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    A Compendium of Unique and Rare Spices : Global Economic Potential (2023)
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    Keywords: Food science. ; Agriculture. ; Economic geography. ; Botany. ; Environmental management. ; Food Science. ; Agriculture. ; Economic Geography. ; Plant Science. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Saffron and Tulasi -- Chapter 2: Aniseed, Shallot and Caraway -- Chapter 3: European Fill and Indian Dill -- Chapter 4: Poppy Seed.-Chapter 5: Star Anise and Japanese Star Anise -- Chapter 6: Sage -- Chapter 7: Savory and Tarragon -- Chapter 8: Thyme -- Chapter 9: Calamus or Sweet Flag -- Chapter 10: Horse Radish, Long Pepper or Pipli, Galangal -- Chapter 11:Quality Control.
    Abstract: This book is a compendium of rare and unique spices, which have been least researched but hold immense economic potential on a global scale. They are Aniseed, Shallot, Saffron, Caraway or Siah Zira, European or Indian Dill, Poppy, Star Anise and Japanese Star Anise, Sage, Savory, Tarragon, Thyme, Calamus or Sweet Flag, Horse Radish, Galangal, and Long Pepper or Pipli. Some of these are seed spices and others, like Saffron, are grown in the hills of Jammu and Srinagar, India and have varied uses, ranging from being very popular food flavorants to being used for religious purposes. Even within India, the country of the origin for most of the spices listed, many Indians are simply unaware of their immense economic potential. This is also the case with other countries, like Iran, where some spices, like Saffron, is widely used as a food flavorant. The book aims to be a unique compendium of these rare and unique spices to primarily enable researchers to tap into their great economic potential and, on a wider scale, help developmental agencies to tap into their immense potential in global spice trade. The book provides a cross-sectoral multi-scale assessment of developmental possibilities, globally, for rare and unique spices of immense economic importance. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 141 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031202490
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20249-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20249-0
    DDC: 641.3
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    Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 60 : Microbial Processes in Agriculture (2023)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Soil science. ; Microbial ecology. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Microbial Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 The perpetual battle of bacteria and phages -- Chapter 2 Orchestration of the plant microbiome for enhanced agriculture -- Chapter 3 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to mitigate biotic and abiotic stress in plants -- Chapter 4 Ecology and mechanisms of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria.-Chapter 5 Diversity and evolution of nitrogen fixing bacteria -- Chapter 6 Encapsulation of biofertilizers, biopesticides and biocontrol agents -- Chapter 7 Induced systematic resistance and plant immunity -- Chapter 8 Microbial elicitors for priming plant defense mechanisms -- Chapter 9 Microbial mitigation of abiotic stress in crops -- Chapter 10 Microbial alleviation of abiotic and biotic stresses in rice -- Chapter 11 Nutritional biofortification of crops by microbes -- Chapter 12 Microbial rejuvenation of soils for sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 13 Microbial remediation of agricultural residues -- Chapter 14 The biotechnological story of microbial genes from soil to transgenic plants -- Chapter 15 Microbial biosurfactants in the green agricultural technology -- Chapter 16 Role of microbes in the synthesis of industrial products from lignocellulosic materials.
    Abstract: In the context of rising adverse effects of climate change on agriculture, there is a need for advanced methods and practices to manage soils for production of food and energy. This book presents the latest advances in microbial processes that control plant growth, with focus on genomic tools, microbial interactions with the plant and soils habitats, mobilization of plant nutrients, agricultural waste management, biodegradation, bioremediation, carbon sequestration, land reclamation, plant growth promotion, suppression of plant pathogens, induced systemic resistance and tolerance against biotic and abiotic stresses.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 458 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031241819
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 60
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24181-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24181-9
    DDC: 630
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    Latin American Blackberries Biology : Mora de Castilla (Rubus glaucus Benth.) Vol 1 (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Biomolecules. ; Physical biochemistry. ; Macromolecules. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Structural Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Floral morphology and phenology -- 3. Pollen grain morphology, viability, and insect visitation -- 4. The phenology of Rubus glaucus Benth. characterized by the BBCH scale -- 5.Propagation and cultivation -- 6.Fruit and chromosome number -- 7.Post-harvest physiology and nutritional facts -- 8.Genetic diversity -- 9.Breeding programs -- 10.Morphological diversity -- 11.Rubus glaucus and climate change.
    Abstract: The current book focuses on Mora de Castilla (Rubus glaucus Benth.). It explores aspects, such as origin, phenology, propagation, floral and fruit morphology, arthropod visitors, pollination mechanisms, propagation methods, chromosome number, fruit development, breeding, morphological diversity, and the impact of climate change. It includes novel data about plant phenology, flowering, insect visitors, seed germination, fruit morphology, and allometric relationships. This work includes an in-depth review of the most recently published information on the topic. Mora de Castilla is an economically important fruit crop from the Andes. It has been crossed with other Rubus species due to its high yield and everbearing habit. Currently, it is an economically important plant. It has been hybridized with other Rubus species producing new and better-quality hybrids This book contains numerous photographs selected by the author to provide the reader with detailed information about the plant´s morphological features and arthropod visitors. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 178 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031317507
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31750-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31750-7
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    Global Commercial Potential of Subterranean Crops : Agronomy and Value Addition (2023)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Environmental management. ; Food science. ; Ecology . ; Soil science. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management. ; Food Science. ; Ecology. ; Soil Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: History, origin, and geographical distribution of subterranean crops -- Chapter 3:What are the precise aspects of crop management, post-harvest technology, and key points of storage of subterranean crops? -- Chapter 4: A catalogue of field equipment used in the cultivation of subterranean crops -- Chapter 5: Subterranean crops and Starches -- Chapter 6: The role of post-harvest technology and value addition in subterranean crops -- Chapter 7: Global economic potential for value addition in subterranean crops -- Chapter 8: The role of bioprocessing in protein-enriched animal feed -- Chapter 9: Biotechnological potential and interventions in subterranean crops and some thoughts on the future course of research in these crops. .
    Abstract: Tropical root and tuber crops form an important group of food crops for millions of people (about one-fifth of the world population), especially those living in the tropical and sub-tropical zones. Tuber crops are the third important food crops after cereals and grain legumes. The carbohydrates synthesized in the leaves and stored in the form of starch in the underground roots and tubers, which are not only for food, but also a raw material for several industries. Among the many tuber crops available, only a few have been domesticated and widely cultivated for edible and industrial purposes. This book addresses the principal issues connected with selected tuber and root crops, their origin, global distribution, cultivation details, and their global commercial potential, vis-à-vis the end products made out of them (value addition). Among the crops, sweet potato, cassava, yams, colocasia, west Indian arrowroot, asparagus, safed musli, Indian Bread root and gloria superba will be discussed. From various projections, it is evident that by the year 2050 the world population will face a serious food shortage, if current trends in cereals consumption is taken intoaccount. That is why root and tuber crops assume great importance. Contrary to the high-fertility soils, which are a requirement for principal cereals like rice and wheat, root and tuber crops can grow quite well in poor soils, under varying climatic conditions. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 131 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031296468
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29646-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29646-8
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    Biodiversity in Agriculture : Sustainability of Soil, Soil Fauna and Soil Flora (2023)
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    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Agriculture. ; Soil science. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Food science. ; Biodiversity. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Pollution. ; Sustainability. ; Food Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Agrobiodiversity -- Chapter 3: Biodiversity of the Pedosphere -- Chapter 4: Chemosynthesis-based community biodiversity -- Chapter 5: What are the threats to biodiversity? Its conservation and sustainability. .
    Abstract: This book begins with the principal subject of biodiversity in agriculture. The onslaught of highly soil extractive chemical farming, euphemistically called the “green revolution”, has taken a heavy toll on soil biodiversity, hence, soil sustenance. Agrobiodiversity is a key resource for humanity. All of the food requirements humanity depends on are met by agrobiodiversity. Similarly, fodder fiber, firewood, and many other basic needs of humankind are also met by agrobiodiversity. The book puts forward ideas on how we are to develop a sustainable future, to provide a healthy and thriving environment for humanity by protecting, conserving, and augmenting agrobiodiversity. The pedosphere, the outermost layer of the Earth, composed of soil and subject to soil formation processes, is an integral component of biosphere, lying on the interface of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere and a lot more complex in its physicochemical and biological characteristics and functioning and quite distinguishable from that of the above soil-surface terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The biotic component of the pedosphere comprises a rich biodiversity of living species, dominated by microorganisms. This book considers and discusses the influences of soil formation processes. This book will be of interest to those engaged in researching biodiversity, agriculture, and crop science.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 100 p. 6 illus., 4 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031442520
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44252-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44252-0
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    The Living Soil : A Lifetime Journey in Understanding It for Human Sustenance (2023)
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    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,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31410-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31410-0
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    Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia : Innovations, Scaling, and Policies for Environmentally Sustainable Lowland Rice Production (2023)
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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
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37947-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-37947-5
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    Water Resources Management and Sustainability : Solutions for Arid Regions (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Environment. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Wireless Sensor Networks for Hydrological Monitoring, Helpful Tools for Accurate Models -- Automatic Extraction of Surface Water Bodies from High-Resolution Multispectral Remote Sensing Imagery using GIS and Deep Learning Techniques in Dubai -- Multiple Non-Linear Reservoirs to Model Water Balance Components in Sandy Soils -- Flood Mapping and Assessment During Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) in Cagayan, Philippines using Synthetic Aperture Radar Images.
    Abstract: The book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of hydrology, environmental engineering, agricultural engineering, earth sciences, and watershed and range sciences, as well as to those engaged in water resources planning, development and management in arid and semi-arid areas. Given the lack of literature on arid regions, this book not only provides an assessment of water resource management in arid regions but also addresses solutions, and it can also be an outstanding textbook on water resources management and sustainability for arid regions. This volume in the Water Science and Technology Library includes selected papers that have been presented and discussed during the International Water Resources Management and Sustainability: Solutions for Arid Regions, 22–-24 March 2022, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The conference was organized by the National Water and Energy Center, UAE University, in collaboration with the South Australian Goyder Institute for Water Research, and the Department for Environment and Water, Government of South Australia. The conference attracted a large number of nationally and internationally well-known experts who have been at the forefront of water resources management and sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions. More than 55 countries, covering the five continents, were represented. The conference was designed to facilitate and encourage new perspectives on how science and innovative technologies can transform water management and sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions around the world. It addressed current challenges and priorities in water management and provided a forum to share knowledge, experiences, research, and discoveries.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 446 p. 223 illus., 194 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031245060
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 121
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24506-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24506-0
    DDC: 551.48
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    Banana Production in Venezuela : Novel Solutions to Productivity and Plant Health (2023)
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    Keywords: Soil science. ; Agriculture. ; Botany. ; Soil Science. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Research Background -- Chapter2. Methodological framework -- Chapter3. Fusarium Wilt of Bananas: A threat to the banana production systems in Venezuela -- Chapter4. Evaluation of the incidence of banana wilt and its relationship with soil properties -- Chapter5. Identification of the main soil variables correlated with banana productivity -- Chapter6. Potential use of soil morphological properties to differentiate levels of banana productivity -- Chapter7. Discussion and Conclusions. .
    Abstract: This book presents an important contribution to the knowledge of the banana soils of Venezuela. Banana, the edible fruit of Musaceae, is a staple food for more than 400 million people worldwide due to their nutritional and energy attributes. This makes Musaceae a crop of worldwide relevance, particularly in tropical regions, highlighting the impact of improved Musaceae cropping systems in the current efforts worldwide oriented towards a new agricultural revolution based on sustainable intensification. To achieve this, better practices for food production based on scientific and technical research capable to consider the complexity and variability within the agri-food sector are necessary. The research presented in this book is oriented towards providing answers to the causes of two aspects considered of high relevance for banana production, both affecting productivity and sustainability, always addressed for the Venezuelan conditions, one of the world’s largest producing countries: 1- The impact of phytosanitary risks related to Fusarium Wilt (FW) and the influence of the soil on the incidence of Banana Wilt (BW); and 2- An observed trend towards loss of productivity and decline of soil quality in some commercial farms of Aragua and Trujillo states in Venezuela. The book presents a pioneering study in the application of categorical regression (CATREG) in the characterization of banana soils and analyses soil morphological variables, such as texture, dry consistency, biological activity, reaction to HCl, and type of structure to characterize soil productivity for growing healthy bananas. It develops, for the first time in Venezuela, risk analysis and climatic suitability maps for lethal wilt disease in bananas caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) Tropical Race 4 (TR4) (syn. Fusarium odoratissimum). Innovative machine learning techniques are used to predict BW so that future crop development can be done more efficiently and sustainably. .
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    Pages: XXI, 176 p. 56 illus., 51 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031344756
    Series Statement: The Latin American Studies Book Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34475-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34475-6
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    Advancement of GI-Science and Sustainable Agriculture : A Multi-dimensional Approach (2023)
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    Keywords: Environment. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environmental geography. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Integrated Geography. ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part1.Sustainable Agriculture and Applied GIScience -- Nexus between GIScience and Sustainable Agriculture -- Geographic Information Science in Sake of Better Sustainable Agro Management -- Integration of IT-OT in Agriculture towards Sustainable and Competitive Farming -- Combination of Remote Sensing Indices for Agricultural Drought Monitoring using DEMATEL Method -- Recent Trends of Meteorological Variables and its impact on agriculture in Northwest Bangladesh -- Application of RS-GIS Based Multi Criteria Decision Making Model (MCDM) on Site Suitability Analysis for Potato Cultivation in Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India -- Comparative Assessment of Projected Suitability of Finger Millet Crops in Tamil Nadu and Parambikulam Aliyar Basin using ECOCROP Model. A Geospatial Approach -- Agricultural Site Suitability Modeling using Geospatial Techniques for Sustainable Development in Koch Bihar District, West Bengal, India -- Part2. Agro-Ecology, Population and GIScience -- Value Chain Analysis of Sericulture in Bangladesh.Exploring Pro-poor Employment Potential -- Assessment of Potential Land Suitability for Tea Cultivation in Aizawl District, Mizoram: A Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Geospatial Approach -- Declining Groundwater Level and its Impact on Irrigation and Agro-Production -- Impact of Shifting Cultivation and Changing Land Use on the Hydrology of Iril Watershed, Manipur -- Impact of Overpopulation on Food Crisis and Fertilizer Usage -- Monitoring of Landslide and its Impact on Agriculture in Kottiyoor Panchayath, Kannur District, Kerala -- Agricultural Land Use Change and its Impact on the Farmers Livelihood Assets of Maldah District, West Bengal, India -- GIS Based Road Network Accessibility Analysis and its impact on Agricultural Development using Graph Theory. A Block Level Study of the Hill Areas of Darjeeling District, West Bengal -- A Story of Urban Expansion with Waste Water Usage in Agriculture. A Case Study of East Kolkata Wetlands.
    Abstract: This book describes the contributing aspects of contemporary developments related to sustainable agricultural resources and assessment of sustainable agriculture in developing nations. The issues like food crisis and declining agro-productivity, post-pandemic food security, zonation and mapping technique viewing food crisis, biotechnology and sustainable agricultural, scaling hunger indices, health hazard and food crisis, changing climate and food availability, consumer load and fertilizer usage, growing demand and increasing usage of harmful chemical in agro-fields are regarded as serious concerns. Thereafter, the scope of sustainable agricultural potentiality (SAP) modeling, amidst the arena of deforestation and encroachment of new cultivable land, impact of pandemic on sustainable agriculture, using wastewater as non-sustainable agricultural practice, applying geospatial techniques on extreme weather susceptibility and agro-production, soil erosion and poor agricultural production, questioning shifting cultivation on the issue of sustainability, meteorological drought and irrigational gaps, occupational mobility and loss of agricultural heritage, farm-excreta burning and air quality index (AQI), GI-Science and sustainable agro-management, community preparedness in food crisis management, multi-criteria hunger index (MCHI), climate change declining sustainable agro-production are worth some. Almost the entire world has recently suffered from several natural and human-induced problems, among which food crisis and unsustainable agriculture throw significant challenges to human society. Contrastingly, if modern technology and means, with advanced monitoring and calibration methodology and policy guidance, can help, it will undoubtedly reduce half of the world's problems and ensure the future survival of human society. In addition, this approach also can minimize the other partially linked problems, like climate change and food shortage, livelihood crisis, environmental refugees, international trade balance, global food supply chain interruption, the ever-expanding gap between rich and poor, and so on. Therefore, properly nurturing the knowledge on the application of GI-Science for an agriculturally sustainable society and their monitoring and management can curtail the gap between science, policy, and the ground-level scenario concerned.
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    Pages: XXX, 341 p. 153 illus., 141 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031368257
    Series Statement: GIScience and Geo-environmental Modelling,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36825-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36825-7
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    Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 59 : Animal Biotechnology for Livestock Production 3 (2023)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Nutrition   . ; Animal biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Nutrition. ; Animal Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Reproductive biotechnologies applied to the female sheep and goat -- Chapter 2. Oogenesis and folliculogenesis -- Chapter 3 Proteomics of animal viruses -- Chapter 4. Influence of the ovarian reserve and oocyte quality on livestock fertility -- Chapter 5. Metabolomics of food systems -- Chapter 6. Phytobioactive compounds on ovarian functions in mammals -- Chapter 7. Buffalo embryo production.
    Abstract: The dependency on animal biotechnology in livestock industries has been increased in the recent past. The livestock production research has witnessed remarkable developments on biotechnological methods to produce the elite animal breeds. The global animal food requirement has been steadily increasing, and animal production needs to be increased as per the global needs. This book covers various aspects of animal biotechnology such as, reproductive biotechnologies in sheep and goats, oogenesis and folliculogenesis and ovarian disorders. This book focusses the discussion on proteomics and metabolomics, and separate chapters were dedicated to discuss these topics. The proteomics studies of animal viruses were discussed in this book, and this would be helpful to understand animal viral pathogenesis. The applications of metabolomics in livestock were discussed with focus on data analysis, identification of unknown compounds. The purpose of this book is to provide the recent research trends, and convert all this information to usable guide to professionals, researchers and students who are working the research area of animal biotechnology. .
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    Pages: XV, 322 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031216305
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 59
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21630-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21630-5
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    Bioprospecting of Tropical Medicinal Plants (2023)
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Alternative medicine. ; Pharmacology. ; Agronomy. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Complementary and Alternative Medicine. ; Pharmacology. ; Agronomy. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Khikeya Semy*, Ruokuonuo Kuotsu -- Ethnobotanical study of medicinal herbs used by the Naga tribals of Eastern Himalayas -- khikeyasemy@gmail.com -- 2. Ahirrao YA1, Patil MV2 and DA Patil3* -- Ethnomedicinal Use-reports of Seeds As Tapped From Herbal Vendors In North Maharashtra (India) -- dapatil_10aug@yahoo.com -- 3. Pious Soris Tresina, Murugeswaran Santhiya Selvam, Vallinayagam Sornalakshmi and Veerababu Ramasamy Mohan -- Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary -- vrmohanvoc@gmail.com -- 4. Jayalekshmi C V 1† , Reshma K Ramesh 1† , Vijai M 2† & Suresh V* -- Ethnomedicinal Plants used by Irula Tribal Settlement of Attappady in Palakkad District Kerala, India -- 5. Jayalekshmi C V 1† , Reshma S 2† & Suresh V* -- Folk Medicine Of Chittur Taluk In Palakkad District, -- 6. R. Manikandan 1 , S.P. Nithya, R. Mehala Devi -- Checklist Flora of Sunderdhunga Valley, Western Himalaya, with Emphasis on Ethno-Medicinal Plants -- 7. Pinki Gogoi, Pyonim Lungphi, A.P. Das & Ayam Victor Singh * -- Phytomedicines Used In Respiratory Diseases By Traditional Healers Of Lakhimpur & Dhemaji Districts Of Assam, India -- 8. Lydia Yeptho*, T. Ajungla -- Understanding phytomedicinal gastronomic culture of the Nagas in Nagaland, India -- 9. Ritee Basu, Sukanya Dasgupta, Spoorthy N Babu, Ayesha Noor* -- Medicinal Plants in the Indian Traditional Medicine and Current Practices -- 10. Rajeev Ranjan Kumar, Jaidev Chauhan, Vijay Kant Purohit and Pratti Prasad -- Conservation of RET Medicinal and Aromatic plants, for their Appraisal in Traditional Medicines and Current practices in Indian Himalayan Region -- 11. Neva Chaudhary 1* , Suresh K. Ghimire 2 and Ram P. Chaudhary -- Traditional Amchi Medicinal Practice in trans-Himalayas of Nepal: Conservation and Bioprospecting -- 12. Salman Majeed 1* , Muhammad Zafar 1 , Mushtaq Ahmad 1,2 , Shazia Sultana 1 , Muhammad Fethi, Ozdemir 3 , Omer Kilic 4 , Ghulam Yaseen 5 , Nabila 1 -- Appraisal of Medicinal Plants Diversity Inhabited in Deserts Areas -- 13. Karma Yeshi, Phurpa Wangchuk -- Bush Medicinal Plants of the Australian Wet Tropics and Their Biodiscovery Potential -- 14. Kausar Rashid1*, Sufiya Rashid1, Aijaz Hassan Ganie2, Irshad A. Nawchoo1, Mudasir A. Tantry3, Anzar A. Khuroo4 -- Trillium govanianum, a promising endemic medicinal herb of the Himalaya -- 15. K. Abirami, P. Revathi, K. Thenmozhi* and K. Sowndhararajan -- Comprehensive Review on Wild Basil Genus Orthosiphon of Lamiaceae -- 16. T. Soumya, P. R. Jayasree and P. R. Manish Kumar -- Zingiberaceae plants – a cornucopia of promising chemotherapeuticals for cancer cure -- 17. Nikita Patel and Ramar Krishnamurthy -- Moringa oleifera Accessions: Perspectives and application as nutraceuticals and phytomedicines -- 18. Sreeja Puthanpura Sasidharanc, Xuefei Yanga,b, Karuppusamy Arunachalama,b* -- An overview of ethnobotany, phytochemicals and pharmacological properties of Ficus species -- 19. Sunil Kumar 1 , Bikarma Singh 2,3 -- Phytochemistry and pharmacology of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don and Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz -- 20. Naveen Dhingra* 1 , Shaligram Sharma 2 , Pratima Kumari 3 and Anand Kar 4 -- Resilience Activity of Glycyrrhiza glabra in Relation to Cancer: Chemistry and Mechanism -- 21. Reshmi Chembrammal 1 *, Aswathi Pokkadath 2 and John Ernest Thoppil 3 -- Strobilanthes: A plethora of phytomedicine -- 22. Sonia Mol Joseph* And Amala Dev A.R -- Annonaceae: Tropical medicinal plants with potential anticancer compounds: An overview -- 23. Suman Thamburaj † , Chayanika Sarma † , Anju Mariam Johnson † , Akhila Etikala † and Suresh Kumar Kalakandan* -- Biocolorant from Anisochilus carnosus: A natural food preservative -- 24. Azhagu Saravana Babu. P 1 , Vajiha Aafrin. B 2 , Sagorika Goyali 1 , Geethika. M 1 , Sugumari.V 1 , M. Sukumar -- Therapeutic properties of Nardostachys jatamansi and its applications in Post Chemotherapy induced hair loss in cancer patients -- 25. Marney Pascoli Cereda -- Phototherapeutic potential of cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz). -- 26. Saranya Surendran and *Raju Ramasubbu -- Phytochemistry and Pharmacological studies of Indian Cinnamomum Schaeff. -- 27. Silvy Mathew, Reshma Rajan -- Medicinal properties and population studies on Sarcostigma kleinii Wight &Arn. -- 28. Anjana Krishnan1, Jomy Joseph2 and Sudha Kalyanikutty1*, -- The Utility of Natural Mucilage from the Medicinal plant, ‘Patha’ (Cyclea peltata) as an Alternative for Solidifying Agent in Cell Growth Media -- 29. S. N. Preethamol 1 * and John E Thoppil 2 -- Secondary metabolites in Ophiorrhiza brunonis Wight &Arn. (Rubiaceae): A lead towards its anticancer potential -- 30. Kajal Chakraborty -- Marine macroalgae as a treasure house of bioactive compounds and nutraceuticals -- 31. Kapish Kapoor †1* , Priyal Jain †2 Joohee Pradhan †1* -- Plant metabolites as new leads to herbal drug discovery: Approaches and Challenges -- 32. Mudasir Maqbool 1 , Kitika Shenmar 2 , Ansab Akther 3 , Reyaz Hassan Mir 2 , Adil Farooq Wali 4* , Roohi Mohi-ud-din 5* -- Biochanin A Chemistry, Structural Modifications, and Therapeutic Applications: An Update -- 33. Biswajit Patra 1 , Nibedita Das 2 , Mohammad Zaki Shamim 3 , Tapan Kumar Mohanta 4, Bishwambhar Mishra 4 , Yugal Kishore Mohanta 5* -- Dietary Natural Polyphenols Against Bacterial and Fungal Infections: An Emerging Gravity in Health care and Food industry -- 34. Joohee Pradhan 1 * Purnima Paliwal 2† Sunita Panchawat 1† Rohini Trivedi 3† , and Devshree Gayakwad 4† -- Phyto-constituents as Potential Leads for the Development of Novel Antiepileptic Drugs -- 35. Hitesh Chopra 1 , Shabana Bibi 2 , Yugal Kishore Mohanta 3 , Sony Kumari 3 , Atif Amin Baig 4* -- Role of Polyphenols in Cardiovascular diseases -- 36. Alankar Shrivastava -- Steam Distillation: Principle And Applications For The Extraction Of Essential Oils From Plants -- 37. Durga Prasad Barik -- Factors Influencing Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation Efficiency In Plants – A Case Study -- 38. Dr T V Binu, C B Athira -- Evaluation Of Medicinal Planttager With Reference To Its Substitute -- 39. Shipra Jha1, Shilpi Yadev2 -- Biotechnology: Production of Natural Bioactive Compounds from Leguminous Plants & Disease Management -- 40. Pawan Mulani*, Dr.Sweta S.Koka, Anirudh Padiyar, Dr. R.K. Maheshwari, Dr. G.N. Darwhekar -- Novel Ecofriendly Method Of Extraction For Fixed Oils Using Solvent Action Of Solid Solubilizers -- 41. 1Yasotha Jeyaram, 2Priya Prasannan, 1Arjun Pandian, 2*Ramasubbu Raju -- Conservation attempts of woody medicinal plants of India by Biotechnological tools -- 42. M.V Lakshmi, S. Jeyaraj, and T.S Swapna -- Conservation of endangered medicinal plants by in-vitro propagation methods -- 43. Nadia Iqbal 1* , Sidra Nisar Ahmed 2 , Urooj subhan 1 , Nageen Arif 1 , Humaira Saleem 1 , Farah Deeba 1 -- Application of biotechnology to produce plant-derived biologically important compounds -- 44. Mehmet Zeki Kocak 1 * , Mustafa Güven Kaysim 2 -- Appraisal of Medicinal Plants for Pharmacological Properties -- 45. Yuhong Zheng 1 , Xin Shi 2 , Li Fu 3* -- Pharmacological properties and tissue culture method of endangered medicinal plants -- 46. Morvarid Noormohammadi 1 , Farzad Shidfar 2* -- Natural compounds with pharmacological properties in clinical trials -- 47. Aswathi Pokkadath1, Reshmi Chembrammal2, and John Ernest Thoppil3 -- Phytopharmacological aspects of the genus Terminalia -- 48. Priyanka Soni 1 , Md. Sajid Ghufran 2 and Govinda Rao Duddukuri 3 * -- Anticancer potential of plant-derived compounds: An overview of their epigenetic mode of action -- 49. Nikita Kale -- Treatment of Cancer Using Combination of Herbal & Novel Drug Delivery System -- 50. Nisha Sam Nirmala* 1 , Navina Bala Krishnan 1 , Vaishnavi Vivekanandan 1 , Krishnaraj Thirugnanasambantham -- Anti-Inflammatory Potential Of Lead Compounds And Their Derivatives From Medicinal Plants -- 51. Tanima Bhattacharya a,b# , Debashrita Das c# , Hitesh Chopra d , Atif Amin Baig* e -- Alzheimer disease treatment using natural foods: A perspective overview -- 52. Anjali Saharan 1 , Harkiran Nehra 2 , Chander Parkash 3 , Rakesh Kumar Sindhu 4 , Inderjeet Verma 3 -- Natural products used for the treatment of an autoimmune disorder -- 53. Cristina M. Pérez Zamora 1,2*† , Carola A. Torres 1,2*† and Ana M. Gonzalez 3 -- Strategies to improve antimicrobial activity of natural products: approaches and challenges -- 54. Sinimol Thekkekkoottumughath Peethambaran1* -- Plants Described In Ayurveda With Immunomodulatory Potential -- 55. B Sumithra 1*, Sanjeeb Kumar Mandal 1, B Bishwambhar Mishra 1, Mounika KVSSN 1, Caleb Joel Raj J 1, Aishwarya CVS 1. -- Plant-derived drugs for Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders -- 56. Afroze Naveed Basha 1 , Ramya Subramanian 2 , Kandeepan Chithan 1 , Gopinath Gurulingam, Vincent 3 , Karthigeyan Murugesan 3 , Ananthavalli Ramachandran 3 , Sivakumar Pethanan 3 , Mani, Panagal 4 , Chella Perumal Palanisamy 5* , Jayakumararaj Ramaraj 6* -- Properties and mechanism of antimicrobial agents from plant derived essential oils -- 57. Thomson Alex 1 , Alankar Shrivastava 2* , Damanpreet Kaur Lang 3 , Rakhi Khabiya 4, Sweta S. Koka 4 , Yasmin Sultana 1* -- Nanotechnological Modus Operandi For The Delivery Of Cytotoxic Phytochemicals -- 58. a Arun John and b Rinu Elizabeth Roy -- Plant Based Green Nano Particles In Cancer Diagnosis And Chemotherapy -- 59. Jeyanthi Palanivelu, R. Sai Nandhini, Kalpana Shree S, Phalguni Maity, G.S.Madhumathi, Anindita Bhar , Jeyanthi Palanivelu* -- Use Of Nanoparticles In Cancer Therapy Using Plant Resources -- 60. Md. Sajid Ghufran 1* , Priyanka Soni 2 and Govinda Rao Duddukuri 3 -- The global concern for cancer emergence and its prevention: A systematic unveiling of the present scenario -- 61. Shaikh Ajij Ahmed Makbul 1,* Sayeedur Rahman 2 -- Regularly used poisonous medicinal pl.
    Abstract: This book focuses on natural products, in particular medicinal plants and their derived products, as an indispensable source of bioactive molecules that serve as either drug candidates or lead compounds for drug design and discovery . There are several advantages for plant-derived therapeutics, including wide availability, diverse pharmacological actions, and a generally good profile of safety and tolerability. Over the recent years, there have been numerous reports from clinical studies testifying the efficacy and safety of medicinal plants and phytochemicals in treating human diseases. A plethora of basic studies has also unraveled molecular mechanisms underlying the health benefits of herbal medicines. Nevertheless, issues such as identification of bioactive ingredients, standardization of the products, and drug interactions remain to be systematically documented. Bioprospecting of Tropical Medicinal Plants represents a comprehensive analysis of natural products, mainly medicinal plants and phytochemicals. It includes detailed medicinal properties and pharmacological action from in vitro models to clinical trials. The goal is to present the readers a carefully curated collection of plant-derived natural products and their underlying molecular mechanisms.
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    Pages: XVII, 1544 p. 150 illus., 132 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031287800
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28780-0
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    Soil Conservation and Management (2023)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Soil science. ; Sedimentology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Soil Science. ; Sedimentology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Soil And Water Management -- Chapter 2: Water Erosion -- Chapter 3: Modeling Water Erosion -- Chapter 4: Wind Erosion -- Chapter 5: Wind Erosion Modeling -- Chapter 6: Tillage Erosion -- Chapter 7: Tillage Systems -- Chapter 8: Cropping Systems -- Chapter 9: Crop Residue Management -- Chapter 10: Cover Crops -- Chapter 11: Perennial Plants And Soil Management -- Chapter 12: Soil Amendments -- Chapter 13: Mechanical Structures And Engineering Techniques -- Chapter 14: Restoration And Management Of Degraded Soils -- Chapter 15: Soil Fertility Management -- Chapter 16: Nutrient Erosion And Hypoxia Of Aquatic Ecosystems -- Chapter 17: Soil Water Management -- Chapter 18: Management Of Grazing Lands -- Chapter 19: Soil Management And Carbon Dynamics -- Chapter 20: One Health -- Chapter 21: Soil Resilience -- Chapter 22: Food, Water, And Climate -- Chapter 23: The Way Forward.
    Abstract: This updated and expanded second edition textbook, describes all main aspects of soil management, to address the serious problems of soil erosion and the attendant environmental pollution. The global high demands for food, fiber, feed, and fuel put a constant strain on the environment, which can only be mitigated by soil conservation. This edition incorporates new concepts and provides an up-to-date review of soil management principles and practices. The authors also added new chapters on cover crops, crop residues, soil water management, nutrient management, perennials in crop rotations and organic amendments. All practices have a clear perspective on addressing soil erosion, physical and chemical problems, carbon dynamics and sequestration as well as non-point source pollution. The restorative nature of many practices, also consider water conservation as a main pillar of sustaining a healthy soil. This textbook is valuable for students and professionals in soil science, agronomy, agricultural engineering, hydrology, and management of natural resources.
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    Pages: XXII, 611 p. 181 illus., 95 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031303418
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30341-8
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    A Systems Approach to Agroecology (2023)
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Biotic communities. ; Landscape ecology. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: System definitions -- Chapter 1: Introduction: why agroecology, why systems, why now? -- Chapter 2: Systems approach: analysis, design and modelling -- Chapter 3: Structure, functions and diversity of agroecosystems -- Part II: Analysis-oriented approaches -- Chapter 4: Categorising diversity through rural household typologies -- Chapter 5: Production functions and factors in agroecosystems -- Chapter 6: Landscape structure, functions and biodiversity -- Chapter 7: Spatial heterogeneity in agroecosystems -- Part III: Design-oriented approaches -- Chapter 8: Evaluation and indicators in the design of agroecosystems -- Chapter 9: Trade-offs around production and livelihood decisions -- Chapter 10: Pathways for agroecological transitions.
    Abstract: As agroecology gains momentum in the international research-for-development arena, there is an urgent need for methods and tools to support the co-design and evaluation of agroecological systems and their transitions. The social and ecological complexity of agroecosystems, their dynamics, uncertainties and sustainability, calls for an holistic, systemic approach to agroecology, which leads to questions such as: how do we deal with heterogeneity, landscapes, biodiversity or learning processes in agroecosystems analysis? How do we categorize diversity or analyse trade-offs in social-ecological interactions? How do we conceptualize, co-design and monitor agroecological transitions? This book sets out to answer these questions by building on the valuable ‘classics’ in agroecology. The book presents a systems perspective that underpins a combination of methodologies, ranging from participatory tools and field observations to mathematical simulation modelling. Researchers, advanced students and transdisciplinary practitioners will find in this book insights and methods to design research and (co-) innovation processes to foster agroecological transitions.
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    Pages: XX, 393 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031429392
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42939-2
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    Microbiomes for the Management of Agricultural Sustainability (2023)
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    Keywords: Soil science. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Microbial ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Soil Science. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Environmental Microbiology. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Integrated Approaches to Agri-Nanotechnology: Applications, Challenges and Future Perspectives -- Chapter 2. Microbiota in sustainable degradation of organic waste and its utilization in agricultural industry -- Chapter 3. Microbial degradation of toxic Agri wastes -- Chapter 4. Introduction of Biofertilizers in Agriculture with Emphasis on Nitrogen Fixers and Phosphate Solubilizers -- Chapter 5. Biofertilizers and biopesticides: approaches towards sustainable development -- Chapter 6. Credibility of biofertilizers towards restoration of fertility phenomenon in degraded soil environs -- Chapter 7. Macrophytes as biofertilizer for Agriculture: Concept and Applications -- Chapter 8. Potential role of biofertilizers in fruit crops -- Chapter 9. Microbial Biofertilizers: An Approach to Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 10. Actinomycetes as biofertilizers for Sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 11. Innovations in Biotechnology: Boon for Agriculture and Soil fertility -- Chapter 12. Microbiomes in Climate Smart Agriculture and sustainability -- Chapter 13. Genetic engineering towards improvement of phosphorus agricultural utilization -- Chapter 14. Pseudomonas as backbone for environmental health -- Chapter 15. Cyanobacteria as sustainable microbe for agricultural industries -- Chapter 16. Functional Diversity of Endophytic Microbiota in Crop Management of Cucumis sativus L -- Chapter 17. NANOSCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL STEADINESS -- Chapter 18. Carbon and Silver Nanoparticles for Applications in Agriculture.
    Abstract: This volume discusses innovative advancements in soil and crop microbiome technology and methods to support agricultural sustainability and reduce soil degradation. As climate change impacts agricultural productivity and soil health in impacted regions throughout the world, potential alternatives to find balance between soil health and crop yield are increasingly needed. Therefore, this book provides a timely, global perspective with a collection of expert authors to address how microbiomes can be used to achieve agricultural sustainability in threatened and degraded areas, while also covering related matters including soil health, pest management, waste disposal, environmental contamination, biofertilizer production, composting, and microbial engineering. The book is meant to serve as a reference for agriculturalists, environmentalists, graduate and post-graduate students, researchers, and professors of sustainability and agricultural management.
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    Pages: XXI, 319 p. 22 illus., 20 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031329678
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32967-8
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    Canal Irrigation Systems in India : Operation, Maintenance, and Management (2023)
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    Keywords: Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental protection. ; Civil engineering. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Water. ; Soil and Water Protection. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: An Integrated View of Irrigation and Agriculture -- Irrigation Management in India: Problems and Issues -- Irrigation in Indian Subcontinent: A Brief History and some lessons -- Irrigation Administration -- Organisational Structure for Management of Irrigated Agriculture -- Farmer’s Participation -- Operation of Dams and Barrages -- Canal Operation -- Water Distribution planning. .
    Abstract: The book focuses broadly on the preliminaries of the canal irrigation systems in India with a focus on their operation, maintenance, and management of the canal systems. The chapters in this book are classified under four sections, viz., (i). preliminaries of the canal irrigation systems, (ii) operation of the canal irrigation systems, (iii) maintenance of the canal irrigation systems, and (iv) management of the canal irrigation systems. The preliminaries of the canal irrigation systems include an integrated view of irrigation and agriculture, irrigation management in India: problems, issues, a brief history, and some lessons, irrigation administration, organizational structure for management of irrigated agriculture, and farmers’ participation. The operation of the canal irrigation systems includes the operation of dams and barrages, canal operation, water distribution planning, measurement of flow and sediment in canals, and performance evaluation of the canal irrigation system, use of groundwater in the canal command area. The canal irrigation systems' maintenance includes dams, barrages, related equipment, canals and related structures, field drainage, diagnostic analysis of canal irrigation system, soil and water quality management, soil moisture, and measurement. The management of the canal irrigation systems includes rehabilitation and modernization and a case study on rehabilitation, conjunctive use management, operation, and maintenance budgeting, and financing. The book is expected to be useful for academicians, water practitioners, scientists, water managers, environmentalists, administrators, NGOs, researchers, and students who are actively involved in the operation, maintenance, and management of the canal irrigation system for addressing the challenges being faced in the irrigated agricultural while addressing issues of canal irrigation systems in South East Asia.
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    Pages: XXXIX, 599 p. 148 illus., 74 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031428128
    Series Statement: Water Science and Technology Library, 126
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42812-8
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    Environmental Change and Development in Ladakh, Indian Trans-Himalaya (2023)
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    Keywords: Sustainability. ; Climatology. ; Agriculture. ; Human geography. ; Anthropology. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Sciences. ; Agriculture. ; Human Geography. ; Anthropology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Glaciers of Central Ladakh: Distribution, Changes and Relevance in the Indian Trans-Himalaya -- Floods and Debris Flows in Ladakh: Past History and Future Hazards -- Impact of 2010 Leh Cloudburst: a Psychological Perspective -- Traditional Mathematical Theories of Rainfall Prediction through Lotho as Practised in Ladakh -- The Contribution of Czech Researchers to the Botanical Survey of Ladakh -- The Adaptations of High-Altitude Mushrooms in the Cold Desert of Ladakh -- A Brief Description of Sacred Trees (lhachang) -- Environmental Change in Ladakh’s Changthang: a Local, Regional and Global Phenomenon -- Wildlife versus Livestock: Conservation Dilemma of the Pastoralists of Changthang -- Harnessing Traditional Knowledge for Wildlife Conservation in the Ladakh Trans-Himalaya -- Changing Production, Changing Consumption: Food System Transformation in Ladakh -- Eating Habits In and Around Leh Town -- Seeds of Change: A Review of Agricultural Developments in Central Zangskar -- Influences of Tourism, Indian Administration and Army on Community Identity Processes in Padum (Zangskar) -- “We Are Puppets in the Hands of Nature”: Road Construction and the Transformation of People-Environment Relationships in Ladakh -- Trade-Off between Continuity and Change in Leh District: an Emergy Evaluation in Time Series: 1999-2011.
    Abstract: The Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh has witnessed important changes linked to its geo-strategic importance, the rapid development of means of communication with other parts of India, socio-economic transformation processes and the effects of climate change. The sixteen chapters document these key changes, ranging from melting glaciers and extreme weather events to the exponential increase in infrastructure, tourist and military activities. The book examines the impact these changes are having on the environment and on the socio-economics and identity of Ladakhi communities. The book also attempts to evaluate the likely direction of future changes, identify some of the main environmental challenges faced by Ladakh in the 21st century, and provide perspectives for sustainable development of the high mountain region.
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    Pages: X, 283 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031424946
    Series Statement: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42494-6
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    Terrestrial Environment and Ecosystems of Kuwait : Assessment and Restoration (2023)
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental management. ; Agriculture. ; Terrestial Ecology. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Environmental Management. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Soils, Geographical and Climatic Features, Eco-Resources, and Desertification -- Chapter 1. Potential Threats to Soil Functions and Mitigation Options for Sustainable Uses -- Chapter 2. Perspectives of Geography, Environment, and Physiography of Kuwait -- Chapter 3. Climate and Climate Change Aspects of Kuwait -- Chapter 4. Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity of Kuwait and Proposed Eco-Resources Management Strategies – A Review -- Chapter 5. Desertification – A Central Problem to Restore Ecosystems -- Part II. Water Resources, Salinization Aspects and Modeling -- Chapter 6. Current Status, Challenges and Future Management Strategies for Water Resources of Kuwait -- Chapter 7. Groundwater Salinization in Kuwait: A Major Threat to Indigenous Ecosystems -- Chapter 8. Predicting the Behavior of the Salt/Fresh-Brackish Water Transition Zone During Scavenger Well Pumping: 1. Numerical Model Development and Testing -- Chapter 9. Predicting the Behavior of the Salt/Fresh-Brackish Water Transition Zone During Scavenger Well Pumping: 2. Model Application in Kuwait and Pakistan -- Part III. Terrestrial Ecosystems and their Management -- Chapter 10. Terrestrial Habitats and Ecosystems of Kuwait -- Chapter 11. Native Vegetation and Flora of Kuwait -- Chapter 12. Wildlife of the Terrestrial Ecosystems of Kuwait -- Chapter 13. Major Threats to the Terrestrial Ecosystems and Proposed Conservation Practices -- Chapter 14. Kuwait Deserts and Ecosystems in the Context of Changing Climate -- Part IV. Agriculture, Food Security and Water Footprint of Crops -- Chapter 15. Prospective of Agricultural Farming in Kuwait and Energy-Food-Water-Climate Nexus -- Chapter 16. Agricultural Water Footprint of Major Crops in Kuwait Compared to the World Average – A Review.
    Abstract: This book is an outcome of collaborative efforts of a multidisciplinary team of scientists. The core objective of this book is to provide cross-sectoral information on the different aspects of the terrestrial environment and ecosystems of Kuwait. The book will be considered as a ready source of information for those seeking information on the terrestrial environment and ecosystems, assessment and restoration, as well as sustainable uses and management. In spite of Kuwait’s hyper-arid environment, it is rich in natural resources including a wide range of native plants, animal species, different habitats, protected areas, diversified soils and water and oil resources. While the desert of Kuwait constitutes various features, such as sand sheet, sand dunes, nebkhas, inland and coastal sabkhas, rock outcrop, wadis and farming areas, it is rich in flora and fauna (native plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, etc.). Due to changing climate, deserts of Kuwait as well as other countries are under severe threat of degradation and the degradation may be irreversible. To realize these impacts, an effort is being made to provide a ready source of information to highlight the potential threats to the terrestrial ecosystems and formulate adaptation and mitigation strategies for long-term ecosystems services in Kuwait as well as other countries located in a desert environment, such as Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, Africa and countries in the Arab region. The book includes sixteen chapters covering multidiscipline subjects (such as natural resources, climate and climate change, geographical features, terrestrial habitats, ecosystems and threats, water and soil resources, agriculture, food security, water-energy-food-climate nexus, green-grey-blue water footprints of various crops, etc.). Thus, this book is a unique resource that provides the latest scientific information in a single volume.
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    Pages: XXV, 420 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031462627
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46262-7
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    Extractive Farming or Bio Farming? : Making a Better Choice for the 21st Century (2023)
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    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,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34695-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34695-8
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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