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Soils Under Stress - More Work for Soil Science in Ukraine (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Yuriy Dmytruk, David Dent Soils Under Stress - More Work for Soil Science in Ukraine (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Yuriy Dmytruk, David Dent
R2,896 Discovery Miles 28 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Dokuchaev carried out most of his research in Ukraine. His student and friend, Volodymyr Vernadsky, went on to create trans-disciplinary environmental sciences and the concept of Earth as a living organism, famously taken up by James Lovelock. That spring of ideas still flows and the researches captured in this volume are relevant to present-day problems, and not only in Ukraine. Soils have always been under stress but, in the Anthropocene, mankind is in the driving seat. As a sequel to Soil Science Working for a Living: Applications of soil science to present-day problems, we consider issues of policy as well as soil genesis, attributes and functions in various environments, natural and man-made. We consider human impacts on the soil cover through its use and misuse, highlight methods of research and assessment of soil quality, and the threats of soil degradation. The distinguished contributors also describe and propose various options for evaluation and remediation of degraded soils, drawing on the latest methods of modelling and cartography as well as long-term field experiments and long experience. The book will be invaluable to researchers and practitioners in soil science including graduate and post-graduate education, academics and professionals.

Heterosis Breeding in Vegetable Crops (Hardcover): Nagendra Rai, M. K Rai Heterosis Breeding in Vegetable Crops (Hardcover)
Nagendra Rai, M. K Rai
R4,354 Discovery Miles 43 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Vegetable production in our country is still dominated by the locally available genotypes or open-pollinated varieties, which are low-yielding and susceptible to various insect pest and diseases. This is mainly due to farmers' ignorance and poor extension activities. Hence, there is a need to grow vegetable hybrids for increasing production and productivity along with quality. Development or hybrids from the existing ones play a pivotal role not only for increasing the productivity but also helps to combat several problems faced by farmers. Thus to achieve these objectives, the authors have made an effort to give information for development of vegetables hybrid both theoretical and practical aspects in the form of book entitled, Heterosis Breeding in Vegetable Crops. This publication contains 17 s in two sections. The first section includes 10 s related to theoretical aspect of heterosis. viz. i Introduction to Heterosis ii Basis of Heterosis iii Commercial Exploitation of Heterosis iv Reproduction, Pollen and Pollen Biotechnology v Population Improvement of Parents/Hybrids Varieties vi Genetic Purity Testing of Hybrids vii Hybrid Varieties Testing and Release Procedures in India viii Biotechnology and Vegetable Improvement xi Intellectual Property Right related Issues in Hybrid Technology and x Economics, Import and Export. Second section consists of practical aspect of hybrid seed production deals seven s, viz. xi Solanaceous Crops-tomato, brinjal, chilli and bell pepper, xii Malvaceous Crops-okra, xiii Cole crops-cabbage and cauliflower xiv Cucurbitaceous Crops-bitter gourd, bottle gourd, cucumber, muskmelon, watermelon, pumpkin, ridged and smooth gourd xv Root Crops-carrot. xvi Bulb Crops-onion and xvii Hints for Hybrid Cultivation. All the s cover references, illustrations and tables. The publication also contains characteristics of national released hybrids with colored photographs. This would be useful to teachers, scientists, students, extension workers, vegetable industry and farmers of this country.

GMO Food - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover, Annotated edition): David E Newton GMO Food - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
David E Newton
R1,988 Discovery Miles 19 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Providing an exhaustive background on the history of genetically modified organism (GMO) crops and foods as well as the controversies surrounding these products, this book allows readers to develop their own particular viewpoint on the production and use of GMO substances. Genetic engineering has long been used to impart desirable characteristics to food plants in order to improve crop yield, pest resistance, and herbicide tolerance. Genetic modification of foods, however, has created a storm of controversy everywhere in the world-including the United States. What are the benefits of and risks involved with genetically modified organisms (GMO) and crops? What powerful industry pressures have extended the sale and use of GMO foods and crops globally? And how should consumer food products that involve GM ingredients be labeled? GMO Food: A Reference Handbook addresses these questions and the complex issues involved, allowing readers to fully understand why genetically modified organisms represent one of the most important issues in the 21st century. The book provides clear, factual information and background on the history of genetically modified crops and foods, covering topics such as the historic methods of plant and animal modification (such as cross-breeding) and important discoveries in genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering, and related fields; the social, political, philosophical, and economic issues that have arisen with these scientific advances; and the laws and regulations that have resulted from the range of attitudes about GMO foods. The book also supplies additional resources for readers performing extensive research in an annotated bibliography of books, articles, reports, and web pages. Presents both historical and current views of the topic that provide readers with a neutral presentation of the hard science as well as the social issues in question Includes perspective essays written by individuals with expertise in issues related to the production and distribution of GMO foods in the United States and other parts of the world Assesses the long-existing differences in attitudes toward the development and commercialization of GMO foods and crops in the United States versus in the European Union Addresses the ongoing debate regarding whether and how genetically modified products should be labeled for sale

Soil Spectral Inference with R - Analysing Digital Soil Spectra using the R Programming Environment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021):... Soil Spectral Inference with R - Analysing Digital Soil Spectra using the R Programming Environment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Alexandre M.J.-C. Wadoux, Brendan Malone, Budiman Minasny, Mario Fajardo, Alex B. McBratney
R4,585 Discovery Miles 45 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides a didactic overview of techniques for inferring information from soil spectroscopic data, and the codes in the R programming language for performing such analyses. It is intended for students, researchers and practitioners looking to infer soil information from spectroscopic data, focusing mainly on, but not restricted to, the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Little prior knowledge of the R programming language or digital soil spectra is required. We work through the steps to process spectroscopic data systematically.

Handbook of Horticultural Science (Hardcover): H. Shivanna Handbook of Horticultural Science (Hardcover)
H. Shivanna
R2,734 Discovery Miles 27 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Economic Growth and Development - Chinese Agribusiness Enterprises Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Lei Sun Economic Growth and Development - Chinese Agribusiness Enterprises Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Lei Sun
R3,120 Discovery Miles 31 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyses the important role of agribusiness and rural enterprises in economic growth and development. China's inclusive development of agribusiness and rural enterprises has played a pivotal role in economic growth, sustainable development and poverty reduction. This book analyses how market, price and institution are important factors for China's inclusive development of agribusiness and rural enterprises. Incentive property rights of farming lands have impacted the allocation efficiency of resources in markets, which contributed to the growth of its agro-industrial development and the families-agribusiness. The technological changes contributed to the agricultural growth in China pre and post economic reform phases. The book introduces the combination development approach (CDA) of agribusiness and rural enterprises. The combination development approach of agribusiness and rural enterprises facilitates developing countries to upgrade into emerging economies and industrial economies. The book presents theoretical perspectives of development economics, and it introduces cutting-edge international development issues, and China's international economic cooperation on international trade and enterprises development. New technology and information technology bring new business opportunities to smallholder farmers in transitional economies and developing countries to access global value chain in the future.

Water Quality and Agriculture - Economics and Policy for Nonpoint Source Water Pollution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): James... Water Quality and Agriculture - Economics and Policy for Nonpoint Source Water Pollution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
James Shortle, Markku Ollikainen, Antti Iho
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Water pollution control has been a top environmental policy priority of the world's most developed countries for decades, and the focus of significant regulation and public and private spending. Yet, significant water quality problems remain, and trends for some pollutants are in the wrong direction. This book addresses the economics of water pollution control and water pollution control policy in agriculture, with an aim towards providing students, environmental policy analysts, and other environmental professionals with economic concepts and tools essential to understanding the problem and crafting solutions that can be effective and efficient. The book will also examine existing policies and proposed reforms in the developed world. Although this book addresses and has a general applicability to major water pollutants from agriculture (e.g., pesticides, pharmaceuticals, sediments, nutrients), it will focus on the sediment and nutrient pollution problem. The economic and scientific foundations for pollution management are best developed for these pollutants, and they are currently the top priorities of policy makers. Accordingly, the authors provide both highly salient and informative cases for developing concepts and methods of general applicability, with high profile examples such as the Chesapeake Bay, Lake Erie, and the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone in the US; the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe; and Lake Taupo in New Zealand.

A Theory of Environmental Leadership - Leading for the Earth (Paperback): Mark Manolopoulos A Theory of Environmental Leadership - Leading for the Earth (Paperback)
Mark Manolopoulos
R1,515 Discovery Miles 15 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In A Theory of Environmental Leadership, Mark Manolopoulos draws on his original model of leading outlined in his cutting-edge book Following Reason to derive and develop the first properly systematic model of eco-leadership. Suppose humanity's relation with the Earth may be described in terms of leadership "stages" or modalities: once upon a time, the Earth led or ruled humanity, and now we humans rule or lead the Earth. When the Earth led, the Earth flourished; now that humankind leads, the Earth flounders - ecological crises multiply and intensify. However, there might be a third stage or modality of leadership: humanity leading for the Earth, leading in a way that allows the world, including humans, to re-flourish. What would be the nature of this truly environmental form of leadership? A Theory of Environmental Leadership identifies and critically analyzes the two basic and incompatible positions associated with the way we construe and interact with the non-human: anthropocentrism (human supremacism) and ecocentrism (ecological egalitarianism). By rigorously analyzing and leveraging this polarity, this book outlines an innovative theory of eco-leadership together with some of its confronting-but-necessary measures. Expansive and incredibly timely, A Theory of Environmental Leadership is ideal for a range of audiences, from scholars and students of environmental leadership studies to activists and policymakers. The book's remarkable clarity and engaging character also makes it suitable for the general public.

Soil Management (Hardcover): Lester Bane Soil Management (Hardcover)
Lester Bane
R3,578 R3,235 Discovery Miles 32 350 Save R343 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Forest Biology (Hardcover): H. Shivanna Handbook of Forest Biology (Hardcover)
H. Shivanna
R2,895 Discovery Miles 28 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Floriculture (Hardcover): Pooja Handbook of Floriculture (Hardcover)
Pooja
R2,365 Discovery Miles 23 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Emerging Challenges to Food Production and Security in Asia, Middle East, and Africa - Climate Risks and Resource Scarcity... Emerging Challenges to Food Production and Security in Asia, Middle East, and Africa - Climate Risks and Resource Scarcity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Mohamed Behnassi, Mirza Barjees Baig, Mahjoub El Haiba, Michael R. Reed
R4,250 Discovery Miles 42 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book, as a part of a series of CERES publications, provides a multi-regional and cross-sectoral analysis of food and water security, especially in the era of climate risks, biodiversity loss, pressure on scarce resources, especially land and water, increasing global population, and changing dietary preferences. It includes both conceptual research and empirically-based studies, which provides context-specific analyses and recommendations based on a variety of case studies from Africa, Middle East, and Asia regarding the fostering of long-term resilience of food and water security. The core approach of the volume consists of: assessing the structural drivers affecting the vulnerability of food and water security, under the persistence of current trends; identifying the best solutions and practices to enhance the climate resilience for food and water security; and fostering climate adaptation and biodiversity protection for food and water security.

Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes for Sustainable Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Heba I.... Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes for Sustainable Biotic and Abiotic Stress Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Heba I. Mohamed, Hossam El-Din Saad El-Beltagi, Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam
R5,230 Discovery Miles 52 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Abiotic and biotic stress factors, including drought, salinity, waterlog, temperature extremes, mineral nutrients, heavy metals, plant diseases, nematodes, viruses, and diseases, adversely affect growth as well as yield of crop plants worldwide. Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM) are receiving increasing attention from agronomists and environmentalists as candidates to develop an effective, eco-friendly, and sustainable alternative to conventional agricultural (e.g., chemical fertilizers and pesticide) and remediation (e.g., chelators-enhanced phytoremediation) methods employed to deal with climate change-induced stresses. Recent studies have shown that plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), rhizobia, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), cyanobacteria have great potentials in the management of various agricultural and environmental problems. This book provides current research of biofertilizers and the role of microorganisms in plant health, with specific emphasis on the mitigating strategies to combat plant stresses.

Selenium Supplementation in Horticultural Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Alzbeta Hegedusova, Ondrej Hegedus, Silvia Jakabova,... Selenium Supplementation in Horticultural Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Alzbeta Hegedusova, Ondrej Hegedus, Silvia Jakabova, Alena Andrejiova, Miroslav Slosar, …
R4,102 Discovery Miles 41 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Selenium plays a significant role in preventing certain types of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The level of Selenium in the human body depends on its concentration in food. In turn, the content in vegetable crops is a function of the soil-plant system. There are many countries in the world with low Selenium content in the soil. The average daily human intake is thus limited through food chain. Analysis of Selenium status suggests that fortification of the soil substrate with Sodium Selenate, and foliar application to agricultural crops are both effective means of Selenium enrichment. Our intention for this publication is to present the possibilities of augmenting Selenium content by biofortification of soils and plants through differentiated nutrition. In the first part of the monograph, the results of Selenium supplementation in model vegetation experiments are presented. The next part of the monograph presents the results of foliar supplementation of Selenium in field conditions. This book is an outstanding reference source for plant breeders and researchers engaged in biofortification of horticulture crops. It is also beneficial to agricultural companies and other stakeholders.

Bambara groundnut: Utilization and Future Prospects (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Victoria A. Jideani, Afam I. O. Jideani Bambara groundnut: Utilization and Future Prospects (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Victoria A. Jideani, Afam I. O. Jideani
R4,368 Discovery Miles 43 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Bambara groundnut (BGN) or Vigna subterranea is an extremely hardy grain legume. As it produces reasonable yields even under conditions of drought and low soil fertility, it is also a climate-smart crop. Previously underutilized, BGN is the subject of growing interest among researchers and consumers for its balanced nutritional profile. Indigenous consumers of BGN report medicinal benefits from the plant; however, such knowledge is at risk of being lost with the urbanization and changing lifestyles of younger generations. To date, there is no comprehensive resource on the Bambara groundnut, despite market demand for plant proteins around the globe. Authored by scientists who have researched and developed patents using BGN, Bambara Groundnut: Utilization and Future Prospects aims to fill this gap. The text provides in-depth coverage on breeding, food and feed utilization, medicinal benefits and future research prospects. Drawing on both indigenous knowledge and cutting-edge research, Bambara Groundnut is the first book to fully explore the potential of this remarkable crop.

Handbook of Agricultural Technology (Hardcover): H. Shivanna Handbook of Agricultural Technology (Hardcover)
H. Shivanna
R2,798 Discovery Miles 27 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Drosophila suzukii Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Flavio Roberto Mello Garcia Drosophila suzukii Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Flavio Roberto Mello Garcia
R4,589 Discovery Miles 45 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), the spotted wing drosophila (SWD), is the most important pest affecting berry crop production worldwide. The global fresh fruit trade, coupled with the ability of the larvae to hide inside the fruit undetected until after transportation, facilitate their distribution. SWD is native to Asia, but is increasingly found in other regions: occurrences have been recorded in the Americas and Europe, and Africa, and the insects have the potential to adapt and become established in Oceania. Gathering the experiences of leading scientists in the management of D. suzukii around the globe, the book addresses D. suzukii monitoring; biological, chemical and cultural control; sterile insect technique (SIT); integrated pest management (IPM), and other control methods. It also discusses the use of drones, GPS, biotechnology, telemetry and other technological tools to make the management of this pest more efficient and accurate. As such, it is a valuable resource for scientists, professionals and students.

Biobased Nanotechnology for Green Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Hemen Sarma, Sanket J. Joshi, Ramprasad, Josef... Biobased Nanotechnology for Green Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Hemen Sarma, Sanket J. Joshi, Ramprasad, Josef Jampilek
R4,977 Discovery Miles 49 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Investigation on biobased nanomaterials has provided new insights into the rapidly advancing fields of the biomedical and environmental sciences by showing how these nanomaterials are effective in biomedicine and environmental remediation. These particles hold tremendous prospective applications, and are likely to become the next generation of particles in these areas. As such, research is ongoing and the data generated should have the potential for a sustainable future in both the environmental and biomedical fields. This book presents important findings on the role of and identification of novel applications of biobased nanomaterials. Unlike other books in this field, this book focuses entirely on sustainable application and remediation in biomedicine and environmental science. The chapters are written in such a way as to make them accessible to the reader, and furthermore, the volume can be readily adopted as a reference, or used as a guide for further research. This project was based on recent research (the last 5 years) and developed through an extensive literature search. The editors have also compiled some advanced, outstanding texts that should be of benefit to graduate students in their research.

Blast Disease of Cereal Crops - Evolution and Adaptation in Context of Climate Change (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): S. Chandra... Blast Disease of Cereal Crops - Evolution and Adaptation in Context of Climate Change (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
S. Chandra Nayaka, Rajashekara Hosahatti, Ganesan Prakash, C. Tara Satyavathi, Rajan Sharma
R4,363 Discovery Miles 43 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Blast is an important foliar disease that infects the majority of cereal crops like rice, finger millet, pearl millet, foxtail millet and wheat, and thus resulting in a huge economic impact. The pathogen is responsible for causing epidemics in many crops and commonly shifts to new hosts. Magnaporthe spp. is the most prominent cause of blast disease on a broad host range of grasses including rice as well as other species of poaceae family. To date, 137 members of Poaceae hosting this fungus have been described in Fungal Databases. This book provides information on all blast diseases of different cereal crops. The pathogen evolves quickly due to its high variability, and thus can quickly adapt to new cultivars and cause an epidemic in a given crop. Some of the topics covered here include historical perspectives, pathogen evolution, host range shift, cross-infectivity, and pathogen isolation, use of chemicals fungicides, genetics and genomics, and management of blast disease in different cereal crops with adoption of suitable methodologies.In the past two decades there have been significant developments in genomics and proteomics approaches and there has been substantial and rapid progress in the cloning and mapping of R genes for blast resistance, as well as in comparative genomics analysis for resolving delineation of Magnaporthe species that infect both cereals and grass species. Blast disease resistance follows a typical gene-for-gene hypothesis. Identification of new Avr genes and effector molecules from Magnaporthe spp. can be useful to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in the fast evolution of different strains of this fungal genus. Advances in these areas may help to reduce the occurrence of blast disease by the identification of potential R genes for effective deployment. Additionally, this book highlights the importance of blast disease that infects different cereal hosts in the context of climate change, and genomics approaches that may potentially help in understanding and applying new concepts and technologies that can make real impact in sustainable management of blast disease in different cereal crops.

Accelerated Plant Breeding, Volume 2 - Vegetable Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Satbir Singh Gosal, Shabir Hussain Wani Accelerated Plant Breeding, Volume 2 - Vegetable Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Satbir Singh Gosal, Shabir Hussain Wani
R5,638 Discovery Miles 56 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Plant improvement has shifted its focus from yield, quality and disease resistance to factors that will enhance commercial export, such as early maturity, shelf life and better processing quality. Conventional plant breeding methods aiming at the improvement of a self-pollinating crop, such as wheat, usually take 10-12 years to develop and release of the new variety. During the past 10 years, significant advances have been made and accelerated methods have been developed for precision breeding and early release of crop varieties. This edited volume summarizes concepts dealing with germplasm enhancement and development of improved varieties based on innovative methodologies that include doubled haploidy, marker assisted selection, marker assisted background selection, genetic mapping, genomic selection, high-throughput genotyping, high-throughput phenotyping, mutation breeding, reverse breeding, transgenic breeding, shuttle breeding, speed breeding, low cost high-throughput field phenotyping, etc. It is an important reference with special focus on accelerated development of improved crop varieties.

The Ecology of Everyday Things (Paperback): Mark Everard The Ecology of Everyday Things (Paperback)
Mark Everard
R762 Discovery Miles 7 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nature is all around us, in the beautiful but also in the unappealing and functional, and from the awe-inspiring to the mundane. It is vital that we learn to see the agency of the natural world in all things that make our lives possible, comfortable and profitable. The Ecology of Everyday Things pulls back the veil of our familiarity on a range of 'everyday things' that surround us, and which we perhaps take too much for granted. This key into the magic world of the everyday can enable us to take better account of our common natural inheritance. Professor James Longhurst, Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) For many people, ecosystems may be a remote concept, yet we eat, drink, breathe and interface with them in every moment of our lives. In this engaging textbook, ecosystems scientist Dr. Mark Everard considers a diversity of 'everyday things', including fascinating facts about their ecological origins: from the tea we drink, to the things we wear, read and enjoy, to the ecology of communities and space flight, and the important roles played by germs and 'unappealing creatures' such as slugs and wasps. In today's society, we are so umbilically connected to ecosystems that we fail to notice them, and this oversight blinds us to the unsustainability of everyday life and the industries and policy environment that supports it. The Ecology of Everyday Things takes the reader on an enlightening, fascinating voyage of discovery, all the while soundly rooted in robust science. It will stimulate awareness about how connected we all are to the natural world and its processes, and how important it is to learn to better treat our environment. Ideal for use in undergraduate- and school-level teaching, it will also interest, educate, engage and enthuse a wide range of less technical audiences.

Rural Economic Developments and Social Movements - A New Paradigm (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Rita Vilke, Dalia Vidickiene,... Rural Economic Developments and Social Movements - A New Paradigm (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Rita Vilke, Dalia Vidickiene, Zivile Gedminaite-Raudone, Vitalija Simonaityte, Erika Ribasauskiene
R4,112 Discovery Miles 41 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Focusing on the demands of the new innovative, sustainable and inclusive rural development paradigm, the monograph raises the discussion regarding new approaches and success factors that are vital in current rural socio-economic development and policy transformations. The bottom-up policymaking, self-organization, creative use of knowledge in rural areas, and many other rural innovations are aligned in this book with new social movements' theories, which help disclose, explore and explain the rural development paradigm shift. Rural development forces of the 21st century center on the agents of change - rural population, and, surprisingly - urban population(!), and the political debate concerning EU Common Agricultural Policy and European Green Deal, illustrated with multiple case studies. This book will be of interest to a broad audience of readers, keen on scientific, political, and practical issues of innovations in rural areas and their future development pathways. The monograph is authored by a team of scholars from the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Institute of Economics and Rural Development, Department of Rural Development.

Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Cereal Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Chittaranjan Kole Genomic Designing for Abiotic Stress Resistant Cereal Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Chittaranjan Kole
R6,309 Discovery Miles 63 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents abiotic stresses that cause crop damage in the range of 6-20%. Understanding the interaction of crop plants to the abiotic stresses caused by heat, cold, drought, flooding, submergence, salinity, acidity, etc., is important to develop resistant crop varieties. Knowledge on the advanced genetic and genomic crop improvement strategies including molecular breeding, transgenics, genomic-assisted breeding, and the recently emerging genome editing for developing resistant varieties in cereal crops is imperative for addressing FPNEE (food, health, nutrition, energy, and environment) security. Whole genome sequencing of these crops followed by genotyping-by-sequencing has facilitated precise information about the genes conferring resistance useful for gene discovery, allele mining, and shuttle breeding which in turn opened up the scope for 'designing' crop genomes with resistance to abiotic stresses. The nine chapters each dedicated to a cereal crop in this volume are deliberate on different types of abiotic stresses and their effects on and interaction with crop plants; enumerate on the available genetic diversity with regard to abiotic stress resistance among available cultivars; illuminate on the potential gene pools for utilization in interspecific gene transfer; are brief on the classical genetics of stress resistance and traditional breeding for transferring them to their cultivated counterparts; elucidate on the success stories of genetic engineering for developing abiotic stress-resistant crop varieties; discuss on molecular mapping of genes and QTLs underlying stress resistance and their marker-assisted introgression into elite varieties; enunciate on different emerging genomics-aided techniques including genomic selection, allele mining, gene discovery, and gene pyramiding for developing adaptive crop varieties with higher quantity and quality, and also elaborate some case studies on genome editing focusing on specific genes for generating abiotic stress-resistant crops.

Nanotechnology-Based Industrial Applications of Ionic Liquids (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Inam Uddin, Abdullah M. Asiri Nanotechnology-Based Industrial Applications of Ionic Liquids (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Inam Uddin, Abdullah M. Asiri
R5,151 Discovery Miles 51 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Numerous solvents used in chemical processes have poisonous and unsafe properties that pose significant ecological concerns ranging from atmospheric emissions to the contamination of water effluents. To combat these ecological threats, over the course of the past two decades, the field of green chemistry has grown to develop more natural reaction processes and techniques involving the use of nonconventional solvents to diminish waste solvent production and thus decrease negative impact on the environment. Ionic liquids in particular are more environmentally friendly substitutes to conventional solvents, and as such, have seen more widespread use in the past decade. They have been used in such processes as extraction, separation, purification of organic, inorganic, and bioinorganic compounds, reaction media in biochemical and chemical catalysis, green organic and drug synthesis, among other industrial applications. Thus, in proving themselves a suitable greener media for economic viability in chemical processes, ionic liquids are leading to more sustainable development. This edition explores the application of ionic liquids as a green solvent. It contains a state-of-the-art overview on ionic liquids as green solvents for chemical processes and techniques, as well as some of their useful industrial applications.

Agricultural Economics - Current Issues (Hardcover): Surendra N. Kulshreshtha Agricultural Economics - Current Issues (Hardcover)
Surendra N. Kulshreshtha
R3,314 Discovery Miles 33 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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