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Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming
The book on 'Farm Tools and Equipment for Agriculture' is an
attempt to put together all relevant information regarding the
availability of various tools and equipment for land development,
seed bed preparation, seeding, planting & transplanting,
weeding & interculture, plant protection, harvesting and
threshing, straw management, horticulture and forage crops.
Information on each item contains a brief description, its uses and
power source required. In this a list of manufacturers who have
supported the book writing through photographs and drawings are
appended in the last to facilitate the readers for easy location.
The information provided is quite exhaustive. o Introduction o Land
leveling equipment o Tillage equipment o Seeding, planting and
transplanting equipment o Weeding and fertilizer application
equipment o Plant protection equipment o Harvesting and threshing
equipment o Forage harvesting equipment o Farm tools and equipment
for horticulture, plantation and hill agriculture o Farm tools and
equipment for dryland agriculture o Straw management equipment
The book presents complicated statistical equations and formulae in
the form of easily understandable text and simple formulae, so that
large data gathered through the field experimentation could be
properly analyzed and correct inferences may be drawn from it. The
present book has been divided into seven chapters. First two
chapters deal with the development of biometrics and basic
statistics because biometrics cannot be understood properly without
having knowledge of basic statistics. The third chapter deals with
assessment of variability in a population which can be determined
through different methods like D square statistics, Euclidean
cluster analysis and meteroglyph analysis, however, range, standard
deviation, variance and coefficient of variation are simpler
statistics for assessment of variability. Fourth chapter deals with
breeding methods which include selection process, heritability, and
selection index. Fifth chapter deals with aids in selection and
include important topics like correlation, path analysis,
regression analysis, cluster analysis, PCA and discriminant
function analysis. Sixth chapter deals with aids in selection which
include diallel analysis and generation mean analysis. Seventh
chapter is varietal adaptation which includes stability analysis of
a variety.
The book entitled, "Improving Productivity of Drylands by
Sustainable Resource Utilization and Management" deals with a
variety of aspects linked with utilization and management of
resources used in dryland agriculture. The content of the book
covers the topics on the natural resources management, biodiversity
conservation, crop production and management, livestock management,
energy, technology transfer and socio-economic issues. Subjects
such as climate resilient agriculture, soil and water conservation
measures, soil fertility appraisal, recycling of organic wastes,
management strategies for livestock production, intercropping in
agri-horti system, agro-morphological evaluation of crops,
developing genotype for vegetable cultivation, crop
diversification, farming systems, improved forage production,
variability and heritability of grasses, weed management practices,
economics of arable crop production, and energy conservation
strategies through greenhouse have been incorporated under
different chapters contributed by subject specialists. This book is
an attempt to present collectively the scattered available
information on several recently developed technologies and
strategies for dryland management. Furthermore, the book contains
30 chapters that discuss both theoretical and practical knowledge
for sustainable management of the drylands by improving
productivity. Moreover, the book will be useful for professionals,
researchers, scholars, and students involved in scientific
activities of agricultural research in drylands.
The agricultural sector, as well as the other economic sectors,
follows the current trends verified in economies and societies,
including at the technological level. On the other hand,
agriculture has multidimensional impacts and suffers the
implications of global changes, namely those related to climate
change, financial crises and pandemic frameworks. In this
perspective, this book aims to bring more contributions to the
current trends associated with agricultural contexts. This book is
a forum of discussion about the new trends for the agricultural and
food sectors. The topics covered in this publication allow to bring
together the several current dimensions related with the food
production. The new insights highlighted with this book bring
relevant value added for the several stakeholders. This book is an
interesting publication for several stakeholders related to the
agricultural and food sectors, including students, researchers,
policymakers, public institutions, and farmers.
Nano-Biopesticides Today and Future Perspectives is the first
single-volume resource to examine the practical development,
implementation and implications of combining the environmentally
aware use of biopesticides with the potential power of
nanotechnology. While biopesticides have been utilized for years,
researchers have only recently begun exploring delivery methods
that utilize nanotechnology to increase efficacy while limiting the
negative impacts traditionally seen through the use of pest control
means. Written by a panel of global experts, the book provides a
foundation on nano-biopesticide development paths, plant health and
nutrition, formulation and means of delivery. Researchers in
academic and commercial settings will value this foundational
reference of insights within the biopesticide realm.
This book entitled "Commercial Horticulture" would prove helpful in
taking a leap to overcome the constraints imposed on horticultural
development by providing knowledge of modern technologies like
protected cultivation, hybrid seed production, micro irrigation,
fertigation, organic farming, mechanization and processing, post
harvest management, etc. which is intended to help in strengthening
the horticulture industry. An introduction to these latest
technologies is intended to accelerate commercialization of
horticulture which would ultimately encourage the sustainability
and multi-faceted growth of agriculture
This is the story of Britain's first organic in modern times to run
entirely without animal slaughter or the use of fossil fuels. The
true story of a unique experiment to transplant Hindu values of cow
protection and working oxen to the modern Western world. It all
began when George Harrison donated an historic Hertfordshire manor
house and 20 acres of farmland to a young community of Krishna
people fresh from the city, and two cows. Thirty-six years later
the experiment has grown into an organic carbon-free working farm
in a superb set of low-tech English oak farm buildings housing
fifty cows and oxen. The organic farm embodies the principles of
sustainable and ethical living necessary for future peace and
prosperity.
Illustrated by professional artist Eric Copeland, and including
amusing anecdotes from the 'joys' of working with pigs for a
living, this is the book to read and enjoy preferably before, but
certainly the moment those little pigs join the family.A recent
report suggests that amateur pig keeping has shot up by 40 per cent
since the likes of Gordon Ramsay and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
introduced their young pigs to the TV cameras.But pig experts warn
that pig keeping is not for the unwary or uninformed. Apart from
the many regulations that have to be observed, there is a great
deal to know about feeding, housing, moving and handling your pigs.
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