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  • Computational Approaches to Natural Products Discovery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 730
    • English
    Computational Approaches to Natural Products Discovery, Volume 720 provides descriptions of the latest techniques in computational methods for the study of natural products. Techniques covered are related to genome mining, natural product biosynthesis, natural product evolution, and natural product structure. Chapters in this new release cover Prediction of natural product bioactivity from BGC sequence to guide genome mining efforts, Genome mining for resistance genes to identify bioactive natural products with ARTS, Predicting lasso peptide structure with LassoPred, Predicting lanthipeptide structure with Rosetta, Using lsaBGC to investigate BGC Evolution, and an Analysis of BGC evolution with CORASON.

  • Multiple Abiotic Stresses in Plants

    Mechanisms and Management Strategies
    • 1st Edition
    • Koushik Chakraborty + 4 more
    • English
    Driven by the realities of global climate change, compound stress events—such as drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, and flooding—now frequently affect crops within a single season, posing significant risks to global food security and agricultural sustainability. Multiple Abiotic Stresses in Plants examines how plants coordinate distinct physiological, biochemical, and molecular pathways to adapt under complex stress conditions, contrasting these mechanisms with those triggered by individual stress factors.Chapters cover key processes including redox regulation, hormonal signaling, transcriptional control, ion transport, and metabolic adjustments. The volume also highlights advances in breeding and biotechnology—from marker-assisted selection and genome editing to nanotechnology and multi-omics approaches—alongside practical strategies for improved stress management, such as optimized nutrient use, microbial interventions, and climate-adaptive agronomy.Comprehensi... in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, this reference book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, students, plant scientists, and agricultural professionals by offering the strategic insight needed to anticipate, rather than react to, the evolving challenges of plant-environment interactions.

  • Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management

    • 1st Edition
    • Habib Ali + 1 more
    • English
    In recent years, the agricultural industry has faced mounting challenges in pest control due to the widespread use of chemical pesticides. These conventional methods, while effective in the short term, have led to unintended consequences, including the decline of pollinator populations and negative impacts on their ecosystems. To address these concerns, Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM) has emerged as a holistic approach to sustainable agriculture. The first scientific book of its kind, Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management, explores the delicate balance of agricultural productivity and ecosystem health. It delves into the intertwined relationship between pests and pollinators, offering practical strategies for managing pests while safeguarding the well-being of vital pollinators. Drawing on cutting-edge research and practical case studies, Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management outlines the principles and methodologies of IPPM and introduces innovative techniques such as biological control, crop rotation, habitat manipulation, and the use of pest-resistant crop varieties. From stakeholders in agricultural systems to researchers and students working in the field, Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management is a must-have resource.

  • Smart Aquaponic Farming

    An Intelligent Production System for Aquaponics
    • 1st Edition
    • Daoliang Li
    • English
    Smart Aquaponic Farming: An Intelligent Production System for Aquaponics describes the aquaponics AI factory, an ecologically efficient and sustainable multitrophic production model. While traditional aquaculture systems produce farming waste with environmental and food safety implications, the aquaponics model offers a circular organic production method that recycles and reuses aquatic waste to expand the ecological planting scene. Given recent developments in intelligent sensing, information processing, and agricultural equipment technologies, this book provides a much-needed technical guide for industry scientists and technicians. Written by leading experts in aquaculture biosystems engineering, this book reviews technology assembly, system realization, and industrial development of intelligent aquaponics AI factory models. Early chapters introduce the concept of AI factory infrastructure before exploring recirculating aquaculture systems, hydroponic planting systems, and various control systems to maintain air quality, water quality, and fish nutrition. Concluding chapters discuss AI factory system integration, sustainability evaluation, and global case studies of proof-of-concept systems. Smart Aquaponic Farming provides in-depth conceptual analyses, technical overviews, and case presentations to demonstrate the characteristics, advantages, and significance of industrial scale-up for aquaponics. It bridges the gap in disseminated knowledge on analysis, design, and implementation of aquaponics AI factories, making it an indispensable resource for aquaponics producers, technicians, industry scientists, and academics alike.

  • Phytotoxicity of Organic Pollutants

    Impacts and Management
    • 1st Edition
    • Golam Jalal Ahammed + 1 more
    • English
    Phytotoxicity of Organic Pollutants: Impacts and Management offers new insights into understanding the mechanisms of plant response to organic pollutants and their impact on plant developmental biology and stress tolerance. The book provides coverage on the phytotoxicity and the deleterious effects of various organic pollutants on the mechanisms of plant growth, development, and responses to stress. It also considers environmental and plant-based remediation strategies to mitigate the impact phytotoxicity of organic pollutants and examines the broader potential implications of their impact on food safety and environmental sustainability. Phytotoxicity of Organic Pollutants is an interdisciplinary resource for scientists, academics, graduate students, and industry professionals interested in the study and remediation of the phytotoxicity of contaminants.

  • BioMEMS Devices

    • 1st Edition
    • Azrul Azlan Hamzah + 2 more
    • English
    BioMEMS Devices covers the fundamentals of bioMEMS and discusses how MEMS are implemented into biomedical devices. The book discusses the most up-to-date technologies, including the various types of electrochemical, optical, and mechanical MEMS sensors. Other topics include bio cell and particle separation and filtration using microfluidic platform such as dielectrophoresis (DEP) and microfilters. MEMS devices for drug mixing, pumping and transdermal drug delivery using microneedles and micropumps are also discussed, along with recent advances in point-of-care diagnostics and MEMS in medical implantsThe book concludes with a discussion on integration of bioMEMS system with IoT, medical practitioners’ adaptation of the devices, market penetration, emerging technologies, and future outlooks.

  • Active Food Packaging

    Principles, Technologies and Innovations
    • 1st Edition
    • Swarna Jaiswal + 2 more
    • English
    Active Food Packaging: Principles, Technologies and Innovations, a volume in the Sustainable Food Packaging series, is a comprehensive guide to the latest developments in active packaging for food products. This book provides an overview of active packaging and its various types, advantages, and challenges, as well as a detailed analysis of different active packaging technologies such as oxygen scavengers, antimicrobial agents, moisture absorbers, and ethylene absorbers. It also covers the latest innovations and applications of active food packaging, including intelligent active packaging, shelf-life extension, food safety and quality control, sustainability, waste reduction, and nanotechnology.With the growing importance of sustainability and increasing demand for understanding the complex principles and technologies involved in active food packaging, this series of books represents a comprehensive guide to navigating this rapidly evolving landscape.

  • Radiation Spectrum and Plant Metabolism

    Interaction of Radiation Spectrum with Sub Cellular Ecosystem Level
    • 1st Edition
    • Sumira Jan + 1 more
    • English
    Radiation Spectrum and Plant Metabolism: Interaction from the Sub-cellular to Ecosystem Level offers a clear illustration of the interaction between radiation spectrums and the dynamics of biological systems in plants. Explaining the light-Phyllosphere relationship, this volume describes metabolite chemistry, thus reflecting the developmental and functional fitness of the plant. As climate change has resulted in a natural variation in the cosmic radiation spectrum, a knowledge gap has emerged about the changing radiation spectrum and its impacts on plant metabolism. This book addresses the subject in-depth, providing insights into the functional role of photoreceptors, pigments, and various metabolites in coping with this alteration.It will be a valuable reference for photo biologists, biophysicists, and biochemists for deciphering the impacts of radiation spectrum on plant metabolism. Researchers working in the field of metabolite chemistry and metabolomics will also find it useful to comprehend the physical laws governing the interaction of radiation spectrum with biological system.

  • Nutrigenomics for Clinical Medicine and Personalized Healthcare

    • 1st Edition
    • Dhavendra Kumar + 1 more
    • English
    Nutrigenomics for Clinical Medicine and Personalized Healthcare presents an overview of the challenges associated with bringing personalized nutrition to mainstream dietary practices in healthcare. Broken into 18 chapters, the book addresses everything from the fundamental principles of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics to the role of nutritional factors in various diseases and disorders and the ethical practices surrounding nutritional genomics. Compiled for nutrition researchers, nutritionists, health professionals, and graduate students studying related topics, this is sure to be a welcomed reference.

  • Lifestyle Epigenomics

    • 1st Edition
    • Ana B Crujeiras
    • English
    Lifestyle Epigenomics, a new volume in the Translational Epigenetics series, comprehensively details the interplay between lifestyle factors and epigenetic modifications associated with the onset of noncommunicable diseases and aging, shedding light on potential preventive and therapeutic strategies for disease from an epigenomics perspective. Here, more than 35 international experts in the field consider how lifestyle choices or habits can condition or prevent disease, along with tools for new research, from bioinformatics methodology to non-invasive sampling.Early, foundational chapters are followed by all-inclusive sections on epigenetic machinery in health and disease; dietary factors and epigenetics; adiposity and physical activity and epigenetics; psychological stress, social environment, toxins and contaminants exposure effects on epigenetics; and transgenerational and childhood epigenetics. To support understanding, each chapter includes a summary and key points lists, terms and definition, as well as research case studies outlining core components of recent studies, detailing their conditions, research techniques involved, and outcomes.

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