This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on the use of unmanned aircraft systems in an array of agricultural settings.
The first chapter provides an overview of unmanned aerial system (UAS) pla……続きを見る
Algae are sunlight-driven cell factories, and can efficiently absorb CO2 and convert light energy to chemical energy such as lipid, starch and other carbohydrates and release O2. Algal feedstock is ……続きを見る
Design, plant, and tend a self-sustaining, high-yielding food garden that saves space by growing plants the way nature intendedーin layers.
Say goodbye to long, straight rows of vegetable plants lin……続きを見る
Comprehensive, systematic review of advances in key CRISPR/Cas technologies, such as TALENS and zinc finger nucleases, double-strand break repair techniques, insertion-based genome edits, base edit……続きを見る
Provides a comprehensive coverage of the key ecosystem services delivered by the gut microbiome
Analysis of the pig gut microbiome and its relationship with the pig gastrointestinal tract
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Summarises current advances in the use of seaweed and microalgae as alternative sources of protein primarily in the livestock sector
Provides an authoritative assessment on the need for alternative……続きを見る
Detailed coverage of oomycete, fungal, viral and bacterial diseases affecting soybeans
Reviews developments in disease and pest-resistant varieties as well as integrated pest and weed management
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A comprehensive review of both the causes of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and the range of ways these emissions can be reduced
Particularly strong focus on the range of nutritional strat……続きを見る
Comprehensive review of key technologies in precision agriculture, from proximal and remote sensing to decision support systems and variable rate technologies
Surveys key applications of precision ……続きを見る
Focuses on advances in understanding forest ecophysiology which underpin good management, including mechanisms of root and canopy development.
Explores the key challenges in ensuring forest managem……続きを見る
Reviews advances in understanding how breeding and growth affects the development of quality attributes such as fat content and tenderness;
Summarises recent research on how management of cattle an……続きを見る
Reviews the latest advances in understanding tea genetics and genetic diversity and how this has informed advances in conventional, marker-assisted and transgenic breeding techniques
Summarises cur……続きを見る
Increasing consumer demand for low-input cultivation and minimal processing has significantly increased the risk of microbiological contamination of fresh produce. This both presents a health risk t……続きを見る
This book offers case study of the tridimensional exploration in whole exploration cycle with comprehensive and systematic geological and geophysical studies in the Bongor Basin. Focused on the typi……続きを見る
This book presents the advancement of coating materials technology especially in agriculture, particularly for fertilizers. Fertilizers are a critical component in meeting rising demands and ensurin……続きを見る
Forest ecosystems include a great variety of communities of organisms interacting with their physical environment: multi-aged natural forests, even-aged monocultures, and secondary forests invaded b……続きを見る
Biotechnology of Major Cereals focuses on the recent advances and future prospects in cereal biotechnology. The first part of the book covers the world's major cereals and focus on new developments ……続きを見る
The book mainly describes the QTL mappings and efficacy analyses that are associated with wheat productivity, quality, physiology and various stress resistances and provides summaries of results fro……続きを見る
The pomegranate, Punica granatum L., is one of the oldest known edible fruits and is associated with the ancient civilizations of the Middle East. This is the first comprehensive book covering the b……続きを見る
While focusing on various interactions between trait genes/QTL and dynamic expressions of conditional QTL genes, this book also discusses aspects of molecular marker-assisted breeding, and applicati……続きを見る
