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1 Includes information about different species of camels present in
Pakistan with their importance in human life 2 Discusses nutrition
and feeding of camels, medicinal qualities of camel milk as well as
nutritious meat with peculiar immunity-enhancing properties 3
Describes the features that help camels to survive and thrive in
deserts and make them animals of the future 4 Covers the range of
unique products which can be obtained from camels and their
economic value 5 Explores the management, types of diseases in
camels, causes of their spread, their control, therapeutic measures
for successful and productive farming
This is the first full-length history of early Kashmir locating it
beyond its regional context, from pre-history to the 13th century.
Drawing on a variety of sources - including conventional
archaeological and literary sources, as well as non-conventional
sources like philology, toponym, surnames - it presents a connected
history of early Kashmir over the longue duree. It also challenges
tendencies towards nationalist historiographies of the region by
situating it in the context of the shared histories of humanity.
The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of
history, archaeology, and South Asian studies.
Crop Production Technologies for Sustainable Use and
Conservation:Physiological and Molecular Advances presents an
abundance of research on important and new production technologies
for the successful sustainable production of major crops. The
volume covers most of the major crops used the production of food,
sugar, and commercial fiber. With the focus on sustainability and
conservation issues in crop production, the chapters present
molecular and physiological research and innovations for increasing
yield, quality, and safety while also taking into considering
increasing demand, diminishing water and land resources, and the
agricultural consequences of climate change on crop production. The
major crops discussed include wheat, mungbean, cotton, jute,
sugarcane, eggplant, Solanum (such as potatoes and tomatoes),
peppers, okra, fruits such as apples and pears, and more. The
chapters report on new developments and research on production
techniques related to various fertilizers, biosystematics and
molecular biology of various crops, and building resistance to
climatic change, including drought tolerance, salinity stresses,
and more.
Crop Production Technologies for Sustainable Use and
Conservation:Physiological and Molecular Advances presents an
abundance of research on important and new production technologies
for the successful sustainable production of major crops. The
volume covers most of the major crops used the production of food,
sugar, and commercial fiber. With the focus on sustainability and
conservation issues in crop production, the chapters present
molecular and physiological research and innovations for increasing
yield, quality, and safety while also taking into considering
increasing demand, diminishing water and land resources, and the
agricultural consequences of climate change on crop production. The
major crops discussed include wheat, mungbean, cotton, jute,
sugarcane, eggplant, Solanum (such as potatoes and tomatoes),
peppers, okra, fruits such as apples and pears, and more. The
chapters report on new developments and research on production
techniques related to various fertilizers, biosystematics and
molecular biology of various crops, and building resistance to
climatic change, including drought tolerance, salinity stresses,
and more.
Increase in world population, extreme weather conditions, decrease
in fresh water supplies, and changes of dietary habits are major
issues that affect global food security. We are expected to face
the challenges of land use by 2050 because population will reach 9
billion while agricultural productivity losses are expected due to
overuse of lands. How can we feed the next generations in a manner
that respects our finite natural resources? Managing our resources
in a sustainable way have only begun for selected crops. Much
remains to be done to increase food yield. Cropping practices
capable of sustainable production need to be elaborated, especially
in fragile ecosystems. Typical applications will include the
improvement and use of genetic resources; crop management and
diversification; diffusion of improved varieties; development of
cropping systems; sustainable cropping systems for areas prone to
environmental degradation; use of agro-ecological data for crop
production forecasting; and networks for regional coordination, and
data exchange. The impetus behind this book is to bring attention
to a cropping system that bears direct relevance to sustainable
agriculture and food security. "Underutilized" crops are found in
numerous agricultural ecosystems and often survive mainly in
marginal areas. It is timely to review their status because, in
recent decades, scientific and economic interests have emerged
which focus on lesser-known cultivated species. Underutilized crops
have a great potential to alleviate hunger directly, through
increasing food production in challenging environments where major
crops are severely limited. "Global Perspectives on Underutilized
Crops" is therefore topical and highlights the unmet agricultural
challenges that we face today. This book is an important resource
for students and researchers of crop science and agricultural
policy makers.
Increase in world population, extreme weather conditions, decrease
in fresh water supplies, and changes of dietary habits are major
issues that affect global food security. We are expected to face
the challenges of land use by 2050 because population will reach 9
billion while agricultural productivity losses are expected due to
overuse of lands. How can we feed the next generations in a manner
that respects our finite natural resources? Managing our resources
in a sustainable way have only begun for selected crops. Much
remains to be done to increase food yield. Cropping practices
capable of sustainable production need to be elaborated, especially
in fragile ecosystems. Typical applications will include the
improvement and use of genetic resources; crop management and
diversification; diffusion of improved varieties; development of
cropping systems; sustainable cropping systems for areas prone to
environmental degradation; use of agro-ecological data for crop
production forecasting; and networks for regional coordination, and
data exchange. The impetus behind this book is to bring attention
to a cropping system that bears direct relevance to sustainable
agriculture and food security. "Underutilized" crops are found in
numerous agricultural ecosystems and often survive mainly in
marginal areas. It is timely to review their status because, in
recent decades, scientific and economic interests have emerged
which focus on lesser-known cultivated species. Underutilized crops
have a great potential to alleviate hunger directly, through
increasing food production in challenging environments where major
crops are severely limited. "Global Perspectives on Underutilized
Crops" is therefore topical and highlights the unmet agricultural
challenges that we face today. This book is an important resource
for students and researchers of crop science and agricultural
policy makers.
Human demand for energy has grown multi-folds in recent years. This
is the result of rapidly increasing human population, which, in
turn, has resulted in increased organic (petroleum) and inorganic
pollution on the biosphere. Due to this, we are now facing a number
of challenges to sustain life on earth. For example, the increased
organic and inorganic pollution in our environment is leading to
loss of biodiversity, degradation of environment and thus
ultimately causing food insecurity. In this situation, it is
imperative to keep updated ourselves with advances on the effects
of pollutants, tolerance mechanisms and the potential of different
plants and microbes in removing these pollutants from the
environment. For this purpose, we invited a number of scientists
worldwide to review the current scenario of the problems, current
development, and future prospects of the challenges and their
solutions in an International Conference on ''Plants and
Environmental Pollution'' held in KAYSERI, TURKEY from 6-11 July
2009. The output of this conference has been summarized in the form
of this book.
Human demand for energy has grown multi-folds in recent years. This
is the result of rapidly increasing human population, which, in
turn, has resulted in increased organic (petroleum) and inorganic
pollution on the biosphere. Due to this, we are now facing a number
of challenges to sustain life on earth. For example, the increased
organic and inorganic pollution in our environment is leading to
loss of biodiversity, degradation of environment and thus
ultimately causing food insecurity. In this situation, it is
imperative to keep updated ourselves with advances on the effects
of pollutants, tolerance mechanisms and the potential of different
plants and microbes in removing these pollutants from the
environment. For this purpose, we invited a number of scientists
worldwide to review the current scenario of the problems, current
development, and future prospects of the challenges and their
solutions in an International Conference on ''Plants and
Environmental Pollution'' held in KAYSERI, TURKEY from 6-11 July
2009. The output of this conference has been summarized in the form
of this book.
Soybean (Glycine max L. (Merr)) is one of the most important crops
worldwide. Soybean seeds are vital for both protein meal and
vegetable oil. Soybean was domesticated in China, and since last
4-5 decades it has become one of the most widely grown crops around
the globe. The crop is grown on an anticipated 6% of the world's
arable land, and since the 1970s, the area in soybean production
has the highest percentage increase compared to any other major
crop. It is a major crop in the United States, Brazil, China and
Argentina and important in many other countries. The cultivated
soybean has one wild annual relative, G. soja, and 23 wild
perennial relatives. Soybean has spread to many Asian countries two
to three thousand years ago, but was not known in the West until
the 18th century. Among the various constraints responsible for
decrease in soybean yields are the biotic and abiotic stresses
which have recently increased as a result of changing climatic
scenarios at global level. A lot of work has been done for cultivar
development and germplasm enhancement through conventional plant
breeding. This has resulted in development of numerous high
yielding and climate resilient soybean varieties. Despite of this
development, plant breeding is long-term by nature, resource
dependent and climate dependent. Due to the advancement in genomics
and phenomics, significant insights have been gained in the
identification of genes for yield improvement, tolerance to biotic
and abiotic stress and increased quality parameters in soybean.
Molecular breeding has become routine and with the advent of next
generation sequencing technologies resulting in SNP based molecular
markers, soybean improvement has taken a new dimension and resulted
in mapping of genes for various traits that include disease
resistance, insect resistance, high oil content and improved yield.
This book includes chapters from renowned potential soybean
scientists to discuss the latest updates on soybean molecular and
genetic perspectives to elucidate the complex mechanisms to develop
biotic and abiotic stress resilience in soybean. Recent studies on
the improvement of oil quality and yield in soybean have also been
incorporated.
Phytohormones and Stress Responsive Secondary Metabolites provides
a deep dive into the signaling pathways associated with
phytohormones and phytometabolites. With a strong focus on plant
stress responses and DNA technology, the book highlights plant
biotechnology and metabolic engineering principles. Biotechnology,
by using DNA editing technologies, allows the expression of plant
genes into other plant species with desirable modulation on plant
behavior. Beginning with an overview of phytohormone signaling,
growth and abiotic and biotic stresses, subsequent chapters explore
DNA modification strategies, epigenetic and epigenomic regulation,
and miRNA regulation. This book will be an essential resource for
students, researchers and agriculturalists interested in plant
physiology, plant genetics and plant biotechnology.
In the recent years, the looming food scarcity problem has
highlighted plant sciences as an emerging discipline committed to
devise new strategies for enhanced crop productivity. The major
factors causing food scarcity are biotic and abiotic stresses such
as plant pathogens, salinity, drought, flooding, nutrient
deficiency or toxicity which substantially limit crop productivity
world-wide. In this scenario, strategies should be adopted to
achieve maximum productivity and economic crop returns. In this
book we have mainly focused on physiological, biochemical,
molecular and genetic bases of crop development and related
approaches that can be used for crop improvement under
environmental adversaries. In addition, the adverse effects of
different biotic (diseases, pathogens etc.) and abiotic (salinity,
drought, high temperatures, metals etc) stresses on crop
development and the potential strategies to enhance crop
productivity under stressful environments are also discussed.
How does a solar cell work? How efficient can it be? Why do
intricate patterns of metal lines decorate the surface of a solar
module? How are the modules arranged in a solar farm? How can
sunlight be stored during the day so that it can be used at night?
And, how can a lifetime of more than 25 years be ensured in solar
modules, despite the exposure to extreme patterns of weather? How
do emerging machine-learning techniques assess the health of a
solar farm? This practical book will answer all these questions and
much more.Written in a conversational style and with over
one-hundred homework problems, this book offers an end-to-end
perspective, connecting the multi-disciplinary and multi-scale
physical phenomena of electron-photon interaction at the molecular
level to the design of kilometers-long solar farms. A new
conceptual framework explains each concept in a simple,
crystal-clear form. The novel use of thermodynamics not only
determines the ultimate conversion efficiencies of the various
solar cells proposed over the years, but also identifies the
measurement artifacts and establishes practical limits by
correlating the degradation modes. Extensive coverage of conceptual
techniques already developed in other fields further inspire
innovative designs of solar farms.This book will not only help you
to make a solar cell, but it will help you make a solar cell
better, to trace and reclaim the photons that would have been lost
otherwise. Collaborations across multiple disciplines make
photovoltaics real and given the concern about reducing the overall
cost of solar energy, this interdisciplinary book is essential
reading for anyone interested in photovoltaic technology.
The real strength of Pakistan's economy lies in agriculture.The
growth of production in agriculture largely depends on the transfer
of technology to the farming community. Poor agricultural marketing
practices and sluggish culture for value addition is core issues
confronting agricultural development in Pakistan. Agricultural
extension service plays a critical role.Since it contributes to the
development of farmer's skills and knowledge to adopt new and
improved technologies, the approaches and processes with which the
skill development and access to information are realized in the
area. Public sector agricultural extension services are mostly
dependable to produce knowledge between farming communities and to
assist improve the level of living standards of individuals through
educational measures.So, there is an essential need to take a step
to restore the discouraged agricultural education, research and
development frame work. Agricultural Extension System is one of the
driving forces which are responsible for the growth of agricultural
productivity.This book, therefore, evaluates the role of public
sector extension in the understanding and recognizing the real
problems of farmers.
This book will help the forensic scientists to know how DNA
profiles are generated from saliva stained edibles. Different
saliva stained substrates were taken for analysis and profiles were
generated which can be helpful for DNA analyst that how much
quantity is sufficient for a successful DNA profile. Simple methods
of phenol chloroform iso amyl alchohal was used for DNA extraction
and DNA quantification real time PCR was used.
The present studies were carried out to observe the effects of
mother tinctures of two homeopathic medicines, that is Momoradica
charantia and Syzygeum jambolanum. Twenty patients of type 2 (18
males and 2 females) with mean age of 40 years were included in the
clinic trials of M. charantia. And twenty patients of types-2 (17
males and 3 females) with mean age of 40 years were included in the
clinic trials of S. jambolanum. The blood samples were collected at
zero day before the start of trial and after 7, 14, and 21 days of
medication. Blood sugar levels were monitored as a function of
anti-diabetic effects of these drugs. The results reveal that
Momoradica charantia (Karela) no antidiabetic effect and it is the
Syzygeum jambolanum (Jamen) which has strong effect where in blood
sugar level decreases from 175 3 (mean sem) mg/dl at zero day to
112 mg/dl at 21 day.
The antiviral activity of plants Glyceriza glabra (roots),
Phyllanthus amblicus (Fruit), Eugenia jamolana (Leaves), and
Moringa oleifera (Leaves) were evaluated against Infectious bursal
disease virus (IBDv) in this study. Ethanolic extraction of these
plants was carried out by using Soxhlet apparatus. Four dilutions
of each extracts viz 100, 50, 25 and 12.5 g/ml were made. Vero
cells were infected by identified infectious bursal disease for
antiviral assay. Dilutions of these extracts were applied in
triplicate manner on Vero cells (infected by IBDv), that are
confluent in 96 well cell culture plates. The cytotoxic activity of
mentioned plant extracts was carried out by treating the cells by
the same dilutions as used in antiviral assay and incubated the
both 96 well cell culture plates for four days. After this
incubation, viability of cells was determined by MTT
3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide]
colorimetric assay. Endpoint of these assays was measured in terms
of cell survival percentage. Results were compared for qualitative
variables using Chi-square technique and quantitative variables by
linear regression analysis.
This book describes advantages and disadvantages of House sparrow
and how it damages the crops as pest. What control measures people
have been and are taking to control this pest. Different mthods
have also been described to prevent the damages they cause to
agriculture. Breeding behaviour of House sparrow has been described
in detail. Type of feed young and adult feed on has been described
in detail. Parental care of this bird has also been described. In
the second part effects of a homeopathic medicine, Natarum
muraticum have been investigated. When this medicine was fed to
male and female House sparrow it drastically damaged the
reproductive potential of both male and female house sparrow. The
birds fed on Natrum muraticum totally failed to produce sperms and
eggs and were no more fertile.
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