Agricultural systems in the 21st century /

Agriculture in this century is confronted with the challenges of ensuring global food security. Diminishing land and water resources, a rapid increase in population particularly in developing countries, and onset of climate change are the key limitations towards sustainability of the agriculture sec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Raza, Amir (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Publishers, [2013]
Colección:Global agriculture developments.
Temas:
Agricultural systems.
Agricultural systems > Developing countries > Case studies.
Agricultural systems > Environmental aspects.
Food security.
Sustainable agriculture.
Systèmes agricoles.
Systèmes agricoles > Aspect de l'environnement.
Sécurité alimentaire.
Agriculture durable.
GARDENING > Essays.
GARDENING > Reference.
GARDENING > Vegetables.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Horticulture.
Developing countries.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 COMBATING WATER SCARCITY FOR GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. GENERAL CROP IMPROVEMENT SCENARIO; 3. THE FUTURISTIC CROP IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION; 4. WATER REQUIREMENTS (NATIONAL FOCUS); CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION IN AGRICULTURE; ABSTRACT; 1. EVOLVING INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLABORATION; 2. THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS.
  • 3. BENEFITS FROM ENGAGING IN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS4. KEY DRIVERS OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS; 5. IMPEDIMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS; 6. STRATEGIES ENHANCING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 IMPACT OF LANSCAPE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS IN EROSION PRONE REGION OF RUSSIA; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DEVELOPMENT OF LANDSCAPE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS IN RUSSIA; 3. OBJECTS AND METHODS OF RESEARCH; 4. LANDSCAPE SYSTEMS IMPACT ON SOIL FERTILITY; 5. CROP YIELD IN LANDSCAPE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS.
  • 6. PRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL OF AGRO ECOSYSTEMS7. BIO ENERGY POTENTIAL OF AGRO LANDSCAPES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF USING NATURAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES; 8. PLANT SPECIES DIVERSITY IN LANDSCAPE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS; 9. ENVIRONMENT AND POPULATION HEALTH ON TRANSFORMED TERRITORIES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FOR GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; 2. OVERVIEW OF FOOD SECURITY AND ASSOCIATED CONCEPTS; 2.9. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5 RICE FARMING SYSTEMS AND WEED MANAGEMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES; ABSTRACT.
  • 1. INTRODUCTION2. RICE AND THE FARMING SYSTEMS; 3. CROP WEEDS AND WEED MANAGEMENT; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6 MICRONUTRIENTS FOR IMPROVING SOIL AND HUMAN HEALTH ; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MICRONUTRIENTS; 3. DIAGNOSIS OF ZINC DEFICIENCY; 4. FACTORS AFFECTING MICRONUTRIENT BIOAVAILABILITY; 5. ROLE OF ZINC IN HUMAN HEALTH; 6. APPROACHES TO OVERCOME ZINC DEFICIENCY IN HUMANS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR SUGARCANE IMPROVEMENT ; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. TISSUE CULTURE; 3. GENETIC ENGINEERING OF SUGARCANE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.
  • CHAPTER 8 PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT WITHIN THE SUB-SAHARAN AGRICULTURAL MILIEUABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. RURAL RAIL AND ROAD TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY; 3. TRANSFER OF NEW COMMUNICATION, POST HARVEST AND IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY IN RURAL AREAS; 4. GOVERNANCE, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PRIVATE SECTOR; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9 EFFICIENT USE OF NON-RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR QUALITY WINE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE; ABSTRACT; 1. SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE: CONCEPT; 2. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE VITICULTURE.

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