The second part comprises of 14 chapters presenting comprehensive yet concise coverage of different novel drying techniques such as vacuum drying, refractance window dehydration technique, super critical drying, TES assisted solar drying etc. This volume also covers recent technologies and trends in medicinal herb, fruit leather and protein drying as well as packaging of dehydrated foods. The mechanism of deliquescence and caking process involved in drying of foods, effect of drying on functional properties of foods have been added. Different control and safety systems required to improve dryer operation and efficiency and different approaches such as ANN and computer vision that can be used for modeling the drying process are also discussed. Each of the invited contributors in this book has worked extensively in the respective area of drying technology and hence their strong experience in the form of peer reviewed chapter will benefit the readers. Chapter are written in a very easily understandable language containing clear explanation of every concept and aspect of the same, which can be used by undergraduate and graduate students as well as by faculty for teaching purposes. Recent literature is also compiled and discussed in detail to assist researchers and scientists for clear understanding of different types of drying techniques.

The book entitled 'Rejuvenation in Fruit Trees (Tropical and Subtropical)' is up-to-date and informative, publication, covering all vital aspects on rejuvenation technology in perennial fruit trees. The book is full-fledged and updated publication on rejuvenation technology. By going through the book one can adopt this technology in all high-value fruit crops of woody perennial nature of tropical and subtropical groups. The concept of rejuvenation, present trend and constraints, its need, adoption level and successful implementation with proper package of cultural practices and management strategies, have been discussed in details in the book. All efforts have been made to increase production, productivity and profitability of fruit crops at a sustainable basis. The requisite information and need-based requirements have also been brought within purview in addition to critical perspective that foster a better understanding of its R&D issues. This book will be of immense utility to students of Agriculture/Horticulture, at B.Sc, M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels, academic experts, researchers, scientists, administrators, policy-makers, farmers, exporters, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in fruit production enterprise.

The increasing demand for food as well as changes in consumption habits have led to the greater availability and variety of food with a longer shelf life. However, these items, when not properly preserved, can lead to severe food-borne illnesses that can be fatal. Thus, countless studies are now geared towards the processing, distributing, and safe storage of foods. Novel Technologies and Systems for Food Preservation is an essential reference source that discusses novel and emerging cooling and heating technologies, processes, and systems for food preservation, as well as improvements for control and monitoring systems that aim to foster energy efficiency, equipment safety, and performance. Additionally, it looks at concepts that may be useful for the development of new policies and legislation concerning food preservation. Featuring research on topics such as energy efficiency, food quality, and legislation policies, this book is ideally designed for government officials, policymakers, food and service industry professionals, food safety inspectors, researchers, academicians, and students.

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 158, continues to be recognized as a leading reference and first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the world. As always, the subjects covered are rich, varied, and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial.

Applied Plant Biotechnology for Improvement of Resistance to Biotic Stress applies biotechnology insights that seek to improve plant genomes, thus helping them achieve higher resistance and optimal hormone signaling to increase crop yield. The book provides an analysis of the current state-of-the-art in plant biotechnology as applied to improving resistance to biotic stress. In recent years, significant progress has been made towards understanding the interplay between plants and their hosts, particularly the role of plant immunity in regulating, attenuating or neutralizing invading pathogens. As a result, there is a great need to integrate these insights with methods from biotechnology.

Genomics and Biotechnological Advances in Veterinary, Poultry, and Fisheries is a comprehensive reference for animal biotechnologists, veterinary clinicians, fishery scientists, and anyone who needs to understand the latest advances in the field of next generation sequencing and genomic editing in animals and fish. This essential reference provides information on genomics and the advanced technologies used to enhance the production and management of farm and pet animals, commercial and non-commercial birds, and aquatic animals used for food and research purposes. This resource will help the animal biotechnology research community understand the latest knowledge and trends in this field.

Microbial Endophytes: Prospects for Sustainable Agriculture discusses the practical and theoretical aspects regarding the use of endophytic microorganisms in agriculture, providing insights on the biotechnological applications associated with long-term crop production. Chapters deal with the various aspects of endophytic microorganisms, including isolation, enumeration, characterization procedures, diversity analysis, and their role as biofertilizer, biocontrol agent and microbial inoculants. Framed to discuss the present and future potential of microbial endophytes in biotic and abiotic stress management, bioremediation, bioactive compounds production, and in nanotechnology, this book provides a single-volume resource that will be valuable to academics and researchers interested in microbiology, agricultural sciences and biotechnology.

The authors, as geologists, were endowed with the fortune of working in Geomatics technology comprising Remote Sensing, GIS, GPS, etc. with a focused vision to bring out the Quaternary geological history of different parts of Indian Peninsular, the senior author during the last four decades and the co-authors during the last one and half decades. As geomorphology, one of the major branch of geology, not only dealing with external landscape architecture of the planet earth but also bears the records on the Quaternary tectonics, riverine, coastal, aeolian, glacial, volcanic and other geomorphic processes of the Quaternary period, the authors were stimulated to carry out studies on the riverine life histories, shoreline changes and offshore land building phenomena, the recent earth movements from the geomorphic anomalies, Holocene tectonics and their control over Quaternary deltas, etc. Besides unfurling the geological history of the Quaternary period, geomorphology has been deeply studied by the authors with the focus on mapping and mitigation of natural disasters like seismotectonics, landslides, response of coastal geomorphology to tsunami surges, floods, etc.

The book covers almost all valuable chapters regarding subject matters on the below topics: Introduction, Arecanut, Cashew, Nut, Cocoa, Coconut, Tea, Rubber, Coffee, Palmyrah Palm, Oil Palm, Betelvine

'Applied Ornamental Horticulture' consists of 16 s authored by 18 eminent working scientists related to various applied fields of Ornamental Horticulture. A highly illustrated book, comprising over 75 colored pictures, it is unique in its exhaustive coverage,content and structure. The book not only provides the concept but gives on hand information related to all day today practical aspects of applied ornamental horticulture. It is difficult to provide universally valid recommendations for agronomic and cultural practices for all the ornamental plants as they are grown under different ecological and soil conditions in different climatic zones. However, the general cultural practices like soil and water requirements, planting time and depths; fertilizing, mulching, flowering season, storage and insight about the applied aspects of ornamental horticulture are given for each, although it varies from region to region and under different growing conditions and climate. The book has covered various aspects of gardening and Landscape planning. . All the s are very comprehensive and informative for day today activities in our daily gardening ventures. The book will be useful to students , city dwellers and scholars of Horticulture.The book is a ready reckoner to house wifes and is an essential table book.Transition of conventional gardening to virtual digital garden is indicated and at no point of time and space, natural divine garden can be replaced by digital virtual gardens.Garden has life while virtual garden is insensitive.

1. Introduction 2. Cultivation of Spices 3. Cultivation of Aromatic Grass 4. Cultivation of Plantation Crops 5. Cultivation of Medicinal Crops

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 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.

Introduction and Importance of Plant Pathology in Agriculture Plant Pathology-The Science History of Plant Pathology Important plant pathogenic organisms The Pathogens- Fungi Taxonomy and Nomenclature Classification of Fungi, Subdivision: Mastigomycotina Subdivision -Zygomycotina Subdivision: Ascomycotina, Subdivision -Basidimycotina Subdivition: Deuteromycotina Prokaryotes: Classification of Prokaryotes according to Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology The Pathogens-Bacteria The Pathogens-Viruses The Pathogens-Phytoplasmas, Spiroplasma and Fastidious Vascular Bacteria The Pathogens-Viroids, Algae and Protozoa and Prions The Pathogens- Nematodes The Pathogens-Phanerogamic Parasites Physiological disorders Basic terminology and definitions in plant pathology Classification of plant diseases General Symptoms of Plant Diseases Dispersal of Pathogens Survival of Plant Pathogens The infection process Pathogenesis: Role of enzymes, toxins, growth regulators, and polysaccharides Plant defenses Variation in Plant Pathogens Plant Disease Epidemiology Plant Disease Forecasting Principles of plant disease control Physical Management Cultural Management Biological Management Host plant resistance Regulatory methods - Plant Quarantine Chemical in Plant Disease Control Methods of application of Fungicides Application of biotechnology in plant disease management Integrated Disease Management Glossary References:

Meat Quality Analysis: Advanced Evaluation Methods, Techniques, and Technologies takes a modern approach to identify a compositional and nutritional analysis of meat and meat products, post-mortem aging methods, proteome analysis for optimization of the aging process, lipid profiles, including lipid mediated oxidations, meat authentication and traceability, strategies and detection techniques of potential food-borne pathogens, pesticide and drug residues, including antimicrobial growth promoters, food preservatives and additives, and sensory evaluation techniques. This practical reference will be extremely useful to researchers and scientists working in the meat industry, but will also be valuable to students entering fields of meat science, quality and safety.