Agricultural research updates. Volume 6 /

This compilation examines agricultural research from across the globe and covers a broad spectrum of related topics. In this book, the authors discuss research including the impacts of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on Japanese agriculture and food chains; plant nutrients, plant growth retardants, a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gorawala, Prathamesh (Editor ), Mandhatri, Srushti (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science, [2013]
Colección:Agricultural Research Updates.
Temas:
Agriculture > Research.
Agriculture > Recherche.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
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  • AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH UPDATES. VOLUME 6
  • AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH UPDATES. VOLUME 6
  • Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • Chapter 1: IMPACTS OF FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER ON JAPANESE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD CHAINS
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING IMPACTS OF FUKUSHIMA DISASTER ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD CHAINS
  • 3. IMMEDIATE AND SHORTER TERMS EFFECTS OF FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER
  • 4. EXPERT ASSESSMENTS ON SHORT AND LONG-TERMS IMPACTS OF FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER
  • CONCLUSION
  • APPENDIX 1. LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT OR VOLUNTARY RESTRICTIONS AS OFAUGUST 12, 2013REFERENCES
  • Chapter 2: PLANT NUTRIENTS, PLANT GROWTH RETARDANTS, AND COTTON PRODUCTION
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. NITROGEN
  • 3. PHOSPHORUS
  • 4. POTASSIUM
  • 5. ZINC
  • 6. CALCIUM
  • 7. PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS RETARDANTS
  • 8. METHODS AND MEASUREMENTS
  • 9. EFFECT OF N, ZN AND PLANT GROWTH RETARDANTS
  • 10. EFFECT OF P, ZN AND CA
  • 11. RESPONSES OF COTTON GROWTH, YIELD, YIELD COMPONENTS, AND FIBER PROPERTIES TO N, K AND MEPIQUAT CHLORIDE
  • 12. INFLUENCE OF K, ZN AND P ON GROWTH, YIELD COMPONENTS, YIELD AND FIBER PROPERTIES OF COTTONREFERENCES
  • Chapter 3: RESPONSE OF OLIVE TREES TO DEFICIT IRRIGATION REGIMES: GROWTH, YIELD AND WATER RELATIONS
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
  • 3. RESULTS
  • 4. DISCUSSION
  • CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 4: IMPROVING SELECTIVITY IN TRAWL FISHERIES
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE CATCHING PROCESS
  • BEHAVIOUR
  • FACTORS AFFFECTING SELECTIVITY
  • ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO IMPROVE THE SIZE SELECTIVITY
  • ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO IMPROVE THE SPECIES SELECTIVITYMANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
  • DISCUSSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 5: GRAZING MANAGEMENT OF NATIVE AND NATURALISED PASTURES IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
  • ABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND OF TIBETAN PLATEAU
  • HISTORY OF GRAZING MANAGEMENT IN TIBETAN PLATEAU
  • PASTURE AND GRAZING MANAGEMENT TO REJUVENATE DEGRADED NATIVE PASTURES
  • DEFERRED GRAZING STRATEGIES TO REJUVENATE NATIVE PASTURE IN MARGINAL LAND CLASSES OF SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA
  • DISCUSSION AND FURTHER RESEARCH
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 6: SUSTAINABLE GRAZING SYSTEMS FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND BIODIVERSITY IN LESS-FAVORED HEATHL AND AREAS OF HUMID NORTHERN SPAINABSTRACT
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CANTABRIAN MOUNTAIN HEATHLANDS
  • ANIMAL HEALTH
  • GRAZING EFFECTS ON HEATHLAND VEGETATION AND BIODIVERSITY
  • CONCLUSION
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 7: GENOMIC ORGANIZATION AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE GENOME OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS AND POULTRY
  • ABSTRACT
  • 1. EVOLUTION OF MAMMALIAN GENOME
  • 2. STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE GENOME OF LARGE RUMINANTS

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