in breeding and genetic gain.- 8 Integration of emerging genomic tools in wheat improvement.- 9 Breaking the Yield Barriers to Enhance Genetic Gains in Wheat.- 10 Tackling a Cereal Killer on the Run: Unending Fight between Wheat Breeding and Foliar Rusts.- 11 Wheat blast: A Bio-Security Threat Looming Large.- 12 Breeding wheat for powdery mildew resistance.- 13 Breeding for spot blotch resistance in wheat.- 14 Common bunt and smuts in wheat and barley-Genetics, breeding and management: Current.- 15 Breeding wheat for conservation agriculture (CA) in the era of climate change.- 16 Breeding for aphid resistance in wheat: Status and future prospects.- 17 Broadening genetic base of wheat for improving rust resistance.- 18 Genetic interventions to improve salt and micro element toxicity tolerance in wheat.- 19 Prospects of durum wheat in the realm of climate change.- 20 Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Wheat: Physiological Interventions.- 21 Dicoccum wheat: Current status and future perspectives.- 22 Channelizing Novel Diversity Through Synthetics for Wheat Improvement.- 23 Genetic improvement of wheat and barley using transgenic approaches.- 24 Status and prospects of hybrid wheat: a brief update.- 25 Barley Genomic Research and Breeding Strategies.- Part 3 Advances in biofortification and quality enhancement.- 26 Advances in Malt and Food Quality Research of Barley.- 27 Mainstreaming grain zinc and iron concentration in CIMMYT Wheat breeding to accelerate rates of genetic gain for grain yield and zinc concentration.- 28 Physiochemical components of wheat grain quality and advances in their testing methods.- 29 Molecular, biotechnological and omics-based interventions for improving wheat grain quality: Advances and way forward.- 30 Interventions in wheat processing quality of end products.- 31 Effect of long-term storage on wheat nutritional and processing quality.- 32 Uniqueness of Sharbati and Indian Durum Wheat –Prospects for International Trade.
£189.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Mechanical Harvest of Fresh Market Apples:
Book SynopsisThis book presents the progress, changes, and evolvement for apple mechanical harvest during the past decades, which include, but not limited to, bulky harvest method, harvest platform, apple infield sorting, and harvest robotics. Though there are significant progresses in apple harvest robotics, there still is a long way ahead before its practical applications, with existing and potential bottlenecks described in this book. Hence, other researchers would take advantage of this book to have a hint of the apple mechanical harvest history and state-of-the-art progress, so that they can find the room for their new research. This book targets senior undergraduates and more importantly graduate students in the field of agricultural engineering, sensing, automatic, and robotics.Table of ContentsTechnology evolvement in mechanical harvest of fresh market apples.- Design, test, and improvement of a low-cost fresh market apple harvest-assist unit.- Economic evaluation of a low-cost fresh market apple harvest-assist unit.- Ergonomic analysis of a low-cost fresh market apple harvest-assist unit.- Development, evaluation and improvement of apple infield grading and sorting systems.- Development, test, and improvement of an infield use bin filler.- Economic analysis of an apple harvest and infield sorting machine.- Comparison and evaluation of apple harvesting process under different harvest methods.
£134.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Fundamentals of Field Crop Breeding
Book SynopsisThis book is an advanced textbook and a reference book for the post-graduate plant-breeding students and the plant breeders. It consolidates fundamental concepts and also the latest advances in plant-breeding practices including development in crop genomics. It contains crop wise explanation on origin, reproduction, genetics of yield contributing traits, biotic and abiotic stresses, nutritional improvement and crop specific plant-breeding procedures and techniques. The chapters are planned to describe crop-focused breeding procedure for the major crop plants as per their economic importance. The recent developments in breeding of field crops have been reported. The recent progress made in mapping traits of economic importance has been critically reviewed for each crop. The progress made in markers assisted selected in few crops has been summarized. This book bridges the knowledge gap and bring to the researchers and students information on modern breeding tools for developing biotic and abiotic stress tolerant, climate resilient and micronutrient rich varieties of field crops. The chapters in book are contributed by experienced Plant Breeders.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Breeding Field Crops – History, Current Status And Introspections.- Chapter 2: Wheat Breeding.- Chapter 3: Rice Breeding.- Chapter 4: Maize Breeding.- Chapter 5: Barley Breeding.- Chapter 6: Pearl Millet Breeding. Chapter 7: Sorghum Breeding. Chapter 8: Small Millets Breeding.- Chapter 9: Sugarcane Breeding.- Chapter 10: Jute Breeding.- Chapter 11: Cotton Breeding.- Chapter 12: Maintenance Breeding Of Pusa Basmati Varieties.- Chapter 13: Maintenance Breeding.- Chapter 14: Efficient Breeding Of Crop Plants.- Chapter 15: Brassica Breeding.- Chapter 16: Groundnut Breeding.- Chapter 17: Soybean Breeding.- Chapter 18: Castor Breeding.- Chapter 19: Sunflower Breeding.- Chapter 20: Chickpea Breeding.- Chapter 21: Pigeonpea Breeding.- Chapter 22: Mungbean Breeding.- Chapter 23: Urdbean Breeding.- Chapter 24: Lentil Breeding.- Chapter 25: Fieldpea Breeding.- Chapter 26: Lathyrus Breeding.
£67.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Mutation Breeding for Sustainable Food Production
Book SynopsisThis book highlights the recent progress on the applications of mutation breeding technology in crop plants. Plant breeders and agriculturists are faced with the new challenges of climate change, human population growth, and dwindling arable land and water resources which threaten to sustain food production worldwide. Genetic variation is the basis which plant breeders require to produce new and improved cultivars. The understanding of mutation induction and exploring its applications has paved the way for enhancing genetic variability for various plant and agronomic characters, and led to advances in gene discovery for various traits. Induced mutagenesis has played a significant role in crop improvement and currently, the technology has resulted in the development and release of more than 3600 mutant varieties in most of the crop plants with great economic impact. The field of ‘mutation breeding’ has come long way to become an important approach for crop improvement. This book covers various methodologies of mutation induction, screening of mutants, genome editing and genomics advances and mutant gene discovery. The book further discusses success stories in different countries and applications of mutation breeding in food crops, horticultural plants and plantation crops.This informative book is very useful to plant breeders, students and researchers in the field of agriculture, plant sciences, food science and genetics.Table of Contents
£170.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Commercial Scale Tissue Culture for Horticulture
Book SynopsisThis edited book is focusing on the novel and innovative procedures in tissue culture for large scale production of plantation and horticulture crops. It is bringing out a comprehensive collection of information on commercial scale tissue culture with the objective of producing high quality, disease-free and uniform planting material. Developing low cost commercial tissue culture can be one of the best possible way to attain the goal of sustainable agriculture. Tissue culture provides a means for rapid clonal propagation of desired cultivars, and a mechanism for somatic hybridization and in vitro selection of novel genotypes. Application of plant tissue culture technology in horticulture and plantation crops provides an efficient method to improve the quality and nutrition of the crops. This book includes a description of highly efficient, low cost in vitro regeneration protocols of important plantation and horticulture crops with a detailed guideline to establish a commercial plant tissue culture facility including certification, packaging and transportation of plantlets. The book discusses somatic embryogenesis, virus elimination, genetic transformation, protoplast fusion, haploid production, coculture of endophytic fungi, effects of light and ionizing radiation as well as the application of bioreactors. This book is useful for a wide range of readers such as, academicians, students, research scientists, horticulturists, agriculturists, industrial entrepreneurs, and agro-industry employees. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Improved sterilization techniques for successful in vitro micropropagation.- Chapter 2. Selection and preparation of explants for the clonal propagation of horticultural plants in plant factory systems.- Chapter 3. Use of alternative components in cost-effective media for mass production of clonal plants.- Chapter 4. Novel plant growth regulators in in vitro establishment of horticulture and plantation crops.- Chapter 5. Potential role and utilization of Piriformospora indica: fungal endophytes in commercial plant tissue culture.- Chapter 6. Application of biostimulants in establishing and acclimatizing in vitro-raised plants.- Chapter 7. Nanomaterials and plant tissue culture: Developmental path and contradictory facts.- Chapter 8. Somatic embryogenesis in cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.).- Chapter 9. Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in horticultural crops.- Chapter 10. Prospect and commercial production of economically important plant mulberry (Morus sp.) towards the upliftment of rural economy.- Chapter 11. Assessing the genetic stability of in vitro raised plants.- Chapter 12. Improvement of plant survival and expediting acclimatization process.- Chapter 13. Evaluation of genetic stability of in vitro raised orchids using molecular based markers.- Chapter 14. Recent in-vitro propagation advances in Genus Paphiopedilum – Lady Slipper Orchids.
£143.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Unmanned Aerial Systems in Precision Agriculture:
Book SynopsisThis book, consisting of 8 chapters, describes the state-of-the-art technological progress and applications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in precision agriculture. It focuses on the UAV application in agriculture, such as crop disease detection, mid-season yield estimation, crop nutrient status, and high-throughput phenotyping. Different from individual papers focusing on a specific application, this book provides a holistic view for readers with a wide range of subjects. In addition to researchers in the areas of plant science, plant pathology, breeding, engineering, it is also intended for undergraduates and graduates who are interested in imaging processing, artificial intelligence in agriculture, precision agriculture, agricultural automation, and robotics.Table of ContentsApplications of UAVs and machine learning in agriculture.- Robot Operating System Powered Data Acquisition for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Digital Agriculture.- Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) applications in cotton production.- Time effect after initial wheat lodging on plot lodging ratio detection using UAV imagery and deep learning.- UAV mission height effects on wheat lodging ratio detection.- Wheat-Net: An Automatic Dense Wheat Spike Segmentation Method Based on An Optimized Hybrid Task Cascade Model.- UAV multispectral remote sensing for yellow rust mapping: opportunities and challenges.- Corn Goss's Wilt disease assessment based on UAV imagery.
£134.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Plant Male Sterility Systems for Accelerating
Book SynopsisThis book covers all aspects of hybrid breeding technologies applied for crop improvement in major field crops. The different male sterility systems such as genetic male sterility (GMS), cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), cytoplasmic and genetic male sterility (CGMS), and male sterility induced by the photoperiod (PGMS), temperature (TGMS), and chemicals are discussed in detail. The different chapters in this book provide a timeline of the key breakthroughs witnessed in the field of plant male sterility technologies, their application in hybrid breeding, and the relevance to the current need for food security. In-depth insights into the genetic and regulatory mechanisms of plant male sterility have been presented. This includes discussion on a variety of molecular players that induce male sterility and rescue male fertility in the hybrid plants. To enhance this book’s appeal, more emphasis has been given on the modern emerging approaches such as construction of heterotic pools that could boost hybrid breeding for enhanced crop performance amid climate change and growing population worldwide. This book is a guide for growers and industries related to field and horticultural crops. Further, it is a useful reference for plant breeders, researchers and extension workers, and students. The material can also be used for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses.Table of ContentsAttached
£116.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Agro-industrial Perspectives on Sugarcane
Book SynopsisThis edited volume focuses on the core aspects of sugarcane production-management under stressful environments as well as innovative strategies for augmenting crop growth & productivity through intrinsic and extrinsic manipulations. The various chapters aim at bringing out comprehensive and advance information on different aspects of sugarcane cultivation under stress environments and impact of climate change on the sustainability of sugarcane production. The book encompasses information about crop production management, physiological & nutritional requirements, ratooning, ripening and post-harvest losses management. It also delineates various technologies that support the continued use and improvement of sugarcane as renewable source of food, fiber and bio-energy. The manipulations at cellular and molecular levels, molecular breeding approaches and post-harvest technologies are also included. The area under sugarcane cultivation is gradually increasing because of its diversification potential. The high productivity and biomass of the cane crop also makes it a key source for use as bio-energy crop and a promising raw material for bio-based agro-industries. However, poor crop & biomass productivity due to abiotic stress is the foremost constraint in its future commercial exploitation as sustainable feed-stock for bio-based industries. It is therefore imperative to understand the cellular-molecular modulation responsible to productivity barrier under specific stress situation(s) for better sugarcane quality and quantum under field condition. Some of these innovative approaches are delineated in this book. This book is of interest to progressive sugarcane growers, millers, industrial entrepreneurs, sugarcane scientists, cane development and extension officers, sugar industry managers and valuable source of reference worldwide.Table of ContentsAttached
£151.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Legumes: Physiology and Molecular Biology of
Book SynopsisThis edited volume provides state-of–the-art overview of abiotic stress responses and tolerance mechanisms of different legume crops viz., chickpea, mung bean, lentil, black gram, cowpea, cluster bean, soybean and groundnut. Legumes play an important role in human nutrition and soil health through fixation of nitrogen. Legume production and productivity are vulnerable to different abiotic stresses. A proper understanding about the physiological and molecular basis of the legume crops is essential for genetic improvement of abiotic stress tolerance. This book consists of 15 chapters covering physiological and biochemical basis, molecular physiology, molecular breeding, genetics, genomics, transgenics, epigenetics of drought, saline, high temperature and nutrient deficiency stresses, and the role of microRNAs in abiotic stress tolerance. This volume offers new perspectives in legume crop abiotic stress management, and is useful for various stakeholders, including post graduates students, scientists, environmentalists and policymakers.Table of ContentsAttached
£151.99
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
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.
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Springer Forage Crops in the Bioenergy Revolution
Book SynopsisPart-1 : Global Food Security, Bioenergy Production and Forage Crops.- Chapter 1. Global Food Security and Sustainable Development: An Overview.- Chapter 2. Global Food Security and Bioenergy Production.- Chapter 3. Present Scenario and Status of Bioenergy Sources and Production System.- Chapter 4. Perennial Forage cropping system and Bioenergy production.- Chapter 5. Engineering Interventions for High Biofuel Production in Forage Crops.- Chapter 6. Potential Bioenergy Forage Crops for Degraded Lands.- Chapter 7. Perennial forage crops: biodiversity and ecosystems service in barren land.- Chapter 8. Strategies to Enhance Biomass Production in Forage Crops Under Challenging Environments.- Chapter 9. Forage Sorghum: Potential Feedstock for Bioenergy.- Chapter 10. Forage maize as source of cellulosic biofuel production.- Chapter 11. Napier grass A Potential Source of Bioenergy.- Chapter 12. Switch Grass as Model Crop for Biofuel Production.- Part-II : Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Prospect.- Chapter 13. Cell Wall Digestibility, Diversity and Complexity for Developing Second Generation Bioenergy Crops.- Chapter 14. C: N Ratio and Its Importance in Developing Effective Bioenergy Crops.- Chapter 15. Carbon Partitioning, and Resource Use Efficiency for Enhancing Biofuel Production.- Chapter 16. Morphological and Physiological Traits for High Bioenergy Production in Biofuel Crops.- Chapter 17. Molecular Perspectives for Biofuel Production in Forage Crops.- Chapter 18. Omics Approaches for Efficient Bioenergy Forage Crop.- Part-III : Intellectual property and future prospects of bioenergy.- Chapter 19. Economics, Intellectual Property and Environmental Aspects of Bioenergy and Their Commercial Utilization.- Chapter 20. Scope and Future Prospectus of Third Generation Bioenergy Fuel.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Emerging Environmental Applications of Nanozymes
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Legumes: Nutritional Value, Health Benefits and
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Genome Editing for Crop Improvement
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Nova Science Publishers Inc The Future of Cropping Systems
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Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Agricultural Policy Strategies Challenges and Global Implications
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