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This volume discusses the need to adopt Climate-Resilient
Agriculture (CRA) practices to address the increasing global impact
that climate change has on agricultural productivity and
agriculture-dependent communities. This approach applies
technological, policy and economic measures to achieve sustainable
agricultural growth in the sectors of grain, fruit, vegetable,
fiber, feed, livestock, fisheries and forestry, with the ultimate
goal of adapting and building resilience to climate change. The
book also uses GIS, crop modeling and remote sensing techniques for
future climate resilience applications in agriculture, and covers
pest control measures that avoid the use of pesticides to boost
crop and livestock productivity for improved food security. The
book will be of interest to researchers and students in
environmental science, climate science, sustainability and
agriculture, as well as policy makers and environmental
organizations.
Algae Biotechnology: Integrated Algal Engineering for Bioenergy,
Bioremediation, and Biomedical Applications covers key applications
of algae for bioenergy and how to integrate the production of
biofuels with environmental, nutraceutical and biomedical processes
and products. The book emphasizes cost-effective biofuels
production through integrated biorefinery, combining continuous
processes and various algae as feedstock to produce biofuel,
bioenergy and various high value biochemicals. Novel algal
culturing technologies and bioprocess engineering techniques are
provided for the optimization of operational approaches for
commercial-scale production, as well as to reduce the overall
costs. New and existing molecular methods for genetic and metabolic
engineering of algae are also presented. Furthermore, methods for
the optimization of existing biochemical pathways are explained,
and new pathways are introduced, in order to maximize the potential
for biofuels production and related nutraceutical and biomedical
co-products. This book provides an ideal roadmap for bioenergy
researchers and engineers who want to incorporate valuable
nutraceutical and biomedical products and environmental practices
into the production of biofuels.
Web browsing posses a major share among the activities on the
Internet. Heavy usage of web browsing makes the Web Quality of
Experience (QoE) one of the critical factor in deciding the overall
success of network services. Amongst others, Web QoE can be
effected by the delays in network that can result in higher
application download times. An effort has been made to map
applications level download times to Quality of Experience. A
subjective analysis on how the user takes into account the domain
of web browsing has been carried out. For this purpose a testbed
was developed at Blekinge Institute of Technology on which
different users were tested. Specific sequences of delays were
introduced on the network which resulted in desired application
download times. Regression analysis was performed and a mapping
between user QoE and application download times was carried out.
Based on the results conclusions were made which are presented
here.
A field experiment was conducted at the agronomic research area,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, in order to study the effect
of different levels of nitrogen and magnesium on growth, yield and
quality of hybrid maize (Cargil 707). The crop was sown in 70 cm
spaced rows, while plant to plant distance was maintained at 15 cm
with the help of the Dibbler. The experiment was laid out in
randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replication
using a net plot size of 3.5 x 7.5 m. Experimental treatments
comprised of (T0); 0-0, (T1); 100 kg N + 10 kg Mg, (T2); 100 kg N +
15 kg Mg, (T3); 150 kg N + 10 kg Mg, (T4); 150 kg N + 15 kg Mg,
(T5); 200 kg N + 10 kg Mg, (T6); 200 kg N + 15 kg Mg per hectare.
The source of N and Mg was urea and MgCl2, respectively.
Recommended doses of P2O5 and K2 O at the rate of 100 kg per hector
of each in the form DAP and KCl, respectively were used as a basal
dose. The crop was planted on autumn & harvested in the month
of December and the data was recorded by using the standard
procedures.
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