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  • Integrated weed management in wheat cultivation
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    Integrated weed management in wheat cultivation

    Neil harker ,  John o'donovan ,  Breanne tidemann

    Weed management in wheat cultivation is dominated by one control method – use of herbicides. Their overuse has led to weed resistance to herbicides and the need for alternative weed control strategies that will preserve herbicide efficacy as well as agricultural and environmental sustainability. ...

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  • Optimizing the health of gilts and sows during pregnancy and parturition
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    Optimizing the health of gilts and sows during pregnancy and parturition

    Dr s. björkman ,  Dr c. oliviero ,  Professor o. a. t. peltoniemi

    Pregnancy and parturition are sensitive phases of the production cycle in the sow. Indeed, production diseases such as post partum dysgalactia syndrome (PDS) and vaginal discharge syndrome (VDS) appear in the peri- or postpartum period. Social stress and seasonal disruption of pregnancy in group ...

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  • A lesser-known pathogen of wheat: Bipolaris sorokiniana
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    A lesser-known pathogen of wheat: bipolaris sorokiniana

    Dr e. hill ,  Dr p. solomon

    The filamentous fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana (teleomorph Cochliobolus sativus) is a necrotrophic cereal pathogen of significant concern in the warm, nontraditional wheat cropping regions of Southern Asia. B. sorokiniana is also recognised as the predominant causative agent of the disease complex ...

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  • Quality parameters and testing methods in rice cultivation
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    Quality parameters and testing methods in rice cultivation

    Rachelle ward

    Quality parameters and the ability to test when these have been satisfied are essential for delivering a consistent, high-quality product to consumers, and important for the development of new rice varieties with desired characteristics. This chapter begins by focusing on technology for assessing...

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  • Optimizing fruit production efficiencies through mechanization
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    Optimizing fruit production efficiencies through mechanization

    Dr manoj karkee ,  Dr jacqueline gordón ,  Dr bernardita sallato ,  Assoc. prof. matthew whiting

    Many technological advances in farming have been adopted over the last century transforming various operations. However, some processes in fruit and vegetable production such as tree fruit and berry harvesting have not changed, and crops such as apples, cherries, peaches, blueberries, and strawbe...

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  • Eco-functional intensification of organic farming
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    Eco-functional intensification of organic farming

    Thomas f. döring

    Organic farming aims to increase productivity while maintaining a positive impact on biodiversity and using minimal resources. An urgent question of global importance is how organic agricultural systems can be improved with regard to the various functions of producing food, saving biodiversity an...

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  • Advances in automated in-field grading of harvested crops
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    Advances in automated in-field grading of harvested crops

    Dr jose blasco ,  Dr maría gyomar gonzález gonzález ,  Dr patricia chueca ,  Dr sergio cubero ,  Dr nuria aleixos

    Mechanical harvesting machines such as canopy and trunk shakers are widely used for yield collection from some crops; however, most fruits and vegetables produced for the fresh market have to be collected manually. This chapter reviews the current state of mechanized collection technology, such a...

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  • Climate change and water resources for agriculture
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    Climate change and water resources for agriculture

    Dr luis garrote

    Population growth and climate change increasingly challenge water supply systems, and population dynamics, growing demands, pollution, land use changes and other factors frequently produce the failure of some water supply systems. Climate change is believed to augment the existing pressure on wat...

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  • Progress in understanding fungal diseases affecting sugarcane: red rot
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    Progress in understanding fungal diseases affecting sugarcane: red rot

    Rasappa viswanathan ,  A. ramesh sundar ,  R. selvakumar ,  P. malathi

    Red rot is a disease of sugarcane stalks caused by the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum. It has been recorded in 77 countries worldwide, but occurs most severely in South Asian countries, especially India, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh, as well as in Thailand and Vietnam. Develop...

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  • Advanced technologies to accelerate sorghum breeding
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    Advanced technologies to accelerate sorghum breeding

    Joseph e. knoll

    Sorghum is a critically important crop, yet advanced technologies for its improvement have lagged behind other crops like rice and maize. This chapter first summarizes some of the current technologies beyond conventional breeding methods that can be utilized for crop improvement in sorghum. Some ...

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  • Disease and pest management in organic farming: a case for applied agroecology
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    Disease and pest management in organic farming: a case for applied agroecology

    Prof. m. r. finckh ,  Dr s. m. junge ,  Dr j. h. schmidt ,  Dr o. d. weedon

    Disease and pest management in organic agriculture are based on a whole set of interlinked system management methods, including in certain cases, the use of organic pesticides and biocontrol organisms. In order to achieve the greatest possible natural biological control within a growing system, t...

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  • Aetiology, diagnosis and control of mastitis in dairy herds
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    Aetiology, diagnosis and control of mastitis in dairy herds

    P. moroni ,  F. welcome ,  M. f. addis

    Mastitis is one of the most economically important diseases in dairy production. Associated costs include treatment, culling, death and decreased milk production, and cow welfare is also compromised. This chapter reviews the indicators of mastitis and the contagious and environmental pathogens wh...

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  • Advances in pea breeding
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    Advances in pea breeding

    Dr diego rubiales ,  Dr maría j. gonzález-bernal ,  Dr tom warkentin ,  Dr rosalind bueckert ,  Dr maria c. vaz patto ,  Dr kevin mcphee ,  Dr rebecca mcgee ,  Dr petr smýkal

    Cultivated forms of pea can be classified as dry or field pea (dry seeds for food or feed), vegetable or green pea (young seeds, pods or shoots for food) and forage pea (for silage or grazing). Quality requirements differ for each pea type. This chapter reviews advances in pea breeding, including...

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  • Key challenges in forest management
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    Key challenges in forest management

    Prof. donald grebner ,  Dr pete bettinger

    Forest managers face many challenges, both now and in the future, driven by society’s need as well as by the impacts dictated by the climate change threat. Growing populations will also strain the forest’s ability to provide traditional products sustainably while catering to the growing demands f...

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  • Organic potato cultivation
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    Organic potato cultivation

    Thomas f. döring ,  Derek h. lynch

    Organic potato cultivation requires a whole system perspective, with particular focus on rotation design. Producing organic potatoes relies strongly on indirect, preventive and long-term strategic measures for both plant nutrition and plant protection. This chapter examines all aspects of the pro...

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  • Achieving net zero dairy farming
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    Achieving net zero dairy farming

    Emeritus professor john webster ,  Emeritus professor john webster ,  Dr mohammed ramin ,  Dr c. alan rotz ,  Professor antónio monteiro ,  Dr luis o. tedeschi ,  Dr anouk van breukelen ,  Dr robin r. white ,  Dr pol llonch ,  Professor john newbold ,  Dr alice rocha ,  Professor shabtai bittman ,  Dr sigrid kusch-brandt ,  Dr susanne wiesner

    This book provides a detailed insight into the fundamental processes within the dairy cow and on dairy farms that contribute to and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the strategies that can be implemented to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint.

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  • Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 3
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    Achieving sustainable production of milk volume 3

    Emeritus professor john webster ,  C. j. c. phillips ,  Jan hultgren ,  Jeffrey rushen ,  Prof. jennie e. pryce ,  Yvette de haas ,  Carmen gallo ,  Ana strappini ,  Emily miller-cushon ,  Ken leslie ,  Trevor devries ,  Anusha bulumulla ,  Dr mi zhou ,  Le luo guan ,  John mcnamara ,  Pekka huhtanen ,  Michel a. wattiaux ,  Matias a. aguerre ,  Sanjeewa d. ranathunga ,  J. r. roche ,  Michael blümmel ,  Dr a. muller ,  Dr c. schader ,  Professor mario herrero ,  M. r. garg ,  C. jamie newbold ,  Gregory b. penner ,  Kenneth nordlund ,  Alexander c. o. evans ,  Shenming zeng ,  P. moroni ,  F. welcome ,  M. f. addis ,  Dr nick j. bell ,  Wendela wapenaar ,  Simon archer ,  Dr john remnant ,  Alan murphy ,  Jacqueline b. matthews ,  Michael stear ,  Karen fairlie-clarke ,  Nicholas jonsson ,  Bonnie mallard ,  David groth ,  Prof. david c. barrett ,  Kristen k. reyher ,  Andrea turner ,  David a. tisdall ,  Jonathan statham

    Animal health and welfare are of major importance in dairy farming. This collection looks at the key issues affecting dairy herd welfare as well as ways of optimising dairy cattle nutrition. It also reviews ways of detecting, preventing and managing diseases affecting dairy cattle.

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  • Instant Insights: Understanding and conserving pollinators
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    Instant insights: understanding and conserving pollinators

    Various authors ,  Dr noa simón delso ,  Mr walter haefeker ,  Nicola bradbear ,  Prof darren m. evans ,  Dr fredric m. windsor ,  Dr stephen buchmann

    This book provides a comprehensive overview on the current status of pollinator populations, the key ecosystem services they provide and the ways in which they can be better understood and consequently protected.

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  • Effect of processing techniques on the quality of animal feed
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    Effect of processing techniques on the quality of animal feed

    Mr dennis forte

    The objective of this chapter is to demonstrate how the manipulation of extrusion processing parameters such as specific mechanical energy (SME) can directly influence the nutritional value of a given formulation component such as starch in a dry animal feed formulation.

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  • The multidimensional socio-economic impacts of food losses and waste
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    The multidimensional socio-economic impacts of food losses and waste

    Dr abdallah mohammed omezzine ,  Prof elhadi m. yahia ,  Dr camelia bucatariu

    Food losses and waste (FLW) occur at different levels of the food supply chains and have significant social, micro and macroeconomic impacts. Current knowledge, from food supply chain level cost-benefit analyses up to scenario analyses with general equilibrium models, indicates that FLW have majo...

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  • Oishii Farm: gaining the leading edge in the plant factory business and looking ahead
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    Oishii farm: gaining the leading edge in the plant factory business and looking ahead

    Dr hiroki koga ,  Dr kenzo uchigasaki

    The age of indoor vertical farming is inevitable as changes in global climate threaten traditional agriculture. Through the integration of new technologies and innovations, whoever establishes themselves as the leader of this rising industry will change the face of agriculture across the globe. A...

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  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of oil palm Volume 1
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    Achieving sustainable cultivation of oil palm volume 1

    Prof. alain rival ,  Stefano savi ,  Choo yuen may ,  Yewai tan ,  Ahmad dermawan ,  Otto hospes ,  Pablo pacheco ,  Patrice levang ,  George schoneveld ,  Estelle jaligot ,  N rajanaidu ,  A. mohd din ,  M. marhalil ,  A. norziha ,  O. a. meilina ,  A. m. fadila ,  A. b. nor azwani ,  L. adelina ,  H. zulkifli ,  S. wan salmiah ,  A. kushairi ,  Benoît cochard ,  Tristan durand-gasselin ,  Rajinder singh ,  Chan pek lan ,  Maizura ithnin ,  Umi salamah ramli ,  Denis j. murphy ,  Christopher teh boon sung ,  Cheah see siang ,  Jean-pierre caliman ,  Suhardi ,  Pujianto ,  Bernard dubos ,  Didier snoeck ,  Jean-marc roda

    Palm oil is widely used for food processing, personal care products and as a biofuel. The cultivation of oil palm has raised concerns about sustainability. The first volume in this collection reviews research addressing these challenges in areas such as breeding and cultivation techniques.

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  • CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in Brassica
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    Crispr/cas9-mediated genome editing in brassica

    Dr cheng dai ,  Dr xia tian ,  Dr chaozhi ma

    CRISPR/Cas9 is a valuable tool for both basic and applied research that has been widely applied to different plant species. In this chapter, we reviewed the application of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing toolkit in Brassica crops. We also provided a case study in Brassica napus. Collectively, our resu...

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  • Metabolic services of intestinal microbiota of swine: metabolism of carbohydrates and bile salts
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    Metabolic services of intestinal microbiota of swine: metabolism of carbohydrates and bile salts

    Dr weilan wang ,  Dr tingting ju ,  Prof michael gänzle

    Vertebrate animals are holobionts and their physiology and metabolism are influenced by their commensal microbiota. Gut microbiota and their metabolites play a key role in the host defense against pathogenic microorganisms, shape the immune system, and impact the resistance to chronic disease. Th...

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  • Advances in understanding the ecology of citrus insect pests
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    Advances in understanding the ecology of citrus insect pests

    Prof. robert w. jones ,  Dr pablo liedo ,  Dr santiago vergara-pineda

    Citrus is one of the oldest and most important perennial fruit crops of the world and has been a crucial cultivar in the development of technology to manage insect pests. Some of the leading breakthroughs include classical biological control, early fumigation practices, establishment of plant qua...

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  • The effects on crop cultivation of increased CO₂, temperature and ozone levels due to climate change
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    The effects on crop cultivation of increased co₂, temperature and ozone levels due to climate change

    Dr eline vanuytrecht

    Atmospheric changes, including high CO2 concentration, air temperature and tropospheric ozone concentration, are challenging our crop cultivation systems, with potential negative implications for global food production. Atmospheric changes directly affect different physiological processes, and fu...

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  • Post-harvest risk management of biological hazards encountered in horticultural produce
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    Post-harvest risk management of biological hazards encountered in horticultural produce

    Prof keith warriner ,  Dr mahdiyeh hasani

    Fresh produce remains the main cause of foodborne illness outbreaks implicating a diverse range of enteric pathogens. The primary source of pathogens is pre-harvest contamination, which then become disseminated during processing. This chapter provides an overview of fresh produce related foodborn...

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  • Conservation Agriculture in West Asia
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    Conservation agriculture in west asia

    Prof isam bashour ,  Dr roula bachour ,  Dr nicolas haddad ,  Dr razan dbaibo ,  Dr kassem jouni ,  Dr faten adada ,  Dr yahya shakhatreh ,  Dr yahya bani-kalaf ,  Dr abedaraheem bawaliz ,  Dr iyad musallam ,  Dr faddel ismael ,  Dr mahmud huwaian ,  Dr nabeel bani hani ,  Dr mina devkota ,  Dr atef haddad ,  Dr yaser musa ,  Dr rabea al hayek ,  Dr abdulsattar asmair alrijabo ,  Dr irfan gultekin ,  Dr mohammad esmaeil asadi ,  Prof amir kassam

    The soils of the agricultural areas in West Asia are suffering from degradation, erosion and reduction in fertility that is reflected on the quantity and quality of production. The results of field research in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Turkey and Iran for the past 10 years or more, comparing...

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  • Modifying canopy architecture to optimize photosynthesis in crops
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    Modifying canopy architecture to optimize photosynthesis in crops

    Dr anthony digrado ,  Dr elizabeth ainsworth

    Canopy architecture is described by the quantity and three-dimensional display of leaves in a crop canopy, which determines light interception and subsequent canopy photosynthesis. While many crop canopies were reshaped by selection during the Green Revolution, there is further opportunity for im...

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  • Advances in understanding the nutritional value of starch in wheat
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    Advances in understanding the nutritional value of starch in wheat

    Prof senay simsek ,  Dr jayani kulathunga ,  Dr bahri ozsisli

    This chapter provides a nutritional overview of the wheat starch structure, function, digestibility of diverse wheat starches, and highlights interactions of starch and other biomolecules such as proteins, lipids, and non-starch polysaccharides.

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  • Advances in breeding of dairy cattle
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    Advances in breeding of dairy cattle

    Prof. julius van der werf ,  Prof. jennie e. pryce ,  Prof. jennie e. pryce ,  Dr allison fleming ,  Dr tatiane chud ,  Professor luiz f. brito ,  Dr francesca malchiodi ,  Dr christine baes ,  Dr filippo miglior ,  Dr bayode makanjuola ,  Dr larry schaeffer ,  Dr kor oldenbroek ,  Professor christian maltecca ,  Dr f. tiezzi ,  Dr bradley j. heins ,  Dr peter amer ,  Dr tim byrne ,  Dr mekonnen haile-mariam ,  Professor mike coffey ,  Dr oscar gonzález-recio ,  Dr alejandro saborio-montero ,  Dr adrián lópez-garcía ,  Dr beatriz delgado ,  Dr cristina óvilo ,  Dr john cole ,  Dr christa egger-danner ,  Dr b. heringstad ,  Prof nicolas gengler ,  Dr hélène soyeurt ,  Dr thuy t. t. nguyen ,  Prof roel veerkamp ,  Dr mathijs van pelt ,  Dr hinayah r. oliveira ,  Dr fabyano f. silva ,  Prof flavio schenkel ,  Dr james koltes ,  Dr francisco peñagaricano ,  Dr matt littlejohn ,  Dr chad harland ,  Dr joel ira weller ,  Dr peter sullivan ,  Prof raphael mrode ,  Dr trudee fair ,  Dr pat lonergan ,  Dr alison van eenennaam ,  Dr amy e. young ,  Dr didier boichard

    Dairy cattle breeding faces challenges such as reduced genetic diversity and the improvement of production over functional traits. This collection reviews the latest research on genetics, genetic diversity and advanced methods of genetic evaluation and selection.

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  • Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of chickens
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    Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of chickens

    Professor christine nicol ,  Dr dominic wright ,  Dr rie henriksen ,  Dr birte l. nielsen ,  Emeritus prof ian j. h. duncan ,  Dr rafael freire ,  Prof inma estevez ,  Dr dana l. m. campbell ,  Dr marisa a. erasmus ,  Prof marian dawkins ,  Dr elizabeth rowe ,  Prof linda keeling ,  Dr anja brinch riber ,  Dr elske n. de haas ,  Dr ingrid de jong ,  Dr victoria sandilands ,  Prof lars schrader ,  Dr julia malchow ,  Dr leonie jacobs ,  Dr frank a. m. tuyttens ,  Dr dorothy mckeegan ,  Dr jessica martin ,  Dr nienke van staaveren ,  Dr alexandra harlander ,  Dr christina rufener ,  Dr michael j. toscano ,  Dr gina caplen

    Part 1 of this volume reviews advances in research on key aspects of poultry behaviour and welfare monitoring. Part 2 discusses particular welfare issues affecting broilers and layers such as housing and environmental enrichment as well as problems such as injurious pecking and bone health.

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  • Genetic evaluation: use of genomic data in large-scale genetic evaluations in dairy cattle breeding
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    Genetic evaluation: use of genomic data in large-scale genetic evaluations in dairy cattle breeding

    Dr joel ira weller

    Genomic evaluation has been successfully implemented in nearly all advanced dairy producing countries. Methods to compute genomic genetic evaluations for dairy cattle can be divided into single-step methods and multi-step methods. This chapter introduces the use of mixed model equations and the n...

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  • Enhancing the nutritional profile of eggs
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    Enhancing the nutritional profile of eggs

    Erin m. goldberg ,  Neijat mohamed ,  James d. house

    The nutrients contained within the table egg can be easily modified or enhanced through the hen’s diet. As such, the egg represents an economically viable functional food that can be utilized to deliver potent bio-active components into the human diet. In this chapter, we review the major targets...

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  • Sustainability pathways in oil palm cultivation: a comparison of Indonesia, Colombia and Cameroon
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    Sustainability pathways in oil palm cultivation: a comparison of indonesia, colombia and cameroon

    Ahmad dermawan ,  Otto hospes

    Oil palm development is a major subject in controversies over sustainable agriculture. Economic benefits are very high due to the crop characteristics and its impact on smallholder development and economic growth. Producer countries have targeted oil palm expansion to meet national and global dem...

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  • Monitoring airborne movement of crop insect pests and beneficials
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    Monitoring airborne movement of crop insect pests and beneficials

    Dr v. alistair drake

    This chapter explores monitoring airborne movement of crop insect pests and beneficials. The chapter begins by highlighting the importance of trapping methods when it comes to monitoring specimens. This is then followed by a review of the visual observation of insects and a discussion of various ...

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  • Advances in marker-assisted breeding of tomatoes
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    Advances in marker-assisted breeding of tomatoes

    Junming li

    Tomato is one of the most important vegetable crops in the world. This chapter describes the process of marker development and how this can be used to improve tomato breeding. The chapter discusses the techniques of marker-assisted selection (MAS) and genomic selection (GS) to identify and exploi...

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  • The effect of cultivation techniques on tea quality
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    The effect of cultivation techniques on tea quality

    P. okinda owuor

    The profitability of tea production depends on whether the type of tea produced has the right quality that is acceptable to consumers. However, sensory evaluation of tea alone has been criticized as subjective. This chapter examines the environmental and agronomic factors lying behind tea quality...

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  • The use of plant extracts as dietary supplements in dairy cow nutrition: plant essential oils
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    The use of plant extracts as dietary supplements in dairy cow nutrition: plant essential oils

    Dr sergio calsamiglia ,  Dr maría rodríguez-prado ,  Dr gonzalo fernández-turren ,  Dr lorena castillejos

    This chapter examines the use of plant extracts as dietary supplements in dairy cow nutrition, specifically focusing on plant essential oils. The chapter begins by reviewing the ruminal effects of essential oils, drawing specific attention to their mechanisms of action, how targets are selected t...

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  • The role of grasslands in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity conservation
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    The role of grasslands in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity conservation

    O. huguenin-elie ,  Dr l. delaby ,  Dr k. klumpp ,  Dr s. lemauviel-lavenant ,  Dr j. ryschawy ,  Dr r. sabatier

    Grasslands have a multifunctional role in producing forage for animal production systems while providing a wide array of ecosystem services, including the regulation of biogeochemical cycles and the maintenance of biodiversity which are of utmost importance for agriculture and society as a whole....

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  • Integrated crop management of wheat
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    Integrated crop management of wheat

    Dr brian l. beres ,  Dr reem aboukhaddour ,  Haley catton

    Integrated crop management (ICM) is the practice of using multiple agronomic and pest control methods to maximize yield and net returns and to minimize inputs while maintaining economic and environmental sustainability. This chapter describes the role of agronomists in developing ICM strategies a...

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  • The past, present and future of Fusarium wilt of banana caused by Tropical Race 4
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    The past, present and future of fusarium wilt of banana caused by tropical race 4

    Dr fernando garcía-bastidas ,  Prof andré drenth ,  Prof gert h. j. kema

    Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB) Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is caused by the plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium odoratissimum. At present, the spread of TR4 has been documented in at least 21 countries throughout all major Cavendish banana-producing regions of the world. It seems inevitable that TR4 will c...

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  • Instant Insights: Optimising reproductive efficiency in pigs
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    Instant insights: optimising reproductive efficiency in pigs

    Professor glen almond ,  Emily mahan-riggs ,  M. l. w. j. broekhuijse ,  Diego f. leal ,  María estefanía gonzález-alvarez ,  Zöe e. kiefer ,  Jamie m. studer ,  Professor jason w. ross ,  Dr aileen keating

    This book provides a comprehensive overview of the range of factors currently affecting reproductive efficiency in modern pig production, such as gilt development and litter size for sows and genetic line and progressive motility for boars.

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  • Managing poultry litter to improve safety and reduce environmental impact
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    Managing poultry litter to improve safety and reduce environmental impact

    Dr hongye wang ,  Professor xiuping jiang ,  Dr jingxue wang

    Poultry litter can be both a low-cost and nutrient-rich fertilizer for farming and a possible vector for environmental or microbiological hazards, highlighting the importance of proper treatment or handling the poultry litter. This chapter explores the microbiological quality and safety aspects o...

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  • The coffee sector and smallholder farmers
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    The coffee sector and smallholder farmers

    Dr gabriele regio

    This chapter reviews the role of smallholders in coffee cultivation and the challenges they face. It reviews definitions, size and distribution of this group. The chapter then looks at structure and price volatility in the coffee market and its impact on smallholders, including the effects of the...

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  • Understanding the health benefits and nutraceutical properties of organosulphur compounds in vegetables
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    Understanding the health benefits and nutraceutical properties of organosulphur compounds in vegetables

    Dr greta pileckaite ,  Dr ella o'grady ,  Dr swarna jaiswal ,  Dr amit k. jaiswal

    Organosulphur compounds are typically identified by their unpleasant odours and comprise a wide variety of sulphur-containing organic molecules, abundant both in nature and in the body, which are found in a variety of vegetables such as garlic, onions, chives and leeks. There are a number of heal...

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  • Advances in bioprotection of plants against diseases
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    Advances in bioprotection of plants against diseases

    Professor shashi sharma ,  Dr minshad ansari ,  Angela records ,  Dr jonathan willow ,  Professor guy smagghe ,  Dr imme gerke ,  Dr louise thatcher ,  Dr marta gallart ,  Dr cameron scott ,  Dr zamir k. punja ,  Dr kun yang ,  Dr siqi niu ,  Dr xiaobo li ,  Dr maofeng jing ,  Dr v. altieri ,  Dr p. battilani ,  Dr m. camardo leggieri ,  Dr g. fedele ,  Dr t. ji ,  Professor vittorio rossi ,  Dr i. salotti ,  Dr sander schouten ,  Professor jianjun hao ,  Dr xiaoyu zhang ,  Dr te ming tseng ,  Dr varsha singh ,  Dr worlanyo segbefia ,  Dr ncomiwe maphalala ,  Dr tabata d. oliveira ,  Dr ziming yue

    This book reviews some of the latest trends in the bioprotectants sector, looking at advances in techniques, the development of new and emerging biocontrol agents, as well as the growing range of applications.

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  • Conservation Agriculture in the USA
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    Conservation agriculture in the usa

    Professor sjoerd w. duiker

    Climate and soils determine where crop production is concentrated in the US. The climate is changing and conservation agriculture (CA) will be critical to guarantee sustainable soil and water management in the future. This chapter reviews evidences of a foundation of CA based agriculture in pre-C...

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