Agriculture & Farming

Correct nutrition in farmed animals is essential to healthy stock and an economically sustainable high yield. In aquaculture, nutrition is particul...

Good fish health and welfare are essential components of sustainable aquaculture and, in this regard, fish parasites constitute a major constraint ...

Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) are highly prized as sports fish and increasingly as high-value food fish. The farming of largemouth bass i...

This exciting new book provides practical guidance and advice for individuals seeking to manage and develop a successful aquaculture business. Star...

Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture: A Practical Guide is a readable, useable, and com­prehensive source of information for all those interested in gro...

Aquatic Food Security explores a range of issues related to this subject using global examples to illustrate both the strengths and weaknesses with...

Spices, scents and silks were at the centre of world trade for millennia. Exotic luxuries such as cinnamon, ginger, pepper, saffron, clove, frankin...

The burbot has a unique ecology as the only member of the order of cod-like fishes found in freshwater. It is the second most widely distributed fr...

Roughly half the seafood we eat comes from farms, and yet many consumers remain hesitant, even resistant, to buying farmed fish. Aquaculture is com...

Aquaculture production is expanding worldwide in both volume and scope, with a number of new species being introduced to aquaculture every year. Th...

The organic products market is experiencing rapid growth. This surge can be attributed to consumers' perception of organic products as healthier op...

An increase in the global population has led to a higher demand for food, besides complicating environmental, economic, and social issues. Agricult...

Keeping captive tortoises healthy and well is a significant challenge. Because they are ectotherms, these reptiles are totally dependent upon exter...

Keeping captive tortoises healthy and well is a significant challenge. Because they are ectotherms, these reptiles are totally dependent upon exter...

This book highlights the latest and most exciting technological tools for plant breeding that are becoming the staple of all crop improvement progr...

This volume is a collection of 14 conference papers discussing India's development story around the three themes of sustainable development goals (...

Conventional tillage and burning crop residues has degraded the soil resource base and intensified soil degradation with concomitant decrease in cr...