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This book presents a compilation of case studies from different
countries on achieving agricultural sustainability. The book
stresses that, in order to meet the needs of our rapidly growing
population, it is imperative to increase agricultural productivity.
If global food production is to keep pace with an increasing
population, while formulating new food production strategies for
developing countries, the great challenge for modern societies is
to boost agricultural productivity. Today, the application of
chemicals to enhance plant growth or induced resistance in plants
is limited due to the negative effects of chemical treatment and
the difficulty of determining the optimal concentrations to benefit
the plant. In the search for alternative means to solve these
problems, biological applications have been extensively studied.
Naturally occurring plant-microbe-environment interactions are
utilized in many ways to enhance plant productivity. As such, a
greater understanding of how plants and microbes coexist and
benefit one another can yield new strategies to improve plant
productivity in the most sustainable way. Developing sustainable
agricultural practices requires understanding both the basic and
applied aspects of agriculturally important microorganisms, with a
focus on transforming agricultural systems from being
nutrient-deficient to nutrient-rich. This work is divided into two
volumes, the aim being to provide a comprehensive description and
to highlight a holistic approach, respectively. Taken together, the
two volumes address the fundamentals, applications, research trends
and new prospects of agricultural sustainability. Volume one
consists of two sections, with the first addressing the role of
microbes in sustainability, and the second exploring beneficial
soil microbe interaction in several economically important crops.
Section I elucidates various mechanisms and beneficial natural
processes that enhance soil fertility and create rhizospheric
conditions favourable for high fertility and sustainable soil
flora. It examines the mechanism of action and importance of
rhizobacteria and mycorrhizal associations in soil. In turn,
section II presents selected case studies involving economically
important crops. This section explains how agriculturally
beneficial microbes have been utilized in sustainable cultivation
with high productivity. Sustainable food production without
degrading the soil and environmental quality is a major priority
throughout the world, making this book a timely addition. It offers
a comprehensive collection of information that will benefit
students and researchers working in the field of rhizospheric
mechanisms, agricultural microbiology, biotechnology, agronomy and
sustainable agriculture, as well as policymakers in the area of
food security and sustainable agriculture.
This book presents a compilation of case studies from different
countries on achieving agricultural sustainability. The book
stresses that, in order to meet the needs of our rapidly growing
population, it is imperative to increase agricultural productivity.
If global food production is to keep pace with an
increasing population, while formulating new food production
strategies for developing countries, the great challenge for modern
societies is to boost agricultural productivity. Today, the
application of chemicals to enhance plant growth or induced
resistance in plants is limited due to the negative effects of
chemical treatment and the difficulty of determining the optimal
concentrations to benefit the plant. In the search for alternative
means to solve these problems, biological applications have been
extensively studied. Naturally occurring plant-microbe-environment
interactions are utilized in many ways to enhance plant
productivity. As such, a greater understanding of how plants and
microbes coexist and benefit one another can yield new strategies
to improve plant productivity in the most sustainable way.
Developing sustainable agricultural practices requires
understanding both the basic and applied aspects of agriculturally
important microorganisms, with a focus on transforming agricultural
systems from being nutrient-deficient to nutrient-rich. This work
is divided into two volumes, the aim being to provide a
comprehensive description and to highlight a holistic approach,
respectively. Taken together, the two volumes address the
fundamentals, applications, research trends and new prospects of
agricultural sustainability. Volume one consists of two
sections, with the first addressing the role of microbes in
sustainability, and the second exploring beneficial soil microbe
interaction in several economically important crops. Section I
elucidates various mechanisms and beneficial natural processes that
enhance soil fertility and create rhizospheric conditions
favourable for high fertility and sustainable soil flora. It
examines the mechanism of action and importance of rhizobacteria
and mycorrhizal associations in soil. In turn, section II presents
selected case studies involving economically important crops. This
section explains how agriculturally beneficial microbes have been
utilized in sustainable cultivation with high productivity.
Sustainable food production without degrading the soil and
environmental quality is a major priority throughout the world,
making this book a timely addition. It offers a comprehensive
collection of information that will benefit students and
researchers working in the field of rhizospheric mechanisms,
agricultural microbiology, biotechnology, agronomy and sustainable
agriculture, as well as policymakers in the area of food security
and sustainable agriculture.
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Mentha (Paperback)
Dinesh Kumar Singh, Prasann Kumar, Pankaj Kumar Mishra
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R958
Discovery Miles 9 580
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Weeds are undesirable plants which interfere with the utilization
of land and water resources and thus adversely affect the human
welfare. Parthenium hysterophorus is an obnoxious weed. It is
considered as one of the ten worst weeds of the world. It was
accidentally introduced in India during 1955 through the imported
food grains and at first time it was observed in Pune, India. The
plants of Parthenium were collected from dry tropical regions of
India, during the rainy and winter season. Root, stem and leaf were
separated from the plant and used for chemical analysis.
Chlorophyll was estimated in fresh leaf, pH and EC were determined
by crushing the fresh parts of the plants. Plant parts were dried
and ground. Organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium,
sulphur, iron, copper, manganese, zinc, protein, reducing and
non-reducing sugars, carbohydrate and starch were analysed in
different plants parts (root, stem and leaf) in both rainy and
winter seasons taking the ground plant parts following the standard
procedure.
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