Climate Smart Agriculture: Innovative Technologies Author : Emily Woods Subject : Agricultural Sciences ISBN :9781639891078 Climate-smart agriculture is a practice that helps to guide activities needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to effectively support development and ensure food security in a changing climate. Read More |
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Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants Author : Pauline Gibbs Subject : Agronomy and Crops ISBN :9781639890125 The negative effect of non-living factors on various living organisms in a particular environment is known as abiotic stress. It can affect the growth and productivity of crops. Salt stress, drought stress, Read More |
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Agronomy: Advanced Techniques and Applications Author : Harry Abbott Subject : Agronomy and Crops ISBN :9781639890378 Agronomy is the science concerned with the study of agriculture. It encompasses the study of the principles and practices of crop production and soil management. Besides crop production, this field is Read More |
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Nitrogen Management in Crop Production Author : Mark Taylor Subject : Agronomy and Crops ISBN :9781639893843 Nitrogen is an essential plant nutrient which is considered as a mineral element. Nitrogen deficiency reduces the fertility of the soil and affects the crop production severely. Plants absorb nitrogen Read More |
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Potato Crop: Advances in Crop Science Author : Patrick Garter Subject : Agronomy and Crops ISBN :9781639894307 Potatoes are starchy tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum. It is a temperate crop which requires 300-500 mm of rainfall. Potatoes can grow upto 60 cm in height with its leaves dying back after flowering, Read More |
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Protein Crops: Agricultural Sustainability Author : William Miller Subject : Agronomy and Crops ISBN :9781639894482 Proteins are macromolecules of amino acids which are linked together by peptide bonds. They are an essential nutrient for the human body and form a major structural component of muscles. Crops that have Read More |
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Author : Harry Abbott Subject : Agronomy and Crops ISBN :9781639894604 The science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fiber, fuel and land reclamation is called agronomy. It integrates the principles of soil science, plant genetics, plant physiology and Read More |
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Rice Crop: Techniques to Increase Yield Author : Radley Harwood Subject : Agronomy and Crops ISBN :9781639894727 Rice is a monocot which is grown as an annual plant in most parts of the world. Rice is the seed of oryza sativa grass species. It can be grown in a variety of soils which have low permeability and are Read More |
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Vegetable and Fruit Farming: The Complete Guide Author : Kenneth Lewis Subject : Agronomy and Crops ISBN :9781639895557 The practice of growing crops for obtaining food and raw materials is called farming. The discipline of vegetable and fruit farming focuses on producing different fruits and vegetables for human consumption. Read More |
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Botany: Principles and Applications Author : Allen Davies Subject : Botany and Plant Science ISBN :9781639890828 Botany is a branch of biology that deals with the study of plants. It is an umbrella discipline which includes branches such as plant morphology, plant physiology, plant ecology, systematics, etc. Plant Read More |