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Sustainable Agriculture: Advances in Technological Interventions

Editat de Ajoy Kumar Singh, Vishwa Bandhu Patel
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This new volume looks at the evolution and challenges of sustainable agriculture, a field that is growing in use and popularity, discussing some of the important ideas, practices, and policies that are essential to an effective sustainable agriculture strategy. The book features 25 chapters written by experts in crop improvement, natural resource management, crop protection, social sciences, and product development. The volume provides a good understanding of the use of sustainable agriculture and the sustainable management of agri-horticultural crops, focusing on eco-friendly approaches, such as the utilization of waste materials. Topics include ecofriendly plant protection measures, climate change and natural resource management, tools to mitigate the effect of extreme weather events, agrochemical research and regulation, soil carbon sequestration, water and nutrient management in agricultural systems, and more.


Key features:




  • Discusses sustainable agriculture within the framework of recent challenges in agriculture


  • Looks at the development and diversification of crops and cultural practices to enhance biological and economic stability


  • Discusses innovative nanotechnologies in research and production technologies


  • Highlights the development of new varieties in agri-horticultural crops


  • Discusses use of recent technologies for soil–plant–microbe–environment interactions.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781771888530
ISBN-10: 1771888539
Pagini: 580
Ilustrații: 87 Tables, black and white; 9 Illustrations, color; 72 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 1.23 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Apple Academic Press Inc.
Colecția Apple Academic Press

Public țintă

Academic and Postgraduate

Cuprins

Part 1: Crop Improvement  1. Genetic Improvement of Major Cereals in Prospect to Bihar State  2. Status, Opportunities, and Challanges of Spice Research and Development  3. Perspective of Plantation Crops with Special Reference to Coconut and Palmyra  4. Overview of the Floriculture Sector: Performance, Problems, and Prospects  Part 2: Natural Resource Management  5. Climate Change and Natural Resource Management  6. Soil Carbon Sequestration: Particular Reference to Bihar  7. Agromet Advisory Services: Tool to Mitigate the Effect of Extreme Weather Events  8. Soil Pollution: Studies with Specific Reference to Bihar  9. Nanotechnology in Agricultural Science  10. Endomycorrhizal Fungi: Phosphorous Nutrition in Crops  11. Water Management in Horticultural Crops  12. Orchard Floor Management  13. High-Density Planting in Fruit Crops for Enhancing Fruit Productivity  14. Enriching Vermicompost Using P-Solubilizing and N-Fixing Biofertilizers and Eco-Friendly Low-Cost Minerals  15. Protected Horticulture in India: An Overview  16. Use of Fly Ash in Agriculture  17. Natural Resource Management and Land Use Planning  Part 3: Crop Protection  18. Plant Disease Management through Application of Nanoscience  19. Status of Insect Pests of Cereals in India and Their Management  20. Major Insect Pests of Vegetable Crops in Bihar and their Management  21. Emerging Viral Diseases of Vegetable Crops: An Outline and Sustainable Management  22. Advancement of Agrochemical Research & Regulation  Part 4: Product Development and Extension Education  23. An Appraisal on Quality Honey Production  24. Institutional Outreach through Innovative Approaches  25. Empowering Rural Youth through Agripreneurship 

Notă biografică



Ajoy Kumar Singh, PhD, is a Vice-Chancellor of Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, India. He also served as Principal Scientist and Director at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research institutions. Dr. Singh worked extensively on diara land development and cropping systems, farming systems, and on-farm research under varied agro-climatic zones. As Zonal Co-ordinator (Zone II), Zonal Project Director, and Director, Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kolkata, Dr. Singh monitored, evaluated, and guided 83 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm Science Centers) spread across the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Eastern India. He is a recipient of several national awards, including life-time achievement awards from five different organizations.


Vishwa Bandhu Patel, PhD, is Principal Scientist at the Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. He was a University Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Horticulture, as well as Associate Director of Research at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour (Bihar). He is associated with the development of five varieties and several production technologies in fruit crops. Dr. Patel has received a number of national awards for his work in the field of horticulture research and development.

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This new volume looks at the evolution and challenges of sustainable agriculture, a field that is growing in use and popularity. Sustainable Agriculture: Advances in Technological Interventions discusses some of the important ideas, practices, and policies that are essential to an effective sustainable agriculture strategy.