Presents potential biotechnological topics and strategies for the valuation of agricultural waste materials Provides technical concepts on the production of various commercially significant bio-products Introduces various microbial bioprocesses to sustainably valorise various potential wastes as renewable feedstocks for production of biofuels and biochemicals Explores the relevant scale-up opportunities, commercialization aspects and critical technological advances Explains concepts and recent trends in life cycle analyses in waste valorization

Future climate projections are of enormous social economic interest, particularly in developing countries where economies often rely heavily on agriculture that is most directly influenced by climate change and variability. The change in climate would have a direct bearing on the rice productivity and, therefore, the magnitude of this change in climate and its consequences on regional scale will be matter of great concern for all so as to regulate and sustain the food supply and to maintain its reserves for the future. This master dissertation is divided into six chapters highlighting the rationale of the study along with objectives; compilation of relevant literature indicating the present status of the problem; detailed account of research methodology used; findings of the study along with tables, graphs and illustrations; discussion about the results and their interpretation and summary and conclusions of the research work. In the last, bibliography has been given. This book of master's dissertation will especially prove a useful reference tool for researchers to assess the impact of climatic variability on agricultural production on regional scale.

Soybean crop has seen phenomenal growth in area and production in India in the recent decade. Future climatic change is likely to have substantial impact on soybean production depending upon the magnitude of variation in CO2 and temperature. Increased temperature signi cantly reduces the grain yield due to accelerated development and decreased time to accumulate grain weight. Therefore, to explore the possibilities of introducing the crop under new environments viz. arid, semi-arid regions and employing options to sustain the soybean production under different anticipated regional climate change scenarios; a research experiment on weather responses in soybean crop grown under three sowing dates using four soybean varieties (SH-40, PS-1042, PK-416 and DS-9814) was undertaken. It was concluded from the research experiment that delay in sowing from May resulted in decline in plant height, dry matter accumulation and yield among the cultivars. Harvest index and attraction index were maximum in PK-416 and lowest in SH-40. A differential decrease in LAI was noted in four cultivars in later reproductive stages due to leaf senescence.

The research work on dewfall and its impact on growth and yield of Indian mustard crop grown with normal growing and terminal moisture stress conditions under open and dew sheltered situations was conducted. The total dew amount in the entire crop season ranged between 95.99 mm in open irrigated crop and 92.51 mm in open stressed crop. In dew sheltered conditions, the total dew amount recorded was 3.52 mm in sheltered irrigated and 2.86 mm in sheltered stressed crop. The meteorological parameters viz., evening relative humidity, minimum temperature and wind speed were significantly associated with dew occurrence. Minimum temperature, evening time relative humidity and wind speed parameters gave fair estimate of dewfall. There were significant variations in dew climatology in open and sheltered mustard crop. Input parameters viz., minimum temperature, relative humidity (evening) and wind speed gave a good estimate of dewfall, thus, may be used for prediction of dew occurrence and subsequent management of dew oriented plant protection measures in mustard crop in the region.

Global teleconnections have significant effects on regional climate, economy and society around the world including India. The long-range forecasting of the seasonal rainfall anomalies associated with teleconnections is of paramount interest for monsoon prediction and other associated climatic risks. Scientific investigation entitled, "Regional monsoon dynamics and teleconnections" was carried out for the meteorological sub-division comprising of the provinces of Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh. The annual mean rainfall ranged 402.3 mm at Sirsa and 1122.4 mm at Chandigarh. Contribution of monsoon season was maximum (77 to 82%) in annual rainfall. Strong relationship between teleconnections and all India monsoon rainfall was observed. But, this significant association was missing at different locations. The regression models developed for prediction of location specific monsoon rainfall overestimated the rainfall. The knowledge allows the linkage between the regional monsoon rainfall anomalies, normal rainfall cycle, and the circulation features associated with teleconnections for fine tuning the prediction system for sustainable agricultural development.

About the Book: Salient Features Complete text for undergraduate students of dentistry as per new syllabus requirement (Dental Council of India, BDS Course Regulation, 2006). Complete, accessible and up-to-date. Clarity of presentation and simple lucid language. Background information on physiological and pathological processes and disease manifestations imparts better comprehension. Prototype drugs discussed in detail and other drugs of the group are mentioned with their main characteristics. Classification provides pharmacological distinction among latest drugs with doses and routes of administration along with leading trade name(s) available in Indian market Contents: General Principles of Pharmacology Drugs Acting on CNS Drugs Action on ANS Drugs Acting on Cardiovascular and Urinary System Autacoids Drugs Acting on Blood Drugs Acting on GIT Drugs Acting on Endocrine System Chemotherapy Vitamins and Trace Elements Chelating Agents and Treatment of Poisoning Dental Pharmacology Miscellaneous.