Agriculture category: 3369 books

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control...

This two-volume work is a testament to the increasing interest in the role of microbes in sustainable agriculture and food security. Advances in microbial technologies are explored in chapters dealing with topics such as carbon sequestration, soil fertility management, sustainable crop production,...

Insects, diseases, and weeds cause an almost 30% yield loss per annum in agricultural production, resulting in an increased consumption of pesticides by 20% per annum throughout the world. This comprehensive volume looks at the status of biopesticides and biocontrol agents in agriculture. It will...

Sustainable Food Systems from Agriculture to Industry: Improving Production and Processing addresses the principle that food supply needs of the present must be met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Responding to sustainability goals requires maximum utilization...

It is only recently that the immense economic value of pollination to agriculture has been appreciated. At the same time, the alarming collapse in populations of bees and other pollinators has highlighted the urgency of addressing this issue. This book focuses on the specific measures and practices...

This book offers a broad and global level description of the current status of wastewater use in agriculture and then brings the readers to various places in the MENA Region and Europe to explain how some countries and regions have addressed the challenges during implementation. On a global scale,...

In agricultural education and research, the study of agricultural microbiology has undergone tremendous changes in the past few decades, leading to today’s scientific farming that is a backbone of economy all over the globe. Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and the Environment fills...

Issues In Agroecology – Present Status and Future Prospectus not only reviews aspects of ecology, but the ecology of sustainable food production systems, and related societal and cultural values. To provide effective communication regarding status and advances in this field, this series connects...

Precision agriculture (PA) involves the application of technologies and agronomic principles to manage spatial and temporal variation associated with all aspects of agricultural production in order to improve crop performance and environmental quality. The focus of this book is to introduce a non-specialist...

En droit, le sol n’est pas appréhendé dans son entièreté, comme un ensemble complexe aux fonctions diverses. Dès lors, sa protection demeure lacunaire. Rédigé dans le cadre du programme de recherche « Travail du sol, services écosystémiques et compensation. Aspects agronomiques et juridiques...

Cet ouvrage explore trois grands enjeux des céréales destinées à l’alimentation humaine, notamment du blé : teneur en protéines, qualité sanitaire des récoltes et des produits céréaliers, valeur nutritionnelle des aliments. Des stratégies sont présentées pour concilier les diverses...

Agriculture biologique, sécurité alimentaire mondiale, OGM, qualité des aliments, pollutions, agrocarburants... Les évolutions de l'agriculture et les enjeux auxquels elle doit répondre donnent matière à de nombreuses interrogations. Le Grenelle de l'Environnement en France, ou les émeutes...

Pourquoi les agriculteurs français ont-ils autant peur de l’avenir ? Pourquoi notre agriculture qui fut très brillante et demeure un des fleurons de nos exportations voit-elle ses performances régresser par rapport à plusieurs de ses concurrents ? Quels sont les chemins de la reconquête ? C’est...

In recent years, especially with the approach of the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris in late 2015, the number of publications, conferences and meetings on climate change has been growing exponentially. Yet uncertainties...