Essential Oils: Extraction, Characterization and Applications covers sixteen essential oils from different herbal and aromatic plants, including production, composition and extraction techniques such as distillation, chemistry and properties, characterization and applications. The book also presents their safety, toxicity and regulation, alongside trade, storage, stability and transport concepts. Essential oils in plants, extraction and analysis, and current trends in the use of essential oils, like aroma therapy, agro-food and non-food usage are thoroughly explored. Remaining chapters are dedicated to different essential oils, including lavender, peppermint, sandalwood, citrus, eucalyptus, tea tree, clove, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosewood, juniper and pine, patchouli, clary, and more. Edited by a global team of experts in essential oils, this book is designed to be a practical tool for the many diverse professionals who develop and market essential oils.

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 178, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, with each chapter written by an international board of authors.

Enzymes Beyond Traditional Applications in Dairy Science and Technology explores the applications of enzymes in dairy science and technology, including indigenous milk enzymes, actions of enzymes on milk proteins, lactose for value addition, peroxide, measuring analyte, assessing milk quality, and cleaning the milk plant. This latest volume in the Foundations and Frontiers of Biocatalysis series is a valuable resource for dairy scientists and those studying dairy science processing.

Nanobiotechnology for the Livestock Industry: Animal Health and Nutrition delivers a multidisciplinary reference of nanobiotechnology applications in various sectors, including farming practices, healthcare and breeding practices, market and economic analysis/benefits, biosafety, regulation, and more. The book explores nanobiotechnology's role in livestock handling, including hygiene maintenance and feed/nutrient delivery. The book also examines nanobiotechnology's role in maintaining nutrient quality in food products, and covers healthcare practices utilizing nanobiotechnology, such as maintaining and monitoring livestock health, diagnosis and treatment of disease, monitoring drug delivery, optimizing breeding patterns, and cryopreservation of sperm and eggs.

The book entitled "Agricultural Statistics" has been designed for all U.G. and P.G. Students of "Pure Statistics, Agricultural Statistics, Biological & Social Sciences" and those who have to appear in competitive examinations of I.S.S., S.S.S., State's P.S.C.' and I.A.S. This book is also useful for faculties of "Department of Statistics" of Indian Universities. The book is the outcome of 28 years of teaching experience of U.G., P.G. and Ph. D. students of different disciplines of Agriculture, Agil. Engg. and Agril. Statistics. in J.N.K.V.V. Jabalpur. The content of the book covers the syllabus on the topic "Statistical Methods.

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 117, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field. Chapters in this new release include Farming Systems Research: Concepts, Design and Methodology, Soil Potassium Fertility and Management Strategies in South Asian Agriculture, Sensing for Characterizing and Monitoring Soil Functions - A Review, Isolation and Fractionation of Organic Matter from Soils and Waters, Tolerance Mechanism and Management Concepts of Iron Toxicity in Rice: A Critical Review, and Smart Sensing and Automated Irrigation for Sustainable Rice Systems: A State of the Art Review.