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    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Studies. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1:The concept of soil health -- Chapter 2:The establishment of “The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept” – Ground breaking research in Germany and Belgium -- Chapter 3:Outreach in Africa- Central Africa -- Chapter 4:Outreach in Asia – Central Asia and South Asia -- Chapter 5: Future Imperatives.
    Abstract: This book will address the importance of the soil management concept, vis-à-vis chemical fertilizer use on soil. Historically, soil testing has been used to quantify bio availability of plant nutrients to field grown crops. However, contemporary soil tests are based on philosophies and procedures developed several decades ago without significant changes in their general approach. For a soil test to be accurate, one needs to clearly understand the physico-chemico-physiologic processes at the soil-plant root interface, and, an understanding of soils and plant root systems as polycationic systems is essential. It is this knowledge that leads to sound prescriptive soil management practices inasmuch as nutrient bioavailability vis-à-vis chemical fertilizers application is concerned, because, of all the factors that govern sustainability of crop production, the nutrient factor is the most important, yet, it is also the least resilient to effective management. The author’s research spanning over three decades in Europe, Africa and Asia, establishes the fact that precise quantification of the nutrient’s “buffer power” holds the key to a clear understanding of the plant bioavailability of some of the most important plant nutrients in crop production, such as, phosphorus, potassium and zinc. “The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept” attempts to clearly explain the bio availability of the three plant nutrients named above on the basis of the diffusion model, as that is the process by which these three important principal plant nutrients are absorbed from the soil by the plant root. Possibly, other plant nutrients which are taken up by the plant roots by the same diffusive model, would also conform to the principles of the concept. A thorough knowledge of thermodynamic principles on the part of the researcher is an absolute pre requisite for this. The book chronicles more than three decades of the professional journey of the author in Europe, Africa and Asia, understanding soil for human sustenance, and developing the revolutionary soil management concept, now globally known as, "The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept" , which has brought the author a string of international recognitions, including the nomination for the "Alternative Nobel Prize" (The Right Livelihood Award),of Sweden, and succour to millions to poor and marginal farmers across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 48 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031314100
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Economic geography. ; Ecology . ; Social sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Economic Geography. ; Ecology. ; Society.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction—How Swiss Foreign Aid for International Development Benefits Agricultural Development across Asia -- Chapter 2: Environmental, social and economic challenges in lowland rice production -- Chapter 3: Faunal Biodiversity in Rice-dominated Wetlands—an Essential Component of Sustainable Rice Production -- Chapter 4: Innovations, Technologies, and Management Practices for Sustainable Rice Production -- Chapter 5: Carbon Footprint Reduction from Closing Rice Yield Gaps -- Chapter 6: Partnerships and Approaches Used for Scaling: An Assessment of the Process for Rice Postharvest Technologies in CORIGAP -- Chapter 7: Incentive Mechanisms, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Communication of the CORIGAP Project.
    Abstract: This open access book contributes not only to the scientific literature on sustainable agricultural development and in particular rice agriculture but also is highly valuable to assist practitioners, projects, and policymakers due to its sections on reducing carbon footprint, agricultural innovations, and lessons learned from a multi-country/multi-stages development project. The scope of the book is conceived as a detailed documentation of the implementation, dissemination, and impact of the CORIGAP project in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Indonesia, with spill-over to Cambodia and the Philippines. It pulls together actionable research findings with the experience of bringing these findings into use. The aim of the book is to provide a wide array of pathways to impact for sustainable rice production in lowland irrigated rice-based agricultural systems. The book is written by local actors of the rice value chain, researchers, and engineers working on a range of best management practices, climate-smart rice production innovations, knowledge translation, and dissemination, as well as decision-making and policy aspects. It is envisioned that the contents of the book can be translated into messages that can help farmers, extension workers, policymakers, and funders of agricultural development, decide on implementing best management practices and climate-smart technologies in their agroecological systems by presenting the technological/practical options along the rice value chain and the partnerships and business models required for their implementation. The book is aimed at practitioners, extension specialists, researchers, and engineers interested in information on current best management practices, sustainable, and climate-smart rice production and constraints that need further investigation. Furthermore, the book is also aimed at policymakers and agricultural development funders required by public opinion and legally binding agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve biodiversity and increase agroecological practices, who are looking for research-based evidence to guide policymaking and implementation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVII, 259 p. 48 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031379475
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Climatology. ; Food security. ; Sustainability. ; Economic development. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Sciences. ; Food Security. ; Sustainability. ; Development Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Global Framework on Climate Change -- Chapter 2. Conceptual Elucidation of Climate Change for Developing Countries -- Chapter 3. Climate Change and Social Concerns -- Chapter 4. Unpredictable Weather and Agriculture-Based Economy of Developing Countries -- Chapter 5. Nutrition-Sensitive Climate-Smart Agriculture -- Chapter 6. Food Security Issues in Changing Climate -- Chapter 7. Engineering Principles of Precision Farming: Pathway for the Developing Countries to Ensure Food Security -- Chapter 8. GHG management implications for developed and developing nations -- Chapter 9. Concept of Climate Finance -- Chapter 10. Need of Social Security in Vulnerable Countries - A Comparison of a Developed and a Developing Country -- Chapter 11. Climate and Development -- Chapter 12. Sustainable development goals and governments’ roles for social protection -- Chapter 13. Integrated farming approach -- Chapter 14. An overview of precision agricultural technologies for crop yield enhancement and environmental sustainability -- Chapter 15. Irrigation Scheduling under Crop Water Requirements: Simulation and Field Learning -- Chapter 16. Nutrient Management Under Changing Climate -- Chapter 17. Modern Breeding approaches for climate change -- Chapter 18. Heat stress tolerance in crop plants-physiological and biochemical Approaches -- Chapter 19. Crop protection under climate change: the effect on tri-trophic relations concerning pest control -- chapter 20. Climate Change Effects on the Quality of Different Crop Plants and Coping Mechanisms -- Chapter 21. Application of Remote Sensing in Agriculture -- Chapter 22. Mitigation of climate change through carbon farming -- Chapter 23. Use of Biochar for Biological Carbon Sequestration.
    Abstract: This book offers perspective on climate change impacts on developing nations from scholars within those nations, primarily focusing on agriculture. Throughout three parts containing a total of over twenty chapters from scholars in developing countries, it aims to offer guidelines for researchers, policymakers, and farmers themselves on how developing countries can achieve sustainable food security and continue development on a sustainable basis. Part I covers climate change concepts and issues for developing countries; Part II offers chapters dealing with social issues surrounding climate change and agriculture; Part III addresses practical policies that can be implemented to work toward achieving the goals described above. Agriculture is a key sector in developing countries in terms of economic growth and social well-being. Adapting and building resilience to climate change means increasing agricultural productivity and incomes and reducing greenhouse gases emissions. This volume represents an effort toward collecting knowledge on the technical, policy and investment measures to achieve sustainable agricultural growth in the sectors of grain, fruit, vegetable, fiber, feed, livestock, fisheries and forest under climate change in one place.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXII, 416 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031266928
    DDC: 630
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Bioclimatology. ; Climatology. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 Agricultural Meteorology: A Preview -- Chapter 2 Atmospheric Temperature -- Chapter 3 Atmospheric Pressure and Solar Radiation -- Chapter 4 Atmospheric Humidity -- Chapter 5 Microclimate and Climatic Normals -- Chapter 6 Weather Disasters and Management, Air Pollution and Role of Meteorology -- Chapter 7 Weather Forecasting -- Chapter 8 Climate Change Impact on Plants -- Chapter 9 Climate Change Effect on Fruit Production -- Chapter 10 Climate change Effect on Forests.
    Abstract: The monograph focuses on agricultural meteorology and climate change and its impacts on different crops. Comprising of chapters from experts, the book discusses and provides first-hand information to the long term shifts in weather patterns and temperature impacting soil, water and crops. Each chapter focuses in detail on the impact of plant- water – soil nexus and climate change on agriculture and food security. Covering the basic concepts about the temperature, pressure and humidity correlation with the increased demands of food, the book explores in detail the impact of adverse climatic conditions like drought, floods, increasing levels of carbon dioxide emissions and other simultaneous effects like soil fertility depletion on the cropping systems and overall crop productivity. The book touches the challenges of climate change, adaptive methods, mitigation strategies, with careful explanation of governance, plans and policies required to provide guidelines to stake holders so they can best prepare for the negative climate change impacts. While touching the agricultural challenges faced globally due to climate change, the book serves as a reference book for students, researchers and policy makers, involved in horticulture, agriculture and environmental sciences and climate change.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 214 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819948635
    DDC: 630
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    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Food security. ; Sustainability. ; Environment. ; Soil science. ; Agriculture. ; Food Security. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Soil Science.
    Abstract: Global farming is at a crucial juncture in its evolution. Over 9000 years ago, humanity shifted from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to stationary agriculture, sparking the “Agricultural Revolution” and putting soil at the forefront of agricultural focus. However, contemporary farming practices have seen an extreme shift in focus from the original revolution, that is, from tending plants to highly chemical-centric and extractive farming methods known as the “green revolution”. In this process, soil has paid a heavy environmental price, with a substantial amount of land becoming unsuitable for agriculture over the past century. The 1992–93 World Resources Report by the United Nations issued alarming conclusions, revealing that nearly 10 million hectares of the world’s best farmlands have been destroyed by human activity, including the green revolution. Additionally, over 1.2 billion hectares of land worldwide have suffered serious damage and can only be restored at a great cost. This loss of soil capability can result in significant food shortages in the next two to three decades. One significant impact of this issue is that as usual, people in the disadvantaged nations will bear the brunt of the consequences. Approximately two-thirds of the seriously eroded land is located in Asia and Africa, with around 25% of the cropped land in Central America being moderately to severely damaged. The percentage of affected land in North America is relatively low, at only 4.4%. Soil degradation is the primary cause for the dramatic decline in food production in 80 developing countries during the past decade, with nearly 40% of global farming conducted on small parcels of land measuring 1 hectare or less. This situation is characterized by ignorance and poverty. In India alone, more than 120.40 million hectares of the total 328.73 million hectares of geographical area have suffered from degraded soils due to the green revolution. The State of Punjab, known as the “cradle of Indian green revolution” is a clear example of this environmental hazard, specifically in relation to soil resources. Thousands of hectares in this region cannot sustain plant growth without significant investment in soil reclamation, resulting in a substantial drain of national resources. All of this, proves beyond a shadow of doubt, the critical role that soil plays in human sustenance.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 55 p. 1 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031346958
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Growth of agricultural waste, its disposal, and related environmental issues -- Chapter 2. Global status of agricultural waste-based industries, challenges and future prospects -- Chapter 3. Technoeconomic and Sustainability Analysis of Agricultural Waste Conversion Technologies -- Chapter 4. Biochemical approach for transformation of agricultural waste to bioenergy production and other value-added products through the bioelectrochemical system -- Chapter 5. Energy-efficient Bio-electrochemical system for treatment of agricultural wastes and wastewater: mechanism, scope and challenges -- Chapter 6. Microbial Conversion of Agricultural Residues into Organic Fertilizers -- Chapter 7. Thermochemical approach for sustainable transformation of agricultural waste into value-added end-products -- Chapter 8. Advances in Thermochemical Valorization of Agricultural Waste -- Chapter 9. Conversion of Agricultural Waste with Variable Lignocellulosic Characteristics into Biochar and its Application -- Chapter 10. Agricultural waste-based biochar for soil carbon sequestration and emission reduction: Preparation, evaluation, application, and mechanism -- Chapter 11. Contemporary Approaches for Biochar Production from Agro-Waste and Its Current and Prognostic Applications in Environment Health -- Chapter 12. Valorisation of Sugarcane Bagasse Fly Ash into a Low Cost -Adsorbent Material for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Review -- Chapter 13. Extraction of lignin from various agricultural biomass: Its characterization and applications -- Chapter 14. Rice husk: from agro-industrial to modern applications -- Chapter 15. Production and application of nano-materials from agricultural waste -- Chapter 16. Agricultural waste as a source of fine chemicals -- Chapter 17. Centralized approach for the agricultural waste-based industry -- Chapter 18. Decentralized Composting and Vermicomposting for Agricultural Waste Management: Recycle at Source.
    Abstract: This edited book provides a comprehensive review of the current agricultural waste disposal techniques focusing on the ongoing research in the production of various agro waste-derived value-added products. Further topic includes the techno-economic aspects in up-scaling the technology from lab scale to commercial/pilot scale. Sustainable waste management and alternative renewable energy sources are the most important requirements in this era of rapid industrialization and urbanization. Agricultural waste, which is one of the major contributors to overall waste production, has the ability to be an essential source of renewable energy and other valuable products. The ongoing research and technical advancements in agro-waste treatment lead to the efficient conversion of waste into different value-added products. This book is of primary interest to academicians, researchers, scientists and engineers working in the field of agro-residue management, and biomass to bio-energy conversion technologies. Also, the book serves as reading material for students of Environmental Engineering/Civil and Environmental Engineering and Agricultural Engineering. Rural Management authorities, Industrial and Government policy-making agencies may also find it useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 419 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819944729
    DDC: 630
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Soil science. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Food security. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Food Security. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to chemigation and fertigation -- Chapter 2. Selecting an injector for fertilizer/chemical injection -- Chapter 3. Fertilizers for fertigation -- Chapter 4. Major, secondary, and micronutrient fertilizers used in fertigation -- Chapter 5. Fertigation practices: Egyptian case study.
    Abstract: This book introduces basic and practical information on fertigation to researchers, extension agents and growers. To provide understanding of the basic issues regarding the appropriate selection of fertilizer injectors, fertilizer compounds used in fertigation for growing various field and horticultural crops. The book provides useful basic principles and practical information concerning fertilizer management and fertigation techniques of field, horticulture, and medicinal and aromatic crops. The book focuses on the agronomic value of fertigation practice and provides the reader with best practical advice required for successful fertigation based on the field experience. This book summarizes the basic principles and practices of fertigation techniques to ensure accurate and efficient crop nutrition. The book consists of 5 chapters covering the following topics: Introduction to chemigation and fertigation, selecting an injector for fertilizer/chemical injection, fertilizers for fertigation, major, secondary, and micronutrient fertilizers used in fertigation, and fertigation practices: Egyptian case study. It also includes appendixes for fertigation calculation examples, calibration of an injection pump, calculating the quantities of fertilizers needed for fertigation, nutrients requirements per each ton of crop yield produced, macronutrient requirements for some filed, fiber, fruit, vegetable crops, and medicinal and aromatic plants. Fertigation is one of the smart practices that help attains sustainable food production and minimize environmental pollution. Fertigation is the application of dissolved mineral fertilizers, soil amendments, and other water-soluble products to the roots of crops through irrigation water. This book provides understanding of the basic issues regarding the appropriate selection of injectors and fertilizer compounds used in fertigation for growing various field and horticultural crops which are essential to attain higher productivity, increasing food security and reducing food contaminations. It also clarifies the advantages of fertigation and set solutions to overcome its disadvantages.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 127 p. 27 illus., 22 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031055966
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    DDC: 630
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Microbiology. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Microbial genetics. ; Agriculture. ; Microbiology. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Microbial Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Molecular approaches of microbial diversity in agricultural soil -- Chapter 2. Microorganisms used as growth regulators in modern agriculture -- Chapter 3. Microbes mediated approaches for improving plant productivity and quality -- Chapter 4. Microbial fertilizer as an alternative to chemical fertilizer in modern agriculture -- Chapter 5. Phosphate solubilizing microorganisms: Potential bioinoculants for sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 6. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: A next generation biofertilizer for sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 7. Fungal endophytes: potential benefits of their future use in plant stress tolerance and agriculture -- Chapter 8. Mining the potential and biodiversity of Trichoderma in the domain of agriculture -- Chapter 9. Current approaches for alleviating abiotic stress tolerance in crops: role of beneficial microorganisms -- Chapter 10. Role of engineered microbes in sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 11. Extreme microorganisms for sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 12. Molecular basis of stress tolerant genes in extreme microorganisms -- Chapter 13. Cellulose degradation microorganisms and environmental friendly solution to the agricultural waste management -- Chapter 14. Effects of microbial signaling in plant growth and development.
    Abstract: This book discusses genetic engineering of both plants and microbes for making agricultural practices more productive and sustainable. It chapters explore the understanding of the interaction between plants and microbes, and genomic information to modify the metabolism of plants or microbes to further enhance the beneficial interaction. The book covers the development of commercial inoculants including selection of appropriate plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria/ phosphate solubilize bacteria based on target host plant, soil type, indigenous microbial communities, environmental conditions, inoculant density, suitability of carriers and compatibility with integrated crop management. This is a relevant content for scientists and researchers working on soil biology, sustainable agricultural and plant physiology. Also, this book is a useful read for graduate and post graduate students of agriculture, botany and microbiology.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 348 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811907333
    Series Statement: Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology,
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental policy. ; Sociology. ; Agriculture. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Policy. ; Sociology.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Cost of Food, Consequences of not valuing soil, water and those who manage them -- Changing the Paradigm of agricultural intensification. Challenges faced by agriculture in Moldova -- The Alberta Experience. Climate change action plan, cap-and-trade legislation for carbon emissions, and carbon credits for farmers -- The Social Food Service market – a lever for change -- Discussion -- Is the future of Agriculture Perennial? The fundamental difference between natural ecosystems and agro-ecosystems -- Managing chernozem to achieve Sustainable Development Goals -- Quality and health of anthropically transformed Black Earth -- Seeking an alternative for weed control in Conservation Agriculture -- Step-by-step to fill the gaps along the path to sustainability -- Discussion -- Agricultural Research and the Agriculture of the Future -- The LONE Concept, Agriculture of the Future -- Adaptation to climate change through plant breeding: the status of winter wheat -- Long-term research on crop rotation -- Sustainable intensification of agriculture on the Bălţi steppe. Crop diversity, irrigation, and no-till in crop rotations -- Restoration of the degraded plough layer of Chernozem prior to implementation of Zero Tillage -- The Big Picture - some ideas for research and action: an International Hydrological Network for Food-water; needs and opportunities for financing regenerative agriculture across the steppes through Green Bonds -- Pointers for decision-makers, researchers and practical farmers.
    Abstract: The food system is our last coal-fired power station, our last diesel engine. This book is a trans-disciplinary treatment of what needs to be done to make it not only sustainable but also to regenerate soil and water resources, habitat, economy and society. The book brings back classical principles of agronomy and integrates economic, agro-ecological and social perspectives, drawing on a wealth of expertise on the political economy of the food system, Conservation Agriculture, and long-term field experiments. Regenerative agriculture builds on known knowns – like crop rotation, water and nutrient requirements, soil and water conservation, farm-gate prices, international trade and supply chains. It grapples withknown unknowns – like weed, pest and disease control without agrochemicals, cover crops for profit as well as protection, mitigating and adapting to the climate crisis, resilience and tipping points in ecosystems, farming systems and societies, and how we can pay for imperative changes. Lastly, it acknowledges unknown unknowns – the things we are oblivious to but which we really must know – like how to liberate the ghettos of the mind inhabited by farmers, agronomists, politicians and societies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 355 p. 72 illus., 56 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030722241
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Plant physiology. ; Microbiology. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Plant Physiology. ; Microbiology. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Soil Microbiomes for Healthy Nutrient Recycling -- 2 Soil Microbial Diversity: Calling Citizens for Sustainable Agricultural Development -- 3 Metagenomics in deciphering microbial communities associated with medicinal plants -- 4 Role of Metagenomics in Deciphering the Microbial Communities Associated with Rhizosphere of Economically Important Plants -- 5 Plant-Microbe Association for Mutual Benefits for Plant Growth and Soil Health -- 6 Deciphering and Harnessing Plant microbiomes: Detangling the Patterns and Process - A Clean, Green Road to Sustainable Agriculture -- 7 Rhizosphere Biology: A Key to Agricultural Sustainability -- 8 Rhizosphere Microbiomes and their Potential Role in Increasing Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity -- 9 Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR): Current and Future Prospects for Crop Improvement -- 10 Beneficial Microbiomes for Sustainable Agriculture: An Ecofriendly Approach -- 11 Endophytic Microbiomes and their Plant Growth Promoting Attributes for Plant Health -- 12 Mycorrhiza: A Sustainable Option for Better Crop Production -- 13 Phyllospheric Microbes: Diversity, Functions, Interaction, and Applications in Agriculture -- 14 Mitigation Strategies for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants through Stress Tolerant Plant Growth Promoting Microbes -- 15 Plant and Microbes Mediated Secondary Metabolites: Remunerative venture for Discovery and Development -- 16 Potential Strategies for Control of Agricultural Occupational Health Hazards -- 17 Insecticides Derived from Natural Products: Diversity and Potential Applications -- 18 Bacillus thuringiensis as Potential Biocontrol Agent for Sustainable Agriculture -- 19 Entomopathogenic Microbes for Sustainable Crop Protection: Future Perspectives -- 20 Soil Microbes as Biopesticides: Agricultural Applications and Future Prospects -- 21 Biofertilizers for Agricultural Sustainability: Current Status and Future Challenges -- 22 Current Trends in Microbial Biotechnology for Agricultural Sustainability: Conclusion and Future Challenges. .
    Abstract: Microbial biotechnology is an emerging field with applications in a broad range of sectors involving food security, human nutrition, plant protection and overall basic research in the agricultural sciences. The environment has been sustaining the burden of mankind from time immemorial, and our indiscriminate use of its resources has led to the degradation of the climate, loss of soil fertility, and the need for sustainable strategies. The major focus in the coming decades will be on achieving a green and clean environment by utilizing soil and plant-associated beneficial microbial communities. Plant-microbe interactions include the association of microbes with plant systems: epiphytic, endophytic and rhizospheric. The microbes associated with plant ecosystems play an important role in plant growth, development, and soil health. Moreover, soil and plant microbiomes help to promote plant growth, either directly or indirectly by means of plant growth-promoting mechanisms, e.g. the release of plant growth regulators; solubilization of phosphorus, potassium and zinc; biological nitrogen fixation; or by producing siderophores, ammonia, HCN and other secondary metabolites. These beneficial microbial communities represent a novel and promising solution for agro-environmental sustainability by providing biofertilizers, bioprotectants, and biostimulants, in addition to mitigating various types of abiotic stress in plants. This book focuses on plant-microbe interactions; the biodiversity of soil and plant microbiomes; and their role in plant growth and soil health. Accordingly, it will be immensely useful to readers working in the biological sciences, especially microbiologists, biochemists and microbial biotechnologists. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 572 p. 72 illus., 44 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811569494
    Series Statement: Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology,
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Polymers. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Polymers.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Environmental and Toxicological Implications of Nanopharmaceuticals – An Overview -- Chapter 2 Herbal Nanocarriers for Cancer Therapy -- Chapter 3 Nanopharmaceuticals: In Relevance to Drug Delivery and Targeting -- Chapter 4 Natural products and nanopharmaceuticals -- Chapter 5 Vesicular nanocarriers: A potential platform for dermal and transdermal drug delivery -- Chapter 6 Nanotechnology in Delivery and Targeting of Phytochemicals -- Chapter 7 Nanopharmaceuticals: healthcare applications and safety evaluations -- Chapter 8 Potential ecotoxicological risk of nanopharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment -- Chapter 9 Recent advances on nanostructured materials for drug delivery and release.
    Abstract: This book presents the comprehensive description of basic principles, methodologies, similarities and differences of nano-liposomes and -phytosomes. It focuses on the implications of these nano carriers in drug delivery and also includes detailed classification of nanoinonized drug particles, polymeric nanoparticles and hydrophobic nanoparticles. This book concludes with the biological, technical and study-design challenges of Nanopharmaceuticals and presents critical viewpoints of smart DNA nanostructures. The risk factors and regulatory concerns have also been kept in focus and the book includes the toxicity and application of different types of ionic liquids for humans and environment. It also critically describes characteristics, applications and regulatory gaps of nanoparticle-ionic liquid combined systems.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 366 p. 117 illus., 74 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030449216
    Series Statement: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 47
    DDC: 630
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Agronomy. ; Economic geography. ; Economic development. ; International trade. ; Agriculture. ; Food science. ; Agronomy. ; Economic Geography. ; Economic Growth. ; International Trade. ; Agriculture. ; Food Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Arecanut: (Areca catechu L.) -- Chapter 2. Cashewnut (Anacardium occidentale L.) -- Chapter 3. The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) -- Chapter 4. Cinchona (Cinchona sp.) -- Chapter 5. Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) -- Chapter 6. Coffee (Coffea arabica and Coffea robusta) -- Chapter 7. Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacquin) -- Chapter 8. Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) -- Chapter 9. Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) -- Chapter 10. Wattle (Acacia sp.) -- Final Remarks .
    Abstract: This book paints a wide canvas of the immense global economic potential of ten most important cash generating crops spread over Asia, Africa and Latin America, namely, Arecanut, Cashew Nut, Coconut, Cinchona, Cocoa, Coffee, Tea, Oil Palm, Rubber and Wattle. It provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of the status of these crops, from seed to dining table, an invaluable treatise on the subject. Structured to be an invaluable tool for the inquisitive researcher, an ardent student, and, an insightful policy maker.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXIII, 536 p. 30 illus., 20 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030621407
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Polymers. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Polymers.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Liposomes vs Phytosomes: Principles, Methodologies and Therapeutic Applications with Emphasis on CNS disorders -- Chapter 2 Applications of nanopharmaceuticals in delivery and targeting -- Chapter 3 Applications of iron oxide nanoparticles in the magnetic resonance imaging for the cancer diagnosis -- Chapter 4 DNA-Based Nanopharmaceuticals -- Chapter 5 An overview on ionic liquids: A new frontier for nanopharmaceuticals -- Chapter 6 Therapeutic implications of nanopharmaceuticals in skin delivery -- Chapter 7 Biomimetic and Synthetic Gels for Nanopharmaceutical Applications -- Chapter 8 On-chip Drug Screening Technologies for Nanopharmaceutical and Nanomedicine Applications -- Chapter 9 Synthesis of Some Bioactive Nanomaterials and Applications of Various Nanoconjugates for Targeted Therapeutic Applications.
    Abstract: This book discusses the biological, technical and study-design challenges of Nanopharmaceuticals. Chapters of this book are dedicated to supermagentic iron oxide nanoparticles for the diagnosis of brain, breast, gastric, ovarian, liver, colorectal, lung and pancreatic cancers. It also includes a brief introduction to magnetic resonance imaging and ends with the future prospective of iron oxide nanoparticles in cancer detection. The book also provides a critical discussion on ‘Computational sequence design for DNA nanostructures’ and gives a brief introduction about the skin delivery. A detailed discussion has been included about the different types of nanocarriers such as micells, microemulsions, nanoemulsions, polymeric and lipid based nanoparticles. Focussing on the safety concerns of nanomedicine it also covers the safety issues, clinical benefits, ecotoxicity and regulatory frame work of nanopharmaceuticals.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 381 p. 70 illus., 57 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030449254
    Series Statement: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 46
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Agriculture. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Sources and Health Risks of Rare Earth Elements in Waters -- Chapter 2 Removal of Heavy Metal Pollutants from Wastewater Using Zerovalent Iron Nanoparticles -- Chapter 3 Water Treatment Chemicals for Pollution Minimization and Management -- Chapter 4 Advanced Treatment of Real Wastewater Effluents by Electrochemistry -- Chapter 5 Unconventional Adsorbents for Remediation of Metal Pollution in Waters -- Chapter 6 Desalination Technology for Water Security -- Chapter 7 Nanotechnology for the Remediation of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Contaminated Water -- Chapter 8 Hybrid Treatment Technologies for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater -- Chapter 9 Removal of Heavy Metals in Biofiltration Systems -- Chapter 10 Contamination and Health Impact of Heavy Metals -- Chapter 11 Tin-Based Compounds for Water Remediation -- Chapter 12 Methods for Treatment of Wastewater from Cu Production -- Chapter 13 Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater Using Adsorbents -- Chapter 14 Electroanalytical Techniques for the Remediation of Heavy Metals from Wastewater -- Chapter 15 Mechanisms and Approaches for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Acid Mine Drainage and Other Industrial Effluents -- Chapter 16 Removal of Dyes and Heavy Metals with Clays and Diatomite.
    Abstract: Pollution of waters by toxic metals is accelerating worldwide due to industrial and population growth, notably in countries having poor environmental laws, resulting in many diseases such as cancer. Classical remediation techniques are limited. This books reviews new, advanced or improved techniques for metal removal, such as hybrid treatments, nanotechnologies and unconventional adsorbents, e.g. metal-organic frameworks. Contaminants include rare earth elements, arsenic, lead, cadmium, chromium, copper and effluents from the electronic, textile, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 581 p. 99 illus., 68 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030524210
    Series Statement: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 53
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Nanotechnology. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Nanotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 01 Sensors for the Detection of Heavy Metal Contaminants in Water and Environment -- Chapter 02 Nanosensors for Heavy Metal Detection in Environmental Media: New Trends and Recent Advances -- Chapter 03 AIE-Based Fluorescent Nanosensors for the Detection of Heavy Metal Ions -- Chapter 04 Nanosensors based on lipid films for environmental applications -- Chapter 05 Novel Chemical Sensors Based On Green Composite Materials For Environmental Analysis -- Chapter 06 Toxicology and Safety Aspects of Nanosensor on Environment, Food and Agriculture -- Chapter 07 Nanosensors Used for Detection of Fertilizers and Other Agricultural Applications -- Chapter 08 Sensors for the Detection of Food Contaminants -- Chapter 09 Nanotechnology-Based Approaches for Sensing And Remediation of Mycotoxins in Food and Agriculture -- Chapter 10 Detection of toxic contaminant in food items -- Chapter 11 Nanosensors Based on Lipid Membranes for the Rapid Detection of Food Toxicants -- Chapter 12 Utility of Nanobiosensors in environmental analysis and Monitoring.
    Abstract: Nanosensors enable us to specifically detect pollutants that can adversely affect the quality of life. This book covers the design, application and safety aspects of nanomaterial-based sensors. The focus is on nanosensors useful for application in Environment, Food and Agriculture. It discusses in detail the advances in nanosensor design and application. It also emphasizes on the strategies for toxicity assessment and safe use of nanosensors.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 265 p. 82 illus., 70 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030632458
    Series Statement: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 60
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Polymers. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Polymers.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Trickling of itinerant nanoparticles in wastewater effluents -- Chapter 2. Microbial ecosystem and its impact on solving the environmental problems: A molecular Approach -- Chapter 3. Microalgae cultivation in wastewater to recycle nutrients as biofertilizer -- Chapter 4. Biochar: A growing sanguinity as a combinatorial tool for remediation of heavy metals from wastewaters and solid waste management -- Chapter 5. Microplastics: An Emerging Threat to the Aquatic Ecosystem -- Chapter 6. Impact of Sustainable Energy Resources on Healthy Environment -- Chapter 7. Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Biopolymer Nanocomposites And Its Application As A Potent Marine Antifouling Agent -- Chapter 8. Environmental Metabolomics: with the perspective of marine toxicology assessment -- Chapter 9. Epiphytism in seaweed farming: Causes, status and implications -- Chapter 10. Microbial fuel cell based process for waste water treatment and power generation.
    Abstract: This book provides the information on the application of nanotechnology in cleaning wastewater and the impact of microbial ecosystem to solve environmental problems has been critically reviewed in the chapters. It also gives detailed reviews about the conversion of wastewater nutrients into a biofertilizer using microalgae, as well as the applications of Biochar for heavy metal remediation from water. Most importantly, this book contains critical review on microbial fuel cells and highlights the emerging risks of bioplastics on the aquatic ecosystem.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 263 p. 36 illus., 31 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030381929
    Series Statement: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 44
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environment. ; History. ; Environmental economics. ; Economics History. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; History. ; Environmental Economics. ; History of Economic Thought and Methodology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1. Agrarian Metabolism: the metabolic approach applied to agriculture -- 1.1. Agriculture and Social Metabolism: The metabolism of agroecosystems -- 1.2. Funds and flows in Agrarian Metabolism -- 1.3. The appropriation of biomass and colonization of the territory. Biophysical funds (land and livestock) -- 1.4. Social fund elements (human work and technical means of production) -- 1.5. The organization and dynamics of agrarian metabolism -- 1.6. The forces of change -- 1.7. Sources and methods -- 1.7.1. The specificities of AM -- 1.7.2. Scale and delimitations of the study -- 1.7.3. Sources of information -- 2. Intensification and Specialization: from Agricultureto Livestocking, 1900-2008 -- 2.1. Traditional historiographical accounts of agricultural transformations during the twentieth century -- 2.2. The evolution of land uses -- 2.3. Evolution of real net primary productivity -- 2.4. Evolution of Domestic Extraction -- 2.5. The specialization of Spain’s agricultural production -- 2.6. Spanish livestock in the twentieth century -- 2.7. Livestock production -- 2.8. An overview of Spanish agriculture industrialization -- 3. Agricultural inputs and their energy costs 1900-2010 -- 3.1. Comments on methodology -- 3.2. Traction -- 3.2.1 Mechanical traction -- 3.2.2. Combustibles -- 3.3. Irrigation -- 3.3.1. Irrigation systems -- 3.3.2. Installed mechanical power -- 3.3.3. Combustibles -- 3.3.4. Electricity -- 3.4. Fertilizers -- 3.5. Crop protection -- 3.5.1. Pesticides -- 3.5.2. Greenhouses -- 3.6. Use of inputs in the agricultural sector (Imports) -- 4. Decreasing income and reproductive problems of the agricultural population -- Introduction -- 4.1. The agricultural population during the first half of the twentieth century -- 4.2. An estimate of the agricultural sector’s macromagnitudes (1950-2008) -- 4.3. The agricultural population and changing living standards -- 4.4. The state of the agriculturalpopulation -- 4.5. Changes in farm structures -- 4.6. Breakdown of agricultural income and coverage of household expenditure -- 4.7. Conclusions -- 5. Environmental Impacts of Spanish Agriculture’s Industrialization -- 5.1. Functioning of the agroecosystem -- 5.2. The energy efficiency of agricultural production -- 5.3. State of the components of the land fund element -- 5.4. A diet rich in food of animal origin: the outsourcing of its land costs -- 6. The Metabolism of Spanish Agriculture -- 6.1. The agrarian sector in the metabolism of the Spanish economy -- 6.2. Foreign trade and domestic consumption of biomass -- 6.3. The main indicators of agrarian metabolism -- 6.4. The pace of intensification and specialization (I+S) -- 6.5. The drivers of I+S -- 6.5.1. Supply side drivers of I+S -- 6.5.2. Demand side drivers of I+S -- 6.6. Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Appendix I. Calculation of the physical production series of Spanish agriculture -- A.1.1. Sources and methodological decisions to calculate the Domestic Extraction of Vegetal Biomass -- A.1.2. The reliability of livestock censuses -- A.1.3. Adjusting Spanish livestock in the first third of the twentieth century -- Appendix II. Historical evolution of the Spanish Agrarian Metabolism and the Spanish Economy Metabolism -- A.2.1. Historical evolution of the Spanish Agrarian Metabolism -- A.2.2. Historical evolution of Spanish Economy Metabolism -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Abstract: This open access book provides a panoramic view of the evolution of Spanish agriculture from 1900 to the present, offering a more diverse picture to the complex and multidimensional reality of agrarian production. With a clear transdisciplinary ambition, the book applies an original and innovative theoretical and methodological tool, termed Agrarian Social Metabolism, combining Social Metabolism with an agroecological perspective. This integrative analysis is especially interesting for environmental scientists and policy makers being the best way to design sustainable agroecosystems and public policies capable of moving us towards a more sustainable food system. Spanish agricultural production has experienced impressive growth during the 20th century which has allowed it to ensure the supply of food to the population and even to transform some crops into important chapters in foreign trade. However, this growth has had its negative side since it was based on the injection of large amounts of external energy, on the destruction of employment and the loss of profitability of agricultural activity. But perhaps the most serious part is the strong impact of the current industrialised agriculture model on Spanish agroecosystems, exposed to the overexploitation of hydric resources, pollution of the water by nitrates and pesticides, high erosion rates and an alarming loss of biodiversity; damage which in the immediate future will end up reducing production capacity.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 281 p. 105 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030209001
    Series Statement: Environmental History, 10
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Pollution. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Pretreatment And Enzymatic Hydrolysis Of Lignocellulosic Biomass For Reducing Sugar Production -- Chapter 2: Mangosteen Peel Antioxidant Extraction And Its Use To Improve The Stability Of Biodiesel B20 Oxidation -- Chapter 3: Biotechnological Potential Of Cottonseed, A By-Product Of Cotton Production -- Chapter 4: Bioprocessing With Cashew Apple And Its Byproducts -- Chapter 5: Agro-Processing Residues For The Production Of Fungal Bio-Control Agents -- Chapter 6: Production Of Activated Carbon From Agro-Industrial Wastes And Its Potential Use For Removal Of Heavy Metal In Textile Industrial Wastewater -- Chapter 7: Utilization Of Glycerol From Biodiesel Industry By-Product Into Several Higher Value Products -- Chapter 8: Potential Application Of Native Fruits Waste From Argentina As Non-Conventional Sources Of Functional Ingredients -- Chapter 9: Conventional And Alternative Strategies Of Pretreatment Of Chili Post-Harvest Residue For The Production Of Different Value Added Products -- Chapter 10: Valorization Of Sugarcane-Based Bioethanol Industry Waste (Vinasse) To Organic Fertilizer -- Chapter 11: Pyrolytic Products From Oil Palm Biomass And Its Potential Applications.
    Abstract: The world’s population is expected to reach the eight billion mark very soon. As a result, there is a need for increased industrial and agricultural production to ensure human wellbeing. This in turn generates huge amounts of waste. Current waste treatment solutions are effective, but usually require huge capital investment, are labour intensive and potentially lead to hazardous by-products. This book presents the latest non-biological approaches to address issues related to the abundance of waste, offering insights into best practices in various regions around the globe. It highlights techniques such as chemical extraction, pyrolysis and ultrasonics, and a number of chapters include individual case studies to further enhance readers’ understanding. This comprehensive reference resource is intended for graduate students, researchers and scientists, and is also a valuable addition to all agriculture and biotechnology libraries.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 236 p. 56 illus., 26 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030392086
    Series Statement: Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future,
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Pollution. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Dark fermentation and bioelectrochemical systems for enhanced biohydrogen production from palm oil mill effluent: current progress, potentials, and future perspectives -- Chapter 2: Spent mushroom substrate as biofertilizer for agriculture application -- Chapter 3: Biological treatment of agro-industrial waste -- Chapter 4: Proteomics of lignocellulose substrates bioconversion in anaerobic digesters to increase carbon recovery as methane -- Chapter 5: Circular economy and agroindustrial wastewater: potential of microalgae in bioremediation processes -- Chapter 6: Utilization of agro-waste as carbon source for biohydrogen production: prospect and challenges in Malaysia -- Chapter 7: Agro-industrial waste as substrates for the production of bacterial pigment -- Chapter 8: Analysis of termite microbiome and biodegradation of various phenolic compounds by a bacterium isolated from the termite gut in louisiana, usa -- Chapter 9: Compatible technologies to anaerobic digestion for the integral valorization of organic waste -- Chapter 10: Recycling and reuse of ayurvedic pharma industry wastes -- Chapter 11: Production of unicellular biomass as a food ingredient from agro-industrial waste -- Chapter 12: Cyanobacterial degradation of organophosphorus pesticides -- Chapter 13: Microbial identification and extracellular polymeric substances characterization of aerobic granules developed in treating rubber processing waste water -- Chapter 14: Granulation and biodegradation by microbial species in granular sequencing batch reactor for soy-sauce wastewater treatment.
    Abstract: Agriculture and industry are the two most important economic sectors for various countries around the globe, providing millions of jobs as well as being the main source of income for these countries. Nevertheless, with the increasing demand for agricultural and industrial produce, huge amounts of waste are also being produced. Without proper management, this waste (both liquid and solid) poses a serious threat to overall environmental quality, mainly due to its toxicity and slow degradation processes. Current approaches are effective but would normally require huge capital investments, are labour intensive and generate potential hazardous by-products. As such, there is a need for alternative approaches that are cheaper, easier-to-handle and have a minimum potential impact on environmental quality. This book presents up-to-date approaches using biological techniques to manage the abundance of waste generated from agricultural and industrial activities. It discusses techniques such as bioconversion, biodegradation, biotransformation, and biomonitoring as well as the utilization of these wastes. A number of chapters also include individual case studies to enhance readers’ understanding of the topics. This comprehensive book is a useful resource for anyone involved in agricultural and industrial waste management, green chemistry or biotechnology. It is also recommended as a reference work for graduate students and all agriculture and biotechnology libraries.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 308 p. 33 illus., 18 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030391379
    Series Statement: Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future,
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Polymers. ; Agriculture. ; Pollution. ; Polymers.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Biochar technology for Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter 2. Biorefinery: A Concept For Co-Producing Biofuel With Value Added Products -- Chapter 3. Nanobioremediation technologies for potential application in Environmental Cleanup -- Chapter 4. Biosurfactant in Food and Agricultural Application -- Chapter 5. Influence of sustainable agricultural practices on healthy food cultivation -- Chapter 6. Application of Microbial Fuel Cells for Treatment of Paper and Pulp Industry Wastewater: Opportunities and Challenges -- Chapter 7. MicroRNAs as biomarkers for prediction of environmental health and toxicity: A systematic overview -- Chapter 8. Microbial -omics: Role in ecological studies and environmental control measures -- Chapter 9. Wastewater: Sources of Pollutants and its Remediation -- Chapter 10. Biotechnological applications of fungal enzymes with special reference to bioremediation.
    Abstract: This book provides the technological insight on biorefinery and nanoremediation and provides comprehensive reviews on applications of Biochar for environmental sustainability. Critical review on biosurfectants in food applications as well as sustainable agricultural practices has also been provided in this book. It also highlights the microbial-omics and microRNAs for protecting ecotoxicity. Overall, this book provides critical as well as comprehensive chapters on wastewater treatment using different technologies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 251 p. 36 illus., 33 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030381967
    Series Statement: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 45
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environmental policy. ; Sociology. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Environmental economics. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Policy. ; Sociology. ; Energy Policy, Economics and Management. ; Environmental Economics. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Greenhouse Gases and Carbon Footprint -- Animal Production -- Husbandry: Milk production -- The State-of-the-Art of CO2 Capture -- CO2-Rumen Fermentation Process Strategy.
    Abstract: Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Dairy Farms presents an innovative environmental proposal. While chiefly focusing on dairy farms, the environmental solution it describes is applicable to the entire livestock sector. The book is divided into five chapters, the first of which addresses the carbon footprint of dairy farms. Chapter two provides an overview of the animal production system, focusing on the physiology of the ruminant stomach and the greenhouse gases emitted by dairy cows. In turn, the third chapter covers dairy farm systems, explaining both intensive and extensive husbandry systems. The book’s final two chapters present the-state-of-art in CO2 capture, and describe a new and innovative CO2-RFP strategy. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to chemists, biologists, biotechnologists, and researchers active in agriculture and food-related areas, as well as those working in the food and dairy industry. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 112 p. 45 illus., 38 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030460600
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Climatology. ; Sustainability. ; Plant ecology. ; Environmental management. ; Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Climate Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Plant Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Plant Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1: Introduction -- Chapter2: Changing environmental constraints facing agricultural system -- Chapter3: Adaptive agronomic practices for sustaining food production -- Chapter4: Increasing resilience in crops for future changing environment -- Chapter5: Modelling as a tool for future climate predictions and adaptation -- Chapter6: Sustainability challenges for agricultural system and food security -- Chapter7: Farmers role in agricultural adaptation under changing climate -- Chapter8: Policy implications and future prospects -- Chapter9: Conclusion .
    Abstract: This brief explores several adaptive agricultural practices from around the world to fulfill current and future agricultural demands for food security due to the challenges posed by climate change and growing global population. Readers will discover how farmers adapt to environmental changes by adopting various agronomic practices at crop, farm and landscape levels. Particular attention is given to systemic and transformational adaptation strategies employed by farmers such as mulching, organic farming and crop diversification. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book that provides insights on how crops can build up resilience against periods of drought, high salinity, disasters such as floods, and diseases. The policy implications and future prospects of these adaptation strategies are also addressed. Environmental and plant scientists, agronomists and researchers in climate sciences will find this book interesting.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 132 p. 40 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030155193
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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