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    • Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems

      • 3rd Edition
      • November 14, 2025
      • Peter Alexander
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Encyclopedia of Food Systems and Agriculture 3rd Edition will address important issues by examining topics of global agriculture and food systems that are key to understanding the challenges we face. Questions it addresses include: Will we be able to produce enough food to meet the increasing dietary needs and wants of the additional two billion people expected to inhabit our planet by 2050? Will we be able to meet the need for so much more food while simultaneously reducing adverse environmental effects of today’s agriculture practices? Will we be able to produce the additional food using less land and water than we use now? Climate change mitigation and adaptation Biodiversity Societal aspects Technology/innovatio... Diversity / local v global Resilience These are among the most important challenges that face our planet in the coming decades. The broad themes of food systems and people, agriculture and the environment, the science of agriculture, agricultural products, and agricultural production systems are covered in more than 200 separate chapters of this work. The book provides information that serves as the foundation for discussion of the food and environment challenges of the world. An international group of highly respected authors addresses these issues from a global perspective and provides the background, references, and linkages for further exploration of each of topics of this comprehensive work.

    • Fundamentals of Plant-Parasitic Nematode Diagnostics, Systematics, and Classification

      • 1st Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Victor Phani + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Fundamentals of Plant-Parasitic Nematode Diagnostics, Systematics, and Classification offers a comprehensive and authoritative resource for researchers, students, and professionals engaged in nematode biosystematics. Their microscopic size, morphological plasticity, and broad ecological diversity have long complicated efforts to accurately identify nematode species and reconstruct their evolutionary relationships. Unlike many other animal groups, the full extent of nematode species richness remains largely unknown, and aside from rare fossilized specimens preserved in amber, paleontological evidence is minimal.This book confronts these challenges by integrating recent advances in molecular systematics with traditional taxonomic frameworks to build a unified reference dataset. It critically surveys historical classification models and establishes a solid foundation for advancing research on nematode evolution and identification. Rather than concentrating on isolated taxa, it presents a broad conceptual toolkit—encompassing diagnostic techniques, hierarchical organization, and evolutionary analysis—that directly supports the management of character data and the development of robust taxonomic publications. With its interdisciplinary scope and emphasis on both theory and practical diagnostics, this book is posed to become an essential reference for those working in agriculture, plant science, and nematology.

    • Advances in Agronomy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 193
      • August 14, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Agronomy, Volume 193, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates that highlight new advances in the field, each written by an international board of authors.

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

      • 1st Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Asfa Rizvi + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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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.

    • AI Technologies for Crop Breeding

      • 1st Edition
      • October 1, 2025
      • Jen-Tsung Chen
      • English
      • Paperback
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      AI Technologies for Crop Breeding offers the latest insights into the use of artificial intelligence models to improve plant health and production. Presenting applications of AI technologies in plant biology, biotechnology, and crop breeding, it explores practices for the mitigation of biotic and abiotic stressors as well as other plant growth challenges.AI-based technologies are expected to advance approaches to plant functional genomics and multiple omics, resulting in smarter and more efficient crop breeding for next-generation agriculture helping to address the challenges of the increasing human population and the globally changing climate. AI tools such as machine learning, particularly deep learning, have been applied to predict chief players in complicated biological networks, increasing the understanding of in-depth mechanisms of plant-pathogen and plant-environment interactions. Additionally, responses of plants facing stress can be modeled using AI technologies, and the resulting data are valuable not only to plant stress physiology but also for stress-resilient and disease-resistant crop breeding.This book introduces AI technologies for studying plant biology, focusing on machine learning and deep learning models for integrating multiple omics approaches and revealing the knowledge of plant functional genomes. Technological advancements and emerging applications of machine learning and deep learning in genomic selection, genome-wide association study (GWAS), phenotyping and constructing phenomics, and transcriptomics are also featured in this book.AI Technologies for Crop Breeding is an ideal reference for researchers, academics, and advanced-level students and professors in the fields of plant sciences, plant stress physiology, bioinformatics, systems biology, and crop breeding.

    • Crop Physiology

      • 3rd Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Ignacio Ciampitti + 3 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Crop Physiology: Applications for Genetic Improvement and Agronomy in Diverse Cropping Systems, Third Edition, continues to provide updated insights in crop science; the premise is that farmers use two technological menus: varieties, and practices – what to grow and how. Hence, the book finds the relevance of crop physiology in a context of plant breeding and agronomy. This book is written for an audience of researchers and advanced students seeking to understand the fundamentals of crop ecophysiology including the economies of water, nitrogen and carbon, and crop adaptation to soil and climate stresses.

    • Food and Agro-Industrial Wastes

      • 1st Edition
      • September 26, 2025
      • Mika Sillanpää + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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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.

    • Melatonin in Horticultural Plants

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2025
      • Muhammad Ahsan Altaf + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Melatonin in Horticultural Plants: A Multifunctional Molecule for Abiotic Stress Tolerance consolidates insights from leading experts on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes triggered by the application of melatonin, ultimately resulting in enhanced crop tolerance to abiotic stresses.This book provides an in-depth analysis of various abiotic stressors affecting horticultural crops, detailing how they impact plant growth and development, from seedling establishment to senescence, as well as their influence on yield and quality. It explores how melatonin regulates these responses through chemical signaling and highlights its role in coordinating signal transduction pathways at physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels, offering a comprehensive understanding of its potential in agriculture.Beyond its theoretical foundations, the volume considers how these findings can be translated into real-world strategies. This includes practical approaches such as the use of biostimulants, hormones, novel chemicals, and microorganisms to effectively harness melatonin’s benefits in horticultural production. Designed to support researchers, plant biologists, and horticulturists, it aims to foster innovation and facilitate sustainable advancements in horticultural science, contributing to the development of resilient crops capable of thriving despite changing climate conditions and disruptive anthropogenic activities.

    • Advances in Agronomy

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 192
      • May 20, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Agronomy, Volume 192, 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. Chapters in this new release include The USDA Desert Soil-Geomorphology Project (1957-1972), Electrochemical transformations of nutrients in the soils vis-a-vis geochemistry of potentially and readily available nutrients under different soil moisture regimes: a review, Current approaches in the characterization and quantification of soil crusts, Soil fauna impacts on carbon cycling in managed grasslands: a review, Deciphering PGPR Mechanisms in Saline Soils: Enhancing Plant Productivity, and much more. Other chapters cover Interventions of microbial fuel cell technology for management of agricultural residues: Challenges and future perspectives.

    • Functional RNAs in Plants

      • 1st Edition
      • October 31, 2025
      • Jen-Tsung Chen
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Functional RNAs in Plants explores the rapidly advancing field of plant RNA biology and itstransformative role in modern agriculture. Covering microRNAs, small interfering RNAs, long noncoding RNAs, circular RNAs, and CRISPR-associated RNAs, the book explains their identification, design, structural and functional analysis, and applications in crop improvement.Chapters address both abiotic and biotic stresses, highlighting how functional RNAs regulatetolerance to climate-driven challenges as well as plant–microbe interactions and disease resistance. Technical sections detail progress in bioinformatics, integrated multi-omics, spatial and single-cell approaches, and high-throughput transcriptomics, which together provide new insights into RNA networks underlying plant stress responses. The book also discusses artificial small RNAs, secondary metabolism, and competing endogenous RNA systems, connecting mechanistic understanding with applied breeding strategies.Practical guidance is offered on integrating RNA knowledge into smart breeding, sustainableagricultu... and CRISPR-based innovations, with emphasis on designing and delivering functionalguide RNAs for crop improvement. By combining foundational concepts with emerging applications,this volume serves as a valuable reference for academics, researchers, and advanced-level students in plant molecular biology and agricultural biotechnology

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