InTech, 2016, 308 p., ISBN: 978-953-51-2737-6, Print ISBN: 978-953-51-2736-9, DOI: 10.5772/61914 Cotton is the most important natural fiber crop of our planet, which provides humanity with cloth and vegetable oil, medicinal compounds, meal and hull for livestock feed, energy sources, organic matter to enrich soil, and industrial lubricants. Therefore, cotton research to improve...
Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. — 479 p. — ISBN: 3319545639. This book highlights current Cannabis research: its botany, authentication, biotechnology,in vitropropagation, chemistry, cannabinoids biosynthesis, metabolomics, genomics, biomass production, quality control, and pharmacology. Cannabis sativaL. (Family: Cannabaceae) is one of the oldest sources of fiber,...
Springer, 2020. — 341 p. — ISBN: 978-3-030-44401-3. Weed management Decision Support Systems (DSS) are increasingly important computer-based tools for modern agriculture. Nowadays, extensive agriculture has become highly dependent on external inputs and both economic costs, as well the negative environmental impact of agricultural activities, demands knowledge-based technology...
Chapman & Hall, 1993. — 675 p. — (World Crop Series). ISBN13: 978-94-010-6654-9. e-ISBN13: 978-94-009-0373-9. The workers from industry, research stations and universities, both in Europe and the USA were invited to contribute chapters in this book on various aspects of sugar-beet production and processing. It would be impossible for any of them to give absolutely comprehensive...
New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2009. — 279 p. — (Agriculture Issues and Policies Series). — ISBN: 978-1-60741-173-4. The soybean is a species of legume native to East Asia. It is an annual plant that has been used in China for 5,000 years as a food and a component of drugs. Soy contains significant amounts of all the essential amino acids for humans, and so is a good...
Blackwell Publishing, 2006. — 515 p. — (World Agriculture Series; Book 5). ISBN13: 978-1-4051-1911-5. ISBN10: 1-4051-1911-X. Sugar beet, alongside sugar cane, is the main source of sugar across the world. Grown widely in Europe, North and South America, Asia and parts of North Africa, the crop is at the core of a multi-billion dollar global industry. A. Philip Draycott has...
Delmar, Cengage Learning, 2012. — 512 p. — ISBN: 9780827345461. 4th edition teaches science along with concepts associated with the industry of animal agriculture. The fourth edition features many updates, including the latest advancements in the field of animal science, such as cellular biology, and the latest updates on consumer concerns and new government regulations. A...
Delmar, Cengage Learning, 2012. — 512 p. — ISBN: 9780827345461. 4th edition teaches science along with concepts associated with the industry of animal agriculture. The fourth edition features many updates, including the latest advancements in the field of animal science, such as cellular biology, and the latest updates on consumer concerns and new government regulations. A...
Washington: Agency for International Development, 1974. — 321 p. In the tropical and subtropical areas of the world, food grains make up the bulk of the diet for most people. Food grains together with fiber and specialty crops are also principal cash producers. It is with these commodities that this Guide for Field Crops in the Tropics and Subtropics concerns itself. The Guide...
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1951. — 574 p. This book is addressed to three groups of readers: the beet-sugar factory technicians, for instructional and reference purposes; the sugar-beet growers and others connected with, or interested in the industry, for general information; and professional engineers, chemists, and technological college students, as a...
Springer, 2020. — 360 p. — ISBN: 978-3-030-54474-4. This book catalogues the multi-scale impact of agronomy and economy on Cardamom, known as the “Queen” of spices. Cardamom is the second most important spice crop in the world, after Black pepper, known as the “King” of spices. Spices were the symbols of luxury and royalty, and cardamom was used in the manufacture of perfumes...
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