Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Author : Farrell Waltz

Subject : Complementary and Alternative Medicine

ISBN :9781647404147

Sustainable agriculture is an integrated system of plant production practices that aim to satisfy the present food requirements of the society without compromising the needs of the future generations.

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Climate Smart Agriculture: Concepts, Challenges and Opportunities

Author : Erin Stuart

Subject : Complementary and Alternative Medicine

ISBN :9781647403522

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an integrated approach that helps steer actions to transform agri-food systems towards green and climate resilient practices. This approach seeks to manage landscapes

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Greenhouse Gas Emission and Mitigation in Agriculture

Author : Hudson Keech

Subject : Complementary and Alternative Medicine

ISBN :9781647403515

Greenhouse gases, or GHGs, are compound gases with the property of absorbing heat or longwave radiation in the atmosphere. They lead to the greenhouse effect, global warming and climate change. Nuclear

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Horse Nutrition and Feeding Management

Author : Jenna Matthews

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781647403676

The horse is a type of domesticated and hoofed mammal with odd-toed feet. It falls under the taxonomic family Equidae and belongs to the extant subspecies of Equus ferus. Horses are used for a variety

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Interactions and Interdependence in Plant Communities

Author : Jason Eady

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781647403485

The collection of plant species which are present in a particular geographical area, and which forms a relatively uniform patch that can be differentiated from neighboring patches of different vegetation

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Managing Salt Tolerance in Plants

Author : Walker Williams

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781647404192

Soil salinity is a major abiotic stress, which limits the growth and productivity of plants and crops. There are two phases of salinity stress on plants, namely, the osmotic phase and the ionic phase.

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Modern Technologies in Agriculture: Sensing Approaches

Author : Elsie Kennedy

Subject : Complementary and Alternative Medicine

ISBN :9781647404222

A sensor is a device that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment such as light, heat, motion, moisture and pressure. Agriculture sensors are sensors used in smart farming

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Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of Plant Organelles

Author : Kameron Gray

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781647403683

An organelle refers to a specialized subunit of a cell, which performs an important role. Some of the prominent organelles found in plants are mitochondria, nuclei, and plastids. Mitochondria are oblong

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Nuclear Disasters: Impacts on Agriculture

Author : Ashton Hogan

Subject : Complementary and Alternative Medicine

ISBN :9781647403553

A nuclear disaster refers to an accident that occurs in any nuclear facility of the nuclear fuel cycle including the nuclear reactor or in a facility that uses radioactive sources, which can result in

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Organic Agriculture Handbook

Author : Herbert Wright

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781647403454

Organic agriculture is a holistic approach to agricultural production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted

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