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  • Cause and prevention of injurious pecking in chickens
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    Cause and prevention of injurious pecking in chickens

    Dr nienke van staaveren ,  Dr alexandra harlander

    Poultry is the most widely farmed land animal, comprising over 80% of the main livestock populations. The high prevalence of injurious pecking (IP) in poultry is a major concern from animal welfare, societal, and economic points of view. IP is defined as bird-to-bird pecking that results in or ha...

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  • Closing yield gaps for small- and medium-scale oil palm producers: improving cultivation practices
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    Closing yield gaps for small- and medium-scale oil palm producers: improving cultivation practices

    José i. sanz ,  M. mosquera ,  J. a. beltrán

    The proportion of small- and medium-scale growers in the Colombian oil palm sector has increased in recent years both in terms of land area planted and in terms of number of growers. However, a yield gap has been found among producers, which depends upon their size, with large-scale producers att...

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  • Understanding and improving crop photosynthesis
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    Understanding and improving crop photosynthesis

    Dr robert sharwood ,  Prof christine raines ,  Dr a. p. cavanagh ,  Dr c. afamefule ,  Dr k. chibani ,  Dr h. gherli ,  Dr p. lopez ,  Dr v. mengin ,  Dr b. moreno-garcia ,  Dr s. wall ,  Dr p. carvalho ,  Dr g. elias da silva ,  Dr nelson saibo ,  Dr marina viana queiroz ,  Dr martin william battle ,  Dr matthew alan jones ,  Prof min chen ,  Dr robert e. blankenship ,  Dr johannes kromdijk ,  Dr julia walter ,  Dr coralie e. salesse-smith ,  Dr steven m. driever ,  Dr victoria c. clarke ,  Dr anthony digrado ,  Dr elizabeth ainsworth ,  Dr xinyu fu ,  Dr kaila smith ,  Dr luke gregory ,  Dr ludmila roze ,  Dr berkley walker ,  Prof thomas d. sharkey ,  Prof james v. moroney ,  Dr ashwani k. rai ,  Dr hiruni weerasooriya ,  Dr remmy kasili ,  Dr marylou machingura

    This collection reviews the wealth of research on the different ways of improving C₃ photosynthesis in crops and how to use this knowledge to achieve sustainable improvements in yields in the face of climate change.

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  • Improving data management and decision support systems in agriculture
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    Improving data management and decision support systems in agriculture

    Dr leisa armstrong ,  Dr leisa armstrong ,  Dr leisa armstrong ,  Dr ben schaap ,  Dr ben schaap ,  Dr suchith anand ,  Dr suchith anand ,  Mr andré lapperrière ,  Mr andré lapperrière ,  Dr sjaak wolfert ,  Dr sjaak wolfert ,  Dr pascal neveu ,  Dr pascal neveu ,  Dr romain david ,  Dr romain david ,  Dr clement jonquet ,  Dr clement jonquet ,  Dr jason west ,  Dr jason west ,  Dr n. gandhi ,  Dr n. gandhi ,  Dr p. taechatanasat ,  Dr p. taechatanasat ,  Dr dean diepeveen ,  Dr dean diepeveen ,  Dr soumyashree kar ,  Dr soumyashree kar ,  Dr rohit nandan ,  Dr rohit nandan ,  Dr rahul raj ,  Dr rahul raj ,  Dr saurabh suradhaniwar ,  Dr saurabh suradhaniwar ,  Prof j. adinarayana ,  Prof j. adinarayana ,  Dr dhahi al-shammari ,  Dr dhahi al-shammari ,  Dr patrick filippi ,  Dr patrick filippi ,  Dr james p. moloney ,  Dr james p. moloney ,  Dr nirangan s. wimalathunge ,  Dr brett m. whelan ,  Dr brett m. whelan ,  Dr tom bishop ,  Dr zia mehrabi ,  Dr zia mehrabi ,  Dr b. sailaja ,  Dr b. sailaja ,  Dr ch. padmavathi ,  Dr ch. padmavathi ,  Dr d. krishnaveni ,  Dr d. krishnaveni ,  Dr g. katti ,  Dr g. katti ,  Dr d. subrahmanyam ,  Dr d. subrahmanyam ,  Dr m. s. prasad ,  Dr m. s. prasad ,  Dr s. gayatri ,  Dr s. gayatri ,  Professor gerhard schiefer ,  Professor gerhard schiefer ,  Dr marina segura ,  Dr marina segura ,  Prof concepción maroto ,  Prof concepción maroto ,  Dr baldomero segura ,  Dr baldomero segura ,  Dr concepción ginestar ,  Dr concepción ginestar ,  Dr callum eastwood ,  Dr callum eastwood ,  Dr brian dela rue ,  Dr brian dela rue ,  Dr s. r. voleti

    Part 1 reviews general issues underpinning effective decision support systems (DSS) such as data access, standards, tagging and security. Part 2 contains case studies of the practical application of DSS in areas such as crop planting and nutrition, livestock feed and pasture management as well as...

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  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 2
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    Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes volume 2

    Dr stuart wale ,  Ilkka leinonen ,  Hongyan chen ,  Dr james taylor ,  Vijay kumar dua ,  Dr sanjay rawal ,  Dr sukhwinder singh ,  Dr jagdev sharma ,  Prof. philip j. white ,  Professor jerry w. knox ,  Dr tim m. hess ,  Dr adrian briddon ,  Dr adrian cunnington ,  Glyn harper ,  Bruno de meulenaer ,  Raquel medeiros vinci ,  Frédéric mestdagh ,  A. lees ,  M. jennifer sjölund ,  Rachel kelly ,  Gerry s. saddler ,  David m. kenyon ,  Colin jeffries ,  Christophe lacomme ,  Andrew p. robinson ,  Dr kim davie ,  Jon pickup ,  Stuart reitz ,  Thomas f. döring ,  Derek h. lynch

    The second of this two-volume collection discusses ways of improving cultivation across the supply chain from seed selection and planting to post-harvest storage. It also reviews research on the better understanding and management of key pests and diseases.

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  • Advances in understanding the nutritional profile and health benefits of almonds
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    Advances in understanding the nutritional profile and health benefits of almonds

    Prof özlem tokuşoğlu

    Almond (Prunus dulcis) is widely grown in countries with a Mediterranean climate and is considered a healthy source of many nutrients. This chapter discusses the nutritional composition of almonds and, in particular, those nutrients with nutraceutical properties, from phenolics and fatty acids to...

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  • Cassava cultivation in Latin America
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    Cassava cultivation in latin america

    Olivier f. vilpoux ,  Denilson de oliveira guilherme ,  Marney pascoli cereda

    Cassava was domesticated from its wild species ancestors in the New World, probably in South America. This origin, with its connection to indigenous cultures, has been presented as both advantage and disadvantage. It has helped to maintain the production of cassava, but has also been the cause of...

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  • The effect of soil organic matter on plant mineral nutrition
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    The effect of soil organic matter on plant mineral nutrition

    Dr o. urrutia ,  Dr j. erro ,  Dr m. fuentes ,  Dr m. olaetxea ,  Dr m. garnica ,  Dr r. baigorri ,  Dr a. m. zamarreño ,  Dr m. movila ,  Dr d. de hita ,  Prof j. m. garcia-mina

    The role of soil humus in soil fertility and crop production has been well established by many studies and practical farming experience. This role is related to the presence of a family of organic substances, known as humic substances, with the capacity to increase the pool of plant-available nut...

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  • Trends in dairy farming and milk production: the case of the United Kingdom and New Zealand
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    Trends in dairy farming and milk production: the case of the united kingdom and new zealand

    Alison bailey

    This chapter reviews the importance of dairy farming to the rural economies of the United Kingdom and New Zealand. It begins by assessing global milk production, considering producer and cow numbers, productivity and trade. It then turns to an examination of the situation in the European Union (E...

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  • The role of crop rotation, intercropping and tillage practices for foliar disease management of wheat and barley
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    The role of crop rotation, intercropping and tillage practices for foliar disease management of wheat and barley

    Dr t. k. turkington ,  Dr k. xi ,  Dr h. r. kutcher

    The great majority of modern agro-ecosystems comprise rotations of a small number of crop species where each year’s crop is a genetically uniform monoculture. The narrow genetic basis for disease resistance in modern cultivars increases the potential for pathogens to overcome this resistance and ...

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  • Drivers of farmers’ usage of digital marketplace platform: evidence from India
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    Drivers of farmers’ usage of digital marketplace platform: evidence from india

    Dr arpita agnihotri ,  Dr saurabh bhattacharya

    Online trading by farmers is a critical component of the agricultural supply chain. Perceived ease-of-use and perceived usefulness of a digital marketplace enhances trust and then farmers’ intention to use that digital marketplace. This study, by leveraging a mediation model, explores the usage d...

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  • Advances in near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to assess soil health
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    Advances in near-infrared (nir) spectroscopy to assess soil health

    Dr francisco j. calderón ,  Dr andrew j. margenot ,  Dr scarlett bailey

    Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in the near-infrared (NIR: 350-2500 nm) region offers a relatively rapid, non-destructive, and high throughput alternative to wet chemistry measurements of soil health. Infrared absorbance frequencies of soil constituents such as organic matter and clay minerals f...

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  • Selection strategies in hybrid rye with special consideration of fungal disease resistances
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    Selection strategies in hybrid rye with special consideration of fungal disease resistances

    Professor thomas miedaner ,  Dr peer wilde

    Although winter rye is known for its high tolerance to biotic stress factors, several diseases are occurring in most rye-growing countries: snow mold, brown foot rot, powdery mildew, leaf rust, stem rust, Fusarium head blight, and ergot. For hybrid breeding, resistance selection is important due ...

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  • Opportunities to improve the welfare of young chickens
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    Opportunities to improve the welfare of young chickens

    Dr elske n. de haas

    This chapter reviews the range of issues affecting the health and welfare of young chickens. It starts by assessing the welfare of parental stock and its effects on offspring. The chapter then reviews research on incubation practices to optimize chick welfare. The chapter also discusses hatching ...

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  • Modifying photorespiration to optimize crop performance
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    Modifying photorespiration to optimize crop performance

    Dr xinyu fu ,  Dr kaila smith ,  Dr luke gregory ,  Dr ludmila roze ,  Dr berkley walker

    The initial reaction of CO2 fixation has a shared specificity with oxygen, resulting in the formation of 2-phosphoglycolate, an inhibitory sugar. 2-phosphoglycolate is detoxified by photorespiration, but this recycling requires energy and releases carbon, substantially reducing rates of net CO2 f...

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  • Managing grassland systems to optimise livestock production
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    Managing grassland systems to optimise livestock production

    J. l. peyraud ,  Dr l. delaby ,  Dr r. delagarde

    High prices of milk have encouraged intensive dairying systems using high inputs of chemical fertilisers, indoor feeding with high amounts of concentrate and imported protein at the expense of grazing. Consequently grassland acreage decreased considerably over the last 30 years, and the European ...

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  • Creating a public policy framework to support urban agriculture
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    Creating a public policy framework to support urban agriculture

    Prof johannes s. c. wiskerke

    This chapter reviews the development of urban agriculture policy making. It assesses the key dilemmas, challenges and tensions involved in creating policy frameworks for urban agriculture. The chapter discusses examples of cities that have developed an urban (food and) agriculture policy: Rosario...

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  • Key challenges in breeding durable disease-resistant cereals: North Africa and West Asia
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    Key challenges in breeding durable disease-resistant cereals: north africa and west asia

    Dr sarrah ben m'barek ,  Dr seyed mahmoud tabib ghaffary

    This chapter reviews progress and challenges in breeding disease-resistant cereals in the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region. It discusses challenges in ensuring durable resistance in the face of constantly-evolving pathogen threats. It includes case studies on progress in combatting rust d...

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  • Improving proteins to optimize photosynthesis
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    Improving proteins to optimize photosynthesis

    Prof james v. moroney ,  Dr ashwani k. rai ,  Dr hiruni weerasooriya ,  Dr remmy kasili ,  Dr marylou machingura

    It is estimated that crop yields need to increase almost 50% by the year 2050 to feed the increasing world population. While most of this improvement will be accomplished using plant breeding and conventional agronomic methods, another promising tactic is to use plant molecular biology to improve...

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  • Improving the welfare of lambs
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    Improving the welfare of lambs

    K. stafford

    High lambing rates and maintaining high standards of lamb survival, health, nutrition and growth are essential for farm profitability, depending on the final product of sheep farming. The value assigned to lambs, the environment, farming tradition and economics of sheep farming will influence flo...

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  • Modelling water use on farms
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    Modelling water use on farms

    Professor l. s. pereira ,  Dr p. paredes

    This chapter presents computation and modelling approaches of crop water use and irrigation water requirements and discusses concepts of water use performance and productivity. The chapter also describes the main features of soil water balance and irrigation scheduling models. It focuses on the S...

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  • Ensuring the welfare of culled dairy cows during transport and slaughter
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    Ensuring the welfare of culled dairy cows during transport and slaughter

    Carmen gallo ,  Ana strappini

    Every year, some cows are culled from dairy herds and sold through livestock markets and livestock dealers or sent directly to a slaughterhouse. Most of these cows are culled due to sickness or lameness, meaning that they are likely to experience pain and distress during marketing, transport and ...

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  • Advances in turfgrass insect pest management
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    Advances in turfgrass insect pest management

    Dr benjamin a. mcgraw ,  Dr audrey simard ,  Dr garrett y. price

    This chapter addresses the advances in turfgrass insect pest management. It starts by first reviewing the recent studies of major turfgrass insect pests, such as annual bluegrass weevil, bill bugs, white grubs and fall armyworm. The chapter then moves on to discuss recent studies on emerging turf...

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  • Promoting carbon sequestration in soils: the importance of soil, region and context-specific interventions
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    Promoting carbon sequestration in soils: the importance of soil, region and context-specific interventions

    Prof rattan lal

    Despite the importance of soil C reservoirs, global estimates of soil C stocks to different depths (0.5, 1, 2 or 3 m) are highly variable, obtained by diverse and non-standard procedures and are not available at all for several key ecosystems. Soil C stocks, which vary over time and space and wit...

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  • Advances in integrated pest management (IPM) in citrus cultivation
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    Advances in integrated pest management (ipm) in citrus cultivation

    Dr lukasz stelinski

    Effective cultivation of commercial citrus in the event of a Huanglongbing (HLB) outbreak depend on the development and implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri Kuwayama and HLB grounded in understanding of conditions fostering biological...

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  • Achieving sustainable management of boreal and temperate forests
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    Achieving sustainable management of boreal and temperate forests

    Dr john a. stanturf ,  Dr john a. stanturf ,  Prof. philip j. burton ,  Prof. donato chiatante ,  Dr mattia terzaghi ,  Dr gabriella stefania scippa ,  Dr antonio montagnoli ,  Emeritus prof. w. keith moser ,  Dr adam p. coble ,  Dr lea hallik ,  Dr andrew d. richardson ,  Dr jan pisek ,  Dr kairi adamson ,  Dr russell t. graham ,  Dr cynthia f. moser ,  Dr tanja g. m. sanders ,  Dr peter spathelf ,  Prof. andreas bolte ,  Dr matthew j. mcgrath ,  Dr anne sofie lansø ,  Dr guillaume marie ,  Dr yi-ying chen ,  Dr tuomo kalliokoski ,  Dr sebastiaan luyssaert ,  Dr kim naudts ,  Dr philippe peylin ,  Dr aude valade ,  Dr yamina micaela rosas ,  Dr pablo luis peri ,  Dr héctor bahamonde ,  Dr juan manuel cellini ,  Dr marcelo daniel barrera ,  Dr alejandro huertas herrera ,  Dr maría vanessa lencinas ,  Dr guillermo martínez pastur ,  Dr anne oxbrough ,  Dr jaime pinzón ,  Dr patricia butler-leopold ,  Dr constance hausman ,  Dr louis iverson ,  Dr todd ontl ,  Dr leslie brandt ,  Dr stephen matthews ,  Dr matthew peters ,  Dr anantha prasad ,  Prof. donald grebner ,  Dr pete bettinger ,  Dr andrew lister ,  Prof. hans pretzsch ,  Dr christophe orazio ,  Dr peter freer-smith ,  Dr tim payn ,  Dr tom fox ,  Dr daniel g. neary ,  Prof. thomas j. dean ,  Prof. woodam chung ,  Dr kevin lyons ,  Dr lucas wells ,  Dr barbara bentz ,  Dr pierluigi bonello ,  Dr horst delb ,  Dr christopher fettig ,  Dr therese poland ,  Dr deepa pureswaran ,  Dr steven seybold ,  Dr tod ramsfield ,  Dr kathy lewis ,  Dr lee frelich ,  Dr pablo j. donoso ,  Dr timo kuuluvainen ,  Dr david nicholls ,  Dr james l. chamberlain ,  Dr christine j. small ,  Dr michelle baumflek ,  Dr tatjana stevanovic ,  Dr john daigle

    Forests deliver both economic benefits and a range of key ecosystem services. This collection reviews current research on optimising their use, from understanding tree physiology to improvements in planting, stand management, sustainable logging and product diversification.

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  • Preventing food losses and waste to achieve food security and sustainability
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    Preventing food losses and waste to achieve food security and sustainability

    Prof elhadi m. yahia ,  Prof elhadi m. yahia ,  Dr silvia gaiani ,  Dr jorge fonseca ,  Dr camelia bucatariu ,  Dr abdallah mohammed omezzine ,  Prof. i. higuera-ciapara ,  Dr r. lugo-melchor ,  Dr l. o. noriega-orozco ,  Dr jorge l. chávez-servín ,  Dr roberto a. ferriz martínez ,  Dr dima faour-klingbeil ,  Dr ewen todd ,  Dr hamid el bilali ,  Dr josé de jesús ornelas-paz ,  Dr puran bridgemohan ,  Dr santiago vergara ,  Dr hanne møller ,  Dr aina elstad stensgård ,  Dr ole jørgen hanssen ,  Dr reiner jedermann ,  Dr ulrike praeger ,  Dr martin geyer ,  Dr walter lang ,  Dr marie mourad ,  Dr sampsa nisonen ,  Dr kirsi silvennoinen ,  Dr tadele tefera ,  Dr esayas mendesil ,  Prof martini binti mohammad yusoff ,  Dr azizah binti misran ,  Dr salah el-safty ,  Dr carlos f. sosa-ferreyra ,  Dr pilar santacoloma ,  Dr laura brenes-peralta ,  Dr sara granados ,  Dr maria fernanda jimenez morales ,  Dr luis saez ,  Dr moez el shohdi ,  Dr rasha el shafei ,  Dr jesús r. rodríguez-núñez ,  Dr armida rodríguez-félix ,  Dr tomas jesús madera-santana ,  Dr sandra davison ,  Dr anne sharp ,  Prof f. ascencio ,  Dr t. sandoval-contreras ,  Dr leigh prezkop ,  Dr amanda stone ,  Dr gregory a. baker ,  Dr lisa k. johnson ,  Dr jonathan deutsch ,  Dr tanya stathers ,  Prof. brighton m. mvumi ,  Dr murillo freire junior ,  Dr walter belik ,  Dr natalia basso ,  Dr gustavo polenta ,  Dr catalina giraldo

    Around one third of all food production is lost or wasted. This book provides a comprehensive review of the causes and prevention of food losses and waste at key steps in the supply chain, for different commodities and across particular regions.

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  • Housing and the welfare of dairy cattle
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    Housing and the welfare of dairy cattle

    Jeffrey rushen

    In modern dairy farming, lactating cows and un-weaned calves are often housed indoors, in a restricted space, at high density, and/or separate from other animals. Such housing conditions affect the welfare of the animals by creating risks of illness and injuries and placing restrictions on behavi...

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  • Chemical control in IPM systems: advances in selective pesticides and application systems
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    Chemical control in ipm systems: advances in selective pesticides and application systems

    Emeritus prof. graham matthews

    The European Union has adopted integrated pest management (IPM) as a policy as part of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive, in which chemical pesticides are used as a last resort. Bringing IPM into the policy for crop protection has focussed attention on using more selective pesticides an...

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  • Understanding the biochemistry of C₃ photosynthesis in crop plants
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    Understanding the biochemistry of c₃ photosynthesis in crop plants

    Prof christine raines ,  Dr a. p. cavanagh ,  Dr c. afamefule ,  Dr k. chibani ,  Dr h. gherli ,  Dr p. lopez ,  Dr v. mengin ,  Dr b. moreno-garcia ,  Dr s. wall

    The C3 cycle is the primary biochemical pathway for fixation of atmospheric CO₂ in over 85% of plants, including the major crop species. This pathway is autocatalytic involving eleven enzymes catalysing 13 reactions and provides carbon compounds directly for the synthesis of isoprenoids, sucrose,...

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  • Global coffee production and sustainability
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    Global coffee production and sustainability

    Dr carlos h. j. brando

    This chapter discusses trends in coffee production, particularly factors affecting the low share of global revenue received by smallholders responsible for a large share of production. This situation has profound consequences for the economic and environmental sustainability of smallholder coffee...

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  • Quantifying earthworm community structures as indicators of soil health
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    Quantifying earthworm community structures as indicators of soil health

    Dr jacqueline l. stroud

    Whilst the presence of earthworms is used by many farmers as a general indicator of soil health, measurement is generally subjective. The chapter reviews current challenges in collecting more systematic and reliable data on earthworm communities, including issues in identifying epigeic, endogeic ...

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  • Advances in nutrient management in greenhouse cultivation
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    Advances in nutrient management in greenhouse cultivation

    Professor neil mattson ,  Dr christopher j. currey

    Precise nutrient management is essential to produce high-quality and high-yielding greenhouse crops while limiting cost and environmental damage. Traditional nutrient management strategies are being replaced by new types of fertilizers combined with precision delivery and management. This chapter...

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  • Integrated disease management in tree nut cultivation
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    Integrated disease management in tree nut cultivation

    Dr andrea vannini ,  Dr carmen morales-rodríguez

    Integrated disease management and use of protocols and products that minimize the environmental impact are paramount needs in the cultivation of tree nuts. In this chapter, such approaches are proposed for chestnut cultivation and, specifically, for the management and mitigation of damage caused ...

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  • Optimizing maize-based cropping systems: Sustainability, good agricultural practices (GAP) and yield goals
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    Optimizing maize-based cropping systems: sustainability, good agricultural practices (gap) and yield goals

    Charles wortmann ,  Patricio grassini ,  Roger w. elmore

    Sustainable maize production is profitable for the farmer, protects the natural resource base, including maintaining and improving soil productivity, prevents environmental degradation beyond the field, improves the quality of life of individuals and communities and ensures the nutritional value ...

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  • Conservation Agriculture in Eurasia
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    Conservation agriculture in eurasia

    Dr hafiz muminjanov ,  Dr tatiana semenova ,  Prof amir kassam ,  Dr theodor friedrich ,  Dr avetik nersisyan ,  Dr turi fileccia ,  Dr gagik mkrtchyan ,  Dr armen zakaryan ,  Dr imran jumshudov ,  Dr yagub guliyev ,  Dr alena abarava ,  Dr allan pineda burgos ,  Dr demna martsvaladze ,  Dr muratbek karabayev ,  Dr gulnaz kaseeva ,  Dr omurbek mambetov ,  Dr cholpon alibakieva ,  Dr boris boincean ,  Dr mihail rurac ,  Dr vadim bandurin ,  Dr luidmila orlova ,  Dr alexandr toigildin ,  Dr khalil safin ,  Dr muhammadi muminov ,  Dr jamshed sangynov ,  Dr shavkat juraev ,  Dr askarsho zevarshoev ,  Dr nicola kosolap ,  Dr oksana davis ,  Dr oleksandr zhuravel ,  Dr michail draganchuk ,  Dr alim pulatov ,  Dr aziz nurbekov ,  Dr josef kienzle ,  Dr sandra corsi ,  Professor emilio j. gonzález-sánchez

    This chapter provides an overview of the current state, challenges and avenues for the further promotion of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in the Eurasia region . There is no unified statistics and data collection system for CA in the region. However, the estimated area under CA is about 10-11 mil...

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  • Diseases affecting ornamental geophytes and their control
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    Diseases affecting ornamental geophytes and their control

    Prof gary a. chastagner ,  Dr andrea r. garfinkel

    Geophytes represent a significant segment of the world floriculture industry, particularly in cut flower production. This chapter reviews the main biotic and abiotic diseases affecting geophytes. It summarizes current good practice in integrated disease management with a particular focus on reduc...

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  • Improving data standards and integration for more effective decision-making in agriculture
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    Improving data standards and integration for more effective decision-making in agriculture

    Dr sjaak wolfert

    The development of digital agriculture or smart farming highlights the importance of data and data exchange. This chapter discusses how to achieve data standardization as a critical success factor in agricultural decision-making. It emphasizes the importance of starting from understanding busines...

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  • Advances in understanding plant root behaviour and rootzone management in soilless culture systems
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    Advances in understanding plant root behaviour and rootzone management in soilless culture systems

    Dr youbin zheng

    A healthy and vigorous root system is essential in soilless plant cultivation. The primary function of roots in soilless systems is water and nutrient uptake. Root nutrient uptake has three characteristics: (1) selective, (2) accumulative, and (3) genotype dependent. Many factors can affect root ...

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  • Egg quality: consumer preferences and measurement techniques
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    Egg quality: consumer preferences and measurement techniques

    Dr bart de ketelaere ,  Dr koen de reu ,  Steven vermeir

    This chapter addresses consumer perceptions of egg quality and how the quality characteristics of eggs can be measured by using a variety of instrumental techniques. First, we consider what features consumers connect with egg quality. Fast, non-destructive techniques for providing an objective as...

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  • The use and abuse of cereals, legumes and crop residues in rations for dairy cattle
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    The use and abuse of cereals, legumes and crop residues in rations for dairy cattle

    Michael blümmel ,  Dr a. muller ,  Dr c. schader ,  Professor mario herrero ,  M. r. garg

    The production of animal feed requires a significant amount of water, competes with food production through the allocation of arable land, and restricts organic matter availability for soil health. Once feed is consumed, inefficient conversion then contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and othe...

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  • Developing effective product dossiers for regulatory approval of new animal feed products
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    Developing effective product dossiers for regulatory approval of new animal feed products

    Dr manfred lützow

    This chapter describes the key steps in compiling product dossiers required to gain regulatory approval for new animal feed products. As an example, the chapter describes the data needed for a feed additive dossier in the European Union (EU) as mandated by the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA).

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  • Hybrid potato breeding for improved varieties
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    Hybrid potato breeding for improved varieties

    Pim lindhout ,  Michiel de vries ,  Menno ter maat ,  Su ying ,  Marcela viquez-zamora ,  Sjaak van heusden

    Hybrid potato breeding promises to create new cultivars within a few years. This would facilitate the introgression of genes by marker-assisted selection. In addition, hybrid cultivars can be made available as true seeds, free of soil-borne pathogens, quick to multiply and easy to transport and s...

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  • The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems
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    The sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems

    Dr dominik klauser ,  Dr dominik klauser ,  Dr mike robinson ,  Dr steve wiggins ,  Mr david eagle ,  Dr nadira saleh ,  Prof christoph studer ,  Dr ian barker ,  Dr richard jones ,  Dr washington otieno ,  Dr willis ochilo ,  Dr lorna migiro ,  Dr wade jenner ,  Dr ulrich kuhlmann ,  Dr bernard vanlauwe ,  Mr oluwole fatunbi ,  Dr r. kombat ,  Dr nikesh ghimere ,  Dr charles nkonge ,  Dr david kamau ,  Dr felister makini ,  Mr matthew freeman ,  Dr wanjiku mungai ,  Dr margaret adesugba ,  Dr yanyan liu ,  Dr nicholas minot ,  Dr mengying wang ,  Dr christine negra ,  Dr tanja havemann ,  Professor john derera ,  Dr joyce gikera ,  Mr john logan

    This volume reviews recent research on effective support to improve smallholder livelihoods. After discussing the economics of smallholder farming, the book looks at access to key inputs before assessing ways of improving extension and other services to support sustainable production practices.

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  • Avocado: an introduction to the fruit and its pre- and postharvest processing
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    Avocado: an introduction to the fruit and its pre- and postharvest processing

    Prof elhadi m. yahia

    This chapter is a general introduction to avocado cultivation and crop, the development and current status of the avocado industry. It describes the origin and history of the avocados, the distribution, the global production and economical value. It demonstrates the high nutritional and health va...

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  • Using phenotyping techniques to analyse crop functionality and photosynthesis
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    Using phenotyping techniques to analyse crop functionality and photosynthesis

    Prof eva rosenqvist

    With climate change the occurrence of extreme weather events will increase, making stress resilience an essential trait for future crop breeding. Whilst we have a good understanding of the effect of single stress factors on photosynthesis, there is a knowledge gap on how combined stresses affect ...

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  • Developing improved varieties of faba bean
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    Developing improved varieties of faba bean

    Fouad maalouf ,  Seid ahmed ,  Somanagouda patil

    The faba bean is an important cool-season food legume crop grown under different cropping systems for dry grain and green pods, animal feed and a green manure worldwide. This chapter presents the major research achievements in producing new varieties of faba bean tolerant of heat, drought and her...

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  • Addressing nutritional disorders in cassava cultivation
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    Addressing nutritional disorders in cassava cultivation

    Reinhardt howeler

    Cassava is drought-tolerant and grows reasonably well in relatively infertile soils where other crops would fail. However, production could be further increased if important soil-related constraints are addressed. In order to supply cassava plants with the nutrients required for optimal productio...

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