Bio-Science and Agriculture

About the Book This book offers an essential, comprehensive, yet accessible reference of contemporary food security discourse and guides readers th...

About the Book Despite significant progress in increasing agricultural production, meeting the changing dietary preferences and increasing food dem...

About the Book One of the oldest scientific traditions, plant breeding began in Neolithic times with methods as simple as saving the seeds of desir...

About the Book This book contains the most comprehensive reviews on the latest development of switchgrass research including the agronomy of the pl...

About the Book Chirality is widely studied and omnipresent in biological molecules. However, how the retention of enantiomeric forms persists in ma...

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, methods, and applications of chemical ecology, covering such topics as chemical ...

About the Book Examining the role played by partial charge transfer in biology, this work offers a theroetical basis of the physics and chemistry o...

About the Book In use as a medicinal plant since time immemorial in Europe and the Middle East, chamomile is gaining popularity in the Americas, Au...

About the Book Bulbous plants are those with organs for nutrient storage and these include tubers, corms, and bulbs. They can be ornamental or edib...

About the Book The 2014 International Conference on Biotechnology, Agriculture, Environment and Energy (ICBAEE 2014) was held May 22-23, 2014 in Be...

This book contains the latest material in the subject, covering next generation sequencing (NGS) applications and meeting the requirements of a com...

About the Book Highly Recommended in CHOICE, Jan 2020, Vol 57, 5 Insects are key components of life on our planet, and their presence is essential ...

About the Book We are currently experiencing a wide range of evolving problems that threaten us with extinction. However, Phillips argues that we h...

About the Book Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) pests have a profound impact on horticultural production and economy of many countries. It is funda...

About the Book Agroecology theory is not endless. A point is reached where the central elements become visible, equations distill, and a conceptual...

About the Book Conservation agriculture is a sustainable production model that not only optimizes crop yields, but also reaps economic and environm...

About the Book Aeglidae focuses on these unique crustaceans who are endemic to South America. The book is the first to summarize the diverse aspect...

About the Book Advances in Macrofungi: Diversity, Ecology and Biotechnology discusses the diversity and ecology of edible, toxic, medicinal and myc...

About the Book The book provides comprehensive information on a wide range of topics from biology, physiology, genetics to the use of genomic tools...

Provides an overview of the entire nitrate cycle and the processes influencing nitrate transformation, and clearly identifies its role as an essent...

Viruses do not behave as other microbes; their life cycles require infecting healthy cells, commandeering their cellular apparatus, replicating and...

This book examines policy responses to food waste and loss, an issue of significant, global concern, with one-third of food produced for human cons...

This book presents information on various topics appealing to the digital age in the agriculture sector. Topics include precision agriculture and l...

This concise text covers the essential information veterinary students need to succeed in Equine practice, focussing on lameness, conveying the cor...

This book introduces students to cultural anthropology with an emphasis on environmental and evolutionary approaches, focusing on how humans adapt ...

This concise, practical text covers the essential information veterinary students and nurses, new graduates and practitioners need to succeed in eq...

Suppose you were designing a marine mammal. What would they need to live in the ocean? How would you keep them warm? What design features would all...

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Food Governance is the first collection to reflect on and compile the currently dispersed histories, concepts and p...