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Books in Agricultural science

    • Trends and Applications in Smart Horticulture

      • 1st Edition
      • February 1, 2027
      • Jameel M. Al-Khayri + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Trends and Applications in Smart Horticulture provides a comprehensive and current guide to the latest advancements in the production of plant growth, resource management, and overall crop productivity. The field of horticulture has been undergoing a transformative shift, driven by advancements in technology and the need for sustainable agricultural practices. Smart horticulture encompasses the integration of digital tools, precision farming techniques, automation, data analytics, and innovative technologies to optimize production. Presenting the latest insights and research as well as case-studies to demonstrate real-world implementation, Trends and Applications in Smart Horticulture provides a valuable dissemination of knowledge and facilitates the adoption of innovative practices within the industry, driving its continued growth and transformation
    • Advances in Agronomy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 195
      • January 1, 2026
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Agronomy, Volume 195, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, each written by an international board of authors.
    • Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Katarzyna Chojnacka + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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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.
    • Technology-Driven Emerging -Omics and Sustainable Agriculture

      • 1st Edition
      • February 1, 2026
      • Geerten W. Vuister + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Technology-driven Emerging -Omics and Sustainable Agriculture provides a comprehensive overview of the transformative potential of advanced tools such as AI, genomics and proteomics to ensure future agricultural production. The integration of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics has advanced the understanding of plant and microbial systems and the application of this knowledge has enabled precision farming, optimizing crop yield, and minimizing environmental impact. There are unprecedented opportunities to enhance crop yields, improve pest and disease management, to optimize resource utilization, and to mitigate environmental impacts. Through the use of advanced data analytics, machine learning, and predictive modeling, researchers can decipher complex biological processes and develop innovative solutions for agricultural challenges. Technology-driven Emerging -Omics and Sustainable Agriculture explores the advancements in AI-driven omics technologies, such as genome editing, transcriptomics, and phenomics, and their applications in crop improvement, soil health monitoring, and precision agriculture.
    • Rice Production and Processing Sustainability

      • 1st Edition
      • April 1, 2026
      • Griffiths G. Atungulu + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Rice Production and Processing Sustainability presents the challenges and opportunities facing this globally important crop as climate impact and environmental instability threatens production and ultimately food security. Food production, like other industries worldwide, is experiencing revolutions in automation, artificial intelligence, digitization, big data, and bioinformatics. The simultaneous increasingly volatile situation of environmental impact by climate requires careful and deliberate consideration of these issues, and their potential impact on sustainability. This book focuses on one of the world's most important commodities: rice. Rice must be produced en masse to support the rising global population; yet this must be done carefully and in balance and at a rate that is sustainable, in an ecosystem that is already unstable. Rice Production and Processing Sustainability discusses corrective measures, as well as serving to educate the reader of the need to balance food production and environmental protection.
    • Agroforestry Solutions for Soil Restoration and Sustainable Land Management

      • 1st Edition
      • March 1, 2026
      • Ram Yadav + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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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.
    • Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 2026
      • Tarek Ben Hassen + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems offers a comprehensive review of digital technology's role in supporting sustainable agriculture and food systems. The book explores how digital technologies like precision agriculture, robots, artificial intelligence, and blockchain may boost agricultural output and efficiency while lowering environmental impact. It also investigates how these technologies might assist farmers in connecting with markets, increasing supply chain traceability, and boosting food safety and quality. Serving as a comprehensive guide, this book educates and helps farmers, policymakers, researchers, industry professionals, and other value chain actors in leveraging digital innovations. It also address the pressing challenges faced by the agri-food sector, such as food insecurity, environmental degradation, natural resources depletion, and climate change.
    • Aflatoxin Management in Crops

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 2026
      • Sajad Majeed Zargar + 3 more
      • English
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      Aflatoxin Management in Crops: Challenges and Opportunities provides a comprehensive look at current insights into aflatoxin contamination in agricultural crops and its effect on human health on global level. With insights from around the globe, it presents the latest advances in the understanding of the contamination and management strategies for aflatoxins in cereals, millets, oilseed, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. Aflatoxin contamination in crops is a global threat that compromises the safety of food, feed, and also influence the agricultural economy and crop-dependent small scale industries. Crops can be contaminated during the process of harvesting, storing, and transporting by the fungi and leads to the productions of several mycotoxins. Aflatoxin can be extremely harmful if consumed, being linked to cancer-, immune-, and nutritionally related diseases. Aflatoxin Management in Crops: Challenges and Opportunities includes the biology of fungi and the chemistry behind the toxicity level of different aflatoxin strains as well as advances in detection techniques and management strategies. It concludes by exploring the different effects of aflatoxin on human health and regulatory laws to control its contamination.
    • 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.
    • Agricultural Applications of Earth Observation

      • 1st Edition
      • February 1, 2026
      • Peng Fu
      • English
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      Agricultural Applications of Earth Observation details the revolutionary impact of satellite and remote sensing technologies in enhancing agricultural practices. It bridges the knowledge gap by making advanced satellite and sensor data understandable and applicable, enabling readers to select the best tools for specific agricultural needs. Real-world case studies and practical examples demonstrate the successful implementation of Earth Observation technologies in agriculture, inspiring readers with tangible results and encouraging innovative thinking. Agricultural Applications of Earth Observation enables readers to apply Earth Observation technologies to enhance agronomical sustainability and contribute to more environmentally friendly practices. With detailed methodologies and a range of additional supplementary elements, the book equips readers with the knowledge and tools to drive the future of agriculture into a more sustainable era.