Agriculture & Farming

A moving exploration of presence and place told through the stories of small-scale farmers who, despite intense adversity, continue caring for thei...

Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) serve as the raw material used by plant breeders and farmers to create new crop varieties....

Soybean is one of the major world crops. In 2008, the world consumption of soybean was over 221 million metric tons of which approximately 50% came...

This book compiles biographical sketches of top professionals in the field of agriculture and food sciences, as well as research summaries from a n...

In the last few years, with increasing frequency, modern medicine directs attention to natural products with biological and therapeutic properties ...

This book examines global climate models that predict increases over time in average temperature worldwide, with significant impacts on local patte...

The pea Pisum sativum are rich in proteins and dietary fiber and contribute considerably to the total dietary protein requirements. Peas are abunda...

In an increasingly interconnected and bioeconomic world, agriculture is one of the vital and extremely complex links; on one hand, it provides food...

This book is about humic and fulvic acids, two types of organic substances which are increasingly becoming popular in agriculture and organic farmi...

Agricultural Management for Climate Change includes work from various international institutions that consider agricultural management to address c...

Italy''s peculiar cultural variability is the result of population movements and invasions from the Mediterranean Sea, which took place in both his...

Cassava, also known as tapioca or manioc, is one of the major root crops in more than 100 countries of the humid tropics and sub-tropics. This book...

Maize is one of the moist important cereals for humanity. It is grown for grain and forage, which could be used for food, feed and industry process...

Beef cow-calf farms operate in an industry characterised by large numbers of small farms. Many of these farms specialise in beef cattle production,...

Agricultural and forest pests lead to many plant diseases resulting in poor yield and productivity. Traditionally, chemical pesticides have been us...