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  • 1
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Food science. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Food Science. ; Plant Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Global scenario of temperate nuts -- Chapter 2. Nutritional composition of temperate nuts -- Chapter 3. Development and selection of rootstocks -- Chapter 4. Cultivars and genetic improvement -- Chapter 5. Improved propagation techniques in temperate nuts -- Chapter 6. Pollination management -- Chapter 7. Mineral nutrition -- Chapter 8. Plant water relations and Irrigation -- Chapter 9. Canopy architecture -- Chapter 10. Biotechnological interventions for improvement of temperate nuts -- Chapter 11. Organic approaches in temperate nuts -- Chapter 12. Shelf life enhancement -- Chapter 13. Package and storage of temperate nuts -- Chapter 14. Physiological disorders -- Chapter 15. Diseases of temperate nuts -- Chapter 16. Integrated pest management of temperate nuts.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the production technology of temperate nuts. It explores cultivar and plant improvement, development and selection of rootstocks, plant–water relations and irrigation, canopy architecture, and postharvest packaging of nut fruits. It also deals with organic approaches, biotechnological interventions, diseases, and pest management. Contributing authors address nut fruits such as walnut, pecan nut, chestnut, and hazel nut on different recent aspects. The development achieved in the fruit sector is indicative of the fact that there is growing demand of fruit produce. Temperate nuts with health benefits and market acceptability have best sources of fat, fiber, protein, and mineral. They provide dietary fiber, potassium, and a variety of health-protective bioactive compounds. Apart from the health benefits, production of temperate nuts improves the economy of the country as these are very good source of income and employment. In addition, there is wide diversification in the production pattern of nuts globally. Increased production technology such as hybrids, high-yielding selections/ varieties, improved propagation techniques, and increased use of fertilizers and manures have brought spectacular increase in the production of nut fruits. This book is of interest to teachers, scientists, researchers, and scholars. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and postgraduate students of agriculture and horticulture. Horticulture nurseries and orchard industries also find this to be a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 385 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811994975
    DDC: 630
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  • 2
    Keywords: Agricultural biotechnology. ; Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Global climate perturbations: sustainable microbial mitigation strategies -- Chapter 2: Soil microflora and their interaction with plants under changing climatic scenarios -- Chapter 3: Beneficial microbial consortia and their role in sustainable agriculture under climate change conditions -- Chapter 4: Unfolding the role of beneficial microbes and microbial techniques on improvement of sustainable agriculture under climatic challenges -- Chapter 5: Microbes and their role in alleviation of abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in crop plants -- Chapterb 6: Plant-microbe interaction and their role in mitigation of heat stress -- Chapter 7: Role of soil microbes against abiotic stresses induced oxidative stresses in plants -- Chapter 8: An overview of the multifaceted role of plant growth promoting microorganisms and endophytes in sustainable agriculture: Developments and prospects -- Chapter 9: Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): an indispensable tool for climate resilient crop production -- Chapter 10: Plant endophyte interactions- a driving phenomenon for boosting plant health in the face of climate change -- Chapter 11: Deciphering the role of growth promoting bacterial endophytes in harmonizing plant health -- Chapter 12: Endophytic microbes and their role in plant health -- Chapter 13: Multitrophic Reciprocity of AMF with Plants and Other Soil Microbes in Relation to Biotic Stress -- Chapter 14: Effect of temperature and defence response on the severity of dry root rot disease in chickpea caused by Macrophomina phaseolina -- Chapter 15: Emerging roles of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in salt stress alleviation: applications in sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 16: Studies on orchidoid mycorrhizae and mycobionts. associated with orchid plants as plant growth promoters and stimulator in seed germination -- Chapter 17: Current status of mycorrhizal biofertilizer in crop improvement and its future prospects -- Chapter 18: New developments in techniques like metagenomics. metaproteomics for isolation. identification. and characterization of microbes from varied environment -- Chapter 19: Mushroom metagenome: tool to unravel interaction network of plant. mycorrhiza and bacteria -- Chapter 20: Extremophile bacterial and archaebacterial population: metagenomics and novel enzyme reserve -- Chapter 21: Microbial nanotechnology: a biocompatible technology for sustainable and green agriculture practice -- Chapter 22: Bacteriophage Assisted Diagnostics and Management of Plant Diseases.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationship between microbial symbionts and plants in the era of climate change. It focuses on the plant microbiome associated with different plant organs like roots, leaves, stems, fruit, and seeds, and showcases their significant role in the enhancement of crop yield and protection in a sustainable manner. Concomitantly, acumens to the most emerging trends in plant microbial research that includes rhizosphere engineering and metagenomics are also covered in this title. The association of microbial symbionts with the host offers a wide advantage in terms of acclimatization to varied environmental conditions. A large number of microbes such as cyanobacteria, PGPR, endophytes, and AMF have been shown to improve plant growth and production under the effect of various abiotic and biotic stresses. These microbial symbionts secrete several secondary metabolites, signaling molecules, and hydrolytic enzymes that play a multifarious role in improving plant growth and yield. Moreover, the symbionts have been known to regulate the host responses at the molecular level. Bioprospecting these microbial symbionts will provide an alternative to the chemical-based fertilizers and pave the path for the development of biofertilizers. The book is a suitable reading material for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and scientists working in the field of agricultural biotechnology, microbiology, mycology and plant pathology, and allied fields of plant and microbial sciences. The book in this context attempts to provide an integrative and exhaustive study as well as research material that would help the scientific community in wide respect. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 582 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819900305
    Series Statement: Rhizosphere Biology,
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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  • 3
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environmental sciences Mathematics. ; Environment. ; Conservation biology. ; Statistics . ; Ecology. ; Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Conservation Biology. ; Statistics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 0. Introduction - Ecologist in Wonderland -- Part 1. Linking Ecotoxicology and Ecology -- Chapter 1. Basic Concepts of Ecological Risk Assessment -- Chapter 2. Population-level assessment -- Chapter 3. Population models of extinction -- Chapter 4. Population level assessment using the canonical model -- Part 2. Models for ecotoxicology -- Chapter 5. Species Sensitivity Distribution in Ecological Risk Assessment -- Chapter 6. BLM: A model for predicting metal toxicities -- Chapter 7.Mathematical models for chemical mixtures -- Chapter 8.Statistics and related topics.
    Abstract: This book introduces various mathematical models used in ecological risk assessment, primarily discussing models used in hazard assessment. The book aims to link ecology and conservation biology with risk assessments, bringing together the knowledge of ecotoxicology and ecology for effective risk assessment. The first part describes population-level assessment in ecological risk assessment. The chapters cover current methodologies for ecological risk assessment, individual-level assessment, population dynamics models for population-level assessment, case studies, mathematical models for population extinctions, the derivation of mean time to extinction (MTE) and their case studies. The second part of the book discusses the mathematical models involved in hazard assessments. It introduces the method of risk assessment using species sensitivity distributions (SSDs), hazard assessment of metals, chemical mixtures using the Michaelis-Menten equation, basic elements of statistics and related topics. Expected readers are risk assessors in governments and public sectors, students and young researchers interested in environmental science. The book is made accessible and easy to follow by beginners in mathematical biology and theoretical ecology.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 202 p. 90 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819903092
    Series Statement: Theoretical Biology,
    DDC: 577
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  • 4
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    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Ecology . ; Forestry. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecology. ; Forestry.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Climbers - a general overview -- 2. Overview of the research on climbers from the past to the present: a global analysis -- 3. Ecology of Lianas: Diversity and distribution -- 4. Current status and future prospects -- 5. Taxonomic diversity of climbing flora in India – A compendium -- 6. Climber radiations in Angiosperms: How many families have climbers?
    Abstract: This book brings out the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the taxonomy, biodiversity, and ecology of climbers in India. Climbing is one of the principal plant growth habits that have long attracted the interests of ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Climbing plants can add significantly to the species richness of many tropical forests ecosystems, yet they receive relatively lesser attention than trees in ecological studies. The difficulties in taxonomic assertions and lack of standard methodologies overlook climbers in plant inventories, resulting in the underrepresentation of climbers in regional floras. There is a growing consensus about the increasing abundance of climbers and their multifaceted role in tropical forests worldwide. Therefore, it is essential to understand the taxonomic diversity and ecology of climbers at the regional scale to substantiate our efforts towards constructing a global climber database, which serves as a reference for fundamental research in climber ecology and evolution. This book is of interest to biodiversity researchers, taxonomists, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists. Field biologists, forest managers, and naturalists will also find this a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 922 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811986451
    DDC: 333.95
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  • 5
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    Keywords: Plant diseases. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Botany. ; Plant Pathology. ; Ecology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Historic Plant Disease Epidemics -- 2. Epidemic Factors -- 3. Predicting Variables. 4.Criteria to Develop Forecast -- 5. Modeling of Epidemic Dynamic -- 6. Decision Support Systems (DSSs) -- 7. Expert System -- 8. Geographic Information Systems: Web-Based Disease Forecasting -- 9. Decision Support Systems and Expert Systems: A Comparison -- 10. Forecasting in Changed Climate -- 11. Disease Detection: Imaging Technology and Remote Sensing -- 12. Classical Disease Forecasting Systems.
    Abstract: This book focus on creating popularity and interest in modeling, derivation of equations for plant disease forecasting or construction and use of Web-based Expert Systems among plant pathologists. This book covers descriptions of many historic plant disease epidemics, various forecasting systems and methods of their construction, instruments required for study of plant disease epidemics, widely used commercial forecasting systems and present global scenario of forecasting. In the human history plant disease epidemics have brought unsurmountable misery many a times. Still breaking out of epidemic in any time in any part of the world is a stark reality. The panic spraying of chemical pesticides is not a panacea. Only the IPM technology may give relief. This technology if backed by the disease forewarning system may yield the desired results. Hence, an in depth understanding of plant disease forecasting system and its successful implementation may bring the global food security. This title provides a useful background for all students, practitioners, and researchers interested in the field of epidemiology, food security and agriculture sciences. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 126 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819912100
    DDC: 571.92
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  • 6
    Keywords: Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology . ; Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Exploring Microbial Diversity of Arid Regions of Globe for Agricultural Sustainability: A Revisit -- 2. Harnessing drought tolerant PGPM in arid agro ecosystem for plant disease management and soil amelioration -- 3. Role of Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria in Rainfed and Irrigated Crops -- 4. Plant Growth Promoting Microbes: The Potential Phosphorus Solubilizers in Soils of Arid Agro-ecosystem -- 5. Diversity of PGPM and Ecosystem Services -- 6. Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms: An Option for Drought and Salinity Management in Arid Agriculture -- 7. Plant Growth Promoting Microbes: Key Players in Organic Agriculture -- 8. Interceding Microbial Biofertilizers in Agroforestry System for Enhancing Productivity -- 9. Role of PGPM in Managing Soil Borne Plant Pathogens in Horticulture Crops -- 10. The Use of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms in the Managementof Soil-Borne Plant Pathogenic Organisms -- 11. Role of plant growth promoting microbes in managing soil-borne pathogens in forestry -- 12. Secondary Metabolites and Bioprospecting -- 13. PGPM: Fundamental, Bioformulation, Commercialization and Success at Farmer’s Field -- 14. PGPR: A Sustainable Agricultural Mitigator For Stressed Agro-Environments -- 15. Endophytic PGPM derived metabolites and their role in arid ecosystem -- 16. Current regulatory requirements for PGPM products for management of seed, soil and plant health: An overview -- 17. Evolving Concepts of Biocontrol of Phytopathogens by Endophytic Pseudomonas fluorescence -- 18. Symbiotic Effectiveness of Rhizobium Strains in Agriculture -- 19. Inoculant Production and Formulation of Azospirillum Species.
    Abstract: This edited book aims to focus on microbial diversity in arid lands and deserts versus specific microbial assemblages associated with plants. The book explains ecological drivers that shape this diversity, how plant-associated microbiomes are selected, and their biotechnological potential are discussed. Diversity and functional redundancy of these associated PGPM make them very active in supporting plant improvement, health and resistance to drought, salt and other stresses, and these dimensions will be explored in this book. Implementing proper biotechnological applications of the arid and desert-adapted PGPM constitutes a sizeable challenge, and the book attempts to take up that challenge and help researchers in this field to gain a detailed understanding of PGPM from arid ecosystems. This book serves as a handbook for research workers, teachers, postgraduate students and extension personnel, other development workers, and policy planners engaged in arid zone development.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 455 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811941245
    DDC: 579
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  • 7
    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Biodiversity. ; Ecology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Urban Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Biocultural Landscapes During the Anthropocene -- Chapter 1. Understanding Plant Diversity Dynamics in Biocultural Landscapes During The Anthropocene -- Chapter 2. Building Sustainability in Community-Managed Mangrove Forest using Biocultural Approach to Conservation -- Chapter 3. Plant Diversity in Biocultural landscapes during Anthropocene: The Need For Conservation, Challenges, and Future Prospects in Today’s World -- Chapter 4. Extinction of Medicinal Plants in Anthropocene Epoch: Special Reference to Rauwolfia Serpentina -- Part 2. Keystone and Other Significant Species in Bicultural Landscapes -- Chapter 5. Ethnobotany of Yams (Dioscoreaceae) Used by Local Communities in the Northwest of Luzon Island -- Chapter 6. A Preliminary Survey of The Genus Hoya R.Br. (Apocynaceae) in Papua, Indonesia with Notes on Hoya as Larval Food plant of Euploea netscheri Snellen -- Chapter 7. Species Diversity and Habitat Association of Ferns and Lycophytes in Mts. Palay-Palay Mataas na Gulod Protected Landscape -- Chapter 8. Remaining Subpopulations of Impatiens Manillensis Walp. 1843 (Balsaminaceae) In Mts. Palay-Palay-Mataas-Na-Gulod Protected Landscape, Luzon Island, Philippines -- Chapter 9. Pteridophytes in Mount Matutum Protected Landscape -- Chapter 10. Morphological Diversity of Kopyor Coconut in Indonesia -- Chapter 11. Ecology of Understory Plants of Forests over Limestone in Samar Island, Philippines -- Chapter 12. Taxo-ethnobotany of Genus Ficus l. In Jammu and Kashmir State (India) -- Part 3. Ecosystem Prcesses in Bicultural Landscapes -- Chapter 13. Food to Medicine: The Impact of Soil and Climatic Factors on the Phytochemical Property of Anahaw (Saribus rotundifolius (Lam.) Blume Shoot -- Chapter 14. Floral and Fruiting Phenology in the Lowland Forests of Palanan, Isabela, Philippines -- Chapter 15. A Survey of Understory Vegetation in the Biocultural Landscape of Mount Makiling, Luzon Island, Philippines: Implications for Sustainable Management -- Chapter 16. Floral Diversity and Carbon Stock Assessments of Montane Forests Along the Tri-Boundaries of Benguet, Ifugao and Mountain Province, Philippines -- Chapter 17. The Dynamics of Soil Microbiome Upon Anthropogenic Changes In Plant Diversity and Land Management Practices -- Chapter 18. Plants' anatomical and genetic responses to anthropogenic climate change and human-induced activities -- Chapter 19. Impact of Anthropogenic compounds on biodiversity: A comprehensive analysis -- Part 4. Best Practices in Plant Diversity Conservation -- Chapter 20. Documentation of the Phenocalendar of Allaeanthus luzonicus (Blanco) Fern.-Vill. (Family Moraceae) to Sustain Its Utilization -- Chapter 21. Analyzing the Spatio-Temporal Changes of the Biocultural Landscape of Banaue, Philippines Using GIS -- Chapter 22. Plant Diversity in Selected Agro- and Forest Ecosystems in Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) in the Cordillera Region, Northern Philippines -- Chapter 23. The Stories of Organic Farming Champions in the Philippines and their Crop Diversity Practices -- Chapter 24. Current status of Seaweed diversity: Anthropogenic interventions -- Part 5. Emerging Frameworks for Conservation -- Chapter 25. Homegarden Agroforestry for Plant Diversity Conservation in an Urban Landscape: Practices and Prospects -- Chapter 26. Comprehending the cultural landscape of Mount Makiling: a road to Community Wellbeing necessary to enhance ecosystem integrity -- Chapter 27. System Dynamic Modelling of Top Harvested Plant Bioresources in Northern Negros Natural Park -- Chapter 28. Heritage Negotiations in Manila and Pampanga: The Use of Toponyms in the Study of Two Biocultural Landscapes in the Philippines -- Chapter 29. Liaforestry-sustainable Forest Management Model Using Multi-Purposes Tree Species for Reforestation and Climate Change Mitigation, Lesson Learned from Meru Betiri National Park -- Chapter 30. Conservation of IUCN Threatened Zingiberaceae Species in Tropical Asia: Challenges, Gaps and Opportunities.
    Abstract: The edited book highlights comprehensive studies on plant diversity dynamics, ecosystem processes, and best conservation practices from the interdisciplinary perspectives such as the botanists, ecologists, conservation biologists, geneticists, cell biologists, molecular biotechnologists, and social scientists. The main focus of the book is to address biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse amidst the escalating climate change problems, aggravated by anthropogenic activities in biocultural landscapes. The book describes the biocultural landscape of today, ecology of plant diversity, botany of keystone and other rare species of economic and pharmaceutical significance, ecosystem processes, conservation, and emerging frameworks to sustain biocultural landscapes in the Anthropocene. Biocultural landscapes are tracks of land in many parts of the world, shaped by unique human-nature interactions. Many of these landscapes are populated with indigenous peoples with a unique way of life including their interaction with plants and the environment. The relationship between humans and nature in biocultural landscapes used to be harmonious. However, as the human population surges, much pressure has been experienced by the landscape, hence, the loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem services that cascade to agricultural systems. The book is of interest to teachers, professors, policymakers, researchers, and advocates in the fields of botany, ecology, taxonomy, biodiversity conservation, environmental science, molecular biology and genomics, molecular ecology, agriculture, and Agri-tourism, forestry, social science, and climate change professionals. Also, the book serves as a good reference and additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 724 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811986499
    DDC: 333.95
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  • 8
    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Agricultural ecology. ; Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Agroecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Overview of African Biological Resources and Environment -- Chapter 2. Biodiversity Conservation and Tourism Sustainability in Africa -- Chapter 3. Biodiversity Conservation Strategies and Sustainability -- Chapter 4. Potentials, threats, and sustainable conservation strategies of Plankton and Macrophytes -- Chapter 5. Threats and conservation status of cercopithecus sclateri in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria -- Chapter 6. Potential threats and possible conservation strategies of Biodiversity in Niger Delta region of Nigeria -- Chapter 7. Exploration of Local Beliefs and Cultural Heritages as Tools for Species Conservation in Selected Sites in Africa -- Chapter 8. The need to conserve and protect forest resources -- Chapter 9. Rationale behind conservation of Africa’s biological resources -- Chapter 10. The Value of Biodiversity to Sustainable Development in Africa -- Chapter 11. Medicinal potentials of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller): Technologies for the production of Therapeutics -- Chapter 12. Sustainable utilization of important medicinal plants in Africa -- Chapter 13. Local Food Crops In Africa: Sustainable Utilization, Threats, And Traditional Storage Strategies -- Chapter 14. Environmental Pollution: Threats, Impact on Biodiversity, and Protection Strategies -- Chapter 15. Environmental Degradation in the Niger Delta Ecosystem: the role of Anthropogenic pollution -- Chapter 16. Climate Change and Other Environmental Factors as Drivers of Fauna and Flora Biodiversity in Africa -- Chapter 17. Contamination of African water resources: impacts on biodiversity and strategies for conservation and restoration -- Chapter 18. Disease Outbreaks In Ex-Situ Plant Conservation And Potential Management Strategies -- Chapter 19. Challenges of sea turtle conservation in African territorial waters: the way out -- Chapter 20. An Overview of Environmental Resources in Africa: Emerging Issues and Sustainable Exploitation -- Chapter 21. Touristic Value of African Environment: A Socio-Economic Perspective. Chapter 22. Environmental Sustainability: Relevance of Forensic Insects and other Ecosystem Services in Africa -- Chapter 23. Intrinsic Values of the African Environment: A Sustainable Perspective -- Chapter 24. Towards sustainable biological and environmental policies in Africa.
    Abstract: This edited book highlights the potential and actual contributions of the sustainable management and utilization of indigenous biological resources and environment for the development of Africa. The book centers on documenting current trends and issues in the field of resource use and conservation with the view of emphasizing their benefits to the pursuit of development within the region. By documenting the array of natural resources and environment in Africa, this book addresses the topical knowledge and understanding gaps that characterize conservation (rationale for sustainable resource exploration), utilization patterns, and conservation challenges including policy status, environmental threats, impacts of tourism, reduction in food resources, etc., and their effects on the sustainable development of Africa. Through an integrated approach, the book focuses on below and above-ground biological resources and the diverse scales of environment that characterize Africa. This collection of works is very helpful for natural and social scientists, policymakers, strategists, researchers, government and non-government organizations, biodiversity and environmental managers, climate change scientists, practitioners, activists, conservationists, academics, ecologists, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and others who want to learn about and understand the best way to use and protect Africa's resources and heritage sustainably.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 691 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811969744
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 32
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Soil science. ; Plant physiology. ; Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Soil Science. ; Plant Physiology. ; Microbiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 -- Plant-microbe interactions promoting millets plant growth and health: Perspectives for use of microorganisms in millets production, Chapter 2 -- Diversity and function of microbes associated with the rhizosphere of millets, Chapter 3 -- Biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and its impact on millets growth, Chapter 4 -- Drought-tolerant plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria associated with millets, Chapter 5 -- Identification of novel microbial strain for reduced pesticide use in millets, Chapter 6 -- Current insights into the role of rhizosphere bacteria in disease suppression in millets, Chapter 7 -- Comparison of rhizospheric functional diversity between chemically fertilized and bioinoculated millet, Chapter 8 -- Deciphering the role and diversity of microbes present in millet rhizosphere, Chapter 9 -- Role of phosphate solubilizing microbes on phosphorous availability and yield attributes of millet, Chapter 10 -- Impact of rhizosphere ecology on nitrogen fixation in millets, Chapter 11 -- Synergistic effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and PGPR on yield improvements in millets, Chapter 13 -- Understanding of belowground biochemical communication in millets through metabolomics, Chapter 14 -- Prospects of gene editing techniques in manipulating the rhizosphere microbiome for millets productivity, Chapter 15 -- Effect of nano-formulated agrochemicals on rhizospheric communities in millets, Chapter 16 -- Potential application of nanotechnology in biofertilizer formulation for millets.
    Abstract: This edited volume is the first book that explicitly explains the link between the extraordinarily small-scale microbial processes and the growth and yield attributes of millet crops. This book includes chapters emphasizing on the effects of rhizosphere biology on long-term millet crop management. Millets are a collection of small-grained cereal grasses that are grown for human carbohydrate needs. They are among the oldest crops, mainly divided into two groups: major and small millets based on seed size. Major millets are composed of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum); while small millets are composed of six species that includes finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.)), little millet (Panicum sumatrense), kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum (L.)), foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.)), barnyard millet (Echinochloa frumentacea (L.)), and proso millet (Panicum miliaceum (L.). These crops are earlier considered as orphan crops, but recently due to their nutritional values it is gaining the importance. Various reports are published based on role of rhizosphere on growth and health of these crops. The rhizosphere being a dynamic interface among the plant roots and soil microbes provides a number of advantages to the millets too. The soil properties in rhizospheric region are also different as compared to the bulk soil. This book discovers the functional attributes of rhizosphere in promoting the healthy growth of millet crop and achieving higher yield during the changing climatic condition. This book is of interest to university teachers, scientists working in the millets, and policymakers in agricultural departments. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, biotechnology, microbiology, genetics, and soil science.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 348 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819921669
    Series Statement: Rhizosphere Biology,
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Subsistence farming. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Subsistence Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Precision agriculture and nitrogen management technologies -- Chapter 3. Food safety and the importance of comprehensive analytical methods for pesticides and other contaminants -- Chapter 4. Artificial intelligence and hyperspectral modeling for soil management -- Chapter 5. Biochar-based technology in food production, climate change mitigation and sustainable agricultural soil management - post Terra Preta era -- Chapter 6. Diversity and ecological functions of soil microbial community in black soil in northeast China -- Chapter 7. Lignosulphonates as soil amendments in agriculture -- Chapter 8. Ecological functions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agriculture -- Chapter 9. The agro-extension service evolution in China and Norway: different pathways to tackle evolving challenges -- Chapter 10. Climate smart agriculture in China: current status and future perspectives -- Chapter 11. China-Africa joint force on integrated pest and disease management (IPM) for food security - fall armyworm as a showcase.
    Abstract: The edited volume focuses on modern agro-technologies for achieving climate smart agriculture in China and meeting the UN sustainable development goals (especially SDGs 2, 13, and 15). It describes the technologies being adopted in China for meeting food security challenges, with the main focus being on soils. China is a large and diverse country, and what happens there has a global impact. In the past decades, China has achieved remarkable increases in food production, feeding nearly 20% of the world population with less than 10% of the arable land. This great achievement was mainly based on the intensive use of chemical inputs like fertilizers and pesticides, which in turn caused environmental pollution and food safety issues. China has fully realized this important issue and has adopted a “Zero Growth” policy to restrict the further increase in chemical fertilizers after 2020. Chinese scientists have developed regional optimum crop management practices and guidelines to increase crop yield and nutrient use efficiencies compared with current farming practices. Chinese agricultural soil is also currently in critical condition with severe environmental pollution. These agricultural practices need improvement to maintain sustainable food production with minimum environmental footprint. At present, the traditional mode of agricultural production in China is difficult to sustain. This book offers case studies and sustainable solutions for transforming agricultural sciences in China. The book is a useful reading material for stakeholders such as governments, policymakers, research institutions, and farmers. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 252 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819928286
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security,
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Ecology. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1_ An Introduction to the Functions and Ecosystems Services associated with aquatic macrophytes -- Chapter 2_ Factors structuring Aquatic Macrophytes -- Chapter 3_ Aquatic Macrophytes: Ecology, Function and Services in Niger Delta, Nigeria -- Chapter 4_ Environmental and Ecological Importance of Indian Aquatic Macrophytes -- Chapter 5_ Macrophytes used as complementary medicines for curing human ailments to facilitate livelihood opportunities -- Chapter 6_ Macrophytes and their role in wetland ecosystems -- Chapter 7_ Ecotoxicology of REEs in aquatic macrophytes and prospect for bioremediation of REEs -- Chapter 8_ Efficiency of Aquatic Plants for Remediation of Wastewater -- Chapter 9_ Phytoremediation of organic contaminants: An ecofriendly approach based application of aquatic macrophytes -- Chapter 10_ Remediation of heavy metals by different aquatic macrophytes -- Chapter 11_ Translocations of heavy metals in aquatic macrophytes naturally grown in the riverine ecosystem -- Chapter 12_ Enhanced Effluent Treatment and Bioelectricity Generation Using Coupled Constructed Wetland-Microbial Fuel Cell (CW-MFC) Technology: Challenges and Opportunities -- Chapter 13_ Role of microbial communities and aquatic macrophytes in constructed wetlands for tannery wastewater treatment: Challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 14_ Role of plant-bacteria association in constructed wetlands for the removal of iron (Fe) from contaminated water. .
    Abstract: This book is a comprehensive collection of information about the features, functions, and services of aquatic macrophytes. As primary producers, aquatic macrophytes form the basis of food webs, play a major role in highly productive aquatic ecosystems, and have a significant impact on ecosystem functions and services. Macrophytes are also known to strongly influence the micro-climate and biogeochemical processes occurring in the littoral zones of marine ecosystems and the sediment dynamics of freshwater systems. They also serve as highly effective carbon sinks and play an important role in carbon sequestration. This book deals with various aspects of aquatic macrophytes, including nutrient recycling, biogeochemical processes, biomass production, wetland ecosystems, water resource management, carbon sequestration, environmental clean-up, and bioenergy production. Additionally, it presents the current status of aquatic macrophytes and discusses the impact of climate change on these plants. The book also highlights the major challenges associated with harnessing the benefits provided by aquatic macrophytes as ecosystem services. The book holds value and relevance for academicians and scientists working in the related domain. Additionally, it will serve as a valuable resource for students and researchers working in the field of ecology, biogeochemistry, wetland conservation, phytoremediation, elements biomonitoring, wastewater management, bioenergy production, etc.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 311 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819938223
    DDC: 577.6
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Microbiology. ; Microbial genetics. ; Agriculture. ; Microbiology. ; Microbial Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Concept of entrepreneur and entrepreneurship -- 2. Government schemes for entrepreneurship programs -- 3. Skills for entrepreneurs -- 4. Intellectual Property Principles in Microbial Technologies -- 5. Ethical and legal issues in microbial products in India -- 6. Mass multiplication, production cost analysis, and marketing of cyanobacterial biofertilizers -- 7. Rhizobium biofertilizers: mass production process and cost-benefit ratio analysis -- 8. Mass multiplication, production cost analysis and marketing of VAM fungal biofertilizer -- 9. Mass multiplication and cost analysis of Frankia biofertilizer -- 10. Mass multiplication, production cost analysis and marketing of Azospirillum -- 11. Mass multiplication, production cost analysis and marketing of Azotobacter -- 12. Mass multiplication, production cost analysis and marketing of Pseudomonas -- 13. Mass production, formulation and cost-benefit ratio analysis of Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticide -- 14. Mass multiplication, production cost analysis and marketing of Trichoderma -- 15. Mass multiplication, production cost analysis and marketing of Metarhizium -- 16. Mass multiplication, production cost analysis and marketing of Beauveria -- 17. Chaetomium sp.: An in-sight to its antagonistic mechanisms, mass multiplication, and production cost analysis -- 18. Vermicomposting: a leading feasible Entrepreneurship -- 19. Mass Production and marketing of microbial compost -- 20. Cost benefit assessment of solid based biofertilizer production.
    Abstract: This book is first part of the 3 volume set focusing on basic and advanced methods for using microbiology as an entrepreneurial venture. This volume explains the entrepreneurship skills for production, cost-benefit analysis and marketing of bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, bio-insecticides, seaweed liquid biofertilizer, and phosphate solubilizers. Chapters cover the applications of microorganisms in small and large scale production to achieve a sustainable output. The book provides essential knowledge and working business protocols from all related disciplines in agribusiness, organic farming, and economic integration. This book is useful to graduate students, research scholars and postdoctoral fellows, and teachers who belong to different disciplines via Botany, Agriculture, Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Plant Pathology, and Horticulture. Next two volumes are focused on food and industrial microbiology.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 339 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811957475
    Series Statement: Microorganisms for Sustainability, 39
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agricultural ecology. ; Agronomy. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Agriculture. ; Agroecology. ; Agronomy. ; Agricultural Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Climate change and farming system- a review of status, potentials, and further work needs -- Chapter 2 Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture -- Chapter 3 Agricultural Producers' Behavioral Adaptation to Climate Change Disaster in Turkiye -- Chapter 4 Water Management Strategies for Agricultural Disasters -- Chapter 5 Disasters impacts on soil and their management -- Chapter 6 Role of Soil Science in Mitigating Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters -- Chapter 7 Role of Environmental Science for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture -- Chapter 8 Sustainable Development in Agriculture beyond the Notion of Minimizing Environmental Impacts -- Chapter 9 Drought Stress in Crop Plants and its Management -- Chapter 10 - Impact of Heat Stress on Cereal Crops and its Mitigation Strategies -- chapter 11 Causes of Soil Erosion, its Measurements and Management -- chapter 12 Management of Crops in Water-Logged Soil -- Chapter 13 Climate Change Impact on Mangrove Forests in Pakistan -- Chapter 14 Climate Change, Flash Floods and It’s Consequences; A Case Study of Gilgit-Baltistan -- Chapter 15 Conservation agriculture a sustainable approach for disaster Risk reduction in rice wheat cropping system of Pakistan -- Chapter 16 Forestry a Way Forward for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture -- Chapter 17 Risks of Deserts Locust and Its Mitigation -- Chapter 18 Role of Horticulture in Disaster Risk Management -- Chapter 19 Disaster Hazards and Vulnerabilities In Agriculture- Role of Food Technologist -- Chapter 20 Role of Livestock for Disaster Risk Reduction -- Chapter 21 Role of Social Sciences in Reducing Disaster Risk in Agriculture -- Chapter 22 Use of AI for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture -- Chapter 23 Disaster Risk Reduction through Agricultural Engineering technologies -- Chapter 24 Integrated Approach for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture through Crop, Livestock, Forestry, Poultry, and Fish farming -- Chapter 25 Key Challenges and Financial Needs to Promote Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) in Pakistan: A Case Study of Hunza, Pakistan.
    Abstract: This book is related to disaster risk reduction in agriculture particularly under changing climate. Climate change refers to significant, long-term changes in the global climate. There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate. Human activity is the principal cause. The planets average surface temperature has risen to about 1oC since the late 19th century and most of the warming occurred in the past 40 years. The years 2016 and 2020 are tied for the warmest year on the record. Similarly, other evidence of rapid climate change includes warming of oceans, shrinking of ice sheets, retreating glaciers, decreasing snow cover, rising of sea level, declining artic sea ice, increased frequency of extreme events, ocean acidification and loss of biodiversity. Hence, climate change impacts, both extreme weather and slow-onset events, have impacted several sectors of the national economies and activities, in particular agriculture and food production, augmented by other challenges be it geopolitical, cost of finance or supply chain related, and in a time of increased food insecurity. Without CO2 fertilization, effective adaptation, and genetic improvement, each degree-Celsius increase in global mean temperature would, on average, reduce global yields of wheat by 6.0%, rice by 3.2%, maize by 7.4%, and soybean by 3.1%. Hence this book is useful as a study material to teach in the field of agriculture and climate change. The book is useful for instructors and postgraduate as well as undergraduate students involved in the study of climate change. The book also provide guidance to multiple stakeholders to design mitigation and adaptation efforts to climate change and ensure food security in the developing world.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XX, 558 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819917631
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Molecular biology. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Molecular Biology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Bioenergy Crops in the Perspective of Climate Change -- 2. Major and Potential Biofuel Crops -- 3. Biotechnological approaches for the production of Bioenergy -- 4. Integrated OMIC approaches for bioenergy crops -- 5. Genomics of Bioenergy Crops -- 6. Omics Approaches for Sorghum: Paving the Way to a Resilient and Sustainable Bioenergy Future -- 7. Exploring Omics Approaches to Enhance Stress Tolerance in Soybean for Sustainable Bioenergy Production -- 8. Advanced and Sustainable Approaches in Sugarcane Crop Improvements with Reference to Environmental Stresses -- 9. Role of endophytes in the regulation of metabolome in bioenergy crops -- 10. Cotton Stalks - Potential Biofuel Recourses for Sustainable Environment -- 11. Harmful Insects in Some Biofuel Plants and Their Biology -- 12. Perspectives use of mustards in biofuel production in Turkey -- 13. Current status and future prospectus of Bioenergy crops.
    Abstract: This edited book summarizes the efforts made to develop sustainable bioenergy production through different generations. The topics included in the book cover information about different bioenergy crops, their classification and use as biofuel, agronomic practices to improve biomass yield, classic breeding techniques, genetic diversity, current status and future perspective of bioenergy crops in the omics era. It also discusses application of modern biotechnological and molecular biotechnological techniques for the improvement of bioenergy crops this having enhanced biomass and plant based products. The book explores growing biofuel crops and their impact on environment, bioethics and biosafety issues related to the modern approaches. Another important aspect is the incorporation of nanotechnology for bioenergy crops and biofuel production. All book chapters are contributed renowned researchers in their respective field. This is a unique book covering the bioeneragy crops in the modern omics era. The book is useful for the researchers and post-graduate students to guide them in the field of bioenergy crops.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 288 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819949540
    DDC: 660.6
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Subsistence farming. ; Forestry. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Subsistence Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Progress Towards Sustainable Intensification and Climate Change -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Agroforestry for Sustaining the Global Agriculture in Changed Environment -- Chapter 2. Agroforestry Matches the Evolving Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Agenda in Asia and Africa -- Chapter 3. Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration in Africa: Evidence for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Drylands -- Chapter 4. Urban and Peri-urban Agroforestry to Sustain Livelihood and Food Security in the Face of Global Environmental Change and Epidemic Threats -- Part II. Landscape Restoration and Combating Desertification -- Chapter 5. Agroforestry for Climate Change Resilience in Degraded Landscapes -- Chapter 6. The Great Green Wall Initiatives and Opportunities for Integration of Dryland Agroforestry to Mitigate Desertification -- Chapter 7. Silvopastoral Systems on Degraded Lands for Soil Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change Mitigation -- hapter 8. Utilization of Saline and Other Poor-quality Waters to Sustain Agroforestry Production -- Chapter 9. Potential of Agroforestry Systems for Food Security, Climate Change Mitigation, Landscape Restoration and Disaster Risk Reduction in Nepal -- Part III: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 10. The Role of Agroforestry Systems for Enhancing Biodiversity and Provision of Ecosystem Services in Agricultural Landscapes in Southeast Asia -- Chapter 11. Potentials of Indigenous Fruit Trees in Enhancing Nutrition, Income and Biodiversity Conservation in African Agroforestry -- Chapter 12. Ethnic Homestead Gardens: Diversity, Management and Conservation -- Chapter 13. Agroforestry for Plant Diversity and Livelihood Security in Southwest Asia -- Chapter 14. Achieving Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihood Security and Sustainable Development Goals through Agroforestry in Coastal and Island Regions of India and South East Asia -- Chapter 15. Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services of the Agroforestry Systems of the Himalayan Region: An Overview -- Chapter 16. Soil Biodiversity and Litter Decomposition in Agroforestry Systems of the Tropical Regions of Asia and Africa -- Part IV: Analytical Approaches and Policy Perspective -- Chapter 17. Agroforestry Suitability Mapping: A Geospatial Approach for Quantifying Land Potential for Intensification -- Chapter 18. Agroforestry as a Climate-Smart Agriculture: Strategic Interventions, Current Practices and Policies -- Chapter 19. Agroforestry as a Key Intervention to Achieve Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Targets -- Chapter 20. Potential of Traditional Agroforestry Systems for Intensification of Agriculture and Meeting Global Goals: Lessons from Asia and Africa -- Chapter 21. A Framework for Analysing Spatial Patterns and Extent of Influence by Single Trees on Ecosystem Properties in Agroforestry -- Chapter 22. Integrating Moringa oleifera and Moringa stenopetala in Agroforestry for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change in Asia and Africa -- Chapter 23. Payment for Ecosystem Services from Agroforestry: Case Studies and Lessons -- Chapter 24. Agroforestry for Sustaining Industrial Raw Materials: Experience from a Value Chain Leveraged Consortium Model -- Chapter 25. Synthesis: Agroforestry for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in Asia and Africa.
    Abstract: This edited book opens up new vistas for sustainable intensification in agriculture to provide food to ever growing population as well as adapting to the risks of global environmental change. Diverting from conventional agriculture, the book explores new dimensions and concepts that have been identified for future research and development in sustaining agriculture in Asia and Africa regions. The chapters are written by leading researchers and practitioners in the field of agroforestry. The book demonstrates how agroforestry could be instrumental in bringing stability and sustainability in agricultural production. It offers sustainable solutions for the impending problems of climate change, ecosystem degradation, declining agricultural productivity, and uncertain food security. It is an essential resource for students in agroforestry courses, as well as a valuable introduction to the field for professionals in related areas.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 816 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811946028
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security,
    DDC: 634.9
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Plant physiology. ; Agricultural genome mapping. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Physiology. ; Agricultural Genetics. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Importance of integrating physiological breeding to augment crop breeding -- 2. Stacking of complex traits through physiological pre breeding -- 3. Strategies to develop heat and drought tolerant wheat varieties following physiological breeding -- 4. Developing crop varieties by physiological breeding for improving plant nutrition -- 5. Role of Transpiration in Regulating Leaf Temperature and its Application in Physiological Breeding -- 6. Photosynthesis as a trait for improving yield potential in crops -- 7. Cuticular waxes and its application in crop improvement -- 8. Radiation use efficiency (RUE)-target for improving yield potential: Current status and future prospect -- 9. Application of Stable Isotopes in Crop Improvement -- 10. Root phenotyping for improved resource use efficiency in crops -- 11. Root system architecture and phenotyping for improved resource use efficiency in crops -- 12. Harnessing Root associated traits and Rhizosphere efficiency for Crop improvement -- 13. High throughput phenomics of crops for water and nitrogen stress -- 14. Metabolomics as a selection tool for abiotic stress tolerance in crops -- 15. Remote Sensing Algorithms and their Applications in Plant Phenotyping -- 16. Endophyte mediated crop improvement: Manipulation of abiotic stress‐specific traits -- 17. Impact of high temperature stress on selected food grain crops -- 18. Morpho-physiological basis of finger millet to withstand climatic extremes: A special reference to drought -- 19. Comprehending the physiological efficiency of millets under abiotic stress -- 20. Role of Next-generation sequencing in trait identification, genetic mapping, and crop improvement -- 21. Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Agriculture.
    Abstract: This book covers different physiological processes, tools, and their application in crop breeding. Each chapter emphasizes on a specific trait/physiological process and its importance in crop, their phenotyping information and how best it can be employed for crop improvement by projecting on success stories in different crops. It covers wide range of physiological topics including advances in field phenotyping, role of endophytic fungi, metabolomics, application of stable isotopes, high throughput phenomics, transpiration efficiency, root phenotyping and root exudates for improved resource use efficiency, cuticular wax and its application, advances in photosynthetic studies, leaf spectral reflectance and physiological breeding in hardy crops like millets. This book also covers the futuristic research areas like artificial intelligence and machine learning. This contributed volume compiles all application parts of physiological tools along with their advanced research in these areas, which is very much need of the hour for both academics and researchers for ready reference. This book will be of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, capacity builders, and policy makers. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, physiology, botany, ecology, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists will also find this a useful resource.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 457 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811974984
    DDC: 580
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Subsistence farming. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Subsistence Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Nutritional Enhancement of Vegetable Crops-(with major emphasis on broccoli-a new cole crop in India -- Chapter 2. New Systems of Vegetable Production: Vertical, Hydroponics, Aeroponics, Organic, Microgreens -- Chapter 3. Bio-active Nutrients in Vegetables for a Healthy Life -- Chapter 4. Nutritive Vegetable crops germplasm for future food security -- Chapter 5. Nutritive Vegetable Production and Protection with the use of Virekshayurved based Herbal Kunapjal -- Chapter 6. Nutrition Rich Microgreens- An opportunity for Nutri-preneurs -- Chapter 7. On Farm Organic Input Generation for quality Vegetable Production -- Chapter 8. Bitter gourd- A Vegetable Crop for Nutrition and Health Security -- Chapter 9. Nutrition in Potato and Food Products -- Chapter 10. Antioxidants and Health Benefits of Brinjal -- Chapter 11. Home Gardening-The Way Forward to be Safe and Healthy -- Chapter 12. Andaman’s Indigenous Vegetables for Nutrition and Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 13. Off-season vegetable growing for nutrition and Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 14. Capsicums for Nutrition and Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 15. Genetic Resources of Vegetable Crops-A potential Source of Nutrition and Entrepreneurship in NEH region of India -- Chapter 16. Moringa for Nutrition and Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 17. Mushrooms for Nutrition and Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 18. Aquatic Vegetables for Nutrition and Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 19. Tropical Tuber Vegetables for Nutrition and Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 20. Legume Vegetables for Nutrition and Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 21. Underexploited Vegetables of Coastal India for Nutrition and Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 22. Root Vegetables for Nutrition and Entrepreneurship.
    Abstract: This edited book is compiled by renowned Horticultural scientist Padma Shri Prof. Brahma Singh and Former Head of Vegetable Science Division, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi Dr Pritam Kalia. The book is mainly focused on two aspects of vegetable crops – nutrition and entrepreneurial potential. The book explains the importance of vegetables crops as essential food items for managing food security and malnutrition. Since vitamins and minerals deficiency is on the increase globally, this book highlights the presence and availability of essential nutrients, vitamins in addition to other food constituents necessary for human health. The book also emphasizes on the potential of vegetables crops as an affordable avenue for entrepreneurial ventures. It explains the important steps in respect of vegetable crops, such as production, harvesting, packaging, transport, storage, marketing of fresh vegetables, processing and value-addition etc. The book chapters are written in simple language with recent scientific developments by the experienced and acknowledged scientists in the field. The book is a useful reading material for curriculum and examination requirements of undergraduate and postgraduate, and other university examinations. It is also of interest to professionals, researchers, policy makers and potential entrepreneurs in the field of vegetable crop farming.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 532 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811990168
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Bioenergetics. ; Agriculture. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Bioenergetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Pulses waste to biofuels -- Chapter 2. Utilization of Wheat and Maize waste as Biofuel source -- Chapter 3. Agricultural residues and manures into bioenergy -- Chapter 4. Bioenergy from cellulose of Woody Biomass -- Chapter 5. Potential Technologies for Advanced Generation Biofuels from Waste Biomass -- Chapter 6. Biological pretreatment strategies for second generation lignocellulosic biomass to enhance ethanol production -- Chapter 7. Agricultural lignocellulosic waste to Biofuels -- Chapter 8. Mixed lignocellulosic feedstocks: An effective approach for enhanced biofuel production -- Chapter 9. Bioenergy: Challenges ahead and Future -- Chapter 10. Production of bioethanol from mixed lignocellulosic biomass:Future prospects and challenges.
    Abstract: The book revisit in depth scope of agroindustrial waste for enhancement in biofuels production on practical ground. It explores and discusses various cellulose rich agro-wastes along with low cost, advance technology based options for sustainable biofuels production. Lignocellulosic biomasses are potential producer of biofuels due to renewable nature and huge occurrence. Cellulose is the main polymeric component of these biomasses apart from lignin and hemicellulose. It can be converted into fermentable sugars using cellulase enzyme which can be further converted into the renewable energy sources such as biohydrogen, bioethanol, biogas and butanol. Chapters in this title provide exclusive and critical analysis of specific biofuels production process only from lignocellulosic biomass, based on their type, property, availability, cost and most important sugar or cellulose content along with the simplest process search for converting these biomasses into biofuels to make overall process more simple and economical. It is a useful guide for academician and environmentalist who are working to explore feasible advantages associated with these kinds of waste management and their effective valorization. It is also a great resource for senior undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, professionals, and other interested individuals/groups working in the field of biofuel/bioenergy.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 326 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811962301
    Series Statement: Clean Energy Production Technologies,
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Plant physiology. ; Pharmacology. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Molecular biology. ; Ecology . ; Plant Physiology. ; Pharmacology. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Molecular Biology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Medicinal plants and abiotic stress: An overview -- Chapter 2. Medicinal plants proteomics in response to abiotic stresses -- Chapter 3. Medicinal plants metabolomics in response to abiotic stresses -- Chapter 4. Secondary metabolite production in medicinal plants under abiotic stress -- Chapter 5. Effect of temperature (cold and hot) stress on medicinal plants -- Chapter 6. Effect of water stress (drought and waterlogging) on medicinal plants -- Chapter 7. Effects of gaseous pollutants on medicinal plants -- Chapter 8. Impact of salinity stress on medicinal plants -- Chapter 9. Impact of aridity on specialized metabolism: Concentration of natural products in plants -- Chapter 10.The role of PGPRs in medicinal plants under abiotic stress -- Chapter 11. Effect of mineral nutrition and PGRs on biosynthesis and distribution of secondary plant metabolites under abiotic stress -- Chapter 12. Impact of phytoprotectants on growth and yield of medicinal plants under abiotic stress -- Chapter 13. Biostimulants and phytohormones improve productivity and quality of medicinal plants under abiotic stress -- Chapter 14. Light (high light/UV radiation) modulates adaptation mechanisms and secondary metabolite production in medicinal plants -- Chapter 15. Recent Strategies to engineer alkaloid biosynthesis in medicinal plants -- Chapter 16. Genome-editing strategies for enhanced stress tolerance in medicinal plants -- Chapter 16. Phytoremediation potential of medicinal plants -- Chapter 17. Phytoremediation potential of medicinal plants.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive overview of medicinal plants and their interaction with abiotic stress in terms of morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular variations, and explains the adaptation and tolerance mechanisms involved. It presents various mechanisms that become operative in medicinal plants to combat stressful situations. The book discusses the secondary metabolites and/or bioactive compounds produced in medicinal plants under abiotic stress conditions, and the use of biostimulants and/or phytoprotectants to alleviate the adverse effects of abiotic stresses on medicinal plants. Additionally, it is likely to address opportunities and challenges in molecular and omics studies of medicinal plants under abiotic stress conditions. Overall, the chapters are developed by eminent subject experts with due care and clarity and cover an up-to-date literature review with relevant illustrations. The book would cater to the need of graduate and post-graduate students, researchers as well as scientists, and may attract the attention of pharmaceutical companies/industrialists and health policymakers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 469 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811956119
    DDC: 571.2
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental engineering. ; Bioremediation. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1 An introduction to nanoagriculture, agronanobiotechnology and nanoremediation -- Chapter 1. Nanoagriculture: Advantages and drawbacks -- Chapter 2. Agronanobiotechnology: present and prospect -- Chapter 3. Nanoremediation -- Chapter 4. Cutting-edge technologies in agriculture without hampering sustainable development -- Section 2 Nanoagriculture -- Chapter 5. Controlled Delivery of Elements, Molecules, Genetic Material, or Organisms -- Chapter 6. Nanosensors for crop management -- Chapter 7. Nanotechnology for pest management -- Chapter 8. Nanotechnology in water and wastewater treatment -- Chapter 9. The contribution of the nanotechnology to the farmer wellbeing -- Section 3 Agronanobiotechnology -- Chapter 10. Magnetofection for plant breeding -- Chapter 11. Nano and OMICs technologies -- Chapter 12. Interactions between nanomaterials and plant-microbe partnership -- Chapter 13. Nanobiological pest control -- Section 4 Nanoremediation -- Chapter 14 Nanoremediation of heavy metals in agricultural soils -- Chapter 15 Nanoremediation of organic pollutants -- Chapter 16 Phytobial remediation -- Chapter 17 Nanobioremediation -- Section 5 Ecological impacts -- Chapter 18 Nanomaterials in the human food chain -- Chapter 19 Nanotechnological achievements and the environmental degradation -- Chapter 20 Accumulation of engineered nanomaterials in soil, water and air -- Chapter 21 Collateral effects of nanopollution on human and environmental health.
    Abstract: This book highlights the best practices regarding nanoscience and nanotechnology for agriculture and environmental sectors to shape sustainable development thought to improve the quality and quantity of the agriculture products and to decrease the collateral effect of nanotechnology in the ecosystems. Besides, leading nanotechnologies are showed and discussed to guarantee their proper management in lands and ecosystems. Therefore, nanotechnologies such as agronanobiotechnology, nanofertilization, pest control, magnetofection for plant breeding, plant molecular farming, OMICs technologies, phytonanotechnology, nanoremediation, etc. are described in five sections and 21 chapters. Undoubtedly it is an ideal and updated book for undergraduate or postgraduate students, and scientists or researchers involved in nanoscience, nanotechnology, crop production, and remediation technologies as well as for those researchers that solving technical problems regarding the crop management and the human and environmental health without hampering the pursuit of sustainable development goals.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 674 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811954542
    Series Statement: Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances,
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Subsistence farming. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Subsistence Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Disposal of Agricultural waste and its effects on Environment, production of useful metabolites and energy: potential and challenges -- 2 Utilizing Agricultural Waste in Production of Biochar for Improving Soil Properties and Increasing Crop Yield through Field Application -- 3 Value-added products from agricultural waste -- 4 Biomaterials derived from agricultural waste – a focus on collagen -- 5 Valorization of Agricultural Lignocellulosic Plant Byproducts Following Biorefinery Approach Towards Circular Bioeconomy -- 6 Bioactive Peptides from Protein-Rich Waste -- 7 Biopolymers in sugarcane vinasse treatment and valorization -- 8 Valorization of Guava fruit by-products -- 9 Valorization of coffee by-products:An overview -- 10 Valorization of tomato fruit processing residues -- 11 Sustainable utilization of tea waste -- 12 Vitis wastes as a source of stilbenes: natural occurrence, factors affecting biosynthesis and valorization in agri-food sector -- 13 Useful bioactive compounds from Olive tree by-products (leaves, branches, fruits) -- 14 Fruit pomaces as valuable by-products of wine and cider industries -- 15 Secondary Metabolites and Antioxidant Activity of the Solid-State Fermentation in Fruit Waste/Bagasse -- 16 Green extraction techniques applied to recover chemical compounds from olive-derived biomasses -- 17 Production and use of hydrolates from the distillation process of aromatic plants -- 18 From agricultural waste to functional food products: An Overview -- 19 Recent advancements in agricultural residues valorisation into bio-products -- 20 Biogas Energy from Animal Waste -- 21 Recent Trends and Future Prospects of Nanotechnology for Agro-wastes Valorization into Biofuels.
    Abstract: This contributed volume deals with problems associated with huge biomass generated by crop plants and the processing of fruits and food materials. The main focus is to address problems associated with organic residues from agro-industrial processes. This book aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of various processes involved in the valorization of this huge biomass available from agro-industrial processes and obtaining valuable primary and secondary metabolites which will have an impact on the rural economy. Decrease in forest cover associated with the production of agriculture-based waste resulting in pollutants like smoke by burning of residual crops, waste from breweries, food processing, pruning of bushes and trees, and from industries producing proteins, vegetable oils and fruit juices etc. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, agriculture scientists and policymakers. The book brings out the latest reading material for botanists, biotechnologists, environmentalists, biologists, policymakers and NGOs working for environmental protection.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 589 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811987748
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 31
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Subsistence farming. ; Bioclimatology. ; Agriculture. ; Subsistence Agriculture. ; Climate Change Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Drylands: An Introduction -- 2. Current state and prediction of future global climate change and variability in terms of CO2 levels and temperature -- 3. Vulnerability of dryland agriculture over non-dryland agriculture toward the changing climate -- 4. Climate risk management in dryland agriculture: Technological management and institutional options to adaptation -- 5. Achieving land degradation neutrality to combat the impacts of climate change -- 6. Establishing linkages among changes in land-use, vegetation and crop lands to arrest soil erosion and desertification -- 7. Management of salt-affected soils for increasing crop productivity -- 8. Role of water harvesting and supplemental irrigation in enhancing agriculture productivity of dryland under climate change -- 9. Assessment and management of soil and water erosion in dryland ecosystem -- 10. Advances in micro-irrigation practices for improving water use efficiency in dryland agriculture -- 11. Enhancing agricultural water productivity using deficit irrigation practices in water Scarce regions -- 12. Meta-analysis studies emphasizing activities related to natural resources management for imparting resilience to dryland agriculture -- 13. Soil organic carbon sequestration in dryland soils to alleviate impacts of climate change -- 14. Soil Inorganic Carbon in drylands: An unsung player in climate change mitigation -- 15. Remediation of polluted soils for managing toxicity stress in crops of dryland ecosystems -- 16. Fertilizer management in dryland cultivation for getting stable crop yields -- 17. Development of a successful integrated farming system model for livelihood sustenance of dry land farmers -- 18. Unlocking potential of dryland horticulture in climate-resilient farming -- 19. Genetically-modified crops and crop species adapted to global warming in dry regions -- 20. Weed Management in Dryland Agriculture -- 21. Insect and Pest Management for sustaining crop production under changing climatic patterns of drylands -- 22. Potential effects of future climate changes in pest scenario -- 23. Impact of climate change on plant viral diseases -- 24. Adaptation Strategies for Protected Cultivation under Changing Climate Patterns in Dry Regions -- 25. Organic farming: prospects and challenges in drylands -- 26. Biochemical and Molecular aspects for plant improvement under climate stress -- 27. Understanding linkages between livestock sensitivity and climate variability in drylands for developing appropriate management strategies -- 28. Grass-legume intercropping for enhancing quality fodder production in drylands -- 29. Economic analysis of sustainable dryland agriculture practices -- 30. Adoption of Sustainable Dryland Technologies for Improving Livelihood of Farmers in Developing Countries -- 31. Challenges and Prospects in managing dry land agriculture under climate change scenario -- 32. Adaptive Resilience: Sustaining Dryland Agriculture the pastoralist way -- 33. Resource Conserving Mechanization Technologies for Dryland Agriculture -- 34. Agricultural mechanization for efficient utilization of input resources to improve crop production in arid region.
    Abstract: This contributed volume describes management practices based on interdisciplinary and convergence science approaches from different disciplines of agricultural science to enhance the resilience of dryland agriculture. The main focus of this book is to address the current issues and trends along with future prospects and challenges in adopting salient agricultural management practices in drylands globally under a climate-change scenario. Climate change and global warming have profound repercussions on increasing frequency, severity, and duration of droughts and/or floods, which may have implications for future productivity of dryland agriculture, e.g., more water shortages or abundances and high or low runoff rates, diminished crop yields, and reduced water productivity. In past few years, many technological advancements and management strategies have been evolved to tackle the climate-induced risks of dryland agriculture considering interdisciplinary and convergence approaches that integrate knowledge from multi-disciplines. This book is an attempt to bridge the gap in literature by unraveling controversies and characteristics of dryland ecosystems under the changing climate and dealing with detailed procedures of applying the advanced practices adapted to climate change for management of dryland agriculture. This edited book is of interest to ecologists, economists, environmentalists, geologists, horticulturalists, hydrologists, soil scientists, social scientists, natural resource conservationists and policy makers dealing with dryland agriculture. This book offers a broad understanding of dryland agriculture and assists the reader to identify both the current as well as the probable future state of dryland agriculture in a global context. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 716 p. 55 illus., 51 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811991592
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Agriculture. ; Botany. ; Forestry. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Wild food plants for zero hunger and resilient agriculture: An introduction -- Chapter 2. The culture has not faded: reliance on diverse wild edible plants in prehistory, history, and modern times -- Chapter 3. Wild Food Plants: History, Use and Impacts of Globalisation -- Chapter 4. Global traditional food systems that are based on wild food plants -- Chapter 5. Usage of wild edible plants among upland indigenous communities of Northeast India -- Chapter 6. Nutritional and health benefits of high altitude wild food plant, Hippophae rhamnoides for the Himalayan Communities -- Chapter 7. Nutritional potential of wild edible rose hips in India for food security -- Chapter 8. Ethnic mountain foods of Western and Eastern Himalaya, India -- Chapter 9. Reemergence of pseudocereals as super foods for food security and human health: Current progress and future prospects -- Chapter 10. Nutraceutical potential of tropical wild edible plants of India -- Chapter 11. Utilization of wild food plants for crop improvement programs -- Chapter 12. Conservation of wild food plants and crop wild relatives: planning, strategies, priorities and legal frameworks -- Chapter 13. Databases relevant to wild food plants -- Chapter 14. A comprehensive update on traditional agricultural knowledge of farmers in India.
    Abstract: The edited volume brings out a comprehensive collection of information relevant to wild food plants, their importance for global sustainable food security, future-readiness, and resilient agriculture. The book's primary focus is to cover topics on the diversity of wild food plants across the globe, their nutraceutical importance, production-consumption trends, integration into the current food menu, and marketing and livelihood opportunities to the indigenous people. Sustainable development goals 1, 2, and 3 are significant for a poverty-free, hunger-free world and ensure good health and wellbeing of the people, respectively. The three goals are important and interlinked as achieving zero poverty will help reduce hunger among the people. Availability of nutritional and balanced food ensures good health. Wild food plants are an essential part of a nourishing and healthy diet for indigenous communities. They are globally collected from natural habitats or cultivated at more minor scales. Although consumed locally, they are an essential part of the diets of tribal and indigenous communities worldwide and hold immense potential to alleviate global hunger. Considering their importance for global sustainable food security, it is essential to clearly understand the future role of wild food plants for future readiness and resilient agriculture. Therefore, this book provides a piece of important information on these aspects. The book is a valuable resource for the audience ranging from undergraduate science students to the NGOs and institutions involved in poverty alleviation programs, policymakers, dieticians, horticulturists, plant breeders, farmers, health experts, and food enthusiasts.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 386 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811965029
    Series Statement: Plant Life and Environment Dynamics,
    DDC: 634.9
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Vertebrates. ; Ecology. ; Vertebrate Zoology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Aquaculture ecosystems -- Productivity and carrying capacity of aquaculture waters -- Interactions between aquaculture and environment -- Growth of aquaculture animals -- Effects of cyclical fluctuation of environmental factors on aquatic organisms -- Biological control of water quality in aquaculture -- Sediment and remediation of aquaculture ponds -- Integrated aquaculture and their structure optimization -- Land based intensive aquaculture -- Pond aquaculture in waterlogged salt-alkali land -- Fish cage farming in open waters -- Health maintenance and welfare of aquaculture animals -- Sustainability of aquaculture production systems.
    Abstract: This book introduces aquaculture ecology as a science of the interaction between commercial aquatic organisms as well as their farming activities and the environment, including the rationales of building and management of aquaculture systems. This book covers productivity and carrying capacity, effects of cyclical fluctuation of environmental factors on aquatic organisms, biological control of water quality, structural optimization of aquaculture systems and ecological prevention of disease. In the last chapter, aquaculture production systems are introduced from multiple perspectives. This book has been designed to provide a stimulating and informative text for researchers in aquaculture, fisheries as well as hydrobiology.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 573 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811954863
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Food science. ; Bioenergetics. ; Agriculture. ; Food Science. ; Bioenergetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter-01 Waste biomass valorization and its application in the environment -- Chapter-2 Biomass valorization as Energy production using waste biomass -- Chapter-3 Volatile Organic Compounds Impacts on Environment Bio-filtration an effective control method-A Review -- Chapter - 4 Utilization of waste Biomass for producing useful Chemical -- Chapter-5 Forestry biomass as carbon neutral source for the production of biofuels and aromatics -- Chapter-6 Biomass (Algae) Valorization as an Energy Perspective: Review of Process Options and Utilization -- Chapter-7 Bio-hydrogen Production Using Agricultural Biowaste Materials -- Chapter-8 Conversion of Food Waste into Valuable Products -- Chapter-9 Food Waste Materials for Bioenergy Production -- Chapter-10 Biochar for sustainable crop production -- Chapter-11 Production of alternative fuel from lignocellulosic kitchen waste through pyrolysis -- Chapter-12 Generation of bio-energy from industrial waste materials.
    Abstract: This edited book focuses on agricultural and food waste biomass valorization in various fields such as energy and environment and the development of several other value-added products. The chapters in this book cover different areas like sources of agricultural and food wastes, recent trends on waste utilization, innovations and sustainability of techniques, and challenges associated with valorization of wastes. In the last few decades, scientists and researchers of different countries predicted that waste material generated due to global problems can be used as a potential feeding material for the manufacturing of different valuable products. Hence, there is a need for more research and development of several other value-added products from waste materials. Proper utilization of these waste materials has been discussed in this book. It also covers the bioactive recovery from food waste, health benefits of extracted bioactive, and utilization of valorized products. The book also explores future technological challenges and sustainability issues. This title is a great resource for environmental and chemical engineers, food scientists, food researchers and technologists, as well as for students and professionals working in this field.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 309 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819905263
    Series Statement: Clean Energy Production Technologies,
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Ecology . ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Biotic communities. ; Ecology. ; Urban Ecology. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1Climate Change and Urban Environment Sustainability: Issues and Challenges -- Chapter 2 Infrastructure, Energy Needs and Waste Management for Sustainable Urban Regions -- Chapter 3 Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Transport Environment -- Chapter 4 Importance of Climatological Inputs in the Green Infrastructure Design, Sustainable City Planning towards Better Urban Settlement -- Chapter 5 Methodology for Sustainable Urban Planning -- Chapter 6 Exploring Sustainable Food Systems for Urban Sustainability -- Chapter 7 Seagrasses in the Indian ocean region with special reference to urbanization -- Chapter 8 Water Quality Index: An Important Tool to Access Water Quality for Sustainable Development -- Chapter 9 Urbanization trends, Climate change and Environmental sustainability -- Chapter 10 Novel Technologies and Eco-friendly Lifestyle for Sustainable Cities -- Chapter 11 Spatial Analysis of Precipitation Climatology over India: Using satellite Remote Sensor -- Chapter 12 Timberline and Climate in the Indian Western Himalayan Region: Changes and Impact on Timberline Elevations -- Chapter 13 Design of Humanitarian Logistics Network Using Imperialist Competitive Algorithm -- Chapter 14 Impact of Climate Change Related Heat Stress on Thermophysiological Vulnerability Among Workers in Unorganized Sectors -- Chapter 15 Seagrass of Southeast Asia: Challenges, Prospects, and Management Strategies -- Chapter 16 Effect of Climate Change and Urbanization on Mangrove Ecosystems -- Chapter 17 Urbanization and climate change impact on habitat destruction and zoonotic species emergence -- Chapter 18 Roles of Community Resilience and Risk appraisal in climate change adaptation.
    Abstract: This book covers the understanding on relationship between climate change, urban development, and environment sustainability with emphasis on relevant issues and challenges of urban environment sustainability. It deals with the concept of climate resilient urban development, effective implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation actions to promote urbanization from a social, economic, and environmental perspective. Climate change is a critical issue and having serious concern. Understanding the mechanism of climate change and climate variability is an important aspect and requires monitoring in their regional perspectives. Smart and resilient urbanization are essential in tackling the growing threat of climate instability. Different analytical and practical approaches to foster resilience and environmental sustainability in urban areas covering the recent trends, developments and tools related to urban environment, sustainability, and climate change. There is a big demand of understanding on the relationship between climate change, urban environment sustainability due to fast urbanization and an urgent need for constructive and effective mechanism to protect the life and property of human being from expected or anticipated hazards and disasters. This book is of interest and useful to academicians, researchers, scientists, environmentalists, land resource managers, climate change scientists, forest administrators. Also, the book serves as a reference to researchers and students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences. Policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 329 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811976186
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Food science. ; Biotechnology. ; Nutrition   . ; Agriculture. ; Food Science. ; Biotechnology. ; Nutrition.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Rice Chemistry, Nutrition and Processing: An Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Structure of Rice Starch and its Application -- Chapter 3. Rice Proteins and Their Applications -- Chapter 4. The Oil from Rice Bran and Its Processing Technology -- Chapter 5. Extraction and Identification of Rice Polyphenols and Related Health Benefits -- Chapter 6. Dietary Fiber from Rice By-products and Its Applications -- Chapter 7. Postharvest Processing of Rice -- Chapter 8. Cooking of Rice -- Chapter 9. Storage of Cooked Rice -- Chapter 10. Commercial Processing of Rice -- Chapter 11. Germinated Brown Rice -- Chapter 12. Impact of Heat-Moisture Treatment on Hierarchical Structure and Functional Properties of Rice Starch -- Chapter 13. Perspective of Future Rice Processing.
    Abstract: This book presents the knowledge of rice chemistry and nutrition. It includes identification, analysis, and application of bioactive chemical components of rice, the starch digestibility after pre-treatment, domestic cooking or processing, and the structure changes at multiple scales during processing and digestion. The novel application of rice starch, protein, polyphenols, dietary fiber, and the next generation of healthy rice products is summarized and the underline mechanisms of starch digestion are also revealed. Particularly, the advanced technologies for the fortification of rice nutrition as well as the challenges for the future rice processing industry are also included. This book provides the most recent research progresses and the state-of-the-art technologies regarding rice nutrition & chemistry to students, researchers, and technologists who are interested in rice and the fields of food science, nutrition, and food engineering.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 293 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819932245
    DDC: 630
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Biology Technique. ; Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Biological Techniques.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1.Microbial product commercialization: Lab to Industry -- Chapter 2.Assessment of microbes & microbial products for future industrialization -- Chapter 3.Design and operation of new microbial product biopocessing system -- Chapter 4.Industrial aspect of marine bioprocessing -- Chapter 5.Application of cutting age molecular biotechnological tools in microbial bioprocessing -- Chapter 6.Bio-refinery for microbial products -- Chapter 7.Bioprospecting of microbes for value generation from wastes -- Chapter 8.Emerging microbial enzymes for future industrialization -- Chapter 9.Bioethanol from microbial fermentation of prospecting biomass -- Chapter 10.Microbial biodiesel for future commercialization -- Chapter 11.Microbial production of bioactive compounds -- Chapter 12.Future microbial products for pharmaceuticals industry -- Chapter 13.Microbial pigments and paints for clean environment -- Chapter 14.Organic acids and solvents production from microbial fermentation -- Chapter 15.Microbial biomaterials and their industrial application -- Chapter 16.Advanced recombinant DNA technology for improved microbial product formation -- Chapter 17.Microbial products for bioremediation -- Chapter 18.Green synthesis of microbial nanoparticles -- Chapter 19. Electrochemically-active microorganisms -- Chapter 20.Techno-economic feasibility analysis of microbial product commercialization -- Chapter 21.Ethical issues of microbial products for industrialization.
    Abstract: This book “Microbial Products for Future Industrialization” focuses on the exploitation of various advanced microbial and molecular biology technologies and their associated processes, especially the microbial-molecular-chemical nexus, for the future industrialization of emerging new microbial products. The descriptions given in its chapters take the reader through an entire journey of new emerging microbial products from lab to industry and provide new information that has not yet been fully exploited for future industrialization steps. This volume is a great resource for readers seeking a more comprehensive material covering the technical, economic, and societal aspects that impact bioprocessing of microbial products at the industrial level along with biotechnological intervention for better production of microbial products in near future. This book also encompasses advanced and updated information as well as future directions for young researchers and scientists, and academics who are working in the field of microbial product production related to sustainability.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 411 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819917372
    Series Statement: Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances,
    DDC: 579
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant diseases. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Pathology. ; Environmental Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1_ Microbial inoculants in the climate change scenario: An overview -- Chapter 2_Climate change, its effects on soil health and role of bioinoculants in mitigating climate change -- Chapter 3_ Emerging weeds under climate change and their microbial management -- Chapter 4_Climate change and agriculture: Impact assessment and sustainable alleviation approach using Rhizomicrobiome -- Chapter 5_Micronutrient mobilizer microorganisms: Significance in crop sustainability -- Chapter 6_Legume-rhizobium symbiosis and beyond: producing synthetic communities for increasing crop production under climate change challenges -- Chapter 7_Salinity mitigation using microbial inoculants -- Chapter 8_Cyanobacterial bioinoculants for abiotic stress management in the changing climate scenario -- Chapter 9_Alleviation of drought stress and amelioration of tomato plant growth by bacterial inoculants for mitigating climate change -- Chapter 10_Associative nitrogen fixers- Options for mitigating climate change -- Chapter 11_Trichoderma-based bioinoculant: A potential tool for sustainable rice cultivation -- Chapter 12_Photosynthetic microorganisms and their role in mitigating climate change through C sequestration and plant-soil interactions -- Chapter 13_Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: A keystone to climate-smart agriculture -- Chapter 14_Microbial siderophores in sustainable agriculture applications - preventing and mitgating effects of climate change. .
    Abstract: This edited book covers various bioinoculants for sustainable crop production under the changing global climate. The book envisages a compilation of articles relevant to the current status of production and use of novel microbial inoculants for different crops and highlights their role in mitigating global climate challenges. These include nutrient deficiencies, salinity, drought, and emerging pathogens. In addition, success stories and commercialization aspects are also discussed. Growing environmental concerns related to climate change can potentially decrease the global yield capacity of agricultural systems. Agricultural productivity is severely affected by major biotic and abiotic factors. The phytomicrobiome plays a critical role in the survival of the holobiont, particularly for plants growing in extreme environments. The use of microbial-based agricultural inputs has a long history, beginning with a broad-scale rhizobial inoculation of legumes in the early twentieth century. Microbial inoculants are considered one of the best and most effective strategies for sustainable agriculture under climate change, and a viable solution to meet the twin challenges of global food security and environmental sustainability. It is therefore imperative to understand the current status and development in the area of bioinoculants from a global perspective. The chapter’s focus would be on major agro-ecologies, covering all major crops across the globe, along with the commercialization status of different bioinoculants in different countries The book caters to the needs of the students, faculty, policymakers, and researchers working in the area of microbiology, biotechnology, environmental sciences, and botany. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 317 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819929733
    DDC: 630
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Zoology. ; Ecology . ; Animal biotechnology. ; Zoology. ; Ecology. ; Animal Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Predatory insects collection methods -- 2. Distribution and Diversity in agro-ecosystems -- 3. Identification of various insect predators -- 4. General Ecology -- 5. Egg Biology -- 6. Immature stages biology -- 7. Adults Biology of various orders -- 8. Polymorphisms -- 9. Influence of Ecological/climatic change -- 10. Predation ethology of various orders -- 11. Mating behavior and reproductive biology -- 12. Offense and defense mechanism -- 13. Venomous and other body fluids -- 14. Prey record of various predators -- 15. Mass Production -- 16. Bioefficacy under laboratory -- 17. Bioefficacy evaluation under Pot condition/Screen House/Polyphagous -- 18. Controlled field cage and Field evolution -- 19. Commercially available Predators -- 20. Bio-safety to synthetic pesticides -- 21. Biocompatibility of Biopesticides to Predatory Insects -- 22. Species and subject index.
    Abstract: This book brings out the world record of various predatory insects and their role in pestiferous insect management in a safer manner. The main focus of the book is to address the ecological and environmentally safe methods of economically important pests of various crops. The utilization of various types of chemical pesticides for our crop protection and food production leads to environmental concerns and health hazards to plants and animals. This book mainly focuses on the distribution and diversity of various predatory insects in different crops. It also sellout the bionomics, biological control potential at a laboratory, controlled fields and natural conditions. Moreover, mass production technology and environmental safety aspects are also highlighted in various chapters. This book is of interest and useful to undergraduates, post-graduates, research scholars and doctoral candidates, extension workers, and agricultural professionals, and also a valuable source of reference to the relevant researchers and students in the region.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 858 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819910007
    DDC: 590
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Atmospheric science. ; Ecology . ; Oceanography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Regional economics. ; Spatial economics. ; Human geography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Biooceanography. ; Water. ; Regional and Spatial Economics. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Short to Medium Range Weather Forewarning System in India -- Chapter 2. Operational Seasonal Forecasting of the Southwest Monsoon Rainfall -- Chapter 3. Severe Weather Events over Indian Region: Insights from Ensemble Prediction System -- Chapter 4. Monsoon Variability and Change -- Chapter 5. Use of Remote Sensing in Weather and Climate Studies and Forecasts -- Chapter 6. Forecasting of Severe Weather Events -- Chapter 7. Weather and Climate Modelling -- Chapter 8. Operational Extended Range Forecast of Weather and Climate Over India and the Sectoral Applications -- Chapter 9. Frequency and Magnitude of Heat and Cold Waves over India -- Chapter 10. Economic Impacts of Air pollution and Fog in India and Prediction Efforts -- Chapter 11. Advances in Ocean State Forecasting and Marine Fishery Advisory Services for the Indian Ocean Region -- Chapter 12. Satellite-Based Marine Ecological Services for the Indian Ocean Region -- Chapter 13. Augmentation of Water—Can Oceans Help? -- Chapter 14. Emerging Blue Economy Paradigm and Developments in India -- Chapter 15. Coastal Research—Beach Restoration and Protection -- Chapter 16. Developing Ocean Technology -- Chapter 17. Deep Sea Mineral Resources and the Indian Perspectives -- Chapter 18. Tsunami Early Warning Services -- Chapter 19. Landslide Hazard and Monitoring -- Chapter 20. Seismic Microzonation of Indian Cities and Strategy for Safer Design of Structures -- Chapter 21. Earthquake Monitoring in India by National Center for Seismology, India.
    Abstract: This book collects research papers on the economic and social impact of earth sciences. It covers topics related to weather forecasting, climate modelling, monsoon variability, air pollution, heat and cold wave, deep sea mineral and living resources, ocean state monitoring, tsunami and earthquake monitoring, desalination, coastal research, etc. The book focuses on the activities of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, India, in promoting the societal and economic impacts of earth science research in a simple language and in the form of stories and case studies, so that people with basic science degree can understand them. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 432 p. 12 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811969294
    DDC: 550
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Radiation dosimetry. ; Forestry. ; Physiology. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Pollution. ; Agriculture. ; Radiation Dosimetry and Protection . ; Forestry. ; Animal Physiology. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. An Overview of our research -- 2. Recovery of Food Production from Radioactive Contamination Caused by the Fukushima Nuclear Accident -- 3. Annual Reduction of Transfer Factors of Radiocesium from Soil to Rice Cultivated in a KCl Fertilized and Straw Plowed-in Paddy Field from 2015 to 2021 -- 4. Effects of radiocesium from suspended matter and fallout on agricultural products -- 5. Verification of Uptake and Transport Properties of Cesium in Hydroponically Cultivated Quercus Serrata -- 6. Candidates for breeding target genes related to cesium transport in plants after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident -- 7. Evaluation of the Absorption of Different Forms of Cesium from Soil -- 8. Structure, Composition, and Physicochemical Properties of Radiocesium-Bearing Microparticles Emitted by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 9. Verification of Effects on Crops and Surrounding Environment in Agriculture Using Radioactively Contaminated Grass Silage Compost Made by Aerobic Ultra-High Temperature Fermentation -- 10. Transport of 137Cs into Fruits after External Deposition onto Japanese Persimmon Trees -- 11. Progress Towards Managing Radiocesium Contamination in Orchards -- 12. Overview of Radiocesium Dynamics in Forests: First Decade and Future Perspectives -- 13. Toward the Estimation of Radiocesium Activity Concentration in Trunks of Coppiced Quercus Serrata: Leaf Availability Instead of Felling -- 14. Decomposition of Organic Matters in a Forest Floor Enhanced Downward Migration of Radioactive Cs after the Accident of the FDNPP -- 15. Effect of exchangeable and non-exchangeable potassium in soil on cesium uptake by Quercus serrata seedlings -- 16. Ten-year Transition of Radiocesium Contamination in Wild Mushrooms in the University of Tokyo Forests after the Fukushima Accident -- 17. Challenge to resume production of mushroom bed logs by potassium fertilizer application -- 18. Studies on the revitalization of radioactive-contaminated mushroom log forests: focus on shoots -- 19. Contribution of cesium-bearing microparticles to cesium in soil and river water of the Takase River watershed and their effect on the distribution coefficient -- 20. Global Fallout: Radioactive Materials from Atmospheric Nuclear Tests That Fell Half a Century Ago and Where to Find Them -- 21. Resilience Education Program in Iitate Village for the Young Generation.
    Abstract: This open access book presents the findings from on-site research into radioactive cesium contamination in various agricultural systems affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in March 2011. This fourth volume in the series reports on studies undertaken at contaminated sites such as farmland and forests, focusing on soil, water, mountain, agricultural products, and animals. It also provides additional data collected in the subsequent years to show how the radioactivity levels in agricultural products and their growing environments have changed with time and the route by which radioactive materials entered agricultural products as well as their movement between different components (e.g., soil, water, and trees) within an environmental system (e.g., forests). The book covers various topics, including radioactivity testing of food products; decontamination trials for rice and livestock production; the state of contamination in, trees, mushrooms, and timber; the dynamics of radioactivity distribution in paddy fields and upland forests; damage incurred by the forestry and fishery industries; and the change in consumers’ attitudes. In the series of this book, a real-time radioisotope imaging system has been introduced, a pioneering technique to visualize the movement of cesium in soil and in plants. This is the only book to provide systematic data on the actual change of radioactivity, which is of great value to all researchers who wish to understand the effect of radioactive fallout on agriculture. In addition, it helps the general public better understand radio-contamination issues in the environment. The project is ongoing; the research groups from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences of The University of Tokyo continue their work in the field further to evaluate the long-term effects of the Fukushima accident.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 276 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811993619
    DDC: 363.73
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    Keywords: Plant physiology. ; Stress (Physiology). ; Plants. ; Ecology . ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Stress Responses. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - Cadmium toxicity in plants: uptake, translocation and phyto-remediation strategy -- Chapter 2 - Heavy metal/metalloid contamination: Their sources in environment and accumulation in food chain -- Chapter 3 - Heavy metal/metalloid contamination: Impact on human health and mitigation strategies -- Chapter 4 - Heavy Metal Pollution in the Environment: Impact on Air Quality and Human Health Implications -- Chapter 5 - Heavy Metals Contamination in Surface Water Bodies through Construction & Demolition Waste: a case study of city of lakes - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India -- Chapter 6 - Soil Deterioration and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination -- Chapter 7 - Heavy metal contamination in ground water: Environmental concerns and mitigation measures -- Chapter 8 - Effect of Heavy Metals on Roadside Vegetation -- Chapter 9 - Heavy Metal Pollution in Atmosphere from Vehicular Emission -- Chapter 10 - Life Cycle Assessment of Heavy Metal Toxicity in the Environment -- Chapter 11 - Metalliferous soil remediation through heavy metal resistant plant growth-promoting bacteria: prospects and paradigms -- Chapter 12 - Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals - Reaction mechanisms and selected efficient technologies of heavy metals contamination -- Chapter 13 - Industrial Wastewater Treatment Strategies -- Chapter 14 - Brassica Juncea L.: A Potential Crop for Phytoremediation of Various Heavy Metals -- Chapter 15 - Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals -- Chapter 16 - Bioremediation of mining sites - sustainable approach to restore healthy ecosystem -- Chapter 17 - Industrial Pollution Management Approach -- Chapter 18 - Harnessing Green Energy Along with Precious Metal Recovery from Wastewater in Bio-electrochemical Systems: A Win-Win Scenario -- Chapter 19 - Minimization of Cadmium Toxicity in Wheat by Exogenous Application of Hydroxamate Siderophore. Chapter 20-Microbial remediation of Heavy Metals.
    Abstract: This contributed volume covers a comprehensive account of the sources, toxic biological as well as environmental impacts, and possible remediation strategies for contamination by heavy metals. In biological systems, toxic metals affect the integrity of cellular organelles and act as carcinogens causing chromosomal aberrations or as systemic toxicants leading to cardiovascular, neurobehavioral, and immunological disorders. In plants, they interfere with photosynthesis, fertility, metabolite, and chlorophyll synthesis. Toxicity induced by heavy metals involves mechanistic approaches that need to be understood properly. They cannot be degraded by biological or chemical means and thus can only be converted to less harmful forms. The conventional detection methods include biosensors, voltammetry, atomic absorption spectrometry, and inductively coupled plasma with atomic emission spectrometry. All such strategies for metal detection and mitigation strategies are covered in this title under one section. This book incorporates classical views along with modern scientific approaches to develop an understanding of the subject matter suitable for academicians, researchers, planners, policymakers, NGOs, and environmental consultancies and raise awareness on this concern. Topics representing diverse sections namely environmental impacts, biological effects, and methods used for detection and remediation have been included to address all possible contemporary issues on the topic in one concise volume. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 440 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819903979
    DDC: 571.2
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    Keywords: Soil science. ; Restoration Ecology. ; Ecology . ; Soil Science. ; Restoration Ecology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. An Overview of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Food Security in the Indian Himalayan Region -- Chapter 2. Soil C sequestration in Himalayan landscape: Impacts of vegetation and edaphic interactions under changing climate -- Chapter 3. Soil Carbon Stock along an Altitudinal Gradient in the Indian Himalayas -- Chapter 4. Impact of Land Uses on Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in the Indian Himalayan Region -- Chapter 5. Terrestrial Carbon Stock and Sink Potential of Indian Himalayan Forest Ecosystem: A Tool for Combating Climate Change -- Chapter 6. Conservation Agriculture for Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration in the Indian Himalayan Region -- Chapter 7. Establishing Linkages of Soil Carbon Dynamics with Microbes Mediated Ecological Restoration of Degraded Ecosystem in Indian Himalayan Region -- Chapter 8. Harnessing soil ecosystem services for achieving soil based SDGs in Indian Himalaya -- Chapter 9. AFOLU Sectors of North East India and Their Potential for Soil Carbon Storage -- Chapter 10. Soil Microbial Carbon Pools as an Indicator of Soil Health in Different Land Use Systems of North East India -- Chapter 11. Bamboo Resources in Karbi Anglong District of Assam and Their Role in Soil Carbon Management -- Chapter 12. Land Use Change and its Impacts on Soil Carbon Dynamics in Mizoram, Northeast India -- Chapter 13. Vegetation and Recalcitrant Soil Carbon Recovery along an Age Chronosequence of Jhum Fallows in North East India.-Chapter 14. Soil Organic Carbon Modelling in Indian Eastern Himalayan region: A Review of Case Studies -- Chapter 15. Digital Mapping of Soil Carbon: Techniques and Applications -- Chapter 16. Geospatial Analysis of Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in the Indian Himalayas -- Chapter 17. Spatial Monitoring of Soil Health Using Remote Sensing of Distinct Land Cover in the Central Himalayan Region Using GEE Platform -- Chapter 18. Digital mapping of soil organic carbon using legacy data in North east Himalayas -- Chapter 19. Use of Advanced Techniques to Estimate Soil Erosion and Associated Carbon Loss in the Himalayan Region -- Chapter 20. Soil Carbon Pools in Different Land Use Systems in Indian Himalayan Region and Their Role in Climate Change Mitigation and Ecological Sustainability. .
    Abstract: The contributed volume assimilates the knowledge, experience, and exciting aspects of soil carbon research in the Indian Himalayan region. It includes different aspects and factors associated with soil carbon sequestration in the region, one of the biodiversity hot spots and highly vulnerable to climatic change impacts. Information on different aspects of soil organic carbon dynamics concerning adaptive land management practices and anthropogenic impacts is covered. Further topics include applying advanced tools and techniques to soil carbon vis-a-vis soil erosion research. This book is of interest to researchers and policymakers involved in soil carbon research and offer ideas to enhance the soil carbon in the region concerned. In addition, the book will provide up-to-date information for researchers interested in soil carbon research for the maintenance of soil quality and fertility in the climate-vulnerable Indian Himalayan region.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 385 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819933037
    DDC: 631.4
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Biotic communities. ; Sustainability. ; Forestry. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Studies. ; Ecosystems. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: The Vulnerability and Transformation of Indonesian Peatlands -- Part I. Vulnerability of Peat Swamp Forest -- Chapter 2. Peatland Degradation, Timber Plantations, and Land Titles in SumatraChapter -- Chapter 3. Characteristics of Bird Community Response to Land Use Change in Tropical Peatland in Riau, Indonesia -- Chapter 4. Impact of Industrial Tree Plantation on Ground-dwelling Mammals and Birds in a Peat Swamp Forest in Sumatra -- Chapter 5. Patterns of CO2 Emission from a Drained Peatland in Kampar Peninsula, Riau Province, Indonesia -- Part II. Resilience and Adaptability of Peat Swamp Forest -- Chapter 6. Termite – Friend or Foe? Conservation Values of Termites in Tropical Peat Systems -- Chapter 7. The Timber Processing and Retail Sectors in Pekanbaru, Riau: Toward Reforestation by Local People -- Chapter 8. Toward Climate Change Mitigation: Restoration of the Indonesian Peat Swamp -- Part III. Transformation -- Chapter 9. Water Management for Integrated Peatland Restoration in Pulau Tebing Tinggi PHU, Riau -- Chapter 10. Genetic Diversity in Peatland Restoration: A Case of Jelutung -- Chapter 11. Interests Arrangement in the Implementation of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Certification: Case Study of Sari Makmur Palm Oil Smallholders in Riau Province.
    Abstract: This open access book deals with restoring degraded peatlands to help mitigate global warming, to which SDG 15 and SDG 13 are directly related. The book analyzes peatland degradation and restoration of the Indonesian peatland ecosystem through the integrated lens of resilience, vulnerability, adaptation, and transformation. It sheds light on what constitutes "resilience" of the peat swamp forest, digs deeper into local knowledge in developing the studies on institutions, governance, and ecological conditions that support the resilience of the peat swamp forest to elaborate on the idea of transformation in today's degraded peatlands. While peat swamp forests may be resilient, they remain highly vulnerable. The book analyzes restoration efforts through rewetting, revegetation, and rehabilitation of the local livelihoods with the concepts of adaptation and transformation. The integrated analysis covers fieldwork of more than a decade and various aspects such as agrarian and social changes, biological changes (birds, mammals, and termites), carbon emission, water control, timber use, revegetation efforts, and the Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) program implementation. It also employs the ideas of vulnerability, resilience, adaptability, and transformation based on expanded studies on peatlands and observations of and participation in multiple efforts to prevent fires and restore the degraded peatland by researchers, the government, non-government organizations (NGOs), private companies, and last but not least, the local people. The discussion includes the period of pre-degradation and several efforts at peatland restoration for a better understanding and analysis of the long-term peatland dynamics.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 222 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819909063
    Series Statement: Global Environmental Studies,
    DDC: 634.9
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    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Forestry. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Soil science. ; Biotic communities. ; Environmental Management. ; Forestry. ; Water. ; Conservation Biology. ; Soil Science. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Innovative Ecoevaluation System for Tropical Peatlands -- Chapter 2. Integrated Eco-evaluation Practices of Industrial Forest Plantation in Peatland of West Kalimantan, Indonesia -- Chapter 3. Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE) Mapping in Tropical Peatland -- Chapter 4. Carbon accounting system in tropical peatlands -- Chapter 5. An Innovative Restoration Technology for Tropical Peatlands: AeroHydro Culture (AHC) -- Chapter 6. Function of Humic Acid -- Chapter 7. Camera traps to survey mammals in peatland -- Chapter 8. SESAME System -- Chapter 9. Sensing, Monitoring and Data Collection System (sPOTEKA-NET) -- Chapter 10. The use of a compact fiber-optic spectrometer to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide in a tropical peatland -- Chapter 11. Appraisal of LiDAR measurements for monitoring tropical peatlands -- Chapter 12. Topography Monitoring by Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) -- Chapter 13. Multifootprint Observation Lidar and Imager (MOLI) Mission for Peatland Observations.
    Abstract: This book focuses on eco-evaluation system monitoring and sensing, carbon-water modeling, mapping, and disaster prediction. It is the 3rd book on tropical peatland issues, following 1st "Tropical Peatland Ecosystem" and 2nd "Tropical Peatland Eco-management" publications. Tropical peatland is also a wetland, mangrove, and rainforest. With this nature, two major key elements of tropical peatland are water and forest. This book introduces the relationship and interaction among water, oxygen, and nutrients as well as aspects of the forest as the driving force of carbon stock and the carbon cycle. Eco-evaluation system is key to conserving, managing, and restoring tropical peatlands, however comprehensive system for Eco-evaluation in the Tropics is not yet established. This book reviews and proposes Eco-evaluation methods in the Tropics Ecosystem, focusing mainly on the peatland ecosystem and others, covering Social Capital such as Credit, Bonds, National Accounting, etc. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 293 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819967902
    DDC: 333.7
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Ecology . ; Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Biotechnology. ; Environmental engineering. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental management. ; Ecology. ; Biomedical Research. ; Biotechnology. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Microplastics in the freshwater and earthbound conditions: Prevalence, destinies, impacts and supportable arrangements -- Chapter 2. Effect of microplastics on microbial network -- Chapter 3.Quick estimation of microplastic in meat -- Chapter 4.Source, migration and toxicology of microplastics in soil -- Chapter 5.Impact of microplastics on nutrient -- Chapter 6.Agricultural plastic mulching as a source of microplastics in the terrestrial condition -- Chapter 7.Worldly and spatial varieties of microplastics in side of the road dust from provincial and urban area, : Implications for diffuse contamination -- Chapter 8.Microplastic particles in the Persian/Arabian Gulf -- Chapter 9.Impacts of microplastic biofilms on supplement cycling in recreated freshwater frameworks -- Chapter 10.Conveyance, bounty and dangers of microplastics in nature -- Chapter 11.Accumulation system of antibiotic medication hydrochloride from fluid arrangements by nylon microplastics -- Chapter 12.Expulsion of microplastics by means of drinking water treatment: Current information and future headings -- Chapter 13.Impacts of polystyrene microplastics on larval advancement, settlement, and transformation -- Chapter 14.Bioaccumulation of microplastics and its in vivo connections -- Chapter 15.Microplastics in oceanic situations: Toxicity to trigger biological results -- Chapter 16.Waterfront sea elements decrease the fare of microplastics to the vast sea -- Chapter 17.Barnacles as potential bioindicator of microplastic contamination in Hong Kong -- Chapter 18.Microplastic accumulation in remote ocean dregs from the Rockall Trough -- Chapter 19.Environmental microplastics: A survey on current status and points of view -- Chapter 20.The joined poisonous quality impact of microplastics and nonylphenol on microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa -- Chapter 21.Daylight interceded cadmium discharge from shaded microplastics containing cadmium color in watery stage -- Chapter 22.Environmental microplastic testimony in a urban environment and an assessment of transport -- Chapter 23.Biofilm modifies antibiotic medication and copper adsorption practices onto polyethylene microplastics.
    Abstract: This book provides an overview of the sources, occurrence, fate and solution of microplastics. Microplastics in sediment and soil environment have been only scarcely surveyed, and no profound discussion on microplastics removal is summarized until this book. Here we focus on sharing clear schematic information and the book sufficiently supports important microplastic topics: such as microbial network, microplastic toxicology and accumulation, agricultural plastics, nylon microplastics, polystyrene microplastics, polyethylene microplastics and many more. The book mainly provides an overview of recent advances in knowledge of sources, occurrence, distribution, chemical behavior and ecological threats while it also presents information related to feasible solutions for microplastic pollution management. This comprehensive resource will be valuable up-to-date knowledge for environmental scientists, ecotoxicologists, ecologists, marine biologists, environmental chemists in the academic field and this book is intended to be beneficial information for environmental managers, water suppliers, wastewater treatment, plastics manufacturer, and policy makers as well.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 129 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819906956
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Forestry. ; Ecology . ; Ecosystems. ; Forestry. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Conservation of Tropical Forest for the Well-being of Community -- Chapter 2. Forest Pathology in Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 3. Non-Timber Forest Problems: NTFPs in Conservation and Development Initiatives -- Chapter 4. Characterizing and assessing forest density and productivity of Ulu Muda Forest Reserve based on satellite imageries -- Chapter 5. Temporal Reduction of Forest Ecosystem Services and Drivers of Deforestation -- Chapter 6. A Trade-Off Analysis of Sustainable Landscape Planning: A Case Study of Sintang Regency (Heart of Borneo), Kalimantan -- Chapter 7. Land Use and Land Cover Change Prediction using ANN-CA model -- Chapter 8. Linking Blue-Green Infrastructure to Micoclimate and Human Thermal Comfort for Urban Cooling: A review -- Chapter 9. Assessing the Community Participation in Ecotourism at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve Malaysia -- Chapter 10. Improving Livelihood of Sugar Palm Community in Malaysia -- Chapter 11. Local community involvement in Mangrove Forest conservation and edutourism in Kampung Sijangkang -- Chapter 12. The Resilience of the Natural Resource Dependency of Indigenous People in a Wilderness Area: The Case of Virachey National Park, Cambodia -- Chapter 13. Reconciling the values and needs of wildlife and local communities: A way forward to deal with human-wildlife conflicts in Malaysia.
    Abstract: This edited book covers major importance of tropical forest diversity and its values to vegetation, wildlife, and the local community. It addresses the current issues and opportunities in the Southeast Asia’s tropical forests. This book lays the groundwork for a better understanding of tropical forest ecosystem services. Ecosystem services has four concepts: provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting services. In an era of rapid population growth and increasing pressure on tropical natural resources, ecosystem services have become central to the discussion of climate change mitigation. The values of tropical forest ecosystem services deserve to be the highlighted when it comes to shaping responsible behaviors towards sustainable development goals (SDGs). This book is of interest and useful to researchers and academics teaching in the field of tropical forest conservation, tropical ecosystems, tropical products technology, ecotourism, forest plantation management, bio industrial economy, agroforestry business and marketing. Professionals, foresters, industrial entrepreneurs, ecologists, and a valuable source of reference to the relevant researchers and students in the region.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 249 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811933424
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Zoology. ; Ecology . ; Behavior genetics. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Zoology. ; Ecology. ; Behavioral Genetics. ; Evolutionary Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Evolution of hermaphroditism in fishes: phylogeny and theory -- Chapter 2. Simultaneous hermaphroditism in fishes -- Chapter 3. Protandry in fishes -- Chapter 4. Protogyny in fishes -- Chapter 5. Bidirectional sex change in fishes -- Appendix 1. Database of hermaphroditic fish species -- Appendix 2. References of hermaphroditic fish species cited in Appendix 1.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive review of hermaphroditism in fishes. It focuses on the behavioral ecology of functional hermaphroditism in fishes and discusses its evolution. Approximately 99% of all vertebrate species consist of separate-sex individuals (gonochorists), i.e., pure males and pure females. The other 1% of vertebrate species are hermaphroditic, and almost all of them are fishes. Among hermaphroditic fishes, four major types of hermaphroditism are known: simultaneous (or synchronous) hermaphroditism, protandry (male-to-female sex change), protogyny (female-to-male sex change), and bidirectional sex change (or reversed sex change in protogynous species). The book examines the occurrence of hermaphroditism in relation to phylogeny and mating systems. It also reviews the hypotheses for the evolution of hermaphroditism, and the size-advantage model, which is the main theory for the evolution of sex change, tested in relation to the mating system. The appendix in the last chapter provides an annotated list of hermaphroditic fish species (ca. 500 spp.).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 250 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811960956
    DDC: 590
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Botany. ; Food science. ; Biotechnology. ; Biology Technique. ; Genetics. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Food Science. ; Biotechnology. ; Genetic Techniques.
    Abstract: This book highlights the recent progress on the applications of mutation breeding technology in crop plants. Plant breeders and agriculturists are faced with the new challenges of climate change, human population growth, and dwindling arable land and water resources which threaten to sustain food production worldwide. Genetic variation is the basis which plant breeders require to produce new and improved cultivars. The understanding of mutation induction and exploring its applications has paved the way for enhancing genetic variability for various plant and agronomic characters, and led to advances in gene discovery for various traits. Induced mutagenesis has played a significant role in crop improvement and currently, the technology has resulted in the development and release of more than 3600 mutant varieties in most of the crop plants with great economic impact. The field of ‘mutation breeding’ has come long way to become an important approach for crop improvement. This book covers various methodologies of mutation induction, screening of mutants, genome editing and genomics advances and mutant gene discovery. The book further discusses success stories in different countries and applications of mutation breeding in food crops, horticultural plants and plantation crops. This informative book is very useful to plant breeders, students and researchers in the field of agriculture, plant sciences, food science and genetics.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 809 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811697203
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Machine learning. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Machine Learning. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. IoT x AI: Introducing Agricultural Innovation for Global Food Production -- Chapter 2. Transforming Controlled Environment Plant Production toward Circular Bioeconomy Systems -- Chapter 3. Artificial Lighting Systems for Plant Growth and Development in Indoor Farming -- Chapter 4. An IoT-based Precision Irrigation System to Optimize Plant Water Requirements for Indoor and Outdoor Farming Systems -- Chapter 5. Artificial Intelligence & Internet of Things: Application in Urban Water Management -- Chapter 6.Purification of Agricultural Polluted Water Using Solar Distillation and Hot Water Producing with Continuous Monitoring Based on IoT -- Chapter 7. Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) for Oil Palm Soil Monitoring -- Chapter 8. Application of Smart Machine Vision in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery, and Animal Husbandry -- Chapter 9. Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture: Commitment to Establish Society 5.0 -- Chapter 10. Potentials of Deep Learning Frameworks for Tree Trunk Detection in Orchard to Enable Autonomous Navigation System -- Chapter 11. Real Time Pear Fruit Detection and Counting Using YOLOv4 Models and Deep SORT -- Chapter 12. Pear Recognition in an Orchard from 3D Stereo Camera Datasets to Develop an Autonomous Mechanism Compared with Deep Learning Algorithms -- Chapter 13. Thermal Imaging and Deep Learning Object Detection Algorithms for Early Embryo Detection – A Methodology Development Addressed to Quail Precision Hatching -- Chapter 14. Intelligent Sensing and Robotic Picking of Kiwifruit in Orchard -- Chapter 15. Low-cost Automatic Machinery Development to Increase Timeliness and Efficiency of Operation for Small Scale Farmers to Achieve SDGs -- Chapter 16. Vision-based Leader Vehicle Trajectory Tracking for Multiple Agricultural Vehicles -- Chapter 17. Autonomous Robots in Orchard Management: Present status and future trends -- Chapter 18. Comparing Soil Moisture Retrieval from Water Cloud Model and Neural Network Using PALSAR-2 for Oil Palm Estates -- Chapter 19. Development of a Recognition System for Spraying Areas from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using a Machine Learning Approach -- Chapter 20. Basal Stem Rot Disease Classification by Machine Learning Using Thermal Images and an Imbalanced Data Approach -- Chapter 21. Early Detection of Plant Disease Infection using Hyperspectral Data and Machine Learning -- Chapter 22. The Spectrum of Autonomous Machinery Development to Increase Agricultural Productivity for Achieving Society 5.0 in Japan.
    Abstract: This book reviews recent innovations in the smart agriculture space that use the Internet of Things (IoT) and sensing to deliver Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutionsto agricultural productivity in the agricultural production hubs. In this regard, South and Southeast Asia are one of the major agricultural hubs of the world, facing challenges of climate change and feeding the fast-growing population. To addresssuch challenges, a transboundary approach along with AI and BIG data for bioinformatics are required to increase yield and minimize pre- and post-harvest losses in intangible climates to drive the sustainable development goal (SDG) for feeding a major part of the 9 billion population by 2050 (Society 5.0 SDG 1 & 2). Therefore, this book focuses on the solution through smart IoT and AI-based agriculture including pest infestation and minimizing agricultural inputs for in-house and fields production such as light, water, fertilizer and pesticides to ensure food security aligns with environmental sustainability. It provides a sound understanding for creating new knowledge in line with comprehensive research and education orientation on how the deployment of tiny sensors, AI/Machine Learning (ML), controlled UAVs, and IoT setups for sensing, tracking, collection, processing, and storing information over cloud platforms for nurturing and driving the pace of smart agriculture in this current time. The book will appeal to several audiences and the contents are designed for researchers, graduates, and undergraduate students working in any area of machine learning, deep learning in agricultural engineering, smart agriculture, and environmental science disciplines. Utmost care has been taken to present a varied range of resource areas along with immense insights into the impact and scope of IoT, AI and ML in the growth of intelligent digital farming and smart agriculture which will give comprehensive information to the targeted readers. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 461 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811981135
    DDC: 630
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Genetics. ; Physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction/Review -- Chapter 2. Impact of Mutation Technique -- Chapter 3. Definition -- Chapter 4. Mutagens -- Chapter 5. Experiment and Data Collection -- Chapter 6. Radiosensitivity -- Chapter 7. LD50 dose -- Chapter 8. Chromosomal Aberrations -- Chapter 9. Morphological abnormalities -- Chapter 10. Histology -- Chapter 11. Effects on Pollen grain -- Chapter 12. Colchi-Mutation -- Chapter 13. Combined treatment -- Chapter 14. Recurrent Irradiation -- Chapter 15. Detection of Mutations. .
    Abstract: The book is an excellent reference collection of the research conducted by different workers on induced mutagenesis, worldwide, for more than 80 years. One can get almost all mutation breeding references at one place. The book gives a coherent and concise account of all the important and relevant aspects related to induced mutagenesis with an emphasis on recent developments in the field of crop improvement. The references have been arranged crop wise and important topic wise which deal with not only classical mutation breeding but also spontaneous mutations, somaclonal variations, nanoparticles, and relevant modern aspects. The book highlights 22 chapters covering holistic information on almost all important components such as radiosensitivity, chromosomal and morphological abnormalities, detection of mutation, management of chimera, present status of mutation etc.) of Mutation Breeding. Chapters are very informative, and one can follow the references on crop and aspect basis since the start of mutation breeding work. This book is an excellent resource for researchers and students for understanding proper applications of induced mutations in crop improvement and biological research. It is of interest and useful to graduate and postgraduate students, horticulturists, floriculturists, agricultural scientists, and breeders related to crop improvement program. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 436 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811994890
    DDC: 576.5
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Food Analysis. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Food Analysis. ; Agricultural Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Assessment Of Biological Activities Of Various Phytochemicals Isolated From Passion Fruit Bagasse -- Indigenous Soybean Cultivars of North East India: Source of Protein and Product Development for Climate Smart Foods -- A Review Of Bioactive Compounds And Maillard Reaction-Based Products Generated During Thermal Treatment Of Garlic -- Optimality Of Process Parameters During Refractance Window Drying Of Ginger -- Techno-Economic Efficacy Of Refractance Window Dried Curcuma Longa.
    Abstract: This book focuses on sustainable agro and food technologies for the northeast region of India and provides holistic insights into relevant and contextual scientific and technical advances in the agro-food sector. Agriculture is an important livelihood avenue for many residents of northeast India. Low-cost scientific and technological intervention can transform agricultural farm produces and generate farm waste into processed value-added products. This book will serve as a valuable resource to further enhance the linkage between managerial aspects and technological knowledge systems in this field and eventually catalyse potential knowledge frameworks for the long-term prosperity and sustainability of bio-diversity-rich North-east India. It emphasizes the research culture that needs to be adopted for the most relevant food and agro-processing technologies for the sustainable growth and prosperity of the region.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIX, 262 p. 97 illus., 76 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811997044
    DDC: 630
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Applied ethics. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Ethics. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Unheard Being Heard: Women Farmers- An Introduction -- Chapter 2. Mainstreaming women farmers: Innovations and Approach -- Chapter 3. Women Farmers or the Farmers’ Wives: Unveiling the Negotiated Gender Roles -- Chapter 4. Women farmers, constraints, and policy around them to harness maximum benefit -- Chapter 5. Challenges and Lessons Learned in Mainstreaming Gender into Rice Research and Technology Development: a case in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India -- Chapter 6. Women farmers in South Asia: Training needs and Aspiration -- Chapter 7. Is scale-appropriate farm mechanization gendered? Learning from Nepal hills -- Chapter 8. Land rights of Women in India: How much has changed after 2005 -- Chapter 9. Transformative approaches to empower tribal farmwomen of Ladakh cold arid Himalayan deserts: Challenges & Solutions -- Chapter 10. Extent of participation of farm women in decision making regarding agricultural activities -- Chapter 11. Empowering Women Farmers through Drudgery reduction and Nutritional Diversity: A KVK, Nalanda-ICAR (Government of India) Initiative -- Chapter 12. Women Farmers and Technologies in Agriculture: A review of current practices.
    Abstract: This edited volume celebrates the positive stories and small changes happening with respect to gender equality in the field of agriculture. This book identify crisis which a woman faces in the field of agriculture as a farmer. The book shares unsung stories of women farmers who are bringing change at the grassroots. It puts together the positive developments experienced by the experts, researchers, professional while working for and with women farmers, to highlight the challenges to bring equity in agriculture. Women in agriculture often lack identity where either they are recognized as farmer’s wife or a farm labourer. Women farmers who contribute 60 percent in to farm practices like sowing, transplanting, fertilizer application, weeding, harvesting, winnowing are merely recognised and provided an equal level playing field. Women are also found participating in the various forms of processing and marketing of agriculture produce, along with the cultivation but system has failed to protect their rights and offer them a platform to voice their concerns. This book shares the process, challenges, experience, strategy from the narrative of progressive women farmers so as to highlight and understand what it takes to bring changes for achieving the goals of an equitable farming ecosystems. The book is a relevant reading material for students, researchers, professionals and policy advocates in agriculture and gender research.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 182 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811969782
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security,
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Toxicology. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Ecology . ; Toxicology. ; Environmental Studies. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Environmental contaminants and their impact on wildlife -- 2. Heavy metal pollution in water from anthropogenic and natural activities and remediation strategies -- 3. Cement dust pollution and environment -- 4. Microplastics: An overview -- 5. Aquaculture fish responses towards temperature stress: A critical review -- 6. Thrombophilia and its markers: A comprehensive insight -- 7. Role of salivary markers for diagnosis of systemic diseases -- 8. Role of Biomarkers in Cancer Prevention and Therapy -- 9. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): clinical features, risk factors, biomarkers, treatment and therapeutic strategies -- 10. Impact of environmental stress on gene modification, cancer, and chemoresistance -- 11. Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) for environmental exposure: A brief account -- 12. Human health risk assessment due to the consumption of heavy metals.
    Abstract: This contributed volume brings out a comprehensive collection of information on environmental toxicology, its impact on living organisms in general and human health in particular. The main focus of this book is to address human health issues and risk assessment. Toxicological studies help in understanding the impact of harmful substances including both natural and synthetic chemicals on organisms and their environment. Contributions in the title include both laboratory and field based studies with a focus on human health. Moreover, day by day, there is an increase in the range of chemicals from pharmaceutical and other industries, agricultural runoffs, medicine, and many other sources which continuously contribute to the earth's chemical load. Almost all the countries are facing great difficulties in responding to the crucial and immediate need for effective management of such contaminants. The title compiles studies in regards to environmental toxicology and its effect on human health. This book provides critical information and knowledge that can be used by regulatory agencies, decision-makers, policy makers, graduate and post-graduate students, researchers, environmental toxicologists, etc, and others to put programs and policies in place to limit our exposures to these substances thereby preventing or reducing the likelihood that a disease or other negative health outcomes would occur.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVIII, 269 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819921935
    DDC: 615.90072
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    Keywords: Zoology. ; Biology Technique. ; Animal biotechnology. ; Ecology . ; Zoology. ; Biological Techniques. ; Animal Biotechnology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Deep Tech Practices in Aquaculture -- Chapter 3. Poseidon-AI, Where Aquatic Intelligence Meets Artificial Intelligence -- Chapter 4. Comparison of Aquaculture Practices with & without Deep Tech -- Chapter 5. Use of Deep Tech in Integrated Aquaculture Systems -- Chapter 6. Poseidon-AI Integrated Aquaculture Modules -- Chapter 7. Sustainable Development Goals, Deep Tech, and The Path Forward.
    Abstract: This book uses real-world examples from the aquaculture industry to demonstrate how deep technology is assisting farmers and vulnerable communities. Works conducted by Poseidon-AI (a deep tech company involved in the aquaculture sector) in different countries are presented as case studies to show the positive impacts of deep tech involvement in the aquaculture sector. Primary industries, such as fisheries and aquaculture, rely heavily on labor. Furthermore, the manual practices of these farming methods increase material waste and reduce yields, resulting in higher costs and lower revenues. Poikilotherms make up the majority of aquatic animals, and environmental changes have a significant impact on them. This means that, due to climate change, farming of these animals cannot continue in the same way that it has for centuries. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, image processing, sensing, and automation are approaches that can assist these farms in dealing with rapid environmental changes while also assisting farmers in growing their businesses sustainably. This book is of interest to climate change scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, civil workers, and policymakers. Furthermore, the book is a great complimentary material for graduate students of fisheries, aquaculture, ecology, soil science, water management and environmental sciences. All national and international policymakers working in implementation of UNSDGs and sustainability, will find this book a useful read. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 300 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819949175
    DDC: 590
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Subsistence farming. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Subsistence Agriculture. ; Agricultural Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Indian agriculture @75: Unraveling the trend and Trajectory -- Chapter 2. Contribution towards food supply and security -- Chapter 3. Changing Structure of Rural Employment and its Implications for Agriculture in India -- Chapter 4. Contributions of Technologies to Agricultural Development in India -- Chapter 5. Evolution of The Indian Seed Sector and its Role in Agricultural Growth -- Chapter 6. Rice research in India: A historical perspective -- Chapter 7. Wheat -- Chapter 8. Maize and Millets -- Chapter 9. Pulses -- Chapter 10. Role of Oilseeds and Oil Palm in Food, Nutritional and Income Security -- Chapter 11. Indian Horticulture @75 years of Independence -- Chapter 12. Growth and Developments in Livestock Sector -- Chapter 13. Fishery -- Chapter 14. Status of commercial crops (Jute, Cotton and Sugarcane) -- Chapter 15. Natural Resource Management to attain Food and Environment Security -- Chapter 16. Water -- Chapter 17. Land – a vital component of natural resource: Pre- and post-Independence status, challenges and options to achieve food and environmental security in India -- Chapter 18. Farm Mechanization -- Chapter 19. Forests to attain Food and environment security -- Chapter 20. Agrometeorological Research in India Towards Food and Environment Security -- Chapter 21. Sustainable Production Systems in Indian Agriculture -- Chapter 22. Dryland Agriculture -- Chapter 23. Biotic stress management in India– an endless fight since pre-independence -- Chapter 24. Invasive and Transboundary Pests -- Chapter 25. Bio pesticides -- Chapter 26. Trajectory of Market Reforms in India Facts and Foundation -- Chapter 27. Prospects of Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 28. The Food Processing Industry in Post-Independence Era: Performance and Way Forward -- Chapter 29. Transformation of Agricultural Extension System in India -- Chapter 30. Recent policy reforms in India.
    Abstract: This edited book focus on highlighting the evolution of Indian agriculture over the past 75 years of independence, covering every sector, viz. crop science, horticulture, management of biotic & abiotic stress, post-harvest quality management, livestock, fisheries, mechanization, marketing and human resource development. The book has 30 chapters from most experienced researchers and academicians who are actively engaged in research work on the subject area of the book. The book is in line with the strategy for new India @ 75’ brought out by NITI Ayog. It highlights India’s success stories in innovation, technology, enterprise and efficient management together to achieve overall growth while making available food, required nutrition and others ecological services. It also asses the India’s preparedness in terms of commitment toward sustainable development goal SDG). The book is a relevant reading material for both students and researchers and policy makers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 790 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811979972
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Landscape ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Biodiversity. ; Landscape Ecology. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Studies. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Community-Based Woodland Restoration for Livelihoods and Sustainable Wood Fuel Utilisation in the Mole Ecological Landscape, Ghana -- Chapter 3. Community- Based Rangeland Restoration for Climate Resilience and Pastoral Livelihoods in Chyulu, Kenya -- Chapter 4. Initiation of SEPLS Approach from World Peace Biodiversity Park (WPBP), Pokhara in Panchase Region of the Nepal -- Chapter 5. Community-Based Restoration of Agroforestry Parklands in Kapelebyong District, North Eastern Uganda -- Chapter 6. Farmland Management Strategies by Smallholder Farmers in the Mount Bamboutos Landscape in Cameroon -- Chapter 7. Traditional Regenerative Agriculture as a Sustainable Landscape Approach: Lessons from India and Thailand -- Chapter 8. Restoring Rice Paddies and Rice Agro-Ecosystem Services through a Participatory Seed Conservation and Exchange Programme -- Chapter 9. Community-Based Approach to Wetland Restoration – Case Study of the Songor Wetland, Ghana -- Chapter 10. An Integrated Seascape Approach to Revitalise Ecosystems and Livelihoods in Shimoni-Vanga, Kenya -- Chapter 11. Engaging Local People in Conserving the Socio-Ecological Production Landscape and Seascape by Practicing Collaborative Governance in Mao’ao Bay, Chinese Taipei -- Chapter 12. Multi-Stakeholder Platform for Coastal Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Livelihood in Sanniang Bay in Guangxi, South China -- Chapter 13. Capacitating Philippine Indigenous and Local Institutions and Actualising Local Synergies on Restorative Ridge to Reef Biodiversity Conservation for Food Security and Livelihoods -- Chapter 14. Synthesis: Ecosystem Restoration in the Context of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS).
    Abstract: This open access book is a compilation of case studies that provide useful knowledge and lessons that derive from on-the-ground activities and contribute to policy recommendations, focusing on the relevance of social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) to ecosystem restoration. Building on the concept of SEPLS, the Satoyama Initiative promotes landscape approaches as integrative area-based strategies to bring together diverse stakeholders aiming to balance multiple objectives, including conservation and development, for the benefit of biodiversity and human well-being. Many of the SEPLS case studies from the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) offer rich evidence to help guide restoration efforts while advancing relevant knowledge and practices. The book highlights how the efforts in managing SEPLS can contribute to ecosystem restoration and sustainable development, looking at the strategies and approaches by which multiple stakeholders express, negotiate, and embrace their plural value perspectives of nature to restore ecosystems within a landscape or seascape. It begins with an introductory chapter followed by twelve case studies and a synthesis clarifying the relevance of the case study findings to policy and academic discussions. This book will be of interest to scholars, policymakers and professionals in the field related to sustainable development, especially on SDGs 15 and 17.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXII, 288 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819912926
    Series Statement: Satoyama Initiative Thematic Review,
    DDC: 577.5
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Agronomy. ; Agriculture. ; Biotechnology. ; Agronomy.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART 1. TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT -- Chapter 1. Animal manure and soil fertility management on smallholdings in South Africa -- Chapter 2. Integrated soil fertility management for soil fertility restoration in sub–Saharan Africa -- Chapter 3. Integrated Soil Fertility Management: A Basis for Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Based Cropping Systems of Southern Africa -- Chapter 4. Insights of microbial inoculants in complementing organic soil fertility management in African smallholder farming systems -- Chapter 5. Potential of Agroforestry Technologies and Mineral Fertilisers in Improving Soil Fertility and Crop Production in Semi-arid Areas of Africa -- Chapter 6. Integrated Soil Acidity Management for Sustainable Crop Production in South African Smallholder Farming Systems -- PART 2: WATER MANAGEMENT IN SMALLHOLDER FARMING SYSTEMS -- Chapter 7. Improving productivity of smallholder irrigation in Africa through adoption of best management practices and technologies -- Chapter 8. Being small does not make it easy: the management conundrum on smallholder canal schemes -- Chapter 9. Sustainable winery wastewater management for improving soil quality, environmental health and crop yields -- Chapter 10. Water harvesting technologies for sustainable crop production in African smallholder farming systems._ PART 3: CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES -- Chapter 11. Advances in Sorghum Production in Smallholder Farming Systems of Africa -- Chapter 12. Knowledge and Innovation Approaches to Out-Scale Sorghum Adoption in Africa -- Chapter 13. Integration of cover crops into maize-based smallholder farmer systems of Southern Africa -- Part 4: CLIMATE SMART LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS -- Chapter 14. Utilising Encroacher Bush in Animal Feeding -- Chapter 15. Opportunities for delivering sectoral climate-smart livestock interventions in southern Africa -- Chapter 16. The Benefits of Winter Cover Crops in Mixed Crop-Livestock Conservation Agriculture Systems of the Swartland Region, South Africa._ PART 5: URBAN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA -- Chapter 17. Urban Food Production Technologies, Innovations and Management Practices in Africa -- Chapter 18. Hydroponics in urban agriculture.
    Abstract: This edited book is focused on Sustainable Development Goal 2. It offers a comprehensive and topical collection of practices, technologies and innovations in the field of sustainable food production and security under a changing climate. It is a one-stop handbook for farmers, researchers, extensionists, policy makers and other stakeholders seeking to identify and disseminate best fit technologies for local and regional landscapes. It offers an understanding of the challenges, risks and uncertainties as well as opportunities to foster productive and sustainable food production. Smallholder farming and agriculture in general is facing a serious threat from climate change that has resulted in erratic and unpredictable rainfall and increased temperatures, among other abiotic stresses. These climate change induced pressures have reduced productivity mainly among the smallholder farmers, who are critical in driving the attainment of sustainable development goals like SDG 2, 12 and 13. The objective of the book is to document effective and practicable practices and technologies that can be adopted by smallholder African farmers as mitigation measures against the effects of climate change. This book is of interest to researchers, agricultural scientists, climate change scientists, capacity builders and policymakers.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 337 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819924271
    Series Statement: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security,
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Agricultural genome mapping. ; Plant diseases. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Agricultural Genetics. ; Plant Pathology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Chickpea diseases: Breeding and ‘omics’ approaches for designing next-generation disease-resistant chickpea cultivar -- Chapter 2. Ascochyta blight of chickpea- A menace to be managed by resistance breeding -- Chapter 3. Fusarium wilt of chickpea: Breeding and Genomics approaches for designing wilt resistant chickpea -- Chapter 4. Dry root rot in chickpea: a perspective on disease resistance breeding strategies -- Chapter 5. An overview of major Bean diseases and current scenario of Common Bean Resistance -- Chapter 6. Diseases in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp): Next generation breeding techniques for developing disease resistant cowpea -- Chapter 7. Biotic stress resistance in Vigna mungo and Vigna radiata: A Molecular perspective -- Chapter 8. Disease resistance an essential for better adaptability and production of faba bean in India (Vicia faba L.) -- Chapter 9. Next generation crop breeding approaches for improving disease resistance in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) -- Chapter 10. Disease resistance breeding in Lathyrus sativus L. -- Chapter 11. Understanding fungal diseases and their mitigation in lentils -- Chapter 12. Biotic stresses in multipurpose legume: rice bean -- Chapter 13. Genomic approaches for resistance against fungal diseases in soybean -- Chapter 14. Disease resistance and Seed production in two common New England Grain Legumes.
    Abstract: The edited book covers all major and minor diseases in grain legumes (chickpea, pigeon pea, lentil, mung bean, common bean, groundnut, and soybean) and forages legumes (including Medicago, rice bean, and faba bean) and their control measures by using various breeding approaches. Grain legumes are versatile nutritionally rich crops, and are one of the important components of global food security. However, grain legumes are severely challenged by various major and emerging minor diseases causing serious limitations in grain yield and production. Thus, to minimize the negative impact of the growing yield loss caused by these diseases, several approaches have been developed and embraced. This book covers all the latest development in genetics, breeding, genomics, and molecular biology tools for combating various major and minor emerging diseases in all the grain legumes from expert authors. Chapters in this title contain all the relevant illustrations and statistical data detailing the present scenario and identifying the gap for meeting the future demand for sustaining global protein security by developing disease-resistant cultivars. This book is of interest to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and policymakers to understand the impacts of various diseases on yield loss in legume crops. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 337 p. 19 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819933587
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Great Nicobar Biospehere reserve: An Overview -- 2. Floral diversity of great nicobar biospehere reserve Andaman & Nicobar Islands, INDIA -- 3. Odonata of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 4. Butterfly diversity of great nicobar biospehere reserve -- 5. Aquatic beetles of great nicobar biosphere reserve - (Coleoptera: Noteridae, Dytiscidae, and Hydrophildae) -- 6. Moths (Lepidoptera) of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 7. Termite fauna of great nicobar biosphere reserve, India -- 8. Scorpionida and amblypygi diversity of great nicobar biosphere reseve -- 9. Diversity and species abundance of spiders of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 10. Non-Marine Molluscs of great nicobar biosphere reserve, andaman and nicobar island, India -- 11. Reptiles of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 12. Fresh water and estuarine fishes of great nicobar islands -- 13. Diversity and species abundance of bird commnuities in great nicobar biosphere reserve, India -- 14. Present status and distribution of nicobar megapode megapodius nicobariensis in nicobar islands -- 15. Mammalian fauna of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 16. Status and distribution of long-tailed macaque fascicularis umbrosa miler, 1902 in great nicobar biosphere reserve, India -- 17. Conservation perspectives of dugongs and sea turtles in andaman and nicobar islands -- 18. Mesozooplankton diversity in the marine waters of great nicobar island, andaman and Nicobar Archipelago -- 19. Current status of diversity of marine microplankton from great nicobar island, andaman and nicobar archipelago -- 20. Marine sponges of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 21. Great Nicobar Biosphere reserve - A Biological treasure trove for scleractinan corals -- 22.Hydrozoan diversity and distribution in great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 23. Diversity and distribution of octocorals (Octocorollia) in great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 24. Status and distribution of sea anemone in great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 25. Polyclads of great nicobar biosphere reserve -- 26. Decapods (Crustacea: Decapoda) of great status of great Nicobar biosphere reserve -- 27. Current status of the marine polychaete (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Nicobar islands -- 28. Diversity and distribution of intertdial mollusca of great nicobar biosphere reserve. 29. Status and distribution of Opisthobranchs of Great nicobar isalnd, India -- 30. Diversity and distribution of echinoderms of great niocobar biosphere reserve, Andaman and Nicobar islands -- 31. Marine Icthyofaunal Diversity in great Nicobar Biosphere resere,- India. 32. Marine Mammals of the Nicobar group of Islands, India.
    Abstract: This edited book brings out a comprehensive account of the faunal diversity in Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve which is part of the Sundaland Biodiversity hotspot. The main focus of this volume is to address the ecological and economic significance of the biodiversity of this region. The book provides latest information on the faunal diversity of Great Nicobar Biosphere. It focuses on various faunal communities of this regions such as Floral diversity, Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies, Termites, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Scorpion, Spiders, Turtle, Nicobar megapode. Chapters in this volume also covers Reptiles & Amphibians, Fishes, Mammals, Land and freshwater Mollusca. Marine animals such as Opisthobranchs, Sponges, Scleractinian Corals and Soft corals, Sea Anemones, Polyclads, Marine Molluscs, Echinoderms are also discussed. It is of interest for the researchers, teachers, scientists, capacity builders, policy makers. Also serve as reading materials for graduate and post graduate students e.g., Wildlife Biology, Forestry, Environmental Science, Wildlife Ecology, Zoology, Life sciences, Parks/Sanctuaries managers, National and International scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful document.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVI, 666 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811951589
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Subsistence farming. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Subsistence Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Problems of small and marginal farmers related to agriculture -- 3. What is cropping system -- 4. Crop component -- 5. Vegetable component -- 6. Horticultural component -- 7. Livestock rearing -- 8. Poultry rearing -- 9. Fish farming -- 10. Bee-keeping -- 11. Mushroom cultivation -- 12. Vermicomposting -- 13. Rabbit farming -- 14. Turkey rearing -- 15. Sericulture -- 16. Waste recycling in IFS -- 17. Sustainable Rural livelihood Security through IFS -- 18. Farming system approach and its role towards livelihood security under different farming situations -- 19. Concept of farming system in relation to conservation of natural resources -- 20. Distribution of area under different farming components in two-hectare models of farming system in a tropical and sub-tropical situation -- 21. Scope of Farming System in the Indo – Gangetic Plain to Ensure the Food Security in the Country -- 22. Organic integrated farming system -- 23. Scope of integrated nutrient management in the Indo-Gangetic plains towards food productivity enhancement in a major cropping system -- 24. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This volume on Integrated Farming Systems explains the diverse components that can be included in the agriculture sector. It is a practical guide to increasing a farm's productivity, profitability, and sustainability. The use of integrated farming systems has become essential with the growing population and the decreased availability of land resulting in the need to optimize the existing resources. By combining different farm enterprises like dairy, poultry, and fishery, farmers can achieve vertical expansion and increase their income and employment opportunities. This comprehensive guide covers all aspects of integrated farming systems, from the different components that can be included to the benefits of recycling crop residues and the by-products within the farm. With practical advice for small and marginal farmers, this book offers a roadmap for improving productivity and ensuring balanced nutrition for farm families. The book is suitable for a vast audience, from a farmer looking to increase profits and sustainability, a student of agriculture at the graduate or post-graduate level, or a researcher in the field of farming systems. It is an essential resource for reaping the benefits of integrated farming systems.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 221 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819965564
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Stress (Physiology). ; Plants. ; Bioclimatology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant physiology. ; Plants Development. ; Hormones. ; Plant Stress Responses. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Development. ; Hormone.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Role of phytohormones in plant responses to acid rain -- 2. The complex interaction between elevated CO2 and hormones on the control of plant growth -- 3. Role of plant hormones in plant response to elevated CO2 concentrations – above- and below-ground interactions -- 4. The intriguous roles of phytohormones in plant response to ozone interacting with other major climate-change stressors -- 5. Role of phytohormones in plant responses to acid rain -- 6. The role of plant hormones in fruit response to photo-oxidative and heat stress -- 7. Phytochrome and hormone signaling crosstalk in response to abiotic stresses in plants -- 8. Phytohormone-mediated regulation of heat stress response in plants -- 9. Phytohormones and cold stress tolerance -- 10. Drought stress: involvement of plant hormones in perception, signaling and response -- 11. Involvement of phytohormones in flooding stress tolerance in plants -- 12. Roles of long-distance signals in nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur uptake and sensing in plants -- 13. Phytohormone involvement in plant responses to soil acidity -- 14. Plant response to toxic metals: emerging sources, phytohormone role and tolerance strategies.
    Abstract: This book provides new insights into the mechanisms of plant hormone-mediated growth regulation and stress tolerance covering the most recent biochemical, physiological, genetic, and molecular studies. It also highlights the potential implications of plant hormones in ensuring food security in the face of climate change. Each chapter covers particular abiotic stress (heat stress, cold, drought, flooding, soil acidity, ozone, heavy metals, elevated CO2, acid rain, and photooxidative stress) and the versatile role of plant hormones in stress perception, signal transduction, and subsequent stress tolerance in the context of climate change. Some chapters also discuss hormonal crosstalk or interaction in plant stress adaptation and highlight convergence points of crosstalk between plant hormones and environmental signals such as light, which are considered recent breakthrough studies in plant hormone research. As exogenous application or genetic manipulation of hormones can alter crop yield under favorable and/or unfavorable environmental conditions, the utilization of plant hormones in modern agriculture is of great significance in the context of global climate change. Thus, it is important to further explore how hormone manipulation can secure a good harvest under challenging environmental conditions. This volume is dedicated to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2 and 13. The volume is suitable for plant science-related courses, such as plant stress physiology, plant growth regulators, and physiology and biochemistry of phytohormones for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students at colleges and universities. The book can be a useful reference for academicians and scientists involved in research related to plant hormones and stress tolerance.
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    Pages: XVII, 372 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811949418
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Genetics. ; Food science. ; Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Food Science. ; Plant Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Agronomical approaches for biofortification of cereal crops -- Chapter 2. Molecular approaches for biofortification of cereal crops -- Chapter 3. Molecular Approaches for Biofortification of Cereal crops -- Chapter 4. Genome editing approaches for biofortification of cereal crops -- Chapter 5. Metabolomics approaches to study nutritional aspects in cereal crops -- Chapter 6. Biofortification of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) -- Chapter 7. Biofortification of wheat using current resources and future challenges -- Chapter 8. Biofortification of maize (Zea mays) -- Chapter 9. Biofortification of barley for nutritional security -- Chapter 10. Biofortification of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) -- Chapter 11. Biofortification of oats (Avena sativa) -- Chapter 12. Nutrigenomics in Cereals -- Chapter 13. Genetically modified cereal crops regulation policies -- Chapter 14. Nanotechnological approaches for biofortification concept and concern in cereal crops.
    Abstract: The book addresses recent advances in biofortification using different approaches like foliar fertilizer, plant breeding, and genetic engineering as well as its utilization for improvement of nutritional quality of cereals. The content compiled is contributed by the renowned scientists actively working in the area of the cereal biofortification. This is an authentic, reliable, and exhaustive compilation bringing together the technological advancements, fundamental principles, and applicability of scientific innovations in biofortification. It also discusses policies and regulations for the implication of various strategies. It is useful reading material for researchers and students in the field. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 384 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811943089
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Environmental education. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Environmental and Sustainability Education. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Morphological Characterization of Bottle Gourd [Lagenaria siceraria.(Mol). Standl.] Germplasms in Garo Hills of Meghalaya -- Diversity Analysis of indigenous germplasm of Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench (Okra) under Garo Hills condition of Meghalaya -- Utility of Cow Urine -based bio-enhancer: Boon Substrate for the Growth Study in Phaseolus Vulgaris & its Variability in the Modified Jeevamrutha Bio-formulation -- A Scientific Study of the probable reasons causing the loss of Citrus indica from the ecosystem -- Distribution Mapping and Diversity Assessment of Ilex venulosa from Meghalaya using Internal Transcribed Spacer regions, matK and rbcL.
    Abstract: This volume presents part of the proceedings of NERC 2022, with an emphasis on conservation of bio-diversity in North-east India. This is a highly challenging and involved topic due to regionally diverse physiographic, geographical and eco-climatic conditions. Henceforth, systemic and holistic frameworks are required to disseminate upon the potential of science and technology for the conservation of the region’s bio-diversity. Notable among these frameworks refers to plant, microbial and animal bio-diversity conservation, value-added product development and sharing the benefits of such research for the perspective of bio-prospects, analysing critical environmental and climatic factors and their sensitivity upon urbanization strategies. Tools that are to be deployed for such insights involve plant, animal, and microbial bioscience and biotechnology, generalized rules for product design and development and survey based strategies. Addressing relevant competent methodologies and generic pedagogies, this volume on the bio-diversity conservation in North-eastern states of India aims to demonstrate the potential of pragmatic strategies that can be applied for the bio-diversity conservation in any region of world. Thereby, opportunities for nature linked livelihood security can be sought for the long term wellbeing of the humankind and ecology. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXVII, 308 p. 99 illus., 75 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819909452
    DDC: 333.95
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Genetics. ; Molecular biology. ; Biology Technique. ; Agriculture. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Molecular Biology. ; Biological Techniques.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. TILLING in the era of precise genome editing -- 2. Induced mutagenesis -- 3. Bioinformatics and candidate gene mining for TILLING -- 4. Next generation mutation detection techniques in crops -- 5. TILLING by sequencing -- 6. Advances in Eco-TILLING -- 7. Mutagenesis in somatic tissues -- 8. Forward genetics: Phenomics and trait selection -- 9. Towards development of climate resilient crops -- 10. Future of TILLING in plant breeding -- 11. Perception of food crops developed by mutagenesis among various stakeholders.
    Abstract: This edited book is a comprehensive compilation of deliberations in the field of agriculture, food security, climate resilient crops and on the relevance of the popular TILLING technique in the era of precise genome editing (CRISPR/Cas9). This book particularly deliberates on new developments in this field, such as, induced mutagenesis techniques, mutagenesis in somatic tissues, bio-informatics analysis and gene mining. This volume also focuses on next generation mutation detection techniques, exome capture, forward and reverses genetics, trait selection and, finally deliberates on the future of TILLING in plant breeding and product development. TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genome) is a popular molecular biology technique for detecting polymorphism in a mutagenized population. Eco-TILLING refers to natural TILLING. This technique can be applied to a wider range of crops. Products developed through TILLING are not regulated throughout the world, thus having a wider acceptance among various stakeholders. This volume is timely and looks into the updated aspects of mutagenesis, TILLING, Eco-TILLING along with OMIC tools, their amalgamated applications towards crop improvement. This book contains 11 chapters and 250 pages authored by globally reputed scientists on the field of mutagenesis, TILLING and Eco-TILLING. This book is useful for research scholars, students, teachers and scientists in the academia, policy makers, relevant public, plant breeding companies, private companies and cooperatives interested in understanding or applying mutagenesis, TILLING for editing gene of interest and develop new products in agriculture.
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    Pages: XV, 236 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819927227
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    Keywords: Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Epidemiology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecological Epidemiology. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Bio-resources and Diversity -- 2 Plant resources and functional foods -- 3 Insight of Bioresources from Lower Plant Groups- Reconciling the Possibilities and Responsibilities -- 4 Nutraceutical Potential Of Underutilized Wild Edible Fruits Endemic To Western Ghats In Southern India -- 5 Microgreens: A Future Super Food -- 6 Wild Edible Tubers And Rhizomes Of South Western Ghats, India -- 7 Medicinal plants as control for Prevalent and Infectious diseases -- 8 Coral Reef: A Hot Spot Of Marine Biodiversity -- 9 The Seaweed A Gold Mine For Drugs -- 10 Mangroves: An Underutilised Gene Pool To Combat Salinity -- 11 Plant conservation associated with Traditional knowledge: Past and Future -- 12 Conservation of landraces and indigenous breeds: an investment for the future -- 13 Conservation and management of Mangrove ecosystem in diverse perspectives -- 14. Conservation of RET Plants: Strategies and Plans -- 15 An Outlook on Marine Sponges and Associated Biodiversity Addressing Conservation Strategies -- 16 In vitro Conservation of Rare, Endangered and Threatened Plants -- 17 Macro and micropropagation of plants for income generation -- 18 In vitro Secondary Metabolite Production For Sustainable Utilization Of Endangered Medicinal Plants -- 19 Enhanced Secondary Metabolite Production For Drug Leads -- 20 Modern Ethnobotany And The Development Of Drug Leads -- 21 Computational Approaches For Identifying Therapeutic Potential Of Phytocompounds -- 22 Antimicrobial Drugs: Possibilities From Medicinal Plants Part A - Antibacterials And Antivirals -- 23 Antimicrobial Drugs: Possibilities From Medicinal Plants Part B - Antifungals -- 24 Marine Resources and Sustainable Utilization -- 25 Traditional Knowledge and its Sustainable Utilization. .
    Abstract: This book brings together chapters related to sustainable utilization of biological resources, including in situ and ex situ conservation of rare, endangered, and threatened plants. The title also gives a special emphasis on marine sponges and mangrove ecosystems, which are two important untapped potential resources of the marine ecosystem and play a key role in maintaining the marine ecosystem. There is an urgent need for the conservation, exploration and utilization of bioresources for the growth and survival of human beings. Due to the significant reduction in biological resources, many countries are developing strategic action plans for the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources. That is where this book fills the gap by discussing the significant development of new products and methodologies for sustainable utilization of these resources. This book also unveils a world of novel bioactive molecules from medicinal plants and the marine ecosystem and explains how drug design pipelines can advance modern drug development. The target audiences for this book include biodiversity researchers who are working on technology and bioresource management issues and faculty and students in the environment research areas and Biodiversity conservation.
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    Pages: XVIII, 657 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811958410
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 30
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Applied ethics. ; Agronomy. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Ethics. ; Agronomy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Biodiversity and Human Health Impacts of Agrochemicals -- Chapter 1. Agrochemicals: Safety Evaluation and Characterization for Human and Biodiversity -- Chapter 2. Agrochemical Use and Emerging Human and Animal Diseases -- Chapter 3. Global biodiversity decline and loss from agricultural intensification through agrochemical application -- Chapter 4. Evidence of the Toxic Potentials of Agrochemicals on Human Health and Biodiversity -- Chapter 5. Agrochemicals and Pollinator Diversity: A Socio-ecological Synthesis -- Chapter 6. One Health Implications of Agrochemicals and their Eco-benign Substitutes -- Chapter 7. Risk of Agrochemical on Biodiversity and Human Health: Implication on Conservation and Sustainable Mitigations Strategies -- Chapter 8. Mitigating the One Health Impacts of Agrochemicals through Sustainable Policies and Regulations -- Chapter 9. Health Implications of Agrochemicals - Nexus of their Impacts, Sustainable Management Approaches, and Policy Gaps -- Chapter 10. Detrimental Effects of Agrochemical-based Agricultural Intensification on Biodiversity: Evidence from Some Past Studies -- Part II: Food Production, Safety, Security, Sovereignty and the Economic Implications of Agrochemical Use -- Chapter 11. Food Safety and Agrochemicals: Risk Assessment and Food Security Implications -- Chapter 12. Chemical-based fruit ripening and the implications for ecosystem health and safety -- Chapter 13. Socio-economic and Ecological Values of Sustainable Alternatives to Pesticides -- Chapter 14. Meta-evaluation of the One Health Implication on Food Systems of Agrochemical Use -- Chapter 15. Food Quality and Agrochemical Use: Integrated Monitoring, Assessment, and Management Policies -- Chapter 16. Plants and Soil Microbiota Health Implications of Agrochemicals: Potential Alternatives for the Safe Propagation of Food Crops -- Chapter 17. A global perspective of synthetic agrochemicals in local farmers’ markets of fruits and vegetables -- Chapter 18. Factors Influencing Agrochemical Use, Practices, and Knowledge Systems: Case Study of Rice farmers in the Cauvery Delta Zone of Tamil Nadu, India -- Part III: Agrochemicals and Environmental Justice: Dynamics, Remediation, and Sustainable Alternatives -- Chapter 19. Sustainable approaches for the remediation of agrochemicals in the environment -- Chapter 20. Plant-based Agrobiodiversity Solutions to Reduce Agrochemical Use -- Chapter 21. Prospects of Insect Farming for Food Security, Environmental Sustainability and as an Alternative to Agrochemical Use -- Chapter 22. Implications of Agrochemical Application on Soil Fauna and Ecosystem and their Sustainable Alternatives -- Chapter 23. Sustainable Agricultural Pest Control Strategies to Boost Food and Socioecological Security: The Allelopathic Strategy -- Chapter 24. Impacts of Agrochemicals on Fish Composition in Natural Waters: A Sustainable Management Approach -- Chapter 25. Sustainable Alternatives to Agrochemicals and their Socio-Economic and Ecological Values -- Chapter 26. Global Environmental Sustainability and Agrochemical Use -- Chapter 27. Impacts of Chemical Use in Agricultural Practices: Perspectives of Soil Microorganism and Vegetation -- Chapter 28. Eco-farming for Sustainability: Defending Our Way of Life Against Agrochemicals.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the United Nations SDG 3, SDG 12, and SDG 15. The book covers the full range of issues associated with agrochemical use from a One Health standpoint to promote a cleaner and safer alternative that leaves little to no negative legacy on Earth’s natural, social, and economic systems. The main focus of the book is to address the biodiversity and human health, food security, and socio-environmental implications of agrochemical use in food production. It deals with the need to move away from the use of harmful chemicals in agriculture. The threat to key aspects of One Health will be used as evidence in support of the need to transition to safer and cleaner food production systems as well as the social, economic, health, and environmental viability of sustainable alternatives. One Health is the innovative convergence approach that encourages collaborative, cross-sectoral, and transdisciplinary methods to monitor, assess, report, and implement shared human health, biodiversity, and environmental challenges and goals such as agrochemical use. Conventional agrochemicals are chemicals used to protect plants, improve crop yield and manage agricultural fields but also have a negative legacy on Earth’s systems. This book is of interest and useful to agricultural trainees and trainers, soil, food and agricultural institutes, food and soil systems specialists, biodiversity and environmental managers, activists, practitioners, and students. It is also a useful read for conservationists and industries interested in promoting organic agriculture for a sustainable community, regional and global development.
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    Pages: XIV, 826 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819934393
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, 34
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Forestry. ; Ecology. ; Forestry. ; Terrestial Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Treeline Research in Himalaya: Current Understanding and Future Imperatives -- 2 Capturing Himalayan Timberline Dimensionand Ecological Attributes In Warming Climate Through Team Science -- 3 Temperature lapse rate in different himalayan treeline environments: regional analysis of patterns, seasonality and variability -- 4 Relationship between timberline elevation and climate in sikkim himalaya -- 5 The treeline ecotone in Rolwaling Himal, Nepal: Pattern-process relationshipsand treeline shift potential -- 6 Challenges of timberline mapping in the himalaya: a case study of sikkim himalaya -- 7 Mapping the Spatial Patterns of Biodiversity Along the Alpine Treeline Ecotone in EasternHimalaya Using Information Theory -- 8 Quantifying Variation In Canopy Height From Lidar Data As A Function Of Altitude Along Alpine Treeline Ecotone In Indian Himalaya -- 9 Patterns of Plant Taxonomic, Life-form and Phylogenetic Diversity at a Treeline Ecotone in Northwestern Himalaya: Role of Aspect and Elevation -- 10 Vegetation Structure along an Elevation Gradient at the Treeline Ecotone of Eastern Himalayan forests in Sikkim -- 11 Patterns of Plant Species Richness across the Himalayan Treeline Ecotone -- 12 Lichen Diversity in High Elevations of Western Himalaya with special reference to Treeline Ecotone: Conservation and Indicator Value -- 13 Community-Level Lichen Diversity Assessment In Alpine Zone Of Indian Himalaya: Climate Change Implications -- 14 Lower Plants of Tungnath-Chopta Timberline Zone, Garhwal Himalaya -- 15 Phenological response of treeline ecotone tree species to global warming in Western Himalaya -- 16 Water Relations Of The Indian Himalayan Treeline Species -- 17 Herbaceous Vegetation Structure And Phenology At Treeline Ecotone In Relation To Natural Snowmelt -- 18 Responses Of Herbaceous Species Of Alpine Treeline To Elevated Co2 -- 19 Age-Girth Stand Structure of Himalayan fir and Growth-NDVI relationship in the Treeline transects of western Himalaya: An ecological perspective -- 20 Response Of Radial Growth In Abies Pindrow (Royle Ex D.Don) Royle To Climate At Treeline Ecotone In The Northwestern Himalaya -- 21 Pastoralism in Timberline Forests of Western Himalaya -- 22 Treeline Research In The Nepal Himalaya: Status And Future Prospects. .
    Abstract: This book brings together comprehensive multi-disciplinary knowledge on diverse aspects of the Himalayan treeline ecotone which is considered one of the most sensitive ecosystems to climate change. The contents of this book are based on the results of extensive research and provide a holistic understanding of the treeline ecotone in Himalaya. The book will serve as an important reference manual and a textbook on treeline ecology. The book is unique in the sense that it provides an engaging account of almost all the aspects of the treeline ecotone, such as taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic species diversity, temperature lapse rates, tree phenology, water relations, and stress physiology, tree ring width chronology, and climate relationships and the role of treeline ecotone in human sustenance in the Indian Himalayan region The treelines in the Himalaya, being the highest in the Northern Hemisphere (up to 4900 m), are among the least investigated systems and hence this book is timely and fills all-important knowledge gaps vis-à-vis treeline shifts, physiognomic, structural, and functional changes in mountain landscapes and ecosystems, particularly under the changing climate This book, for the first time, summarizes evidence-based knowledge about various aspects of treeline ecotone in Himalaya that was largely generated through a well-coordinated a team science approach. The book will be of interest to ecologists, climatologists, dendrochronologists, foresters, plant physiologists and resource managers and policy planners for a better understanding of the organization and dynamics of this fragile ecosystem in relation to climate change and other anthropogenic stresses that are rampant in the Himalaya. The book lays a solid foundation for further investigation of the ecology and dynamics of the treeline ecotone in the Himalayas and provides a rationale for pursuing a team science approach for macroecological investigations.
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    Pages: XXVI, 569 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811944765
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Botany. ; Plant physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Plant Physiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Occurrence of salinity and drought stresses: status, impact and management -- Chapter 2. Multiple stresses is a big challenge for development of tolerant varieties: Shared and unique physiological responses -- Chapter 3. Physio-biochemical approaches for raising drought tolerance in plants: Recent progress and future perspectives -- Chapter 4. Physiological, biochemical and molecular responses to salt stress and seed priming approach to enhance salt tolerance in bread wheat -- Chapter 5. Drought and salinity stress: an overlapping osmotic resistance -- Chapter 6. Physiological and Post-Harvest Quality Changes of Horticultural Crops under salt stress -- Chapter 7. Conventional Breeding and Advance Approaches to Mitigate Drought and Salt Stress in Crop Plants -- Chapter 8. Strategies for improving tolerance to combined effect of drought and salinity stress in crops -- Chapter 9. Stress protectants in amelioration of abiotic stress: mechanism of action and potential role in sustaining oilseed and pulses productivity -- Chapter 10. Insights into drought and salinity stress tolerance in crop plant through various genomic approaches under changing climate -- Chapter 11. Strategies to improve drought and salinity tolerance in some cash crops through proteomics perspective -- Chapter 12. Insights in metabolomics responses to drought and salinity stress in crop plants -- Chapter 13. Transcriptional Regulatory Network Involved in Drought and Salt Stress Response in Rice -- Chapter 14. Advancement of omics approaches in understanding the mechanism of salinity tolerance in legumes -- Chapter 15. Speed Breeding: A budding technique to improve crop plants for drought and salinity tolerance.
    Abstract: This edited book is a comprehensive collection of scientific research on different plants under drought and salt stress conditions. The main focus of this book is to elaborate on the mechanisms being operative in plants under stress and how various biological factors mitigate the adverse effects for better plant productivity. This book covers all physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms operating under drought and saline stresses. The current status and impact of drought and salinity on various crop plants have been elaborated on in different chapters. Agricultural lands are either turning barren or becoming more saline and drought-prone with increasing temperatures, decreasing water tables, untimely rainfall, and other environmental factors. In India, salt-affected soils occupy an area of about 6.73 million ha of which saline and sodic soils constitute roughly 40 and 60%, respectively. All these factors individually or cumulatively, affect the plant growth and development and hence, the crop productivity with the monetary loss. The inbuilt plant's ability with modified/acclimatized mechanisms has been described in various chapters with step-wise descriptions. The role of various plant growth-promoting agents including nano-particles, micro-organisms, metabolites or phytohormones, etc in mitigating adverse effects of drought and salinity has been explained precisely. Updated information on the use of speed breeding, proteomics, epigenetics, and transcriptomics in different crops along with high throughput technologies is included for the cross-talk of various network mechanisms. This book is helpful for the readers in knowing salinity and drought through the physiological, biochemical and genetic, and molecular levels to understand plant behaviour under stress conditions. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, plant physiology, biochemistry, forestry, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists and policymakers will also find this to be a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 602 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819946693
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    Keywords: Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Microbiology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1: General considerations -- Chapter 1. Physical and chemical processes of marine environment -- Chapter 2. A review study on the microbes in the recycling of carbon -- Chapter 3. Microbial symbiosis in marine ecosystem -- Section 2: Communities of special interest -- Chapter 4. Cyanobacteria in oceanChapter -- Chapter 5. Marine algae and their importance -- Chapter 6. Antarctica microbial communities: ecological and industrial importance -- Chapter 7. Crustaceans - microbes and defense mechanisms -- Section 3: Marine microorganisms and environmental bioremediation -- Chapter 8. Pollution in marine ecosystem: impact and prevention -- Chapter 9. Source and effect of oil spills on associated microorganisms in marine aquatic environment -- Chapter 10. Heavy metal pollution in water: cause and remediation strategies -- Chapter 11. Responses of marine fungi to heavy metal contamination -- Chapter 12. Micro-plastic pollution in marine ecosystem and its remediation -- Chapter 13. Microplastic pollution in aquatic environment: ecotoxicological effects and bioremediation prospects -- Chapter 14. Biodegradation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals using marine microorganisms -- Chapter 15. Bioreactors for bioremediation of polluted water -- Section 4: Others applications and perspectives -- Chapter 16. Industrial importance of marine algae -- Chapter 17. Sargassum derived agents for potential cosmetic applications -- Chapter 18. Utilization of seaweed as partial replacement to the fish meal in aquaculture diets -- Chapter 19. Nanobiotechnology of marine organisms: mechanisms and applications -- Chapter 20. Bioactive compounds from marine water ecosystem -- Chapter 21. Marine fish microbiome: current status and future perspectives.
    Abstract: This contributed volume focuses on the latest innovations in the field of marine microbiology. Marine ecosystems are dynamic natural resources and home to very primitive life forms. They include open sea, deep sea, coastal marine ecosystem mudflats, seagrass meadows, mangroves, and rocky intertidal systems. This book deals with the various aspects of marine microbiology including diverse habitats, associated microorganisms, their adaptations, ecological interactions, biogeochemical cycling, and industrial applications. It also discusses the issue of pollution in oceans and put forward available strategies for its eco-friendly solution. In recent years, extensive research, advanced methodologies, and high-throughput instrumentation have resulted in voluminous data and information that require proper compilation and worldwide sharing. From this perspective, the book is a perfect documentation of primary and secondary data-based information on the latest research findings, case studies, experiences, and innovations in the field of marine microbiology. The book is of great use to students, researchers and professionals studying marine sciences.
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    Pages: XVII, 480 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819950225
    DDC: 577.6
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    Keywords: Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Animal culture. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Animal Science. ; Water. ; Sustainability. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Morphology and Taxonomy -- Chapter 2. Population Structure and Speciation -- Chapter 3. Life History -- Chapter 4. Spawning Areas -- Chapter 5. Larval Transport -- Chapter 6. Glass Eel Recruitment -- Chapter 7. Spawning Migration -- Chapter 8. Behavior -- Chapter 9. Nervous Systems and Sense -- Chapter 10. Digestion and Absorption -- Chapter 11. Osmoregulation -- Chapter 12. Reproduction -- Chapter 13. Metamorphosis and Silvering -- Chapter 14. Artificial Maturation -- Chapter 15. Larval Rearing -- Chapter 16. Breeding -- Chapter 17. Disease -- Chapter 18. Fisheries -- Chapter 19. Resources -- Chapter 20. Trading -- Chapter 21. Distribution -- Chapter 22. River Improvement -- Chapter 23. Conservation. .
    Abstract: This book is a compilation of eel research and fish migration studies for more than 40 years showing the research history and recent advances in eel studies. Dr. Katsumi Tsukamoto, the esteemed editor of this book, has been actively involved in eel research as one of the leading scientists in the world for a long time, and he and his team successfully collected the fertilized eggs and spawn-condition adult eels from the wild for the first time in the world. This book compiles the essentials of the scientific findings obtained by the editor and his colleagues and reviews the latest references of eel science. Knowledge and information in the book such as a spawning area survey, research on artificial production of glass eels, the discovery of a new species, etc. will attract the reader’s interest, as these are written based on the authors’ experiences. Readers can obtain a comprehensive understanding of eels from various aspects of eel science including the cultural and socio-economic importance of eels and valuable scientific information using state-of-the-art approaches. The book also endeavors to contribute to the conservation of eel species, some of which have been classified as endangered by the IUCN and to promoting harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
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    Pages: VIII, 318 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819956920
    Series Statement: Fisheries Science Series,
    DDC: 577.6
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    Keywords: Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Bioclimatology. ; Communication in the environmental sciences. ; Conservation Biology. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability. ; Climate Change Ecology. ; Environmental Communication.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Contentious Politics of Mapping for (De)forestation in Indonesia: From the National to Provincial and Community Levels -- Chapter 3. Selling Peatland for the Future: History, Land Management, and the Transformation of Common Land in Rantau Baru -- Chapter 4. Inferring Recent Changes in Fish Fauna in the Middle Reaches of the Kampar River: Survey Results from the Fishing Village of Rantau Baru -- Chapter 5. Fisheries of the Rantau Baru and Kampar Rivers, Sumatra, Indonesia -- Chapter 6. Rethinking the Local Wisdom Approach in Peatland Restoration through the Case of Rantau Baru: A Critical Inquiry to the Present-day Concept of Kearifan Lokal -- Chapter 7. The Dimension of Gender in Peatland Management in Rantau Baru Village -- Chapter 8. Village Initiatives for Fire Prevention and Peatland Restoration in Riau after the Enactment of the 2014 Village Law -- Chapter 9. Willingness to Pay for Environmental Conservation of Peat and Aquatic Ecosystems in a Cash-Poor Community: A Riau Case -- Chapter 10. The Value of Participatory Mapping, the Role of the Adat Community (Masyarakat Adat), and the Future of the Peatlands -- Chapter 11. The Inequity Implications of Peatland Conservation Policies -- Chapter 12. Integrated Spatial Ecosystem Services Valuation Approach with Community Participation in a Social Forestry Scheme -- Chapter 13. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This open access book is one in a series of four volumes introducing peatland conservation and restoration in Indonesia. It focuses on local governance, in particular on regional and local perspectives in Riau, the most peat-destructed province of Indonesia. The book fills a vital gap in the existing literature that overlooks social science and humanities perspectives. Written by authors from different disciplines and backgrounds (including scholars and NGO activists), the approaches to the topic are various and unique, including analysis of GPS logs, social media, geospatial assessments, online interviews (conducted due to the Covid-19 pandemic), and more conventional questionnaires and surveys of community members. The chapters cover an interdisciplinary understanding of peatland destruction and broadly offer insights into environmental governance. While presenting combined studies of established fieldwork methodologies and contemporary technology such as drones and geospatial information, the book also explores the potential of long-distance research with rural communities through online facilitation, which was brought about by Covid-19, but that may have long­term implications. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding peatland conservation and restoration and recognize the significance of locally inclusive approaches that use contemporary but accessible technologies to sustainably govern the globally important resource of peatland. That approach would be useful for other environmentally fragile but important regions and give some ideas to achieve the United Nations’ SDGs for 1)No Poverty, 5)Gender Equality, 13)Climate Action, 15)Life of Land.
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    Pages: XII, 333 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819909025
    Series Statement: Global Environmental Studies,
    DDC: 333.9516
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    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
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    Keywords: Geographic information systems. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Geographical Information System. ; Agriculture. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Desert Locust Breeding Area and Migration Path in Africa and Asia -- Chapter 3 Monitoring of Desert Locusts in East Africa -- Chpater 4 Monitoring of Desert Locusts in West and South Asia -- Chapter 5 Remote Sensing Monitoring System of Desert Locust and its Application -- References.
    Abstract: This book deals with the topic on remote sensing monitoring of desert locust in Africa and Asia. Remote sensing monitoring of the occurrence and damage of desert locust is conducted by integrating cutting-edge technologies and methods in cross-disciplinary fields in remote sensing science, geographic information science, agronomy, plant protection, agricultural meteorology, mathematics, and computer science. The main contents include spatio-temporal data analysis and processing, desert locust breeding areas monitoring, pest migration path analysis and damage monitoring. Moreover, a desert locust remote sensing monitoring system is constructed and applied in the region of Africa and Asia countries. This book not only provides technical reference for remote sensing monitoring and application of desert locust but also serves as a research reference for scholars and graduate students engaged in agricultural remote sensing, agricultural information technology, plant protection and other related field. It will help to improve remote sensing monitoring and application of desert locust.
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    Pages: XIV, 126 p. 116 illus., 113 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811972386
    DDC: 910.285
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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.
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    Pages: XVII, 419 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819944729
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Biodiversity. ; Ecology Methodology. ; Ecology. ; Biodiversity. ; Ecological Modelling.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Ecological restoration: An Overview of Science & Policy Regime -- Chapter 2. Lifestyle for Environment: Life Mission and Synergies with Eco-restoration -- Chapter 3. Optimal Management of Potential Water and Sediment Yield from Urban Hilly Watershed -- Chapter 4. Mainstreaming Peri-Urban Ecosystems for Urban Resilience through Policy-Planning Framework: An Opportunity Analysis for Indian Cities -- Chapter 5. Urban Forest and Ecosystem Services Intercede Urban Habitat in Delhi -- Chapter 6. Restoration and rejuvenation of rivers, streams and wetlands: Challenges and way forward -- Chapter 7. Ecosystem services for Water Management: A review of global approaches and experiences -- Chapter 8. Rejuvenation of Rivers in India-A Case Study on efforts for Rejuvenation of River Ganga -- Chapter 9. Rejuvenation of Kukrail Drain -- Chapter 10. Hydrological modelling using HEC-HMS and estimation of the flood peak by Gumbel’s method of Hasdeo Basin, Chhattisgarh, India -- Chapter 11. Comparing Runoff of NRCS-CN Method and Observed Runoff Data A Case Study -- Chapter 12. Artificial neural network models for rainfall-runoff modeling in India- studies from of Kolar and Kuttiyadi River watersheds -- Chapter 13. Analysis of urbanization and assessment of its impact on ground water & land use land cover using GIS techniques – Case study of Bhopal & Gurugram district -- Chapter 14. Application of Water Accounting Plus Framework for the assessment of the Water consumption pattern and Food security -- Chapter 15. Comparison of Probability Distributions for Extreme Value Analysis and Predicting Monthly Rainfall Pattern using Bayesian Regularized-ANN -- Chapter 16. An Indexing Method for Evaluating Managerial Effectiveness of a Watershed Project and Functional Involvement of Participant Organisations -- Chapter 17. Pathways to build resilience towards the impact of climate change on the Indian Sunderban -- Chapter 18. Eco-restoration for Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction -- Chapter 19. Ecosystems and Nature - Based Solutions (NbS) for Health Protection and Epidemic Resilience -- Chapter 20. Fresh Water Ecosystem Conservation for Social Protection, Business, and Local Economy.
    Abstract: This edited book offers coverage towards SDG 15 in particular, but it provides for all the SDGs in general. The book is an inclusive comprehension on ecosystem restoration and sustainability including agricultural and ecosystem resilience, the role of biodiversity, climate change and water resources, hydrological modelling, extreme events, disaster risk and management, sustainable policy making on disaster management. The world is facing diverse and severe challenges. Millions of people are suffering from the catastrophic effects of extreme disasters, climate emergencies, water and food insecurity, and the repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic. Ecosystems are essential players in people’s capacity to meet these challenges. Hence, managing them and protecting their resources in sustainable ways is crucial. The book ‘Ecosystem Restoration: Towards Sustainable and Resilient Development’ provides comprehensive information on fundamentals, approaches and latest developments in the field of ecosystem restoration, resilience and sustainability. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, and valuable source of reference to the professionals and students in the relevant disciplines. Besides, the book serves as additional reading for graduate students of water, ecology, restoration forestry, soil science, and environmental sciences. National and international ecological policy makers, scientists and planners will also find this to be a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVIII, 366 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819936878
    Series Statement: Disaster Resilience and Green Growth,
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environment. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Environmental policy. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Studies. ; Environmental Policy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1. Decarbonisation and Policies for Circular Economy adoption -- Chapter 1. Circular Economy Catalysing Decarbonisation -- Part 2. Policy supports toward Circular Economy -- Chapter 2. Policies and Practice of Sound Material Cycle Society in Japan - transition towards the Circular Economy.-Chapter 3. The pathway towards circular economic development in China: Policies, case studies and the role of universities -- Chapter 4. Circular Economy Policies and Innovations in Africa -- Chapter 5. Waste Management in Indonesia: Strategies and Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Circular Economy -- Part 3. Implementation Status of Circular Economy Concepts -- Chapter 6. On the Way to Circular Economy: Türkiye’s Waste Management and Zero Waste Project -- Chapter 7. Circular economy transition in EU and Italy in key priority sectors: policies, initiatives and perspectives -- Chapter 8. Status of the adoption and practice of circular economy in Mexico -- Part 4. Circular Economy adoption in Industries -- Chapter 9. Circular Manufacturing Transformation: manufacturing perspectives, examples and experiences from implementation of Circular Economy in Asia -- Chapter 10. The circular economy, employment and low carbon in the UK manufacturing sector -- Chapter 11. Circular Economy through technology for Waste-to-Energy -- Chapter 12. Utilization of household sewage sludge - the effect of the temperature of pyrolysis on the chemical properties -- Chapter 13. Shifting toward Resource Management in Remote Area: A Case Study of Lake Toba, Indonesia -- Chapter 14. Circular Bioeconomy through Anaerobic Digestion.
    Abstract: This edited book brings out a comprehensive collection of information on principle and policy of circular economy. It deals with the general principles, pathways of circular economic development in different countries, use of circular economy in achieving sustainable development goals. The book covers policy instruments that helps implementing resource efficient processes, strategies of implementing circular economy concepts, Decarbonisation, and developing business promoting circular economy principles. The circular economy has gained increasing prominence as a tool which presents solutions to some of the world’s most pressing sustainable development challenges. By addressing root causes, the concept of a circular economy, an economy in which waste and pollution do not exist by design, products and materials are kept in use, and natural systems are regenerated provides promise to achieving SDGs. This book is of interest and use to practitioners, capacity builders and policymakers, entrepreneurs, NGOs, general people, and valuable source of reference to the relevant researchers and students in global markets. As circular economy is gaining momentum and interest in general, the book serves as reading material for undergraduate and graduate students in any field specifically environmental science, waste management, medical science as well as environmental management at national and international level.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIV, 468 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819948031
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    Keywords: Plant diseases. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural genome mapping. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Genetics. ; Plant Pathology. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Genetics. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Genetics and Genomics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Newer Genetic Tools, Techniques, Vectors, Promoters and Molecular Markers for Genetic Engineering of Herbivorous Insects -- Chapter 2.Innovative Molecular Approaches for Pest Management -- Chapter 3. Modern Molecular Tools for Insect Diagnostics -- Chapter 4. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and IOT in Pest Management -- Chapter 5. Genetic Tools for Integrated Management of Pests on Honey Bees in the Tropics -- Chapter 6. Genetics and Genomics of Bombyx mori L -- Chapter 7. Enhancing Genetic Efficiency of natural Enemies of Crop Pests -- Chapter 8. Application of Genetic Engineering Technologies to Manage Crop Pests and Diseases in Vietnam -- Chapter 9. Advances, Prospects and Limitations of Genetic Tools for Pest Management Strategies in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 10. Management of Pests Using Genetic Tools in Africa -- Chapter 11. Genetic Tools for the Management of Phytophagous Mites -- Chapter 12. Management of Potato Cyst Nematode (Globodera sp.) Using Biotechnological Approaches -- Chapter 13.Genetic and Molecular Approaches for Management of Potato Viral Diseases and their Vectors. Chapter 14. Genetic variation and Molecular ools for the Management of Brinjal Shoot and Fruit Borer Leucinodes orbonalis Guenée (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) -- Chapter 15. Management of Noctuid Pests using Genetic Tools -- Chapter 16. Genetics and Management of Pest Fruit Flies -- Chapter 17. Molecular Insights into Wing Polymorphism and Migration Patterns of Planthoppers -- Chapter 18. Genetic Engineering Technologies for Management of Crambid Pests -- Chapter 19.Intervention of Modern Genetic Tools for Managing Insect Pests of Fruit Crops -- Chapter 20.Advanced Molecular Diagnostic Tools for Longhorn Beetles -- Chapter 21.Molecular Characterization and Genetic Interventions in an Invasive Spiralling Whitefly Aleurodicus dispersus Russell -- Chapter 22.Recent Genetic Tools for the Management of Stored Product Pests -- Chapter 23.Genetic Tools for Insecticide Resistance Management -- Chapter 24.Genetic improvement of pigeon-pea(Cajanus cajan(L.) Millsp.) and Insect Resistance: strategies and achievements -- Chapter 25.Bruchid Resistance Studies in Blackgram Using Molecular Tools -- Chapter 26.Inducing Insect Resistance in Sesame by Innovative Genetic Manipulation using Mutagens -- Chapter 27.Advances in Insect Resistance Breeding Against Brown Planthopper and Gallmidge in Rice -- Chapter 28.Adoption of Molecular Tools for Combatting the Arthropod Pests.
    Abstract: This contributed volume aims at bringing together all the genetic engineering tools for managing various types of crop pests. The main focus of this book is to explore the application of these tools in pest management. Major pest groups covered in this book are insects, mites and nematodes. The first section covers all major genetic tools and molecular approaches. The second section deals with genetic tools for of beneficial containing three chapters involving honey bees, silkworms and natural enemies. Next section deals with genetic interactions against pests in diverse geographical regions with special focus on Africa, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. Sections four and five addresses diverse aspects as management of pests, genetic behavior, gene expression, plasticity, pathways and interactions and options for mitigation of pests. It serves as a useful resource for professionals in the fields of entomology, agronomy, horticulture, ecology, and environmental sciences, as well as to agricultural producers and plant biotechnologists. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 669 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811902642
    DDC: 571.92
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    Keywords: Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Industrial microbiology. ; Microbiology. ; Agriculture. ; Industrial Microbiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 2. Plant Microbes Interactions and Its Effect on Crop Productivity -- Chapter 3. Rhizobacterial biostimulants: efficacy in enhanced productivity and sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 4. The Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza in Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 5. Biocontrol Efficacy of Biomass and Secondary Metabolites of P. fluorescens Against Predominant Pest Affecting Agricultural Fields -- Chapter 6. Exopolysaccharide-producing Azotobacter for bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil -- Chapter 7. Utilization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to boom the Efficiency and Product nature of Horticultural Crops -- Chapter 8. Microbial Remediation of Persistent Agrochemicals -- Chapter 9. Microbes Based Pesticides for Insect Pest Control and Their Management -- Chapter 10. In-silico Tools and Approach of CRISPR Application in Agriculture -- Chapter 11. Application of Bioinformatics in the Plant Pathology Research -- Chapter 12. New Age Genomic Measures for Uncovering Plant-Microbiome Interactions: Tools, Pipelines and Guidance Map for Genomic Data Mining -- Chapter 13. Bioinformatics: A Tool for Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 14. Recent Advances in Deep Learning CNN Models for Plant Disease Detection.
    Abstract: This book, the second volume of Advances in Agricultural and Industrial Microbiology is the compilation of modern technologies with scientific advancement in promoting plant growth by rhizobacterial biostimulants, endophytic microbes, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The volume also highlights the critical roles of soil microbes in the biocontrol of plant pathogens/diseases, bioremediation of toxic agrochemicals, and nitrogen fixation. Agricultural sustainability and environmental management strongly depend on microbial communities. Management of soil fertility is the key aspect that is facilitated by soil microbes and their interactions.The book also has a section focuses on the in-silico approaches and techniques involved in agriculture which enhances the readers’ understandings of plant-pathogen interactions, prediction of pathogenicity, improving variety through CRISPER, and its role in the agroindustry. Additionally, the interventions of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) have benefited agricultural stakeholders, i.e., farmers to policymakers, in predicting and combating them. The covered topics of the microbial domain and computational tools have high implications for the researchers, students, faculty, and scientists working on these areas.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 263 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811696824
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Conservation biology. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Plant ecology. ; Animal culture. ; Ecology. ; Conservation Biology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Plant Ecology. ; Animal Science.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1 -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Section 2. Plant Diversity -- Chapter 2. Status, issues and challenges of biodiversity:Lower plants (Non-vascular) -- Chapter 3. Status, issues and Challenges of Biodiversity:Higher Plants -- Chapter 4. Status, issues and challenges of biodiversity: Trees and Shrubs -- Chapter 5. Underutilized Plant Strength of India -- Section 3. Faunal Diversity -- Chapter 6. Status, Issues and Challenges of Biodiversity: Invertebrate -- Chapter 7. Diversity, Distribution and Endemicity of Herpetofauna in Different Biogeographic Zones and Biodiversity Hotpots of India -- Chapter 8. Status, Issues, and Challenges of Biodiversity: Wild Animals -- Chapter 9. Indian Avian Diversity:Status, Challenges and Solutions -- Chapter 10. Status, Issues and Challenges of Indian Livestock Biodiversity -- Section 4. Ecosystem Diversity -- Chapter 11. Agricultural Crop Diversity: Status, Challenges and Solutions -- Chapter 12. Biodiversity of Agriculturally Important Insects: Status, Issues and Challenges -- Chapter 13. Biodiversity Issues and Challenges:Non-Agriculture Insects -- Chapter 14. Status, issues and challenges of biodiversity: Forest Insects -- Chapter 15. Status, Issues and Challenges of Biodiversity: Marine Biota -- Chapter 16. Diatoms the living jewels their biodiversity, phycosphere and associated phenotypic plasticity: a lesson to learn from current pandemic of corona virus -- Chapter 17. Plant Diversity at Ecosystems level in India: Dynamics and Status -- Chapter 18. Faunal Diversity at Ecosystems level in India: Dynamics and Status -- Section 5. Challenges and reasons of Biodiversity loss -- Chapter 19. Challenges on Account of Invasive Alien Terrestrial Plants -- Chapter 20. Alien Invasive Aquatic Fauna:Challenges and Mitigation -- Chapter 21. Reasons of Biodiversity Loss in India -- Section 6. Efforts Conservation -- Chapter 22. Conservation of National Biodiversity: Efforts of the Indian Government -- Chapter 23. Legal Framework for Conservation of Biodiversity in India -- Chapter 24. Index.
    Abstract: This contributed book is based on the current status of biodiversity in India, issues and challenges faced by the authorities involved in conservation efforts, and the imperative role of various direct and indirect stakeholders in biodiversity conservation. The book discusses the current status of different forms of biodiversity in India, challenges faced by stakeholders, issues and reasons for biodiversity losses, and efforts by government through various laws, policies, and programs in a concise and comprehensive manner throughout its many chapters. In this way, readers can access diverse information on Indian biodiversity through this book. It is compiled by leading experts in the field of conservation. In 18 chapters, it covers biodiversity of both fauna and flora, on land and in aquatic ecosystems, legal and policy aspects, as well as innovative conservation tool and techniques. It is useful for undergraduates and graduate students and also educates policy planners, bureaucrats, foresters, and researchers in India and abroad.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 665 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811697777
    DDC: 577
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Plant molecular biology. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Molecular Biology. ; Plant Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Plant Metal and Metalloid Transport -- Chapter 2. Heavy Metals: Transport in Plants and their Physiological and Toxicological Effects -- Chapter 3. The Role of ABC Transporter in Metal Tranasport in Plants -- Chapter 4. Cadmium, A Non-Essential Heavy Metal: Uptake, Translocation, Signaling, Detoxification, and Impact on Amino Acid Metabolism -- Chapter 5. Natural Resistance Associated Macrophage Proteins (NRAMP): Functional Significant of Metal Transport in Plants -- Chapter 6. Role of Heavy Metal Atpases in Transport of Cadmium and Zinc in Plants -- Chapter 7. The Versatile Role of Plant Aquaglyceroporins in Metalloid Transport -- Chapter 8. The Multidrug and Toxic Compound Extrusion (MATE) Family in Plants and Their Significance in Metal Transport -- Chapter 9. Molecular Mechanism of Aluminium Tolerance in Plants: An Overview -- Chapter 10. Functional, Structural, and Transport Aspects of ZIP in Plant -- Chapter 11. The Function of HAK as K+ Transporter and AKT as Inward Rectifying Agent in The K+ Channel -- Chapter 12. The Mechanism of Silicon Transport in Plants -- Chapter 13. The Copper Transport Mechanism in Plants -- Chapter 14. Plant Metal Tolerance Proteins: Insight Into their Roles in Metal Transport and Homeostasis for Future Biotechnological Applications -- Chapter 15. Co-Transport Mechanism in Plants for Metals and Metalloids -- Chapter 16. Metal Nanoparticles Implication, Transport, and Detection in Plants -- Chapter 17. Transcription Factors and Metal Stress Signalling in Plants -- Chapter 18. Heavy Metal Transporters, Phytoremediation Potential and Biofortification -- Chapter 19. Phytoremediation and Biofortification: Contrasting Yet Similar Approaches of Manipulating Plant Metal(Loid) Homeostasis for Societal Benefit.
    Abstract: This edited book stands as a one place knowledge hub for plant metal(loid) transporters. The book comprehensively covers holistic aspect of metal(loid) transporters involved in uptake and translocation of essential as well as toxic metal(loid)s. Essential and beneficial metal(loid)s are required in every biological process for normal plant growth and development, however in excess they are toxic. There are toxic metal(loid)s also whose accumulation in plants interferes with normal cellular functioning and hampers growth of plants. Hence, metal(loid) uptake and accumulation in plants is a highly regulated phenomenon involving the role of several transporters, enzymes, metabolites, transcription factors and post translational modifications. The book contains chapters from the experts and the contents of the book are presented in simple language and represented through beautiful and scientifically informative figures and tables. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, doctoral and graduate students working in the area of plant physiology, environmental biotechnology, plant biotechnology metal(loid) stress, phytoremediation and crop biofortification.
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    Pages: XIII, 454 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811961038
    DDC: 580
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    Keywords: Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Botany. ; Microbiology. ; Biology Technique. ; Biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Science. ; Microbiology. ; Biological Techniques.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.An Introduction to Beta Glucan and Beta Glucanases -- 2.Industrial Applications of Beta Glucanases -- 3.Microbial Sources of Beta Glucanase Enzymes -- 4.Role of Beta Glucanases in Animal Nutrition -- 5.Betaglucanse in Breweries -- 6. Exploitation of Actinobacteria for Beta Glucanolytic enzymes –Screening and Characterisation -- 7.Structural Characterisation of Beta Glucanase Genes from Actinobacteria -- 8.Application of Codon Optimization in Actinobacterial Beta Glucanases -- 9.Actinobacterial Beta Glucanases: Recombinant Expression of in E. coli -- 10.Purification and Properties of Recombinant Beta Glucanases Enzymes -- 11.Fungal Beta Glucanases -- 12.Industrial Production and Characterisation of Beta Glucanases -- 13.Protein Engineering of Beta Glucanase Enzymes -- 14.Biotechnological Avenues in Hybrid Beta Glucanase Enzyme Production.
    Abstract: This book offers an overview of the current knowledge on beta glucanase enzymes derived from actinobacterial source, their structure, functions and industrial applications. It summarizes the exploitation of actinomycetes, assay methods for beta glucanase screening, structural characterisation, genetic engineering, protein engineering, strategies for purification, characterisation and finally how to synthesize a hybrid enzyme of beta glucanases.Enzyme beta glucanases have considerable interest in industrial biotechnology owing to its distinct effect on the hydrolysis of insoluble beta glucan molecules and applications in particular industrial sectors such as food, feed and beverages industries. The beta glucanases are characterized extensively in microorganisms viz. bacteria, fungi and also in plants. A wide varieties of actinobacterial β- glucanases have exclusively active on β-glucan substrates and cleave the mixed linkage β-glucan chains at different points. This is significant for picking precise substrates for the assay of each type of enzymes within this enzyme groups. The well recognized specificity and mechanism of action within the enormous substrates allow to understand that most of them are varied from cellulases, excluding β-1,4-glucanases. The progress in genetic and protein engineering in actinobacterial beta glucanases improves the stability, activity and thermodynamic properties in relation with industrial relevance. This book will be useful for researchers and students engaged in industrial biotechnology, enzyme production, molecular biology, protein engineering and many more.
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    Pages: X, 195 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811964664
    Series Statement: Interdisciplinary Biotechnological Advances,
    DDC: 660.6
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    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
    Keywords: Biotic communities. ; Ecology . ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Ecosystems. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Social Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 Introduction to Airborne Particulate Matter - Source, Chemistry and Health -- 2 Emission Sources of Particulate Matter -- 3 Geographic Distribution and Transport of Atmospheric Particulate Matter -- 4 Airborne particles in indoor and outdoor environments -- 5 High-resolution ambient record of aerosols over Delhi and associated typical health effects -- 6 Characterization of Primary and Secondary Airborne Particulate -- 7 Toxicological implications of fine particulates: sources, chemical composition and possible underlying mechanism -- 8 Bioaerosol and its impact on human health -- 9 Human Health Effects of Particulate Matter -- 10 Impacts and Responses of Particulate Matter Pollution on Vegetation -- 11 Mitigation and Management of Ambient Particulate Matter -- 12 Particulate Matter Regulatory Policies: National and Global Approach. .
    Abstract: This book is about airborne particulate matter, sources, chemistry and health and contained a complete information about their emission source, transport, atmospheric chemistry, distribution at local, regional and global levels, and their level in indoor and outdoor settings. Primary and secondary particulate matters in the ambient atmosphere also describe in detail. Analytical techniques, statistical tools and mathematical models used in airborne particulate research is also described. This book also covers the important aspects of the particulate matter chemistry in atmosphere, and their adverse impact on plant and human health. A detailed insight about the harmful impact of airborne particulate matter (biogenic and anthropogenic both) on different human system is described in detail. The toxicological significance of particulate matter on human body was also mentioned. The mitigation, management and regulatory policies to control ambient particulate matter is also provided. This book is also written in simple language with helpful photographs, diagrams, tables and flowcharts which will make the reader comfortable in understanding the concepts a more relatively easier way. Overall, the present book is a valuable tool for students working in the fields of Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science, Biological Sciences, Epidemiology and Agriculture Science. This book also a unique resource for environmental consultants, researchers, policymakers and other professionals involved in air quality, plant and human health.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 314 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811653872
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    Keywords: Food science. ; Food security. ; Food Analysis. ; Chemistry. ; Agriculture. ; Nutrition   . ; Food Science. ; Food Security. ; Food Chemistry. ; Agriculture. ; Nutrition.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Small Millets: An Overview -- Chapter 2. Nutritional Profile of Small Millets -- Chapter 3. Processing of Small Millets -- Chapter 4. Effect of Processing on Antioxidant Potential and Antinutritional Factors in Small Millets -- Chapter 5. Small Millets Based Traditional and Unconventional Food Products -- Chapter 6. Small Millets Functional Foods -- Chapter 7. Small Millets Based Baby Food -- Chapter 8. Small Millets: Path to Food and Nutrition Security.
    Abstract: This book discusses the various aspects of the health and nutritional benefits of the wonder grains, small millets. It introduces the readers to the historical use of small millet grains in the diet of humans. It further discusses the consumption and strategies to improve the global production of these nutrient-dense grains. The book outlines how the inclusion of small millet as a staple could prevent nutritional deficiency diseases, hidden hunger, and non-communicable diseases. Different chapters of the book provide information about the nutritional profile of popular small millet grains. It also includes information about the effects of processing on the dietary factors in the grains. It describes the traditional food products as well as unconventional products from small millet. It advises the readers on the best ways to consume this super-food. The book also highlights the role of small millet as a functional food. It highlights how this food can address the challenge of nutritional security.
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    Pages: XVII, 190 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811693069
    Series Statement: Cereals, Pulses and Oilseeds,
    DDC: 641.3
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Biotechnology. ; Nanotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Biotechnology. ; Nanotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment: An Overview -- Chapter 2. Agrochemicals- Provenance, Environmental Fate and Remediation Measures -- Chapter 3. Impact of Agrochemicals on Soil Microbiota -- Chapter 4. Agriculture Pollution in Kerala, India with Special Reference to Endosulphan -- Chapter 5. An Intergenerational Community-Based Approach to Safe Farming and Environmental Health -- Chapter 6. Guidance on Pesticides Handling in Farming -- Chapter 7. Impact of Pesticides, Herbicides and Insecticides on the Ecosystem -- Chapter 8. Pesticides and its Effects on Plants: A Case Study of Deltamethrin -- Chapter 9. The Use of Glyphosate in Regions of Argentina and Colombia and its Socio-environmental Impacts -- Chapter 10. Impact of Insecticides on Soil and Environment and their Management Strategies -- Chapter 11. Role of Insect Pest Management in Agriculture Conservation -- Chapter 12. Mobility of Trace Elements in Agricultural Soils- Chapter 13. The effects of nutrient enrichment on nutrient-poor ecosystems: Insights from the study of serpentine soil plant relations -- Chapter 14. Soil Erosion and Sedimentation - A Source of Contamination and Impact on Agriculture Productivity -- Chapter 15. Plastics in the Soil Environment: An Overview -- Chapter 16. Lead and cadmium contamination in the soil environment: Impacts on plant growth and human health -- Chapter 17. Heavy metals contamination on farmlands in the crude oil exploration area -- Chapter 18. Effect of Trace Elements in Soils and Its Management -- Chapter 19. Remediation of Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment -- Chapter 20. Alleviation in the Toxicity of Heavy Metals on Agricultural Crops by Metal Resistant Bacteria -- Chapter 21. Bioremediation Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Atrazine in the Environment: Recent Advances and Prospects. Chapter 22. Aspergillus Mediated Bioremediation of Agrochemicals- Current Progress and Future Perspectives -- Chapter 23. Implications of Phytohormones as Agro-chemicals under Dynamic Environmental Conditions -- Chapter 24. Role of Genetically Modified Bacteria for Alleviating of Agrochemical Impact on the Environment -- Chapter 25. ‘Omics Perspective’ - Molecular Blue-print for Agrochemical Remediation -- Chapter 26. Impact and Remediation of Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment: Conclusions and Future Perspectives.
    Abstract: This volume ‘Agrochemicals in Soil and Environment: Impacts and Remediation’ is a comprehensive collection of important literature on agrochemical contamination. The main focus of this book is to point out undesirable changes in biological, physical and chemical characteristics of agricultural soils and its impacts on global agricultural crop productivity. Soil is one of the important resources of basic needs for our sustenance but due to various anthropogenic activities like urbanization and industrialization, the soil is losing its basic quality characteristics. Soil microorganisms, water holding capacity, minerals, salts and nutrients are under the direct threat due to agrochemicals therefore, agricultural sector is facing a serious challenge. Lack of proper knowledge and luxurious applications of agrochemicals resulting into degradation and deterioration of soil quality, loss of soil and crop productivity and threatening the food security. Therefore, it is imperative to develop indices, indicators and soil parameters for the monitoring and impact assessment of agricultural contaminants. Further, biotic and abiotic stresses and their tolerance mechanisms in plants in relation to the soil contaminants such as toxic pollutants, heavy metals, inorganic and organic matters, variety of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, agricultural runoffs and solid wastes, and chemical fertilizers are also highlighted in this volume. This book also discusses causes of reduced agriculture productivity and suggests sustainable measures such as plant-based technologies, bioremediation and nanotechnology, that can be used to overcome the crop losses. The book is interest to research students, teachers, agricultural scientists, agronomists, environmentalists as well as policy makers.
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    Pages: XXVI, 612 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811693106
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Plants Evolution. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Agriculture. ; Plant Evolution. ; Evolutionary Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Biosystematics of Genus Campeiostachys -- Chapter 2. Biosystematics of Genus Elymus -- Chapter 3. Biosystematics of Genus Pascopyrum -- Chapter 4. Biosystematics of Genus Lophopyrum -- Chapter 5. Biosystems of Genus Trichopyrum -- Chapter 6. Biosystematics of genus Hordelymus -- Chapter 7. Biosystematics of Genus Festucopsis -- Chapter 8. Biosystematics of Genus Peridictyon -- Chapter 9. Biosystematics of Genus Psammopyrum.-.
    Abstract: This book review and rearrange the research data of Triticeae published over hundreds of years, applying a modern scientific approach. Triticeae is an important tribe in the grass family (Peaceae). It includes the major cereal crops, such as wheat, barley and rye, in addition to many valuable forage crops found in different genera, such as Elymus, Agropyron, Pasthyrostachys, and Leymus. The knowledge of appropriate Triticeae taxonomy and biosystematics will serve as genetic breeding of wheat, barley, rye and forage grass. The authors attempted to remain the truth and remove the false for deriving a more natural biosystematics of Triticeae. This book covers taxonomy, cytogenetics, and molecular phylogeny. It summarizes the biosystematics of Triticeae with comprehensive and updated data. This book is divided into five volumes (Volumes 1- 5), and includes 30 genera, 2 subgenera, 464 species, 9 subspecies, and 186 varieties in Triticeae. Volume 5 introduces nine perennial genera in Triticeae: Campeiostachys, Elymus, Pascopyrum, Lophopyrum, Trichopyrum, Hordelymus, Festucopsis, Peridictyon, and Psammopyrum. Elymus (StH), Campeiostachys (StYH), Lophopyrum (E), and Trichopyrum (ESt)are polymorphic genus. They show similar morphological characters, and it is difficult to distinguish them based merely on morphological variation. Pascopyrum (StHNsXm), Hordelymus (XoXr), Festucopsis (L), Peridictyon (Xp), and Psammopyrum (EL) are small genera, mostly monotypic genera. This book can serve as highly qualified, valuable, and convenient handbooks for audiences who are interested in Triticeae. This book also includes many illustrations, in addition to the description, to help the audience understand, morphological features of the concerned taxa, which makes the explanation more precise and obvious. It is a useful tool to understand the relationship among species in Triticeae.
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    Pages: XVII, 712 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811900150
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Ecology Methodology. ; Ecology. ; Urban Ecology. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Ecological Modelling.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Mainstreaming Blue-Green Infrastructure for improving urban resilience and sustainability in the warming world -- Chapter 2. Regional trends in Social-Ecological Technological (SET) approaches to Sustainable Urban Planning: Focus on Asia -- Chapter 3. A Risk Assessment Approach to Urban Resilience -- Chapter 4. Promoting Blue Green Infrastructure in Urban Spaces through Citizen Science initiatives -- Chapter 5. Is Ensuring the Sustainable Implementation of BGI Possible? System Thinking of Urban Rivers as Social-Ecological Systems -- Chapter 6. Understanding Blue-Green Infrastructure through Spatial Maps: Contribution of Remote Sensing and GIS Technology -- Chapter 7. Cities and Biodiversity: Hidden Connections Between the Built Form and Life -- Chapter 8. Assessing ecological risks of urban air and water environment to analyse the scenarios for mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions: a case study of Bengaluru city, India -- Chapter 9. Do people appreciate economic value of water in Baku city of Azerbaijan? -- Chapter 10. Homegardens as sustainable urban agroforestry systems to promote household well-being in Kandy, Sri Lanka -- Chapter 11. Opportunities for Improving Urban Tree Cover - A Case Study in Kochi -- Chapter 12. Changing people-nature linkages around green infrastructure in rapidly urbanizing landscapes: the case of a protected area in Bengaluru Metropolitan Region of South India -- Chapter 13. Remodelling Urban Spaces in the Light of Blue-Green Infrastructure: A Case Study of Guwahati, India -- Chapter 14. Nature-based Solutions for the Restoration of the Abukuma River Ba-sin (Japan) after Typhoon Hagibis -- Chapter 15. Nature based solutions (NbS) for sustainable development of the resource-base and ecosystem services of marine and coastal ecosystems of India -- Chapter 16. Physical Vulnerability Assessment to Flooding of Residential Houses along the Coastal Areas in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna, Philippines -- Chapter 17. The significance of ancient water systems and the sacred groves in the landscape of Badami, Karnataka - A geospatial study -- Chapter 18. Urban Sustainability and Resilience building: Blue-Green infrastructure for air pollution abatement and realising multiple co-benefits -- Chapter 19. Disaster Risks and Resilience of Urban Bangladesh: Role of Blue Green Infrastructure -- Chapter 20. Endorsing City Biodiversity Index (CBI): Assessing Ecosystem Health in urban sprawls and Eco-DRR inclusive urban planning -- Chapter 21. Greenhouse Gas Mitigation by Integrating Waste Treatment System towards Low-Carbon City in Vietnam -- Chapter 22. The roles of non-governmental actors in facilitating urban blue-green infrastructures: A comparative review of the community initiatives in Taipei City, Taiwan -- Chapter 23. Mainstreaming blue-green infrastructure in policy and planning for urban resilience in the global south: promises and pitfalls.
    Abstract: This edited book discusses Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) from conception to implementation in building resilience and urban sustainability. The book emphasizes on infrastructures, institutions, and perceptions as three main pillars of implementing and managing successful BGI, with a special focus on Asia. The book highlights concepts as well as field-based experiences from different parts of Asia by experts, with a special focus on advances and opportunities in advancing BGI, challenges and constraints, followed by case studies on BGI mainstreaming. It addresses sustainable water management, multiscale environmental design, environmental risk assessment, and finally understanding policy implications and concerns for BGI mainstreaming in growing urban sprawls of the region. There has been growing global momentum and recognition of Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) as a multifunctional Nature-based Solution (NbS) with multiple co-benefits. There is strong evidence from many urban centres of Europe, USA, China, and South Africa demonstrating that mainstreaming BGI can help in addressing growing vulnerability of urban areas by ensuring safety, resilience, and sustainability for urban residents in the warming world. This book is a timely contribution for researchers, students, scholars, urban planners, consultants, and policy makers in the fields of environment, resilience, urban planning, climate adaptation, and sustainability science. .
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    Pages: XXI, 518 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811671289
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    Keywords: Plant biotechnology. ; Physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Biology Technique. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Physiology. ; Agriculture. ; Biological Techniques.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. General information: some aspects of plant tissue culture -- Chapter 2. The use of the paraffin embedding method in the study of cultured explants I: Background information -- Chapter 3. The paraffin embedding method II: Protocols -- Chapter 4. A simple guide to the use of compresstome in plant research -- Chapter 5. Establishment of nylon bag culture system in regeneration and micropropagation -- Chapter 6. Wounding manipulation and shoot tip removal methods in the micropropagation of Paphiopedilum callosum -- Chapter 7. Stem elongation for plant micropropagation -- Chapter 8. Somatic embryogenesis as a tool for propagating of some plants -- Chapter 9. Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) in plant regeneration, growth and secondary metabolite accumulation -- Chapter 10. In vitro hydroponic culture system in plant micropropagation -- Chapter 11. Microponic culture system in the propagation of some plants -- Chapter 12. The application of thin cell layers culture technique in plant regeneration and micropropagation - latest achievements -- Chapter 13. In vitro flowering of T. fournieri -- Chapter 14. The use of silver nanoparticles as a disinfectant and media additive in plant micropropagation -- Chapter 15. Enhanced growth and overcoming abnormal phenomena in micropropagation by nanoparticles -- Chapter 16. A protocol of shoot regeneratin and polyploid plantlet production in P. villosum -- Chapter 17. In vitro growth and development of plants under stimulated microgravity condition -- Chapter 18. Wireless light-emitting diode system for micropropagating of Chrysanthemum and Strawberry.
    Abstract: This book presents latest work in the field of plant biotechnology regarding high-efficiency micropropagation for commercial exploitation at low labor and equipment costs. The book consists of 18 chapters on establishing advanced culture systems, techniques as well as latest modification protocols on a variety of crops. It also discusses new methods such as nylon film culture system, light-emitting diode and wireless light-emitting diode system, stem elongation, wounding manipulation and shoot tip removal, in vitro hydroponic and microponic culture system, thin cell layer culture system etc. Plant cell tissue has been developed more than fifty years ago. Since then applications of in vitro plant propagation expanded rapidly all around the world and played as an important role in agricultural and horticultural systems. This book will be of interest to teachers, researchers, scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 397 p. 119 illus., 118 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811664984
    DDC: 631.52
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Oceanography. ; Sustainability. ; Biotic communities. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Management. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Prologue: What is Satoumi? -- Chapter 2. The History and Future of Satoumi Concept -- Chapter 3.Global Effect of the Satoumi Concept – Harmony of Human Society with the Ocean Biome -- Chapter 4. Roles of Women in Satoumi -- Chapter 5. Enlivening Ecosystems with Human Hands: Building Satoumi through Coral Reef Culture -- Chapter 6. Restoring Eelgrass Beds and Culturing Oysters -- Chapter 7. Reviving Abandoned Aquaculture Ponds and Coastal Areas by Integrated Multi Tropic Aquaculture -- Chapter 8. Conserving Multiple Coral Reef Resources -- Chapter 9. Villagers Managing Lake Fisheries Resources by Themselves: Mbenji Islands in Lake Malawi -- Chapter 10. Protecting Fisheries Resources through Marine Protected Area Networks – Fiji -- Chapter 11. Connecting Local Regions and Cities through Mozuku Seaweed Farming and Coral Reef Restoration: Onna Village, Okinawa -- Chapter 12. Divers and Fishermen Working Together to Create Satoumi -- Chapter 13. Models for Implementing the Satoumi Concept via Residential Research Institute Collaborations with Citizen Scientists in the United States -- Chapter 14. Epilogue: Opening the Way to Sustainable Futures with Satoumi.
    Abstract: This book guides readers to the new concept of “Satoumi” and explains how its practice works to solve challenges in complex social-ecological systems of coastal areas. The book describes the significance of Satoumi Science as a transdisciplinary process. It starts with introducing the definition of Satoumi, highlights the important distinction between active measures (direct actions to improve ecosystem functions and services) and passive measures (a variety of management activities), and presents the concept of Integrated Local Environmental Knowledge (ILEK) as a knowledge base for Satoumi activities. It also introduces residential researchers and bilateral knowledge translators as the key actors of Satoumi co-creation through the transdisciplinary processes. The concept of Satoumi goes beyond the idea of protecting pristine nature by eliminating humans. It is about creating coastal environments where humans closely connect with the sea, which leads to the effective conservation and sustainable management of various natural resources and ecosystem services. This book will be of high interest to managers, governments, environmental groups, and the research community. Chapters cover current and emerging concerns, such as over- and under-use of natural resources, restoration of damaged ecosystems, and co-creation of new relations between humans and coastal seas, from transdisciplinary approaches to tackle with complex and 'wicked' challenges of coastal social-ecological systems. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 272 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811674914
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
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    Keywords: Botanical chemistry. ; Agriculture. ; Plant diseases. ; Plant physiology. ; Plant biotechnology. ; Plant genetics. ; Plant Biochemistry. ; Agriculture. ; Plant Pathology. ; Plant Physiology. ; Plant Biotechnology. ; Plant Genetics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Cadmium Contamination in Agricultural Soils and Crops -- Chapter 2. Intraspecific Variations in Cadmium Accumulation Capacity of Crops and Application of Pollution-safe Cultivar -- Chapter 3. Cultivar-dependent Cadmium Uptake and Translocation of Water Spinach and Its Stability -- Chapter 4. The Effects of Rhizosphere Properties on Shoot Cd Accumulation of Water Spinach -- Chapter 5. A Decisive Role of Roots on Shoot Cd Accumulation of Water Spinach -- Chapter 6. Subcellular and Chemical Mechanisms Affecting the Cultivar-dependent Cd Accumulation of Ipomoea aquatica Forsk -- Chapter 7. Breeding of New Cultivar of Water Spinach with Low Shoot Cd and Pb Accumulations -- Chapter 8. Differences of Cd-induced Gene Expressions between Low- and High-Cd Accumulating Cultivars of Water Spinach: a Case Using Suppression Subtractive Hybridization (SSH) Method -- Chapter 9. Comparative Transcriptome and MicroRNAs Analyses between Low- and High-Cd Accumulating Cultivars of Water Spinach.-Chapter 10. Perspectives on the Marker-assisted Breeding of the Cd-PSCs.
    Abstract: The cadmium (Cd) contamination has raised increasingly global concern on food safety. The book was composed to bring comprehensive and valuable thoughts about the food safety management against heavy metal contamination. In this book, current status of cadmium contamination in agricultural soils and crops is systematically summarized. In order to reduce the risk of Cd pollution in crops, Cd pollution-safe cultivar (Cd-PSC) strategy, i.e. identifying, breeding and applying the cultivars with particularly low Cd accumulation capacity in edible parts even when grown in Cd contaminated soil, is proposed as a most effective, low-cost and environmental-friendly method for minimizing Cd pollution in crops. To describe the framework of the Cd-PSC strategy, a series research results on water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk) are summarized as a typical case. The latest findings about the Cd-PSCs of water spinach, including cultivar variation in shoot Cd accumulation, identification and verification of low- and high-Cd accumulating cultivars, stability of Cd accumulation capacity at the cultivar level, biochemical and molecular mechanisms of the cultivar-dependent Cd uptake, transfer and accumulation, breeding methods for improving Cd-PSCs, and so on, have been covered. This book will provide valuable theoretical and practical understandings for controlling Cd pollution in crops grown on agricultural soils with known or unknown risk of Cd contamination.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 211 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811677519
    DDC: 572.2
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    Keywords: Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Genetics. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Genetics and Genomics. ; Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Breeding Field Crops – History, Current Status And Introspections -- Chapter 2: Wheat Breeding -- Chapter 3: Rice Breeding -- Chapter 4: Maize Breeding -- Chapter 5: Barley Breeding -- Chapter 6: Pearl Millet Breeding. Chapter 7: Sorghum Breeding. Chapter 8: Small Millets Breeding -- Chapter 9: Sugarcane Breeding -- Chapter 10: Jute Breeding -- Chapter 11: Cotton Breeding -- Chapter 12: Maintenance Breeding Of Pusa Basmati Varieties -- Chapter 13: Maintenance Breeding -- Chapter 14: Efficient Breeding Of Crop Plants -- Chapter 15: Brassica Breeding -- Chapter 16: Groundnut Breeding -- Chapter 17: Soybean Breeding -- Chapter 18: Castor Breeding -- Chapter 19: Sunflower Breeding -- Chapter 20: Chickpea Breeding -- Chapter 21: Pigeonpea Breeding -- Chapter 22: Mungbean Breeding -- Chapter 23: Urdbean Breeding -- Chapter 24: Lentil Breeding -- Chapter 25: Fieldpea Breeding -- Chapter 26: Lathyrus Breeding.
    Abstract: This book is an advanced textbook and a reference book for the post-graduate plant-breeding students and the plant breeders. It consolidates fundamental concepts and also the latest advances in plant-breeding practices including development in crop genomics. It contains crop wise explanation on origin, reproduction, genetics of yield contributing traits, biotic and abiotic stresses, nutritional improvement and crop specific plant-breeding procedures and techniques. The chapters are planned to describe crop-focused breeding procedure for the major crop plants as per their economic importance. The recent developments in breeding of field crops have been reported. The recent progress made in mapping traits of economic importance has been critically reviewed for each crop. The progress made in markers assisted selected in few crops has been summarized. This book bridges the knowledge gap and bring to the researchers and students information on modern breeding tools for developing biotic and abiotic stress tolerant, climate resilient and micronutrient rich varieties of field crops. The chapters in book are contributed by experienced Plant Breeders.
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    Pages: XIV, 1389 p. 109 illus., 98 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811692574
    DDC: 580
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    Keywords: Stress (Physiology). ; Plants. ; Botany. ; Agriculture. ; Microbiology. ; Plant Stress Responses. ; Plant Science. ; Agriculture. ; Microbiology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Climate change impact on alteration of plant traits -- Chapter 2. Climate change: A key factor for regulating microbial interaction with plants -- Chapter 3. Climate Change and Soil Fertility -- Chapter 4. IMPACTS ON PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT UNDER STRESS -- Chapter 5. Consequences of Climate Change over Soil Dynamics: An Update -- 6. Physiological effects of drought stress in plants -- 7. Bioremediation Based Microorganisms Decelerate Due to Climate Change to Breakdown Pollutants -- 8. Impact of climate change on soil microorganisms regulating nutrient transformation -- 9. CLIMATE CHANGE: CURRENT SCENARIO, ITS IMPLICATIONS ON SOIL HEALTH AND MITIGATION -- 10. Habitat Imposed Stress Tolerance by Plants via Soil-Microbe Interactions -- 11. Habitat Imposed Stress Tolerance by Plants via Soil-Microbe Interactions -- 12. IAA biosynthesis in bacteria and its role in plant-microbe interaction for drought stress management -- 13. Role of Plant–microbe interactions in combating salinity stress -- 14. Beneficial rhizobacteria unveiling plant fitness under climate change -- 15. Microorganisms: The viable approach for mitigation of abiotic stress -- 16. Emerging microbe mediated advanced technology to mitigate climatic stresses in plants and soil health: current perspectives and future challenges -- 17. Biotechnological approaches for mitigation and adaptation of climate change.-18. Use of synthetic ecology approach in exploring plant-microbial interactions under habitat-imposed stresses.-19. Drought tolerance mechanisms in crop plants -- 20. MICROBES MEDIATED AMELIORATION OF SALINITY STRESS IN CROPS -- 21. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO UNDERSTAND PLANT‐MICROBE RESPONSES ON CLIMATIC CHANGE -- 22. Functional diversity of microbes in rhizosphere: a key player for soil health conservation under changing climatic conditions -- 23. The Role of Polyamines in Drought Tolerance in Plants -- 24. Portfolio of drought stress response and genetic enhancement strategies for development of future drought-tolerant crop -- 25. ALLEVIATING ABIOTIC STRESS IN PLANTS USING NANOPARTICLES -- 26. Climate change mitigation through agroforestry: socioeconomic and environmental consequences -- 27. An overview on Soybean mosaic virus and its management -- 28. An overview of microbial mediated alleviation of abiotic stresses response in plant.
    Abstract: This edited compilation explores role of climate change in plant stresses, their mitigators, their role, mode of action and, application. The book discusses molecular and physiological mechanisms involved in plant stress physiology and the working mechanism of stress mitigators. It collates information from latest research conducted on plant stress mitigators, and highlights new strategies related to beneficial microorganisms that support plants under various stresses. These mitigators have gained attention of both farmers and industry for their application in organic farming. Plant stress mitigators have a huge global market. They follow different action mechanism for enhancing plant growth and stress tolerance capacity including nutrient solubilizing and mobilizing, bicontrol activity against plant pathogens, phytohormone production, soil conditioning and many more unrevealed mechanisms. This book elaborates stress alleviation action of different plant stress mitigators on crops grown under optimal and sub-optimal growing conditions. It addresses mainly three subthemes -- (1) Climate change impacts on plant and soil health (2) Microbe mediated plant stress mitigation and (3) Advances in plant stress mitigation. The book is a relevant reading for Post graduate students, researchers in the field of plant stress physiology, Plant-microbe interaction, biochemistry and plant molecular biology and industries related to seed production, biofertilizer and biopesticides.
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    Pages: XI, 596 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811677595
    DDC: 581.788
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Plant diseases. ; Agronomy. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Plant Pathology. ; Agronomy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 Paradigm shifts in disease management -- 1 Wheat rust research-shifting paradigms globally -- 2 Forecasting of Wheat Diseases: Insights, Methods and Challenges -- 3 Leaf blight disease of wheat and barley-Past present and future -- 4 Smut and bunt diseases of Wheat: Biology, Identification and Management -- 5 Powdery mildew of wheat: Research progress, Opportunities and Challenges -- 6 Antimicrobial agents for wheat disease: Mode of action and its application -- 7 Integrated Management of Barley Diseases: Current Status and Future Research Priorities -- 8 Viral diseases of wheat: Research Progress and future perspectives -- Part 2 Innovations in entomology and nematology research -- 9 Biology and management strategies of major insect-pests of wheat -- 10 Technological Innovations for the Management of Insect-pests in Stored Grains -- 11 Modern Approaches for the Management of Cereal Cyst Nematodes in Wheat and Barley -- 12 Nanotechnology for wheat and barley health management: Current scenario and future prospectus -- Part 3 Expanding horizons in resource management -- 13 Integrated Management Practices for incremental wheat productivity -- 14 Improved Agronomic Practices for Enhancing the Resource Use Efficiency and Productivity of Wheat and Barley.-15 Efficient irrigation water management in rice-wheat cropping system -- 16 Fertilizer consumption in wheat production systems: Trends and Policies -- 17 Technical Efficiency in Indian Wheat Production: Regional Trends and Way Forward -- 18 Frontier Mechanization Technologies for Wheat Based Cropping Systems -- 19 Innovative pathways to increase resource conservation and nutrient use efficiency in rice-wheat cropping systems for food security and decreased environmental footprints -- 20 Integrated Weed Management in Wheat and Barley: Global perspective -- 21 Agroforestry for Sustainable Cereal based Cropping Systems in Indo-gangetic Plain Region. .
    Abstract: This book discusses the research progress on pathology, entomology, nematology, and resource management of wheat and barley crops. The volume summarizes the research progress and discusses the future perspectives based on current understanding of the existing issues and advancing cutting-edge technologies in the field. The book aims to help in deciding future research and development agenda by devising better strategies and techniques to cultivate these crops under clean and sustainable environment. Through this book an international group of leading wheat and barley researchers unveil the emerging concepts and issues related to biotic stresses and resource management and offers latest glimpses of technological needs and resource optimization in wheat and barley production system. Also, key topics such as frontier mechanization technologies, improved precision farming techniques, pluralistic extension and policy interventions for enhancing the resource efficiency and livelihood security of the farmers are explored here. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, molecular breeders, cereal biochemists and biotechnologists, policymakers and professionals working in the area of wheat and barley research, food and cereal industry. Also, the book serves as an additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture and food sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this book to be a useful read. Volume 1 of New Horizons in Wheat and Barley Research covers global trends, breeding and quality enhancement.
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    Pages: XXI, 637 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811641343
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agricultural ecology. ; Microbiology. ; Ecology . ; Agriculture. ; Agroecology. ; Microbiology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Non-legumes: Introduction -- Chapter 2. Symbiotic and Asymbiotic Nitrogen Fixation: An Overview -- Chapter 3. Interactions of Rhizobia with Non-leguminous Plants – A Molecular Ecology Perspective for Enhanced Plant Growth -- Chapter 4. Biotechnological Solutions to Improve Nitrogenous Nutrition in Non-legume Crops -- Chapter 5. Contribution of Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria in Rice Cultivation: Past, Present and Future -- Chapter 6. Nitrogen-Fixing Archaea and Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 7. Root Nodule Bacteria-Rhizobia: Exploring the Beneficial Effects on Non-legume Plant Growth -- Chapter 8. Interactions of Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria and Cereal Crops: An Important Dimension -- Chapter 9. Microbiome to the Rescue: Nitrogen Cycling and Fixation in Non-legumes -- Chapter 10. Biological Nitrogen Fixation in the Rhizosphere of Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) and Coffee (Coffea spp.) and its Role in Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 11. Plant Growth-promoting Bacteria and Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria: Sustainability of Non-legume Crops -- Chapter 12. Harnessing Cereal-Rhizobial Interactions for Plant-Growth Promotion and Sustainable Crop Production -- Chapter 13. Ecology of Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria for Sustainable Development of Non-legume Crops -- Chapter 14. Role of Bacterial Secondary Metabolites in Modulating Nitrogen-fixation in Non-legume Plants -- Chapter 15. Progress of N Fixation by Rice-Rhizobium Association -- Chapter 16. N Fixation by Free-living and Endophytic Bacteria and Their Impact on Field Crops with Emphasis on Rice -- Chapter 17. Conclusions: The Rhizobial Eminence for Biological Nitrogen Fixation - Revisited and Refined.
    Abstract: “Zero Hunger” is one of the several Sustainable Development Goal can be achieved by an ever-green revolution. The nitrogen-fixing bacteria are game-changer and prime players for nitrogen homeostasis in the ecosystem. The playbacks of biological nitrogen fixation in the agroecosystem have been realized from symbiosis to associative and free-living interaction in a broad range of non-legume crops. The jab of various rhizobia, non-rhizobia, and free-living bacteria to the non-legumes has commenced, where they set themselves intercellularly within the root system, fixing nitrogen for enhanced crop production. This book marks new frontiers of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and their versatile interaction with Non-legume and Sustainable Growth.
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    Pages: XIV, 390 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811949067
    Series Statement: Microorganisms for Sustainability, 36
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Forestry. ; Ecology. ; Ecosystems. ; Urban Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: chapter 1. Forest Resources of the World: Present Status and Future Prospectus -- Chapter 2. Effect of Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation on Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 3. Impact of Deforestation on Faunal Diversity and Its Management Strategies -- Chapter 4. Drivers of Deforestation, Forest Degradation and Management Responses in Ghana -- Chapter 5. Forest Degradation in Nigeria: Case Study of Rugu Forest Reserve, Katsina State -- Chapter 6.Deforestation and Degradation in the Mangrove Ecosystem: Implication on Environment and Livelihoods -- Chapter 7. Assessing Land Degradation using SDG 15.3.1 Indicators: Case Study from Climatevulnerable Assam State of India -- Chapter 8. Benefits and Risks Analysis of a Novel Nomadic Practice in Northeast China -- Chapter 9.Soil Degradation: Causes, Consequences and Analytical Tools -- Chapter 10. Accountability of Woody Plants for Restoring Degraded Forest Landscapes and Provision for Ecosystem Services: An overview -- Chapter 11. Ecological Restoration of Degraded Forests for Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality -- Chapter 12. Tree Plantation: A Silver Bullet to Achieve Carbon Neutrality -- Chapter 13. Role of Protected Area in Conservation and Sustainable Management of Biodiversity: An Indian Perspective -- Chapter 14. Structure, Pattern and Composition of Riparian Vegetation in North-Western Himalayas, India -- Chapter 15. Land Degradation Neutrality in Coastal India: Case of Mobius' Strip Linking Pedodiversity and Biodiversity -- Chapter 16. Role of REDD+ in reducing Land Degradation and Achieving SDGs -- Chapter 17. Carbon Sequestration Acts as a Moderator for Soil Restoration of Degraded Coal Mined Lands: An Overview -- Chapter 18. Nature Conservation Effects on Forest Carbon Sequestration, Biodiversity of Plants and Macro-fungi: A Case Study in Central Lesser Khingan Mountains, NE China -- Chapter 19. Urban Forest Resources: A Strategy for Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality -- Chapter 20. Soil Nitrogen Dynamics and Management in Agroforestry Systems for Ecological Sustainability -- Chapter 21. Land Degradation Neutrality for Achieving Climate Resilience in Agriculture -- Chapter 22. NTFP and Homegarden vis-à-vis Land Degradation Neutrality: Sustainable Livelihood and development -- Chapter 23. Indian Forests: Sustainable Uses and Its Role in Livelihood Security.
    Abstract: This edited book covers all aspects of forest deforestation and degradation in detail and their link to land degradation. Poor natural resource management is often a contributory factor in the depletion of resources particularly like degradation of land which hinders the goals to achieve land degradation neutrality (LDN). Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 15.3 states: “By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought, and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world.” To achieve the set goals a comprehensive multidirectional approach is required involving policymakers, field functionaries, researchers, and above all educators. The book compiles the field experiences and wisdom of some of the best researchers and authors working in the field of land degradations for quite a long time. The objective of the book is to disseminate the status of land degradation, the importance of achieving land degradation and share success stories of reclaiming Land degradation, and suggests means and ways of achieving land degradation neutrality. This book act as a repository of knowledge on Land degradation neutrality for students, researchers and practitioners, and policy planners. .
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    Pages: XVI, 452 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811954788
    DDC: 634.9
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Microbiology. ; Biotechnology. ; Botanical chemistry. ; Agriculture. ; Microbiology. ; Biotechnology. ; Plant Biochemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Plant Biostimulants: Overview of categories and effects -- Chapter 2. Biostimulant potential of seaweed extracts derived from Laminaria and Ascophyllum nodosum -- Chapter 3. Borage extracts as biostimulants of plant growth and development -- Chapter 4. Simple organic acids as plant biostimulants -- Chapter 5. Animal-derived hydrolyzed protein and its biostimulant effects:In: Biostimulants: exploring sources and applications -- Chapter 6. Protein hydrolysates as Biostimulants of Plant Growth and Development -- Chapter 7. Biostimulants and their extraction from food and agro based industries -- Chapter 8. FOLIAR APPLICATION OF MICROBIAL AND PLANT BASED BIOSTIMULANTS ON PLANT NUTRITION -- Chapter 9. The role of biostimulants in plant growth, development and abiotic stress management: recent insights -- Chapter 10. Role of Biostimulants in Agriculture -- Chapter 11 Biostimulants: Emerging trend and opportunities.
    Abstract: This edited book is a comprehensive compilation highlighting sources of biostimulants, their production, influence on plant growth and development, and regulatory status of plant biostimulants for better understanding and opening new vistas for future research. Biostimulants, the biological formulations are known to meliorate the plants growth and vigour, improve nutritional efficiency along with maintaining their well-being mainly via providing protection against a wide range of infections. Both horticultural as well as agricultural crops involve the utilization of the biostimulants. Fulvic and humic acids, nitrogen-containing compounds, protein hydrolysates, favourable bacteria and fungi, and extracts of seaweed are the chief active components of these. The major driving force for these materials is the organic farming industry and demand for sustainable crop production. This book will be of great interest to researchers, teachers, climate change scientists, capacity builders, and policy makers. Moreover, this book does the work of a supplementary reading for students in various fields such as agriculture, soil science, ecology, environmental science and forestry at undergraduate as well as graduate level. This will be a gainful read for national and international agricultural scientists and the policy makers. • Elaborates on biostimulants induced influence of plant growth and development • Covers all aspects of biostimulants sources and its role in plant life in detail • Discusses evidence based approach in biostimulants sources and its useful applications in plants .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 290 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811670800
    Series Statement: Plant Life and Environment Dynamics,
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Ecology . ; Agricultural ecology. ; Agriculture. ; Ecology. ; Agroecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section I General -- Chapter 1: Introduction to agro-biodiversity and agri-ecosystem in the 21st century -- Section II Agro Biodiversity Conservation and Challenges -- Chapter 2: An Assessment of Forest Diversity: Challenges and Management -- Chapter 3: Agrobiodiversity, Status, and Conservation Strategies -- Chapter 4: Role of Range grasses in conservation and restoration of biodiversity -- Chapter 5: Molecular approaches in Agro Biodiversity Conservation -- Section III Agri Ecosystem Services and Climate Resilience -- Chapter 6: Carbon Sequestration Potential in Agricultural Systems -- Chapter 7: Inter-Connectivity between Climate Resilience, Climate Change and Adaptability -- Chapter 8: Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks under different land uses in Achanakmaar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, India -- Chapter 9: Vegetation Biomass and Carbon Stock Assessment under Different Forest Types of Temperate and Alpine Forest Ecosystem of Western Himalayas -- Section IV Advance Approaches for Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Restoration -- Chapter 10: Molecular approaches in conservation and restoration of agro-biodiversity -- Chapter 11: Adapting Land Degradation and Enhancing Ethnic Livelihood Security through Fruit Production: Evidence from Hilly Areas of Bangladesh -- Chapter 12: Restoration and Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources via Molecular Techniques: An Important Measure for Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 13: Molecular Approaches in Restoration of Agrobiodiversity -- Chapter 14: Genomics Approaches for Restoration and Conservation of Agro-biodiversity -- Section V Technological Intervention for Agricultural Development -- Chapter 15: Polyhydroxyalkanoates Production in Transgenic Plants: Green Plastics for Better Future & Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter 16: Application of artificial intelligence for the development of sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 17: Information and technology use in agriculture and Livestock development -- Chapter 18: Use of wild edible plants can meet the needs of future generation.
    Abstract: This edited book collates latest findings in the field of agro-biodiversity and agri-ecosystem management across the globe through selected case studies. The primary aim of the book is to cover agro-biodiversity and agri-ecosystem advancements in the field of agricultural resource management. The book explores a range of technologies that support sustainable use of resources and facilities, such as Natural Resource Management (NRM), Resource Conservation Technologies (RCTs), Integrated Farming System (IFS), Integrated Crop Management (ICM), Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), use of solar energy, promotion of agro-ecological zone specific agricultural production, application of climate resilient technologies, secondary agricultural practices and post-harvest technologies. Agro-biodiversity and agri-ecosystem not only contributes to overall growth of the economy but also reduces poverty by providing employment and food security to the majority of the population in the continent and thus it is the most inclusive growth sectors of the economy of Asian and African countries. The book is relevant for researchers and policy makes in the field of agriculture, food system research, ecology, agricultural diversification, resource management etc.
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    Pages: XV, 366 p. 48 illus., 37 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811909283
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Microbial ecology. ; Environment. ; Human ecology Study and teaching. ; Ecology . ; Environmental Microbiology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Studies. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section-I Bioremediation and Biodegradation -- Chapter#1 Bioremediation and Functional Metagenomics: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities -- Chapter#2 Bioremediation: Gaining Insights Through Metabolomics -- Chapter#3 Metagenomics, Microbial Diversity, and Environmental Clean-up -- Chapter#4 Plant Microbes Association in Remediation of Contaminants for Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter#5 Recent Trends in Bioremediation of Heavy Metals: Challenges and Perspectives -- Chapter#6 Enzyme Technology for Remediation of Contaminants in the Environment -- Section-II Environmental Pollution and Wastewater Treatment -- Chapter#7: Environmental Toxicity, Health Hazards, and Bioremediation Strategies for Removal of Microplastics from Wastewater -- Chapter#8 Microbial Community Composition and Function in Activated Sludge Treatment Systems -- Chapter#9 Decontamination and Management Of Industrial Wastewater Using Microorganisms Under Aerobic Condition -- Chapter#10 Omics of Industrial Wastewater Treatment -- Chapter#11 Microalgae in Wastewater Treatment and Biofuel Production: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects -- Chapter#12 Removal of Cobalt, Nickel, Cadmium, And Lead from Wastewater by Phytoremediation (ADilig) -- Chapter#13 Microbial Ecology of Wastewater Treatment Processes: Trends, Challenges, and Perspectives -- Chapter#14 Treatment, Recycling and Reuse of Wastewater from Tannery industry: Recent Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities -- Section-III Omics Approaches in Environmental Remediation -- Chapter#15 Metagenomics Tools for Assessment of Microbial Diversity in Bioremediation: A Novel Statistical Approach -- Chapter#16 Understanding in Bioremediation of Metals and Metalloids by Genomic Approaches -- Chapter#17 Bioremediation of Heavy Metals by Metagenomics Approaches -- Chapter#18 Proteomics, Genomics, And Metabolomic Understanding and Designing for Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminants -- Chapter#19 Omics Insight of Cold Environments: Cold Tolerant Microorganisms and Their Bioremediation Potential Use (Edwin) -- Chapter#20 Bioremediation Assessment in Industrial Wastewater Treatment: OMICS Approach -- Chapter#21 Microbial biodegradation and metagenomics in remediation environmental Pollutant: Enzyme and Mechanisms -- Chapter#22 OMICS in Biofuel Production: A Sustainable Approach -- Section-IV Recent Trends and Development in Omics Technologies -- Chapter#23 High-throughput Sequencing Technologies in Metagenomics: Advancing Approach for Algal Research -- Chapter#24 Metagenomic Approaches for The Discovery of Pollutants Remediating Enzymes: Recent Trends and Challenges -- Chapter#25 Recent Trends in Metagenomic Approaches in Environmental Cleanup (SP) -- Chapter#26 Applications of Metagenomics in microbial diversity and functions analysis; Recent Trends and Advances -- Chapter#27 CRISPR Cas-mediated functional gene editing for improvement in bioremediation: An emerging strategy -- Chapter#28 Metabarcoding approach in identifying potential pollutant degraders -- Chapter#29 Artificial Intelligence in Bioremediation Modelling and Clean-up of Contaminated Sites: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities.
    Abstract: Environmental pollution emanating from rapid industrialization, population growth, and urbanization has been considered a major problem in recent years that affects biodiversity, ecosystems, and human health by contaminating soil and water. This book brings out a comprehensive collection of information on valuable insights into different cutting-edge omics technologies, such as metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics, and metabolomics, along with advanced next-generation sequencing technologies as well as bioinformatic tools, which led to a better understanding of microbial communities and their adaptability to a wide range of contaminants and underlying their mechanisms in bioremediation and biodegradation of environmental pollutants. In addition, this edited volume provides critical insight into of potent microbial communities endowed with unique functional attributes through their unique metabolism catalyzed by ‘signature’ enzymes and degradation pathways. Step-by-step descriptions are provided of various microbial metabolic pathways of degradation and biotransformation of environmental contaminants by numerous illustrations which make the information easier to understand for the readers. Each chapter is devoted to selected examples of microbial bioremediation supported by tables, and an extensive list of references for readers interested in learning further details about the subject matter. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers to professionals, policymakers, stockholders, practitioners, environmental engineers, soil scientists, and policymakers. In addition, the book serves as additional comprehensive material for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students who require a working knowledge and knowhow of ‘Omics’ involved in and required for environmental remediation of legacy and emerging contaminants, will also find this to be a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXI, 702 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811943201
    DDC: 579.17
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    Keywords: Biodiversity. ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Ecology . ; Urban ecology (Biology). ; Biodiversity. ; Community and Population Ecology. ; Ecology. ; Urban Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Context of the Book -- Chapter 2. Spreading a Concept of Biocultural Diversity: From the Perspective of Island and Seascape -- Chapter 3. Bioregion Concept for the Landscape of Traditional Village in West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia -- Chapter 4. The Importance of Biocultural Landscape Concept in Managing Protected Area: A Case of Tasek Bera, Pahang State, Malaysian Peninsular -- Chapter 5. Bridge and Islandness: The Case of Suramadu Bridge in Indonesia -- Chapter 6. Sustainable GeoHeritage Tourism: Bridging GeoHeritage and Culture through the UNESCO Global Geopark Framework -- Chapter 7. The Role of Ecotourism in Biocultural Landscape to Harmonize Nature and Human towards Sustainable Development: Clungup Mangrove Conservation Area as a Case Study Chapter 8. Understanding Micro-experiences of Heritage Conservation in an Island-based Tourism Development: A Case of Kubang Badak BioGeo Trail, Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia Chapter 9. The Dynamics of Environmental Change Pose Challenges to Preserving the Biocultural Landscape in Indonesia -- Chapter 10. Weaving the Semelai Knowledge-Practice-Belief: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Farming in Tasek Bera, Pahang State, Peninsular Malaysia -- Chapter 11. Tagal System: A Biocultural Conservation Approach in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo -- Chapter 12. Empowerment Human Resources Through the Gender Development Index and Their Impact on Sustainable Development in the Rural Coastal Areas with Dynamic System and Multi-policy Model -- Chapter 13. Urban Green Space Planning and Management for Biocultural Diversity in Jakarta, Indonesia -- Chapter 14. A Review on the Direction of Future Studies on Biocultural Landscapes in Forest and Agroforestry Systems in Indonesia -- Chapter 15. Conserving Biocultural Landscapes: the Need for Sustainable Development.
    Abstract: This book presents perspective on the importance of natural and cultural relationships for conserving bio-cultural landscapes. It explores the approaches and concepts used to conserve bio-cultural landscapes in Malaysia and Indonesia. The book highlights the importance of bio-cultural landscape in sustainable development framework and its link to sustainable development goals are also included. It fills the gap in literature with special focus on this region. The book is of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, conservationists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also it serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of ecology, and environmental sciences. National and international environmental scientists, policy makers also find this to be a useful read.
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    Pages: XVI, 232 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811672439
    DDC: 333.95
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    Keywords: Agricultural biotechnology. ; Agronomy. ; Agricultural genome mapping. ; Nanotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Biotechnology. ; Agronomy. ; Agricultural Genetics. ; Nanotechnology. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. An introduction to rice diseases -- Chapter 2. Bacterial diseases of rice -- Chapter 3. Viral diseases of rice -- Chapter 4. Etiology, epidemiology, and management of maize diseases -- Chapter 5. Viral diseases of maize -- Chapter 6. Barley diseases: Introduction etiology, epidemiology, and their management -- Chapter 7. Identification of new susceptibility gene and its role in plant immunity -- Chapter 8. Breeding strategies for developing disease-resistant wheat: present, past, and future -- Chapter 9. Potential breeding strategies for developing disease-resistant barley: progress, challenges, and applications -- Chapter 10. Economic and Eco-friendly alternatives for the efficient and safe management of wheat diseases -- Chapter 11. Resistance gene identification, cloning, and characterization in plants -- Chapter 12. The role of genetic, genomic, and breeding approaches in the fight against fungal diseases in wheat -- Chapter 13. Disease Resistance genes identification, cloning, and characterization in plants -- Chapter 14. Utilization of Biosensors in the Identification of Bacterial Diseases in Maize -- Chapter 15. Nanomaterials for integrated crop disease managemenT -- Chapter 16. Metallic Nanoparticles and Nano-based bioactive formulations as Nano fungicides for Sustainable Disease Management in Cereals -- Chapter 17. Applications of nano-biotechnological Approaches in Diagnosis and Protection of Wheat Diseases -- Chapter 18. Nanomaterials for the Reduction of Mycotoxins in Cereals.
    Abstract: New ways to improve cereal crops against fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases are covered in this book that was put together by a group of experts. These include genetics, genome editing systems, and nano-biotechnological tools. Cereal crops are mainly the world's leading food crops and feed a large share of the world population. However, external factors, such as pathogens, have often threatened their productivity. Like wheat, rice, maize, oats, barley, millet and storage, etiology, epidemiology, and diseases in cereal crop management. In addition, the importance of crop genetics and genomics in combating pathogens has been discussed. This book offers up-to-date information on new methods, such as the potential of the genome editing system for crop improvement, in particular the CRISPR-Cas system. The current volume also talks about identification, plant breeding, genome editing, and nanotechnology tools that can be used to fight disease in cereal crops. This book is good for students, teachers, and researchers who study biotic stress in cereals, as well as scientists who study nanotechnology, disease resistance, pathogen biology, genome editing, agriculture sciences, and future biotechnology.
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    Pages: XII, 406 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
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    ISBN: 9789811931208
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    Keywords: Invertebrates. ; Ecology . ; Biotic communities. ; Population biology. ; Invertebrate Zoology. ; Ecology. ; Community and Population Ecology.
    Abstract: This book presents comprehensive information on various aspects of ecology with special reference to insects, to form a platform to design an ecologically sound insect pest management. Insects are the most dominant and diverse group of living organism on earth. Owing to their smaller size, smaller space and food requirements, more number of generation per unit time, insects serves as one of the best subject matter for studies on various ecological aspects such as chemical ecology, population dynamics, predator/parasitoid-prey interactions etc. The knowledge on various aspects of insect ecology helps in formulating an effective environmentally benign insect pest management. This book is of interest and use to the post graduate students and researchers working on various aspects of insect ecology with special emphasis on population dynamics, chemical ecology, tri tropic interactions, ecological engineering and Ecological Insect pest management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 228 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811917820
    DDC: 592
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Agricultural Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Evolution and history of sugar beet in world: An overview -- Understanding the sugar beet crop and its physiology -- Physiological and molecular aspects of sucrose accumulation in sugar beet -- Shaping the Sugar Beet of Tomorrow: Current Advances in Sugar Beet Biotechnology and New Breeding Techniques -- Biotechnological approaches in sugar beet development -- Seed production and seed certification in sugar beet -- India's Sugar beet Seed Technology and Production -- Artificial seed technology -- Scope of cultivation of sugar beet under Indian sub-tropical conditions -- Factors Affecting Production Potentials and Adaptability of Sugar beet under Subtropical Conditions of Punjab -- Sugar beet Crop Production and Management -- Economical Crop Production and Management of Sugar Beet in Serbia and Montenegro -- Agronomic Management of Sugar Beet -- Autumn sown sugar beet in semi-arid regions -- New Approach to Utilize Nano-micronutrients in Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) -- Silicon foliar application in sugar beet production -- Mechanisation of weed management in sugar beet -- Chemical strategy for weed management in sugar beet -- Intercropping sugar beet with different agricultural crops -- Sugar beet production under changing climates - opportunities and challenges -- Drought Stress Management in Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Cultivation -- Exogenous putrescine-mediated drought tolerance in Sugar beet: Possible Mechanisms -- Improving sugar beet production under salinity conditions -- Etiology, epidemiology and management of Sugar beet diseases -- Foliar sugar beet diseases and their management approaches in India -- Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease -- Soil borne pathogen mediated root rot diseases of sugar beet and their management -- Integrated disease management in sugar beet for sustainable productivity -- The Technology Uses in the Determination of Sugar Beet Diseases -- Insect-pests of Sugar beet and their Integrated Management -- Biological control of sugar beet insect pests,- Biology, Pest status and management of army worm, Spodoptera litura (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) and cutworm Agrotis ipsilon (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) on Sugar beet -- Natural enemies of sugar beet -- Sugar beet nematodes – their occurrence, epidemiology and management in Ukraine -- Diseases caused by nematodes on sugar beet -- Sugar Beet Cyst Nematode (Heterodera schachtii Schmidt): Identification and Antagonists -- Endophytes for Sustainable Sugarbeet Production -- Rhizoctonia disease and its management -- Mechanization in Sugar Beet Cultivation -- Post-harvest sucrose deterioration in sugar beet -- Management strategies for reducing post-harvest deterioration of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) -- Quality and processing of sugar beet to sugars -- Bio-ethanol: Technologies, Trends and Prospects -- Sugar beet molasses production and utilization -- Bioethanol production from sugar beet juices and molasses for economic and environmental perspectives -- Sugar beet as cattle feed: Scope and prospects -- Sugar beet pulp and research efforts to diversify its use -- Sugar beet pectin and its diverse uses.
    Abstract: This book is a compilation of advancements and achievements in the field of sugar beet cultivation. It covers recent research and up-to-date information on this crop. It discusses essential aspects for high production and good yield, development and crop management, such as origin, breeding, seed production, physiology, pathology, entomology, biotechnology, and post-harvest technology. Sugar beet is known as an alternative crop for sugar production. A versatile crop having numerous uses, besides being raw material for sugar production, its molasses contain high amount of betaine which is used as a feed supplement. Due to its value profile it has attracted the millers and farmers alike. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, agriculture scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology and soil science. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.
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    Pages: XLVI, 1005 p. 278 illus., 244 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811927300
    DDC: 630
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    Keywords: Medicine Research. ; Biology Research. ; Food science. ; Agriculture. ; Biomedical Research. ; Food Science. ; Agriculture.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Millets-an Overview -- Chapter 2. Millet Cultivation an Overview -- Chapter 3. Millet Storage and Pest Management -- Chapter 4. Major Millets Processing -- Chapter 5. Minor millet processing and its impacts on composition -- Chapter 6. Chemistry of Millets: Major and Minor Constituents -- Chapter 7. Nutritional properties of millets: neglected cereals with potentials to combat malnutrition -- Chapter 8. Post-harvest Treatments and Storage of millets -- Chapter 9. Millet Milling Technologies -- Chapter 10. Effect of Processing on Functional Characteristics, Physiochemical Properties, and Nutritional Accessibility of Millets -- Chapter 11. Emerging Technologies in Millet Processing -- Chapter 12. Millet Food Products -- Chapter 13. Byproducts from Millet Processing Industry -- Chapter 14. Quality Standards for Millets -- Chapter 15. Millet Industry Scenario -- Chapter 16. Toxins in Millets.-.
    Abstract: The book offers an updated perspective on the unique characteristics of millets. Millets are consumed for their health/nutritional benefits, and in the preparation of specialty foods for target groups – from pediatrics to geriatrics. Recent trends suggest the importance of millet in the human diet due to their nutritional importance, ability to grow in high temperatures and drought conditions, and their resistance to pests and diseases. This book highlights different types of millet and discusses their properties as well as nutritional and anti-nutritional values. In addition, the book also provides information on the physiochemical properties, future prospects, current methodologies, and agricultural practices. The last few parts cover the emerging technologies in millet processing, by-products utilization, quality standards, and the current millet industry scenario. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the status of millet processing, quality, and nutraceutical product manufacture. The book is a resourceful read for students and researchers in food sciences, as well as industry experts.
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    Pages: VII, 386 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811672248
    DDC: 610.72
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    Keywords: Forestry. ; Ecology . ; Environmental management. ; Forestry. ; Ecology. ; Environmental Management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Radioactive materials released by the Fukushima nuclear accident -- Chapter 2. Basic knowledge to understand radioactive contamination -- Chapter 3.Behavior of radiocesium in the forest -- Chapter 4. Forest ecosystems and radioactive contamination -- Chapter 5. Radiation protection and criteria -- Chapter 6.Impacts of radioactive contamination of forest on life -- Chapter 7.The future of forests in Fukushima: how should we face radioactive contamination of forests.
    Abstract: This is an open access book that provides holistic information on the radioactive contamination of forests. Topics are highly interdisciplinary, ranging from the dynamics of radioactive cesium in forest ecosystems to the radiation protection or the socio-economic aspects of radiation effects. It is designed to help people understand the radioactive contamination in forests and provide hints of how to cope with it and restore their livelihoods. The book is characterized by its well-balanced structure that allows the reader to understand the whole picture without going into too much scientific content. After explaining the basics of radioactive materials and radiation, the book illustrates the radioactive contamination of forests, it also describes the impacts on the forestry and life of local people and the measures taken by. Few books address the concerns about how to deal with radioactive contamination of forests and the future perspectives. In this book, people can learn all about the Fukushima nuclear accident of forests, forest products, and people with abundant reference materials. In addition, the book contains four memoirs contributed by Japanese and European researchers that graphically record what the researchers thought and how they acted in the chaos of the aftermath of the accident. In 2021 that marking the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident and the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, nuclear disasters are in the spotlight more than ever. This thought-provoking book on how to prepare for a severe nuclear accident is suitable for sharing with people all over the world as a lesson on the next nuclear accidents, now that the number of nuclear power plants is still increasing. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). Intensive improvements were subsequently made by the authors throughout the text to ensure accuracy of expression and contents and to enhance the clarity for overseas readers. .
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    Pages: XXIV, 160 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811694042
    DDC: 634.9
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    Keywords: Ecology . ; Animal culture. ; Environmental management. ; Population biology. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology. ; Animal Science. ; Environmental Management. ; Population Dynamics. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Conservation Biology.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.Introduction -- 2. The Process of Population Expansion of Sika Deer -- 3. The Impact of Sika Deer on Vegetation in Japan -- 4.Estimation of Sika Deer Abundance by Harvest-based Model and the Characteristics of their Population Dynamics -- 5. Variation in the local sika deer density between three areas of Japan with diverse climatic conditions -- 6. Ecological and evolutionary response of sika deer morphology to varying habitat environments: from body size to tooth wear -- 7. Reproductive variation of sika deer -- 8. Movement Patterns of Sika Deer in Hokkaido Region -- 9. Movement Patterns of Sika Deer in Tohoku Region -- 10. Movement patterns of sika deer in the mountainous regions of central Honshu -- 11. Movement Characteristics and Habitat Use of Sika Deer in Kanto Region, Central Japan -- 11. Movement patterns and activity range characteristics of sika deer in the Tanzawa Mountains, central Japan -- 13. Movement patterns of sika deer around Mt. Fuji, central Japan -- 14. Movement Patterns of Sika deer in Western Japan -- 15. Behavior of sika deer in clear-cut areas, plantations, and their surroundings -- 16. Effects of high densities of sika deer on vegetation and the restoration goal: Lessons from deer-vegetation interactions on Nakanoshima Island, Lake Toya -- 17. Irruptive Dynamics of Sika Deer: Search for the Mechanism -- 18. Food habits and body condition of the sika deer population in the Tanzawa Mountains, central Japans -- 19. Effects of sika deer and the unique relationship with forest vegetation in Yakushima Island -- 20. Conserving The Plant Community and Its Resilience Using Deer-Proof Fences in Japan -- 21. Vertebrate Scavenging on Sika Deer Carcasses and Its Effects on Ecological Processes -- 22. Impacts of Sika Deer Overabundance on The Structure and Functions of Dung Beetle Communities in Forest Ecosystems -- 23. Impact of Sika Deer on Soil Properties and Erosion -- 24. Responses of Ground-layer Vegetation and Soil Properties to Increased Population Density of Sika Deer and Environmental Conditions -- 25. Successional Pathways of a Warm-Temperate Forest After Disturbance: Effects of Clearcutting and Herbivory -- 26. Effect of Different Periods of Chronic Deer Herbivory on both Tall Forbs and Soil Seed Banks Following Deer Exclusions in a Damp Beech Forest -- 27. Indirect effects of deer overgrazing on stream ecosystems -- 28. Activity Patterns and Habitat Use Between Sika Deer and Japanese Serow -- 29. Sika in the British Isles: Population Ecology -- 30. History and Management of Sika Deer on the Delmarva Peninsula -- 31. The future of sika deer management in New Zealand; Invasive deer or hunting resource? -- 32. Adaptive Management of Sika Deer Populations on Hokkaido Island, Japan -- 34.Adaptive Management of Sika Deer in Hyogo Prefecture -- 35.Subpopulation Structure Based on Landscape Genetics as a Management Unit -- 36. Future Challenges for Research and Management of Sika Deer.
    Abstract: This book provides complete and up-to-date information on sika deer biology and its management, focusing on their life history with an integrated approach of population dynamics, morphology, genetics, and evolution. The expanding distribution of sika and its increase in population in Japan and other countries are causing damage to agriculture and forestry, impacting ecosystems and affecting other species. We are facing conflicting deer issues regarding the conservation of resource values and pest control of sika deer. This contributed volume compiles new findings focusing on the ecological plasticity of the sika deer. It aims to clarify the ecological characteristics of the deer by integrating studies of different approaches and provides a perspective for their management. The book consists of six parts. Part I introduces the ecological and management background behind the history of sika deer. The following four parts discuss movement ecology (Part II), impact on vegetation and bottom-up effect on sika deer (Part III), impact on ecosystem and its resilience (Part IV), and comparison of life-history characteristics between sika deer and other ungulate species (Part V). The last part (Part VI) covers the science-based management of sika deer. Contributed by recognized experts and young researchers of sika deer, this book appeals to researchers and professionals in wildlife biology and wildlife management, evolution, population dynamics, morphology, genetics, and reproductive physiology. .
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    Pages: XII, 641 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811695544
    Series Statement: Ecological Research Monographs,
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    Keywords: Molecular ecology. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Zoology. ; Ecology . ; Molecular Ecology. ; Evolutionary Biology. ; Zoology. ; Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to the world of Carabus -- Chapter 2. Ohomopterus: a species radiation with diversification of key traits for mechanical reproductive isolation -- Chapter 3. Biology of Ohomopterus -- Chapter 4. Species assemblages -- Chapter 5. Natural hybridization and reproductive isolation -- Chapter 6. Evolutionary history of Ohomopterus -- Chapter 7. Evolution of a key trait for species diversity: body size -- Chapter 8. Evolution of a key trait for species diversity: genital morphology -- Chapter 9. Overview: How does species richness increase?
    Abstract: This book presents the whole picture of the ecological and evolutionary study on the ground beetle group, the subgenus Ohomopterus of the genus Carabus, endemic to Japan. This flightless beetle group consists of many geographic races. They show divergence in key traits for reproductive isolation—body size and genital morphology, which leads to coexistence of two or more species. This beetle group provides an important material to study how a lineage of organisms diversify and form multi-species assemblage, and thereby multiply their species richness. The book introduces novel genomic approaches to resolve questions about evolution of Ohomopterus. The readers will find that this story of evolution in Carabus beetles revealed by recent approaches is much different from what was told in previous literature. Exploring different cases across a wide range of lineages is important in constructing a synthetic theory of species radiation and richness, including speciation and species coexistence. This study on Ohomopterus beetles contributes to the ongoing discussion to understand how and why species multiply and how species richness increases in one area of our planet. Teiji Sota, Professor, Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University.
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    Pages: XIII, 199 p. 101 illus., 58 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811666995
    Series Statement: Entomology Monographs,
    DDC: 577.14
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Agricultural biotechnology. ; Agriculture. ; Agronomy. ; Agricultural Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Beauty, Diversity and Potential Uses of Certain Macrofungi -- Chapter 2. Therapeutic Potential of Medicinal Mushrooms : Insights into its Use against Covid-19 -- Chapter 3. Recent advances in the discovery of bioactive metabolites from Xylaria Hill ex Schrank -- Chapter 4. Wild Medical Macrofungi in Montenegro: Diversity, Distribution, Ecology and Uses -- Chapter 5. Health Promoting and Pharmacological Compounds from Mushrooms -- Chapter 6. The nutritional and pharmacological potential of medicinal mushroom “Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi or Reishi)” -- Chapter 7. Anti-aging Properties of Medicinal Mushrooms in Systemic Aesthetic Medicine -- Chapter 8. Diversity, Chemistry and Environmental Contamination of Wild Growing Medicinal Mushroom Species as Sources of Biologically Active Substances (Antioxidants, Antidiabetics and AChE Inhibitors) -- Chapter 9. Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms: Some Aspects and Prospects -- Chapter 10. Truffles: The Cultivation and Health Benefits -- Chapter 11. Auricularia spp.: From farm to pharmacy -- Chapter 12. Therapeutic Potential of Mushroom Bioactive Nutraceuticals -- Chapter 13. Potential Uses of Mushrooms as Dietary Supplement to Enhance Memory -- Chapter 14. Beauty, Diversity and Utility of Mushrooms on Postage Stamps -- Chapter 15. Citizen for Mushrooms -- Chapter 16. Mushroom Biotechnology: Developing Cultivation Protocol for Four different Mushrooms and Accessing their potential in Pollution Management -- Chapter 17. The Tolimas and The Mushroom: Mycolatry in Prehispanic Colombia -- Chapter 18. Lignocellulosic Waste Management through Cultivation of Certain commercially useful and Medicinal Mushrooms -- Chapter 19. Selective and Simultaneous Delignification Capacity of Wood decay Fungi Trametes pini in Tectona grandis L. f. and Terminalia crenulata (Heyne) Roth -- Chapter 20. Biological and Ecological Aspects of Rare Bioluminescent Mushrooms -- Chapter 21. Cultivation of Two Edible Mushrooms and Need for Training of Mushroom Production Technology to Enhance Rural Economy -- Chapter 22. Cultivation and Medicinal Uses of Cordyceps militaris (L.) Link : A Revolutionary Entomopathogenic Fungus -- Chapter 23. Cultivation Technology of the Fungus Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst -- Chapter 24. Problems of Fungal Contaminants and Cultivation Strategies of Certain Medicinal Mushrooms -- Chapter 25. Biochemical Aspects and Cultivation of Medicinal Mushroom Pleurotus florida on Cellulosic waste of Cotton and Paper.
    Abstract: The edited book consolidates information for profitable commercial cultivation of medicinal mushrooms. The book suggests a large number of substrates to the growers for use in commercial cultivation of Mushrooms. It also elucidates the conservation of wild endangered medicinal mushrooms. Mushrooms are the fungal fruiting bodies which can be seen by naked eyes and collected by hands. These are extremely heterogeneous organisms characterized by high levels of species diversity and are widespread in all environments. Researches conducted by score of mycologists and biotechnologists, have resulted in the continuous discovery of new species and the variability of environments where fungi can be harvested, including air, space the seabed. The fields of applications are unfolding a panorama of uses in varied fields, ranging from agriculture, bioremediation, forestry, food, cosmetics, medical, and in pharmaceutical sectors. The book comprises of three parts, first mentions their applications in Ayurvedic and traditional system of Chinese medicine for the cure of ailments. The truffles are delicious, while many others are recommended, as cure in deadly diseases like cancer, COVID-19, and HIV, as well as memory and longevity enhancer. Lentinus, Ganoderma, and Cordyceps are considered good as antioxidant and cure for inflammation. Second part deals with their occurrence in different habitats and seasons and their biology. Enzymes and mechanisms involved in biodegradation and anatomical details of rotting wood. The third part brings about the need of mushroom technology in improving rural economy. This book is a useful read for researchers and students in agriculture, agronomy and researchers working on mushrooms.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIX, 663 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811662577
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Telecommunication. ; Food science. ; Electrical engineering. ; Agriculture. ; Microwaves, RF Engineering and Optical Communications. ; Food Science. ; Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I Tutorial -- 1 Microwave thermal and non-thermal processes -- 2 Plasma thermal and non-thermal technologies -- 3 High-voltage and pulsed power technologies -- 4 Agricultural Engineering -- Part II Microwave Application -- 5 Improvement and effective growth of plants' environmental stress tolerance on exposure to microwave electromagnetic wave effects -- 6 Food Processing -- 7 Stimulating the Aging of Beef with Microwaves -- 8 Controlling Weeds with Microwave Energy -- 9 Soil Modifications -- 10 Microwave application for animal feed processing to improve animal performance -- 11 Microwave heating for grain treatment -- Part III Plasma Applications -- 12 Growth enhancement effect of gene expression of plants induced by active oxygen species in oxygen plasma -- 13 Improvement of plant growth and control of cultivation environment using electrical stimuli -- 14 Promotion of reproductive growth of mushroom using electrical stimuli -- 15 Keeping freshness of agricultural products -- 16 Enzyme activity control and protein conformational change -- 17 Plasma applications in microalgal biotechnology.
    Abstract: This book describes innovative agricultural methods using thermal and non-thermal microwave or plasma energies. Humans that were nomadic in the past can now stably obtain food by developing agriculture. Cities were formed as a result of remarkable development. Later, chemicals were introduced to agriculture to stabilize the food supply further. Natural products were initially used, but various artificial compounds have been developed for agriculture since the 1900s. To further improve crop productivity and diversification, gene recombination (genetic engineering) using biotechnology has progressed in recent years and continues to develop further. However, these technologies contain pesticide residues and pose safety risks. The innovative new agriculture explained in this book is based on the use of microwaves and plasma that do not rely on chemicals and genetic modification. This is one of the first books focusing on the agricultural usage of microwaves. In addition, it is a technical book that incorporates plasma into agriculture from this perspective. The book covers microwaves and plasmas, which are completely different fields. Thus, it will be attractive to many readers who want to acquaint themselves with these alternative technologies and implement them. This book will be useful to a broad audience including researchers and technicians at Universities and practitioners in industries. It is made accessible to readers across different fields by including abundant figures and by limiting the use of equations to the possible extent.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 349 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811638916
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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  • 100
    Keywords: Agriculture. ; Agriculture Economic aspects. ; Botany. ; Sustainability. ; Agriculture. ; Agricultural Economics. ; Plant Science. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1 Policy Analysis and the Policy Environment -- 1 Overview of Agricultural Policy -- 2 Public Policy: An Overview -- 3 Agriculture and Economic Development -- Part 2 Concepts, Approaches, and Measures for Policy Analysis -- 4 The International Trading System Emalene Marcus-Burnett -- 5 Economic Concepts for Agricultural Policy Analysis -- 6 Measuring Competitiveness of Agricultural Markets -- 7 Qualitative Methods for Policy Analysis: Case Study Research Strategy -- Part 3 Tools to Analyse Sectoral and Global Regulations -- 8 General Equilibrium Analysis of Regional Trade Agreements -- 9 Analysing Trade Facilitation using Gravity Models -- 10 Analysing Marketing Policies using Market Integration Models -- 11 Partial Equilibrium Analysis of Agricultural Price Policies -- Part 4 Tools to Analyse Rural Development Programmes -- 12 Cost Benefit Analysis of Irrigation Projects -- 13 Choice Experiment Analysis of Non-Market Values of Ecosystem Services -- 14 Analysing Agriculture Extension Programmes using Randomised Control Experiments -- 15 Using Agricultural Production Functions to Analyse Land Tenure Reforms -- 16 Analysing Land Use Planning Regulations using Linear Programming Models -- 17 Economic Analysis of Climate Change Adaptations in Agriculture -- Part 5 Sri Lanka Case Studies -- 18 Political Economy of Agricultural Policies: Fertiliser Subsidy Reform -- 19 Policy Measures to Address COVID-19 Disruptions of the Agri-Food Sector -- 20 Epilogue. .
    Abstract: This book is centred around various interwoven topics which are fundamental to policy analysis in agriculture. Key concepts and tools that are fundamental for the analysis of agricultural policies and programmes are presented. Key concepts introduced include, the role of the state in a market economy with examples from the Sri Lankan and other developing economies, the international trade environment, and conceptual frameworks for analysing important domestic and international trade policies. It also highlights interconnections among agriculture, development, policy and illustrates the extent to which the agricultural sector contributes in achieving economic growth objectives, equity and equality objectives and environmental objectives. The book takes the readers through the nature of agricultural markets in developing countries, with special emphasis on Sri Lanka, and illustrates how the degree of competitiveness is measured at various market levels using multiple indices and methods. Several tools, with accompanying case studies, for the analysis of policies and programmes are detailed. These tools include the GTAP model, gravity models, extended benefit cost analysis, and linear programming. Tools and models are applied to the analysis of trade policies and agreements, marketing policies, environmental services, extension programmes, land tenure reforms and climate change adaptations. Case studies in relation to the agri-food policy and strategy response to COVID-19 Pandemic are also covered. This book is of interest to public officials working in agricultural planning and agricultural policy, teachers, researchers, agro-economists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, development studies, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXIII, 478 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9789811632846
    DDC: 630
    Language: English
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