Crop Science

Sorghum is an important world crop, used for food, fodder, the production of alcoholic beverages, as well as biofuels. This book presents current research in the study of the cultivation, varieties and uses of sorghum. Topics discussed include sweet...

Maize is one of the moist important cereals for humanity. It is grown for grain and forage, which could be used for food, feed and industry processing, as well as for a whole range of other uses. In this book, Chapter One discusses maize fertilization,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536146929Author Noa Filip ComtoisFormat PaperbackPage Count 97Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 170g

Plant-parasitic nematodes are one of multiple causes of soil-related sub-optimal crop performance. This book integrates soil health and sustainable agriculture with nematode ecology and suppressive services provided by the soil food web to provide...

Crop improvement using classically induced mutagenesis is now well standardized. Many new promising varieties of different crops have been successfully developed worldwide using both physical and chemical mutagens. Voluminous literature is now available...

Plant Stress Mitigators: Types, Techniques and Functions presents a detailed contextual discussion of various stressors on plant health and yield, with accompanying insights into the options for limiting their impact using chemical elicitors,...

The Plant Hormone Ethylene: Stress Acclimation and Agricultural Applications presents current knowledge on our understanding of ethylene reception and signalling, its role in the regulation of plant physiological processes, and its contribution to...

Miscanthus has been enthusiastically promoted as a second generation biomass crop, and this book provides a comprehensive review of this knowledge. Miscanthus, also known as elephant grass, is a high yielding grass crop that grows over three metres...

Farmers have engaged in collective systems of conservation and innovation - improving crops and sharing their reproductive materials - since the earliest plant domestications. Relatively open flows of plant germplasm attended the early spread of...

Current and projected worldwide shortages of energy, fertilizer, and irrigation water, coupled with a rapidly expanding population, are prompting agricultural scientists to seek, identify, and develop new crop species. Such crops should be energy- and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786393524Author Keith S DelaplaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CABI PublishingPublisher CABI PublishingWeight(grams) 708g

This book is the third of the 3-volume Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases, which provides an abundance of new research and information on major diseases of various crops along with new techniques and technology for the...

This book is the second of the 3-volume Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases, which provides an abundance of new research and information on major diseases of various crops along with new techniques and technology for the...

This book is the first of the 3-volume Innovative Approaches in Diagnosis and Management of Crop Diseases, which provides an abundance of new research and information on major diseases of various crops along with new techniques and technology for the...

This important volume provides a plethora of information on aerial vehicles and their possible roles in revolutionizing agricultural procedures through spectral analysis of terrains, soils, crops, water resources, diseases, floods, drought, and farm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789248432Author George Athanasios ManganarisFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint CABI PublishingPublisher CABI Publishing

Algae, macroalgae and microalgae can be valuable biological resources in a new, more environmentally friendly form of agriculture known as agrobiology. Indeed, the biological properties associated with algae are frequently relevant for agricultural and...

Biomass currently accounts for about fifteen per cent of global primary energy consumption and is playing an increasingly important role in the face of climate change, energy and food security concerns. Handbook of Bioenergy Crops is a unique...

Agriculture and food production have a large footprint on the landscape globally and compete for space with land for nature conservation. This book explores the competition between the food needs of a growing human population and the conservation of...

Miscanthus has been enthusiastically promoted as a second generation biomass crop, and this book provides a comprehensive review of this knowledge. Miscanthus, also known as elephant grass, is a high yielding grass crop that grows over three metres...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891183518Author Jerry L. HatfieldFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint American Society of AgronomyPublisher American Society of AgronomyWeight(grams) 666g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891181804Author Lajpat R. AhujaFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint American Society of AgronomyPublisher American Society of AgronomyWeight(grams) 666g

"Soil Physics: Agricultural and Environmental Applications" is a textbook designed for use in university courses on the subject and as a reference book for practitioners and students. The work describes the physical properties of soils and how...

A sociological study of changing farming methods, Conservation Tillage and Cropping Innovation investigates those techniques that have gradually continued to replace the plow culture. With thorough documentation of the conservation tillage and cropping...

This title is recommended by users for its clear explanations and readability. Troeh and Thompson's "Soil; and Soil Fertility" provides and excellent overview of soils for students in agriculture and the environmental sciences. Now in its sixth...

The 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...

Witchweeds (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...

Plant molecular biology came to the fore in the early 1980s and there has been tremendous growth in the subject since then. The study of plant genes and genomes and the development of techniques for the incorporation of novel or modified genes into...

Plant molecular biology came to the fore in the early 1980s and there has been tremendous growth in the subject since then. The study of plant genes and genomes and the development of techniques for the incorporation of novel or modified genes into...

Plant molecular biology came to the fore in the early 1980s and there has been tremendous growth in the subject since then. The study of plant genes and genomes, coupled with the development of techniques for the incorporation of novel or modified genes...

Plant molecular biology came to the fore in the early 1980s and there has been tremendous growth in the subject since then. The study of plant genes and genomes, coupled with the development of techniques for the incorporation of novel or modified genes...

Good biosecurity policy decisions, particularly in relation to plant industry protection, are of ever increasing importance. Growth in the speed and diversity of trade, the effects of climate change and the resultant spread of pests and diseases continue...

Whiteflies, taxonomy biotypes.Management on whitefly.Whiteflies – vector of viruses.Whitefly – Plant Relationship.Responsible for crop failures throughout the globe.Whitefly in Agricultural System.Developed resistance to pesticides with the resurgence...

Growing concerns about the impacts of climate change and dependence on fossil fuels have intensified interest in bioenergy from sugar cane and other crops, highlighting important links between energy, environment and development goals. Sub-Saharan Africa...

This book, the second of two volumes, discusses the importance of fodder production of the minor fodder crops for animals. It focuses on 25 minor forage crops, including non-leguminous perennial forages, leguminous forages, and non-graminaceous forages...

This new book, the first of two volumes on forage crops grown throughout the world, discusses the importance of fodder production of the major fodder crops for animals. It focuses on the 17 major forage crops, both non-leguminous perennial forages and...

Covering a wide array of topics on the status and challenges of organic farming, including production, nutrient management, plant protection, processing methods, organic production, policy issues, etc., in food crops, vegetable crops, and sugarcane, this...

Re-envisioning Remote Sensing Applications: Perspectives from Developing Countries aims at discussing varied applications of remote sensing, with respect to upcoming technologies with diverse themes. Organized into four sections of overlapping areas of...

Provides the adaptation strategy from a multidisciplinary resilience perspective Addresses contemporary agricultural resilience to various climate change issues Develops novel approaches for sustainability with environmentally sound practices Discusses...

Discover novel sources of biofungicides.Describes the role of biofungicides in the control of plant diseases.Study antifungal activity mechanisms.How to survey and select promising biofungicides?Book InformationISBN 9781032590134Author Kamel A...