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    Biochemistry of Drug Resistance (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Medical microbiology. ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Pharmacology. ; Biotechnology. ; Medical Microbiology. ; Biomedical Research. ; Pharmacology. ; Biomedical Research. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Introduction to Drugs, Drug Targets and Drug Resistance -- 2.Drugs Resistance in Bacterial Diseases -- 3.Drugs Resistance Against Viral Diseases -- 4.Drug Resistance in Protozoal Infections -- 5.Antifungal Drugs: Mechanism of Action and Resistance -- 6.Drug Resistance in Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections -- 7.Drug Resistance in Skin Diseases -- 8.Drugs Resistance in Lungs Diseases -- 9.Neurological Disorders: Biochemistry of Drug Resistance and Future Challenges -- 10.Drug Resistance in Kidney Diseases -- 11.Drugs resistance in Heart Diseases -- 12.Drugs Resistance in Liver Disease -- 13.Drug Resistance in Cancer -- 14.Drugs Resistance and Treatment Failure in HIV and / or AIDS -- 15.Drug Resistance in Reproductive Diseases -- 16.Drug Resistance in Diabetes -- 17.Drug Resistance in Rheumatological Diseases -- 18.Pherotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Role of CSP-1 and CSP-2 in Antibiotic Susceptibility and Resistance; Towards Development of Live Attenuated Vaccine Candidates in Inducing Netosis Based Acquired Immune Response -- 19.Hypoxia, Obesity and Drug Resistance; Towards Sustainable Development Goals and Globalization -- 20.Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Multidrug-resistance in Uropathogens and Novel Therapeutic Combat -- 21.Drugs Resistance Management.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive discussion on the current information and evidence on the latest developments in the field of drugs resistance. Drug resistance is the reduction in effectiveness of a medication such as an antimicrobial or an antineoplastic in treating a disease or condition. This leads to negative outcomes at great risk of public health; therefore, increasing efforts are dedicated to the development of a new generation of medications that will help deal with this phenomenon. Decades of technological innovations in drug design have demonstrated the potential of resistance. Enormous information on various aspects of antibiotics resistance is available. However, literature on drug resistance specifically related to infectious and non-infectious diseases is rarely presented, particularly those focusing on the mechanisms, biochemistry, kinetics, dynamics, and management of drug resistance. Therefore, there is an immense need for a systematic compilation on the available information about this issue. All the chapters are logically selected and arranged to provide state-of-the-art information about all aspects of drugs resistance. After an introductory chapter, four chapters are dedicated to infectious microbial diseases, whereas two other chapters are complimenting this theme and focusing on drugs resistance in ear, nose and throat, and skin diseases. The recent advances in the understanding of drugs resistance in lung, neurological, kidney, heart, and liver diseases are also covered. Biochemistry of drugs resistance in cancer, HIV, ocular, reproductive, and diabetes diseases is also discussed. Finally, a chapter dedicated to the “management of drug resistance” has been included. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 558 p. 97 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030763206
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76320-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-76320-6
    DDC: 616.9041
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    Biotechnology and Omics Approaches for Bioenergy Crops (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Molecular biology. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Molecular Biology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Bioenergy Crops in the Perspective of Climate Change -- 2. Major and Potential Biofuel Crops -- 3. Biotechnological approaches for the production of Bioenergy -- 4. Integrated OMIC approaches for bioenergy crops -- 5. Genomics of Bioenergy Crops -- 6. Omics Approaches for Sorghum: Paving the Way to a Resilient and Sustainable Bioenergy Future -- 7. Exploring Omics Approaches to Enhance Stress Tolerance in Soybean for Sustainable Bioenergy Production -- 8. Advanced and Sustainable Approaches in Sugarcane Crop Improvements with Reference to Environmental Stresses -- 9. Role of endophytes in the regulation of metabolome in bioenergy crops -- 10. Cotton Stalks - Potential Biofuel Recourses for Sustainable Environment -- 11. Harmful Insects in Some Biofuel Plants and Their Biology -- 12. Perspectives use of mustards in biofuel production in Turkey -- 13. Current status and future prospectus of Bioenergy crops.
    Abstract: This edited book summarizes the efforts made to develop sustainable bioenergy production through different generations. The topics included in the book cover information about different bioenergy crops, their classification and use as biofuel, agronomic practices to improve biomass yield, classic breeding techniques, genetic diversity, current status and future perspective of bioenergy crops in the omics era. It also discusses application of modern biotechnological and molecular biotechnological techniques for the improvement of bioenergy crops this having enhanced biomass and plant based products. The book explores growing biofuel crops and their impact on environment, bioethics and biosafety issues related to the modern approaches. Another important aspect is the incorporation of nanotechnology for bioenergy crops and biofuel production. All book chapters are contributed renowned researchers in their respective field. This is a unique book covering the bioeneragy crops in the modern omics era. The book is useful for the researchers and post-graduate students to guide them in the field of bioenergy crops.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 288 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819949540
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4954-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4954-0
    DDC: 660.6
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    Environment, Climate, Plant and Vegetation Growth (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Plant ecology. ; Environment. ; Physical geography. ; Biotic communities. ; Botany. ; Plant Ecology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Ecosystems. ; Plant Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Carbon Cycle in Response to Global Warming -- Chapter 2 Agricultural Land Degradation: Processes and Problems Undermining Future Food Security -- Chapter 3 Promising technologies for Cd-contaminated soils: drawbacks and possibilities -- Chapter 4 Climate Change and costal plant lives -- Chapter 5 Climate Change Forecasting and Modeling for the year of 2050 -- Chapter 6 Effects of Climate Change on Irrigation Water Quality -- Chapter 7 Prospects of biochar in alkaline soils to mitigate climate change -- Chapter 8 Biochar; a remedy for climate change -- Chapter 9 Biofortification under Climate Change: The Fight between Quality and Quantity -- Chapter 10 QTL Mapping for Abiotic Stresses in Cereals -- Chapter 11 Effectiveness of conventional crop improvement strategies vs. Omics -- Chapter 12 Development and Applications of Transplastomic Plants; A way towards Eco-friendly Agriculture -- Chapter 13 Alternative and non-conventional soil and crop management strategies for increasing water use efficiency -- Chapter 14 Role of Biotechnology in climate resilient agriculture -- Chapter 15 Insect Pests of cotton crop and management under climate change scenarios -- Chapter 16 Plant-Microbes interactions and functions in changing climate -- Chapter 17 Measuring Vulnerability to Environmental Hazards: Qualitative to Quantitative -- Chapter 18 Soil microarthropods and nutrient cycling -- Chapter 19 Environment, climate change and Biodiversity -- Chapter 20 Consequences of salinity stress on the quality of crops and its mitigation strategies for sustainable crop production: An outlook of arid and semi-arid regions -- Chapter 21 Advances in pyrolytic technologies with improved carbon capture and storage to combat climate change -- Chapter 22 The Effects of Climate Change on Human Behaviors -- Chapter 23 Role of Plant Bioactives in Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 24 Microbes and Environment: Global Warming Reverting the Frozen Zombies -- Chapter 25 Extent of climate change in Saudi Arabia and its impacts on agriculture: A case study from Qassim region -- Chapter 26 Rice Production under Climate Change: Adaptations and Mitigating Strategies.
    Abstract: This book provides an up-to-date account of the current understanding of climate change and global warming related to environment, climate, plant and vegetation growth. The aim of this book is to provide a platform for scientists and academics world-wide to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in the area of plant and vegetation growth related to climate change. Over the next decades, it is predicted that billions of people, particularly those in developing countries, face shortages of water and food and greater risks to health and life as a result of climate change. Concerted global action is needed to enable developing countries to adapt to the effects of climate change that are happening now and will worsen in the future. The book will also enhance the understanding on issues related to climate change, giving a clear indication of a looming global warming crisis. Addressing global climate change is a monumental battle that can only be fought by the leaders of tomorrow, but future leaders are molded through education and shaped by the leaders of today.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVII, 686 p. 103 illus., 69 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030497323
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49732-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-49732-3
    DDC: 581.7
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    Wetland Plants : A Source of Nutrition and Ethno-medicines (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Nutrition   . ; Medicinal chemistry. ; Food science. ; Plant Science. ; Nutrition. ; Medicinal Chemistry. ; Food Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Wetlands and Wetland Plants -- Climate of Wetlands -- Types of Wetlands and Wetland Plants -- Importance of Biodiversity in Wetlands -- Nutritive Value of Wetland Flora -- Medicinally Important Wetland Flora -- Threats to Biodiversity of Wetlands -- Conservation Strategies of Wetland Flora -- Wetland Plants of Himalayas: A case study -- A Pictorial Guide to Wetland plants of Himalayas -- Bibliography.
    Abstract: Due to their high nutritive value and the presence of secondary metabolites, wetland plants can be consumed by humans as food and utilized as medicinal drugs. Significant numbers of ethno-botanic resources have been reported to extract useful compounds, which can be used as pharmaceuticals. Wetland plants are also very valuable as an energy source, as fuel for fish smoking and for domestic energy. These plants can be harvested as wild stock, or cultivated in flooded paddies for aquaculture, food and for livestock fodder. All parts of plants can be utilized for foodstuff, compost, mulch, medicine, and for construction. Wetland Plants: A Source of Nutrition and Ethnomedicine aims to promote public understanding of this remarkable resource, exploring not only their role in the ecosystem but also their nutritional and medicinal purposes. Based on original research, the text focuses on species identification (with original pictures of wetland plants including morphological features), nutritive value and ethno-medicinal uses. This book serves as an important and basic reference material for further research into the basic biological as well as the applied medicinal aspects of traditional medicinal wetland plants.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIX, 228 p. 149 illus., 148 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030692582
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69258-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69258-2
    DDC: 580
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    Marine Biotechnology: Applications in Food, Drugs and Energy (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Microbiology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Microbiology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Marine Biotechnology: A Frontier for the Discovery of Nutraceuticals, Energy, and Its Role in Meeting 21st Century Food Demands -- 2. Biotechnological Utilization of the Marine Environment for Food, Drugs and Energy -- 3. Grouper Hybridization: An Effective Biotechnological Tool for Food Security -- 4. The Application of Molecular Markers to Fish Breeding and Aquaculture -- 5. Aquaculture and Applications of Green Seaweeds of the Genus Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux, 1809 -- 6. Potential and Challenges of Sea Cucumber Holothuria Scabra Mariculture in Sabah, Malaysia -- 7. Sea Cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) Species Diversity on the West Coast of Sabah, Malaysia -- 8. Sea Cucumbers: Source of Nutritional, Medicinal, and Cosmeceutical Products -- 9. Marine Biotechnology and its Applications in Drug Discovery -- 10. Bacteriophage as Therapeutic Strategy Against Pathogenic Vibrio -- 11. Bacterial Diversity in the Marine Environment and the Cutting-edge Tools for Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of the Marine Microbiome -- 12. Biotechnological Applications of Jellyfish-Derived Products -- 13. Application of Biotechnology in White Syndrome Coral Disease Identification -- 14. The Synergy of Remote Sensing in Marine Invasion Science -- 15. The Utilization of Agro-based Wastes by Marine Phototrophic Microbes -- 16. Artificial Intelligence Methods in Marine Biotechnology.
    Abstract: This contributed volume covers the applications of marine biotechnology for food, drugs and energy production using marine resources. It introduces many aspects of marine biotechnology, including bioenergy, pharmaceutical development, food security from mariculture, pollution handling, legal issues and conflicts. Information in the book is accompanied by clear images, flow charts, quantitative and qualitative data. Marine biotechnology is essential for realizing the previously untapped potential of marine bio-resources. These resources are used to develop innovative goods and procedures that aid in the global management of food, energy, and disease management. The development of innovative tools and solutions for more sustainable marine environmental management is another important section of this title. This reference book is of interest to teachers, researchers, and climate change scientists. It serves as an additional reading material for college, undergraduate, and graduate students of marine science and aquaculture. This is also a good research guide for food and fishing industry scientists.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 354 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819906246
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0624-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-0624-6
    DDC: 577.6
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    Mineral Biofortification in Crop Plants for Ensuring Food Security (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Plant Science. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Agronomic Biofortification- An Effective Tool for Alleviating Nutrient Deficiency in Plants and Human Diet -- 2. The Role of Biofortification in Enhancing Plant Growth, Development, Yield, and Quality -- 3. Improving Zinc Biofortification in Plants 4. Biofortification of Zinc: Uptake from the Soil and Transportation up to the Grains through ZIP Family Transporters -- 5. Mechanisms of Iron Uptake and Homeostasis in Plants: Implications for Biofortification in Cereal Grains -- 6. Selenium Biofortification in Agronomic Crops -- 7. Selenium Bio-fortification in Cereal Crops: An Overview -- 8. Nanoparticles Based Biofortification in Food Crops: Overview, Implications, and Prospects -- 9. Role of Nanoparticles in Improving Biofortification -- 10. Role of Nanoparticles in Improving Biofortification of Zinc and Iron in Vegetables -- 11. Scope of Seed Priming in Inducing Biofortification in Plants -- 12. Biofortification Through Seed Priming in Food Crops; Potential Benefits and Future Scope -- 13. Biochar for the Improvement of Crop Production -- 14. Phytohormones as Stress Mitigators in Plants.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive summary of the recent advances in the biofortification of plants under climate change and how it affects food security globally. The need for mineral biofortification to eradicate or alleviate malnutrition through sustainable agriculture is also discussed. Biofortification of edible plants is considered the most appropriate approach to alleviate nutritional problems and nutrient deficiencies. In contrast, biofortification focuses on improving the nutritional content of the region's current agricultural biodiversity while preserving its habits and customs. Emphasis is also placed on recent advances and developments in omics, particularly metabolomics and related techniques, to unravel the potential alterations in plants caused by biofortification. The book brings together eminent scientists to present the latest developments in the field. This timely publication addresses practical scenarios of bio-fortified food production and climate change. The book focuses on the methods, techniques, and environmental changes used to enhance and improve agricultural products. This book is one of the first to provide information on the use of modern biotechnologies to modify crops for health benefits. It also examines the mechanisms of the plant responses to genetically induced biofortification, the production and responses of fortified plants under climate change, and their effects on food security. The book will be useful for students and researchers, especially crop scientists, environmental scientists, biotechnologists, botanists, and agronomists, to understand the techniques and mechanisms of biofortification, and responses of biofortified plants under climate change.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 338 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819940905
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4090-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4090-5
    DDC: 580
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    Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 58 : Phosphorus Use Efficiency for Sustainable Agriculture (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Pollution. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Earth and Environmental Sciences. ; Pollution. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Permaculture principles, practices, and environmentalism (Jungho Suh) -- 2. Sources and solubilization of phosphatic fertilizers (Waleed Fouad Abobatta, Amr Mahmoud Abdel Gawad, Haythum M. Salem, Mohamed A. Abdel-Salam, Taghred A. Hashim) -- 3. Organic phosphorous as an alternative to mineral phosphatic fertilizers (Muhammad Zaina, Muhammad Adeelb, Noman Shakoor, Muhammad Arslan Ahmad, Saliha Maqboole, Jiusheng Li, Shafeeq Ur-Rahman, Xu Ming, Asif Iqbal, Waqar Afzal Malik, Aiwang Duan) -- 4. Adaptive responses of crop species against phosphorus deficiency (Mehtab Muhammad Aslam, Aisha Lawan Idris, Eyalira Jacob Okal, Muhammad Waseem) -- 5. Biochar for sustainable phosphorus management in agroecosystems (Komel Jehangir, Muhammad Riaz, Rashid Mahmood, Muhammad Arif) -- 6. Phenotyping for assessing genotypic variation in phosphorus use efficiency (Amjad Farooq, Waqas Shafqat Chattha, Muhammad Tehseen Azhar, Azeem Iqbal Khan, Amir Shakeel) -- 7. Advanced biotechnological tools for improving phosphorus 1 use efficiency (Hafiza Aasia Malik, Atta Ur Rahman, Fazal Akbar, Nisar Ahmad, Syed Shujait Ali, Muhammad Suleman, Shahid Ali, Zahid Hussain, Nasib Zaman, Akhtar Rasool, Muzafar Shah, Muhammad Israr, Asif Iqbal) -- 8. Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in plant phosphorus acquisition for sustainable agriculture (Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Tehseen Azhar, Muhammad Kamran, Omar Aziz, Xiurong Wang) -- 9. Phosphorus cycle enzymes to remedy soil phosphorus deficiency (Alhassan Idris Gabasawa) -- 10. Phosphorus nutrition enhancement of biological nitrogen 1 fixation in pastures (Suleiman Kehinde Bello1, Taofeek Olatunbosun Muraina, Saheed Olaide Jimoh, Ibraheem Olamide Olasupo, Samaila Usman) -- Index.
    Abstract: This book presents recently-developed crop, soil, and management practices that can be used to improve phosphorous use efficiency in agriculture. Food security highly depends on the availability of plant nutrients such as phosphorus, yet rock phosphate reserves are expected to be exhausted in the next 50–100 years. Moreover, about 80% of the phosphorous fertilizers applied to soils become unavailable to plants due to phosphorous fixation in iron and aluminum oxides in acidic soils and with carbonates in alkaline soils. As a consequence, only 10-15% of applied phosphorous is up taken by crops. Therefore, there is a need for advanced practices for improving phosphorus use efficiency.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 235 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031161551
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 58
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16155-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16155-1
    DDC: 630
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    Sustainable Agriculture in the Era of the OMICs Revolution (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Genetics. ; Biology Technique. ; Biotechnology. ; Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biological Techniques. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter. 1. The utilization of speed breeding and genome editing to achieve zero hunger -- Chapter. 2. Multiomics approach for crop improvement under climate change -- Chapter. 3. The intervention of multi-omics approaches for developing abiotic stress resistance in cotton crops under climate change -- Chapter. 4. Big data revolution and machine learning to solve genetic mysteries in crop breeding -- Chapter. 5. Applications of multi-omics approaches for food and nutritional security -- Chapter. 6. Applications of high throughput phenotypic phenomics -- Chapter. 7. Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) : Botany, Genetic resource, Cultivation, Conservation, and Stress factors -- Chapter. 8. Multi-Omics Approaches for Breeding in Medicinal Plants -- Chapter. 9. Applications of some nanoparticles and responses of medicinal and aromatic plants under stress conditions -- Chapter. 10. Sustainable agriculture through technological innovations -- Chapter. 11. Sustainable Rice Production under Biotic and Abiotic Stress Challenges -- Chapter. 12. Emerging Techniques to Develop Biotic Stress Resistance in Fruits and Vegetables -- Chapter. 13. Genome editing in crops to control insect pests -- Chapter. 14. CRISPR revolution in gene editing, targeting plant stress tolerance and physiology -- Chapter. 15. Genomics for Abiotic Stress Resistance in Legumes -- Chapter. 16. Genetic and molecular factors modulating phosphorous use efficiency in plants -- Chapter. 17. Recent Trends in Genome Editing Technologies for Agricultural Crops Improvement -- Chapter. 18. Recent trends and applications of omics based knowledge to end global food hunger -- Chapter. 19. Nutritional enhancement in horticultural crops by CRISPR/ Cas9: status and future prospects -- Chapter. 20. Physiological interventions of antioxidants in crop plants under multiple abiotic stresses -- Chapter. 21. Proteomics and its scope to study salt stress tolerance in quinoa -- Chapter. 22. Sustainable Cotton Production in Punjab: Failure and its Mitigating Strategies -- Chapter. 23. Biosafety and biosecurity in genetically modified crops.
    Abstract: Access to food with enough calories and nutrients is a fundamental right of every human. The global population has exceeded 7.8 billion and is expected to pass 10 billion by 2055. Such rapid population increase presents a great challenge for food supply. More grain production is needed to provide basic calories for humans. Thus, it is crucial to produce 60-110% more food to fill the gap between food production and the demand of future generations. Meanwhile food nutritional values are of increasing interest to accommodate industrialized modern lives. The instability of food production caused by global climate change presents another great challenge. The global warming rate has become more rapid in recent decades, with more frequent extreme climate change including higher temperatures, drought, and floods. Our world faces various unprecedented scenarios such as rising temperatures, which causes melting glaciers and the resulting various biotic and abiotic stresses, ultimately leading to food scarcity. In these circumstances it is of utmost importance to examine the genetic basis and extensive utilization of germplasm to develop “climate resilient cultivars” through the application of plant breeding and biotechnological tools. Future crops must adapt to these new and unpredictable environments. Crop varieties resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses are also needed as plant disease, insects, drought, high- and low-temperature stresses are expected to be impacted by climate change. Thus, we need a food production system that can simultaneously satisfy societal demands and long-term development. Since the Green Revolution in the 1960s, farming has been heavily dependent on high input of nitrogen and pesticides. This leads to environmental pollution which is not sustainable in the long run. Therefore, a new breeding scheme is urgently needed to enable sustainable agriculture; including new strategies to develop varieties and crops that have high yield potential, high yield stability, and superior grain quality and nutrition while also using less consumption of water, fertilizer, and chemicals in light of environmental protection. While we face these challenges, we also have great opportunities, especially with flourishing developments in omics technologies. High-quality reference genomes are becoming available for a larger number of species, with some species having more than one reference genome. The genome-wide re-sequencing of diverse varieties enables the identification of core- and pan-genomes. An integration of omics data will enable a rapid and high-throughput identification of many genes simultaneously for a relevant trait. This will change our current research paradigm fundamentally from single gene analysis to pathway or network analysis. This will also expand our understanding of crop domestication and improvement. In addition, with the knowledge gained from omics data, in combination with new technologies like targeted gene editing, we can breed new varieties and crops for sustainable agriculture.
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    Pages: VII, 514 p. 59 illus., 50 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031155680
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15568-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15568-0
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    Thermodynamic and Thermophysical Properties of Saline Water : Models, Correlations and Data for Desalination and Relevant Applications (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Pollution. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Water. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Pollution. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Density -- Heat Capacity -- Entropy -- Latent Heat -- Boiling Point Elevation -- Vapor Pressure -- Viscosity -- Thermal Conductivity -- Activity Coefficient -- Osmotic Coefficient -- Surface Tension -- Electrical Conductivity -- Thermal Expansivity -- List of Nomenclature.
    Abstract: This book accommodates the existing correlations, data, and methods for thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of saline water, including multiple components at a wide range of salinity (reaching around 200 g/kg), temperature, and pressure. The correlations of each property are plotted against existing experimental data to judge the comparative accuracy of each within a given specific range of salinity, temperature, and pressure. An assessment to recommend some correlations is also conducted. New correlations for some properties are also proposed. This book helps to provide the saline water properties as needed for engineers, designers, and research for different areas, including desalination and water treatment. All the analytical analysis, thermodynamic analysis, and design models of the desalination technologies depend on saline water properties. As scientists and researchers working on different desalination technologies, the authors found it difficult to find all saline water properties in one source, including multicomponent and binary salty solutions, under different conditions (salinity, temperature, and pressure). Therefore, the authors introduce this book to fill the gap in the open literature. This book compiles the thermodynamic and thermophysical properties of saline water, involving thermodynamic approaches, multicomponent models, and simple correlations and data, comparison between the correlations of properties in figures, recommendation of the most accurate correlations and methods, and the used codes to estimate these correlations and methods. It is expected that this book to be a principal source for all interests in desalination and water treatment subjects.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 325 p. 39 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031351938
    Series Statement: Springer Water,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35193-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35193-8
    DDC: 551.48
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    Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes : Environmental Occurrence and Treatment Technologies (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Environmental chemistry. ; Epidemiology. ; Microbial genetics. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Medical microbiology. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Epidemiology. ; Microbial Genetics. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Medical Microbiology. ; Environmental Health.
    Abstract: This volume summarizes and updates information about antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)/antibiotic resistant genes (ARG) production, including their entry routes in soil, air, water and sediment, their use in hospital and associated waste, global and temporal trends in use and spread of antibiotics, AMR and ARG. Antimicrobial/antibiotic resistance genes due to manure and agricultural waste applications, bioavailability, biomonitoring, and their Epidemiological, ecological and public health effects. The book addresses the antibiotic and AMR/ARG risk assessment and treatment technologies, for managing antibiotics and AMR/ARG impacted environments The book's expert contributions span 26 chapters, and offer a comprehensive framework for better understanding and analyzing the environmental and social impacts of antibiotics and AMR/ARGs. Readers will have access to recent and updated models regarding the interpretation of antibiotics and AMR/ARGs in environment and biomonitoring studies, and will learn about the management options require to appropriately mitigate environmental contaminants and pollution. The book will be of interest to students, teachers, researchers, policy makers and environmental organizations.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 456 p. 64 illus., 39 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030404222
    Series Statement: Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40422-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40422-2
    DDC: 577.14
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