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Temperate Agroforestry Systems

by Naresh V. Naresh V., Shibu Shibu, Peter Peter, Rowan Rowan, Xiaobang Xiaobang, Christian Christian, Mohan Mohan, Francis Francis, Pablo Pablo, Jannis Jannis, A.K. Handa ...

Agroforestry is a land use system that allows for the concurrent production of trees and agricultural crops and/or animals from the same piece of land. It has a rich history of development and has been practised in some parts of the world for more than 6,000 years. In 1997, CABI published the seminal book on this subject, Temperate Agroforestry Systems, which was a break from the norm as almost ... Read more

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Agroforestry is a land use system that allows for the concurrent production of trees and agricultural crops and/or animals from the same piece of land. It has a rich history of development and has been practised in some parts of the world for more than 6,000 years. In 1997, CABI published the seminal book on this subject, Temperate Agroforestry Systems, which was a break from the norm as almost
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Instant Insights: Improving the shelf life of horticultural produce

by Prof Jeffrey K. Brecht, Dr I. Uysal, Dr M. C. N. Nunes, Dr J. P. Emond, Dr S. Mercier, Dr U. McCarthy, Dr Peter Toivonen, Dr Noam Alkan, Anirudh Kumar, K. Wang, Prof. A. K. Handa, Dr A. K. Mattoo ...

Series Book 84 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on improving the shelf life of horticultural produce.The first chapter introduces the concept of smart distribution and highlights how optimising the management of produce distribution systems can reduce loss and waste in the horticultural sector and extend shelf life by minimising quality deterioration. The chapter also discusses the use of ... Read more

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This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on improving the shelf life of horticultural produce.The first chapter introduces the concept of smart distribution and highlights how optimising the management of produce distribution systems can reduce loss and waste in the horticultural sector and extend shelf life by minimising quality deterioration. The chapter also discusses the use of
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Instant Insights: Nutraceuticals in fruit and vegetables

by Ms Federica Blando, Dr Miriana Durante, Dr B. Dave Oomah, Prof. Laurent Urban, Mônica Maria de Almeida Lopes, Maria Raquel Alcântara de Miranda, B. Kaur, Prof. A. K. Handa, Dr A. K. Mattoo ...

Series Book 4 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This specially curated collection features three reviews of current and key research on nutraceuticals in fruit and vegetables.The first chapter provides a brief description of the chemistry of bioactive compounds (BCs) and their presence in temperate fruits, and discusses recent advances in strategies towards improving sustainable crop production for nutraceuticals. It examines polyphenols, ... Read more

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This specially curated collection features three reviews of current and key research on nutraceuticals in fruit and vegetables.The first chapter provides a brief description of the chemistry of bioactive compounds (BCs) and their presence in temperate fruits, and discusses recent advances in strategies towards improving sustainable crop production for nutraceuticals. It examines polyphenols,
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Instant Insights: Fruit losses and waste

by Prof Elhadi M. Yahia, Dr Jorge Fonseca, Dr Peter Toivonen, Prof. Chris Watkins, Dr Noam Alkan, Anirudh Kumar, K. Wang, Prof. A. K. Handa, Dr A. K. Mattoo ...

Series Book 11 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on fruit losses and waste.The first chapter reviews the magnitude of losses and waste of fruit and vegetables as well as key issues in estimating losses. It provides a detailed assessment of the main causes of losses and waste together with strategies for their prevention.The second chapter assesses the adoption of ... Read more

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This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on fruit losses and waste.The first chapter reviews the magnitude of losses and waste of fruit and vegetables as well as key issues in estimating losses. It provides a detailed assessment of the main causes of losses and waste together with strategies for their prevention.The second chapter assesses the adoption of
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of tomatoes

by Dr A. K. Mattoo, A. Simonne, M. Ozores-Hampton, Dr E. Simonne, Dr Martine Dorais, L. E. P. Peres, D. S. Reartes, M. H. Vicente, Dr A. Zsögön, Lawrence Kenyon0, Dr Andreas W. Ebert1, Prof. A. K. Handa3, K. K. Mandadi4, S. C. Irigoyen5, Dr C. A. Avila6, Dr Y. Bai7, Junming Li8, B. Kaur9, C. Sauvage0, E. Albert1, Dr M. Causse2, K. Wang3, Prof. H Czosnek4, Dr Moshe Lapidot5, Dr R. Srinivasan6, Dr R. Muniappan7, Dr D. R. Panthee8, Euro Pannacci9, W. L. Araújo0, Prof. Francesco Tei1, Mônica Macedo2, Marcela Vasquez-Mayorga3, Robert L. Gilbertson4, F. Vidavski5, A. Koren6, Ilan Levin7, P. Adhikari8, J. P. Kressin9, C. Nick0, F. T. Delazari1, V. S. Almeida2, Prof. D. J. H. Silva3, A. Gazula4, Emeritus Professor Ken Boote5 ...

Series Book 7 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Discusses developments in good agricultural practice from crop growth models to improved water and nutrition management;Reviews advances in understanding plant physiology and genetic diversity as well as their contribution to improvements in breeding;Summarises recent research on diseases and pests as well as their control through developing disease-resistant varieties or integrated weed ... Read more

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Discusses developments in good agricultural practice from crop growth models to improved water and nutrition management;Reviews advances in understanding plant physiology and genetic diversity as well as their contribution to improvements in breeding;Summarises recent research on diseases and pests as well as their control through developing disease-resistant varieties or integrated weed
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1

Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases

by Dr Jacques Le Gouis, Prof Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Prof. Martin A. J. Parry, João Paulo Pennacchi, Luis Robledo-Arratia, Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Xinguo Mao, Delong Yang, Prof Ruilian Jing, Dr D. Z. Skinner, Dr Paula Bramel, Prof. A. S. Ross, Dr Ian Batey, Victoria Ndolo, Prof Trust Beta, Albrecht Serfling, Doris Kopahnke, Antje Habekuss, Fluturë Novakazi, Prof Frank Ordon, Prof. Z. A. Pretorius, Dr Kellye Eversole, M. Ayliffe, R. L. Bowden, L. A. Boyd, R. M. DePauw, Y. Jin, R. E. Knox, R. A. McIntosh, R. F. Park, R. Prins, E. S. Lagudah, Jane Rogers, Volker Mohler, Mohan Kohli, Prof. James Anderson, Dr Indu Sharma, Pramod Prasad, Subhash C. Bhardwaj, Dr Marion O. Harris, J. Jacob, Prof Beat Keller, Dr P. R. Brown, Guiping Yan, Kirk Anderson, M El-Bouhssini, Frank Peairs, Steven Xu, Prof. Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Sarina Macfadyen, Dr Abie Horrocks, Rudi Appels, Melanie Davidson, Paul Horne, Jessica Page, Dr Neil Harker, John O'Donovan, Breanne Tidemann, Catherine Feuillet, Dr Alison R. Bentley, Ian Mackay, Professor Gary L. Hein, Professor Hermann Buerstmayr, Professor Stephen Wegulo ...

Series Book 5 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and ... Read more

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Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and
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Seed Science and Technology

Biology, Production, Quality

Edited by Malavika Dadlani, Devendra K. Yadava ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This open-access edited book is a collection of 17 chapters, synthesized primarily from the lectures delivered by eminent Indian and international experts during a series of capacity-building programmes organised in India during 2020 and 2021 under the aegis of 'Indo-German Cooperation on Seed Sector Development', a component of the Bilateral Cooperation between the Governments of India and ... Read more

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This open-access edited book is a collection of 17 chapters, synthesized primarily from the lectures delivered by eminent Indian and international experts during a series of capacity-building programmes organised in India during 2020 and 2021 under the aegis of 'Indo-German Cooperation on Seed Sector Development', a component of the Bilateral Cooperation between the Governments of India and
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Mushrooms

Agaricus bisporus

Edited by Professor Youssef Najib Sassine ...

Series series Crop Production Science in Horticulture
The white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus is one of the most widely cultivated mushroom species in the world. It is favored for its high nutritional value and multiple health benefits, especially by consumers interested in vegan and clean eating. This book presents fundamental guidelines for mushroom production as well as major scientific findings in this field. It covers mushroom production ... Read more

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The white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus is one of the most widely cultivated mushroom species in the world. It is favored for its high nutritional value and multiple health benefits, especially by consumers interested in vegan and clean eating. This book presents fundamental guidelines for mushroom production as well as major scientific findings in this field. It covers mushroom production
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Novel Postharvest Treatments of Fresh Produce

Edited by Sunil Pareek ...

Series series Innovations in Postharvest Technology Series
Consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables has increased dramatically in the last several decades. This increased consumption has put a greater burden on the fresh produce industry to provide fresher product quality, combined with a high level of food safety. Therefore, postharvest handling, storage and shipment of horticultural crops, including fruit and vegetable products has increased in ... Read more

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Consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables has increased dramatically in the last several decades. This increased consumption has put a greater burden on the fresh produce industry to provide fresher product quality, combined with a high level of food safety. Therefore, postharvest handling, storage and shipment of horticultural crops, including fruit and vegetable products has increased in
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Edible Alliums

Botany, Production and Uses

by Avinash Ade, Sarah Almulla, Edivânio R. Araújo, Ashwini Benke, Andrés Bermúdez, Abdul Karim Darkal, Gabriel Dorado, Nikolai Friesen, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Suresh GawandeI, Pranjali Gedam, Irwin L. Goldman, Pilar Hernández, Yoshihiro Imahori, Claus Jacob, R Kamenetsky Goldstein, Anil Khar, Kiran Khandagale, Mirtes F. Lima, Neelima Mahato, Jesús Martín, Sameena Mateen, Muhammad Jawad Nasim, Yannick Ney, Srinath Pashikanti, Ross Peters, Samjhana Pradhan, Pragati Randive, Renata S. Resende, Rahman Shah Zaib Saleem, Muhammad Sarfraz, Kavita Sharma, Einat Shemesh-Mayer, Masayoshi Shigyo, Dhananjay Shirsat, Major Singh, Hikaru Tsukazaki, Turgay Unver, Atsushi Yamasaki ...

Series series Botany, Production and Uses
Allium crops include more than 30 species, many of which (for e.g. onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, bunching onions, and chives) are of economic importance. Bulb onions rank second only to tomatoes in terms of global production. Alliums are farmed and harvested in a range of climatic conditions worldwide, forming important parts of local diets. This book provides a comprehensive review of major ... Read more

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Allium crops include more than 30 species, many of which (for e.g. onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, bunching onions, and chives) are of economic importance. Bulb onions rank second only to tomatoes in terms of global production. Alliums are farmed and harvested in a range of climatic conditions worldwide, forming important parts of local diets. This book provides a comprehensive review of major
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of vegetables

by Dr Timothy Coolong, Dr Ajay Nair, Dr Martine Dorais, Dr Damianos Neocleous, Dr Xin Zhao, Dr Francesco Di Gioia, Dr Kathleen Delate, Dr Erin N. Rosskopf, Dr Wenjing Guan, Dr Felipe H. Barrios-Masias, Prof. Mohammad Babadoost, Emeritus Prof. Kenneth Sorensen, Dr Joshua Freeman, Prof. Max Teplitski, Prof. Emmanuel Geoffriau, Prof. Mary Ruth McDonald, Dr Zachariah Telfer, Dr Germán Sandoya, Prof Rosemary Collier, Prof. Todd Wehner, Dr Cristina Lazcano, Dr Rachel Naegele, Prof. S. Alan Walters, Dr Charles E. Barrett, Dr Lucas G. Paranhos, Dr Kati W. Migliaccio, Dr Gary K. England, Dr Lincoln Zotarelli, Dr Diego Rubiales, Dr María J. González-Bernal, Dr Tom Warkentin, Dr Leonardo H. Hernandez-Espinoza, Dr Rosalind Bueckert, Dr Maria C. Vaz Patto, Dr Kevin McPhee, Dr Rebecca McGee, Dr Petr Smýkal, Dr Frederik Börnke, Dr Dietmar Schwarz, Dr Laura A. Chatham, Prof. John A. Juvik, Dr Andre da Silva, Professor Dimitrios Savvas ...

Series Book 59 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Discusses advances in research on vegetable physiology and geneticsComprehensive review of research on best practice in cultivation, including soil health, pest management as well as organic and protected vegetable cultivationWide-ranging coverage of key vegetables such as carrot, lettuce and cabbage ... Read more

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Discusses advances in research on vegetable physiology and geneticsComprehensive review of research on best practice in cultivation, including soil health, pest management as well as organic and protected vegetable cultivationWide-ranging coverage of key vegetables such as carrot, lettuce and cabbage
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Wheat Improvement

Food Security in a Changing Climate

Edited by Matthew P. Reynolds, Hans-Joachim Braun ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This open-access textbook provides a comprehensive, up-to-date guide for students and practitioners wishing to access in a single volume the key disciplines and principles of wheat breeding. Wheat is a cornerstone of food security: it is the most widely grown of any crop and provides 20% of all human calories and protein. The authorship of this book includes world class researchers and breeders ... Read more

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This open-access textbook provides a comprehensive, up-to-date guide for students and practitioners wishing to access in a single volume the key disciplines and principles of wheat breeding. Wheat is a cornerstone of food security: it is the most widely grown of any crop and provides 20% of all human calories and protein. The authorship of this book includes world class researchers and breeders
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