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    • Sustainable Science and Technologies for Agriculture and Environment

      • 1st Edition
      • May 1, 2026
      • M. Iqbal R Khan + 2 more
      • English
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      Sustainable Science and Technologies for Agriculture and Environment: SDG Perspectives explores the mechanistic link between the environmental stress responses mediated by plant growth stimulants and the resulting agricultural stability and food security aligned with targeted SDGs. It enables the reader to understand the impact of persistent environmental concerns, contaminants, and health risks, in the face of increasing global population and the resulting environmental and agricultural needs. The Sustainable Development Goals and agricultural productivity correspond to establish efficient nutrient and food security around the globe. However, the proliferation of environmental stress-induced adversity is simultaneously hampering the goals with regard to the food, economic and green considerations. Sustainable Science and Technologies for Agriculture and Environment: SDG Perspectives provides insights on novel green initiatives designed to align crop production and environmental remediation with the aid of growth stimulants-mediated mechanisms for growth, physiology and yield improvements. Scientists, students and academics in agriculture, crop and environmental sciences will find this resource valuable in understanding the current status of the SDG goals, as well as for inspiring future research.

    • Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture

      • 1st Edition
      • April 1, 2026
      • Katarzyna Chojnacka + 1 more
      • English
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      Mixed crop-livestock systems offer promising strategies for sustainable farming. Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture: From Lab to Farm to Table details solutions for mitigating agricultural waste, such as carbon emissions and chemical runoff, and creating a circular economy on mixed farms. In addition to covering potential solutions, the book will analyze the effectiveness of each strategy in protecting the environment from harm. Notable topics covered include manure management, agricultural waste valorization, wastewater and resource recovery, and even dairy cow feed for lowering methane production.While the book is based primarily on the climates and farming systems of Europe, the climactic diversity of the continent will make this a useful resource for many other parts of the world with similar climates, including North America and portions of South America, Asia, and Oceana. Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture: From Lab to Farm to Table offers practical strategies and solutions to readers and will benefit audience members ranging from students and researchers to farmers and agricultural stakeholders.

    • Sustainable Agricultural Waste Management

      • 1st Edition
      • April 1, 2026
      • Indrajeet Kumar + 3 more
      • English
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      Sustainable Agricultural Waste Management: Advantages, Challenges and Further Improvement offers a compelling and comprehensive exploration of sustainable agricultural waste management. Each chapter delves into crucial aspects of organic waste, ranging from its ecological impacts to innovative solutions and policy considerations with the goal of providing both currently actionable insights and inspiring additional research and development. Including diverse perspectives throughout, the book leads the reader from understanding the ecological dynamics of agricultural waste to exploring circular economy tactics and technological innovations, offering a well-rounded view of the field. The inclusion of topics such as bioactive compounds, biochar solutions, clean energy production, and nanotechnology applications provides practical insights and potential avenues for addressing agricultural waste challenges in agricultural waste management. Sustainable Agricultural Waste Management caters to advanced students, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and environmental advocates working in sustainable waste management.

    • Agricultural Biostimulants for Mitigation of Salt, Drought, and Heat Stress

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • M. Naeem + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Agricultural Biostimulants for Mitigation of Salt, Drought and Heat Stress provides up-to-date information on sustainable strategies to enhance the resilience of agricultural crops under adverse environmental conditions. As part of the Biostimulants and Protective Biochemical Agents series, this volume focuses on high-impact challenges and emerging opportunities in crop stress management.Biostimul... represent a promising and effective approach to achieving sustainable agriculture. Widely regarded as renewable sources of plant nutrients, they can enhance crop productivity and improve soil health. Over the past decade, there has been growing interest in the use of diverse biostimulants—includ... plant growth-promoting fungi, rhizobacteria, seaweed extracts, and organic amendments—to increase nutrient use efficiency and boost plant tolerance to abiotic stresses.This book covers a range of key biostimulant categories such as bacteria, algae, plant growth regulators (PGRs), plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), biochar, and other core approaches. It explores how specific biostimulants contribute to protecting and enhancing plant health and is the first comprehensive reference to focus exclusively on their role in safeguarding crop yields under salt, drought, and heat stress conditions.

    • Agroforestry Solutions for Soil Restoration and Sustainable Land Management

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Ram Yadav + 3 more
      • English
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      Agroforestry Solutions for Soil Restoration and Sustainable Land Management, a volume in the Agricultural Soil Degradation and Restoration series, provides insights into the role of agroforestry in sustainable food production around the globe. Focusing on the multi-disciplinary nature of agricultural soil science, this volume highlights the current challenges, solution options and future research options. Agroforestry encompasses a variety of systems with a global presence, positively impacting people's livelihoods and resilience to climate change. Economically and ecologically commendable, agroforestry enhances agricultural and environmental sustainability by promoting soil nutrient cycling, increasing crop productivity, and improving food quality. The integrated cultivation of trees and crops in interactive combinations, known as agroforestry, is globally recognized as a sustainable land-use practice. Agroforestry Solutions for Soil Restoration and Sustainable Land Management is a state-of-the-art synthesis of research findings and evaluations related to Land Degradation Neutrality and Soil Restoration, with a particular focus on the agricultural production, livelihood and climate change dimensions of agroforestry. This volume will be useful to scientists, academicians, and students of agroforestry, land use system, natural resources management, cropping systems and other related subjects.

    • Agricultural Water Management in Africa

      • 1st Edition
      • January 15, 2026
      • Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi + 2 more
      • English
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      Agricultural Water Management in Africa: Lessons Learned and Future Directions provides an overview of the status of irrigation development and AWM practices and technologies in Africa and the global south, and provides guidelines, scenarios, and investment plans to guide the prioritization and operationalization of irrigation development and AWM under climate change. The African Union (AU) is driving investment and improvement in agricultural water management and transformation in Africa through the operationalization of the AU Irrigation Development and Agricultural Water Management in Africa (AU-IDAWM). The AU-IDAWM provides a framework that identifies four development pathways for enhanced agricultural water management practices across Africa. The pathways are as follows: (1) Improved water control and watershed management in rain-fed farming, (2) Farmer-led Irrigation Development (FLID), (3) Irrigation scheme development and modernisation, and (4) Unconventional water use for irrigation.This book explores the status of AWM at a continental scale as guided by the AU-IDAWM pathways. It also incorporates case studies from the global South (Asia and Latin America) to foster south-south knowledge sharing. The book considers cross-cutting issues such as the water-energy-food nexus and circular economy within the context of sustainable AWM development.

    • Decoding Plant-Environment-Microbiome Interactions in Stress-Resilient Agriculture

      • 1st Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Asfa Rizvi + 4 more
      • English
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      Decoding Plant-Environment-Mi... Interactions in Stress-Resilient Agriculture provides foundational as well as future-facing insights into the emerging field of phytomicrobiome. Highlighting its unique advantages in addressing stressed soils and optimizing crop production this book specifically delves into the potential of phytomicrobiomes as natural bioresources to be optimized for improved interactions. Research has shown that the phytomicrobiome, comprising root-associated microbiota, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), endophytes, phosphate-solubilizi... microorganisms (PSMs), arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, and actinomycetal populations, can enhance stress tolerance and ameliorate contaminated soils, enabling sustainable crop production under adverse conditions. However, the precise mechanisms through which the phytomicrobiome enhances stress resilience remain largely unexplored. Successful utilization of these natural bioresources in agriculture necessitates a comprehensive understanding of the intricate interplay between phytomicrobiomes and stressed plants, from fundamental processes to mechanistic insights. Presenting data and insights from globally recognized scientists and academicians with extensive research experience in microbiome-plant interactions Decoding Plant-Environment_Mi... Interactions provides readers with the latest information and enables further advancements.

    • Waste to Resources

      • 1st Edition
      • October 15, 2025
      • Arup Giri + 3 more
      • English
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      Waste to Resources: Unlocking Potential Applications of Agricultural Waste is a comprehensive textbook that explores various types of agricultural waste, their sources, and composition. Growing environmental concerns create a need to deploy sustainable processes within agriculture. This book sheds light on waste management techniques, covering both theory and practice, and advocates for re-framing agricultural waste as a valuable resource. It takes into account the latest research and regulatory considerations to give a well-rounded understanding of the subject. This textbook is an essential resource for upper-level undergraduate students, researchers, and professionals in environmental science and agricultural biology.The introductory chapters provide an overview of agricultural waste, including crop residues, livestock waste, pesticides, and chemical waste, and describe the environmental implications of these categories. The subsequent chapters delve into waste management techniques such as biogas production, nutrient recovery, recycling, and composting. The final chapter explores the regulatory and policy issues related to sustainable agricultural waste management.

    • Food and Agro-Industrial Wastes

      • 1st Edition
      • September 25, 2025
      • Mika Sillanpää + 2 more
      • English
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      Food and Agro-Industrial Wastes: Sustainable Impacts, Transformation and Added Value of By-Products offers an in-depth look at the potential of recycling food and agro-industrial waste into valuable products. This book presents the concept of sustainable development through responsible consumption and production, and introduces practical methods to transform waste into new, value-added products. It delves into various industries, such as meat, dairy, and crop processing, highlighting the ways in which residues like leaves, stems, and husks can be repurposed. Moreover, the book explores the valorization and safety of fruit and vegetable waste, including peels and skins, to enhance food products.Real-life case studies showcase how bioactive compounds, nutraceuticals, and other bio-based enzymes can be derived from waste, providing insights into innovative food product development. This comprehensive guide is an essential resource for anyone interested in sustainable waste management and the creation of functional, eco-friendly products. Globally, it is estimated 1.3 billion tons of food, valued at $1 trillion is wasted a year, according to the United Nations and the Food and Agriculture Organization. (FAO) In addition, billions of tons of agro-industrial waste from agriculture and food processing activities are generated yearly, putting a strain on natural resources, and negatively effecting the environment.

    • Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 11, 2025
      • Olubukola Oluranti Babalola + 3 more
      • English
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      Fully revised to include the latest scientific developments, Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems: Current Challenges and Adaptation, Second Edition continues to provide vital insights into the complex and dynamic relationship between climate, agriculture, soil and plants. Building on its proven value in guiding real-world application as well as inspiring further research, this new edition includes new insights and practices. Agricultural ecosystems are highly dependent on weather and climate for the production of necessary foods to sustain human life. Despite leading cutting-edge tools and technologies for developing improved varieties, genetically modified organisms, and irrigation systems, climate change is still a major constraint to agricultural productivity. It takes years to assess the impacts of climate change and vulnerability to it and to prepare proper countermeasures against it. Developing countermeasures drawn based on scientific diagnosis and assessment of the impacts of climate change on agriculture are essential in establishing the vision and administrative policies of future agriculture. Climate Change and Agricultural Ecosystems focuses on recent research and updates on interactions between agriculture, ecosystems, environment, and climate change bringing together ideas and innovations of the latest scientific findings on climate change and enriched by renowned researchers knowledge and experience in this field. It reflects the importance of acting now on climate change: to eliminate hunger; to enable the agriculture sectors to adapt to climate change.