Sustainable Agriculture towards Food Security. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Arulbalachandran Dhanarajan.
• Editors: Dhanarajan, Arulbalachandran
• Contents: Part I. Agriculture and Food Security.- 1. Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture.- 2. Nutritive Value, Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development – An Integrated Approach.- Part II. Conventional Farming.- 3. Insights of Novel Breeding Strategies in Sustainable Crop Production.- 4. Insect Pests and Crop Productivity.- 5. ABA Mediated Drought Stress Resistance in Crops for Sustainable Agriculture.- 6. Sustainable Power Production from Plant-Mediated Microbial Fuel Cells.- Part III. Organic Farming.- 7. Role of Organic Amendments in Sustainable Agriculture.- 8. Plant Growth Promoting Microbes – A Boon for Sustainable Agriculture.- 9. Seaweed: a Fertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture.- Part IV. Alternative Food Sources.- 10. Algae for Sustainable Food Security – A Nutrient Rich Food Source.- 11. Sustainable Food Security - Edible and Medicinal Mushroom.- 12. Contributions to a Sustainable Production of Food of Animal Origin.- Part V. Biotechnology.- 13. Role of Plant Tissue Culture for Improving the Food Security in India - A Review Update.- 14. Phytochemical Screening of Transgenic and Non-Transgenic Leguminous Plants.- 15. Somatic Embryogenesis from Immature Anther Explants: Towards Development of an Efficient Protocol Production of Grapevine.- Part VI. Soil Health.- 16. Soil Security - A Key Role for Sustainable Food Productivity.- 17. Amelioration of Environmental Stress for Sustainable Crop Productivity.- 18. Strategies of Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Pollutants Towards Sustainable Agriculture.- 19. Xenobiotic Mediated Toxicity in Modern Agricultural Practices.- 20. Solid State Fermentation Utilizing Agro-Industrial Waste for Microbial Pigment Production.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (381 pages)
• Subjects: Life sciences; Agriculture; Sustainable development; Botany; Climatic changes; Endangered ecosystems; Science -- Environmental Science; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Sustainability; Botany & plant sciences; Climate change; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- General; Agricultural science
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811066474
• Related ISBNs: 9789811066467
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