Crop Science

This atlas is an indispensable full colour photographic guide to the 40 most common weeds afflicting arable farmland and gardens. Accompanying line drawings highlight major features and calendar germination and flowering times...

Abiotic Stresses explores innovative methods for breeding new varieties of major crops with resistance to environmental stresses that limit crop production worldwide, such as drought, salinity, flooding, and mineral deficiency. Experts provide you with basic principles and techniques of plant breedi..

Advances in Hemp Research gives you a comprehensive account of hemp, presenting current research as well as in-depth reviews of all major areas of knowledge of this crop. Specifically, you'll find updates of advances in the investigations of germplasm resources, genetics and breeding objectives, bre..

This book represents the work of experts and leaders who have taught, researched, and expanded Chinese agroecology and eco-agriculture for more than 30 years. It reviews several decades of agricultural change to provide an integrated analysis of the progress of research and development in agroecolog..

This comprehensive book covers every aspect of barley from molecular biology to agronomy of yield and quality for malting, food, and animal feed. Beginning with the history of this ancient cultivated grain, Barley Science presents state-of-the-art information on genetics and breeding, physiology, an..

This book focuses on best management practices for drip irrigated crops. It cover irrigation methods, scheduling of micro irrigation, and mulching and crop performance. Micro irrigation techniques with diverse crops are discussed, including sweet pepper, chili, tomatoes, cauliflower, wheat, sweet pe..

This book discusses theoretical approaches to the taxonomy of biological systems and theory and mathematical approaches to the problem of plant diversity, cultivation, and the environment. Particular attention is given to theoretical and practical problems of soil and the environmental sustainabilit..

Focusing on the key challenges that still impede the realization of the billion-ton renewable fuels and energy products vision, this book provides comprehensive information on sustainable production of biomass feedstock, supply chain management of feedstocks to the biorefinery site, advanced convers..

Sugarcane is the most important plant source for sugar and alcohol production cultivated in more than 80 countries in tropical and subtropical areas. This book examines various methods for sugarcane improvement through biotechnology...

Chlorophyll a fluorescence is a tool for evaluating plant responses to stress conditions. Fluorescence can be used in plant phenotyping and breeding programs to monitor biotic and abiotic stresses including mineral deficiencies, soil salinity, and pathogenic diseases. Chlorophyll Fluorescence: Under..

This book presents detailed explanations of technologies for sustainable production of high-quality and safe cocoa beans for the global confectionary industry. It describes up-to-date technologies and approaches to modern cocoa production practices, global production and consumption trends as well a..

This highly informative monograph will provide a basic reference on coffee rust for both investigators in the field and those entering it. The research conducted has been organized based on principles of epidemiology and plant disease management, providing both theoretical and practical information...