| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 292 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Collaboratively written by top international experts and established scientists in various fields of agricultural research, this book focuses on the state of food production and sustainability; the problems with degradation of valuable sources of land, water, and air and their effects on food crops; the increasing demand of food resources; and the challenges of food security worldwide. The book provides cutting edge scientific tools and methods of research as well as solid background information that is accessible for those who have a strong interest in agricultural research and development and want to learn more on the challenges facing the global agricultural production systems. Provides cutting edge scientific tools and available technologies for research. Addresses the effects of climate change and the population explosion on food supply and offers solutions to combat themWritten by a range of experts covering a broad range of agriculture-related disciplines. |
| Contents |
Functional agrobiodiversity : the key to sustainability? / Paolo Bàrberi -- Organic agriculture : driving innovations in crop research / Dionys Forster, Noah Adamtey, Monika M. Messmer, Lukas Pfiffner, Brian Baker, Beate Huber and Urs Niggli -- Guar : an industrial crop from marginal farms / N.A. Kuravadi, S. Verma, S. Pareek, P. Gahlot, S. Kumari, U.K. Tanwar, P. Bhatele, M. Choudhary, K.S. Gill, V. Pruthi, S.K. Tripathi, K.S. Dhugga and G.S. Randhawa -- Nitrogen use as a component of sustainable crop systems / Amritbir Riar and David Coventry -- Potential of management practices and amendments for preventing nutrient deficiencies in field crops under organic cropping systems / Sukhdev S. Malhi, Tarlok S. Sahota, and Kabal S. Gill -- Effective management of scarce water resources in north-west India / Sudhir-Yadav, Balwinder-Singh, Elizabeth Humphreys and Surinder Singh Kukal -- Modeling for agricultural sustainability : a review / Mukhtar Ahmed, Muhammad Asif, Arvind H. Hirani Mustazar N. Akram and Aakash Goyal -- Biotechnological approaches for increasing productivity and sustainability of rice production / D.S. Brar and G.S. Khush -- Biofortification of staple crops / Vishal Chugh and Harcharan S. Dhaliwal -- Nutrient-focused processing of rice / Nadina Müller-Fischer -- Virus resistance breeding in cool season food legumes : integrating traditional and molecular approaches / Shalu Jain, Kevin McPhee, Ajay Kumar, Reyazul Rouf Mir and Ravinder Singh -- Talking agricultural sustainability issues : an interview with Dr. Gurdev Khush / Gurbir S. Bhullar -- Economics and politics of farm subsidies in India / S.S. Johl -- Public-private partnership and policy reforms for effective agricultural research, development, and training : a viewpoint / Sant S. Virmani -- Contract-farming for production and procurement of mint : lessons from personal experience / Tarlok S. Sahota. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sustainable agriculture.
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Sustainable agriculture. |
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Crops -- Ecology.
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Crops -- Ecology. |
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Crop yields.
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Crop yields. |
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Food supply.
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Food supply. |
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Agricultural systems.
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Agricultural systems. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bhullar, Gurbir S.
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Bhullar, Navreet K.
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| Added Title |
Progress and prospects in crop research |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781283854054 |
| ISBN |
9780124046085 (electronic book) |
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0124046088 (electronic book) |
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9781283854054 (MyiLibrary) |
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1283854058 (MyiLibrary) |
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9780124045606 |
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012404560X |
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