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Metal and Nutrient Transporters in Abiotic Stress focuses on the
different forms of environmental stress related to heavy metal,
metalloid and nutrient deficiency that have the potential to
inflict major damages to crop plants, leading to a massive decrease
in crop yield and productivity. The book presents the current state
of knowledge of the biochemical and molecular regulation of several
classes of membrane transporters related to the uptake of
metals/metalloids and nutrient elements during different stresses
and their probable mechanisms of operation in plant stress
tolerance. Metal and Nutrient Transporters in Abiotic Stress
provides a comprehensive discussion that will help in mitigating
multiple forms of stresses utilizing transporter proteins. Edited
by leading experts and written by a global team of knowledgeable
contributors, this book will further stimulate research in the
field of transporter proteins and will foster further interests for
researchers, academicians and scientists worldwide. It is
complimented by its companion book titled Transporters and Plant
Osmotic Stress.
Advances in Agronomy, Volume 167, the latest release in this
leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and
highlights new advances in the field. Each chapter is written by an
international board of authors.
Our food system is broken, and it's endangering what's most
precious to us: our environment, our health, our soil and water,
and our future. In recent years, a host of books and films have
compellingly documented the dangers. But advice on what to do about
them largely begins and ends with the admonition to eat local" or
eat organic." Longtime good food pioneer Oran Hesterman knows that
we can't fix the broken system simply by changing what's on our own
plates: the answer lies beyond the kitchen. In Fair Food he shares
an inspiring and practical vision for changing not only what we
eat, but how food is grown, packaged, delivered, marketed, and
sold. He introduces people and organizations across the country who
are already doing this work in a number of creative ways, and
provides a wealth of practical information for readers who want to
get more involved.
Microbiome Stimulants for Crops: Mechanisms and Applications
provides the latest developments in the real-world development and
application of these crop management alternatives in a
cost-effective, yield protective way. Sections address questions of
research, development and application, with insights into recent
legislative efforts in Europe and the United States. The book
includes valuable information regarding mechanisms and the
practical information needed to support the growing microbial
inoculant and biostimulant industry, thus helping focus scientific
research in new directions.
Novelist and nature writer Richard Horan embarked on an
adventure across America to reveal that farming is still the
vibrant beating heart of our nation. Horan went from coast to
coast, visiting organic family farms and working the harvests of
more than a dozen essential or unusual food crops--from Kansas
wheat and Michigan wild rice to Maine potatoes, California walnuts,
and Cape Cod cranberries--in search of connections with the
farmers, the soil, the seasons, and the lifeblood of America.
Sparkling with lively prose and a winning blend of profound
seriousness and delightful humor, Harvest carries the reader on an
eyeopening and transformational journey across the length and
breadth of this remarkable land, offering a powerful national
portrait of challenge and diligence, and an inspiring message of
hope.
Recent Highlights in the Discovery and Optimization of Crop
Protection Products highlights the most prominent, recent results
in the search for safe and effective new crop protection products.
With a focus on the design, synthesis, optimization and/or
structure-activity relationships of new chemistries targeting
insect, disease, weed, nematode, vector and animal parasite
control, the book also includes recent developments in crop
enhancement chemistries and new approaches to crop protection
products. The inclusion of information on testing tools, green
chemistry approaches, and the latest discovery tools, like
modeling, structure-based design, and testing tools makes this
volume complete. Based on key presentations given at the 14th
International IUPAC conference on Crop Protection, May 19-24, 2019
in Ghent, Belgium, this book includes the many exciting new
discoveries and findings reported. It is designed to inspire
additional research and advancement in the field.
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