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  • Factors affecting the reproductive efficiency of boars
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    Factors affecting the reproductive efficiency of boars

    M. l. w. j. broekhuijse

    Efficient artificial insemination (AI) is essential for future challenges in the pig industry. Core business for AI companies worldwide is diluting semen from high fertile breeding boars, and by that inseminating many sows. Efficient use of AI boars with high genetic merit is important to maximis...

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  • Ensuring the welfare of broilers: an overview
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    Ensuring the welfare of broilers: an overview

    Dr t. b. rodenburg

    Genetic selection for highly efficient, fast-growing broilers has had negative effects on broiler welfare, and the high stocking densities used in some broiler production systems also have a negative impact on welfare. This chapter examines the welfare problems arising from these two factors, and...

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  • Factoring biodiversity into the agri-food sector: international best practices and experiences from South Africa
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    Factoring biodiversity into the agri-food sector: international best practices and experiences from south africa

    Dr yvette lange ,  Prof warren maroun

    The importance of sustainable agriculture cannot be understated. Responsible farming practices which address the growing demand for food with social and environmental imperatives are essential for the long-term viability of organisations in the agri-sector and, at the national and international l...

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  • Understanding and optimising the biological properties of growing media for soilless cultivation
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    Understanding and optimising the biological properties of growing media for soilless cultivation

    Dr francesco giuffrida ,  Dr rosario paolo mauro ,  Dr patrizia zaccheo

    The biological properties of growing media (GM) in soilless cultivation have been considered minor traits for decades. However, there is a growing demand for alternative, cheaper GM constituents, characterized by organic origin. A better understanding of the biological processes of GM is a key fa...

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  • Organic dairy farming in developing countries
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    Organic dairy farming in developing countries

    Gidi smolders ,  Dr mette vaarst

    In countries in the global south, often referred to as ‘developing countries’, organic dairy farming faces some challenges, but also has huge potential. Even without having a premium price for organic dairy products, organic management of smallholder farms can often be beneficial in terms of low ...

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  • Instant Insights: Phenotyping applications in agriculture
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    Instant insights: phenotyping applications in agriculture

    Dr roland pieruschka ,  Prof ulrich schurr ,  Dr sherif hamdy ,  Dr aurélie charrier ,  Dr laurence le corre ,  Dr pejman rasti ,  Dr david rousseau ,  Dr thomas vatter ,  Dr josé l. araus ,  Dr jack christopher ,  Dr eri hayashi

    This book reviews recent advances in the application of phenotyping techniques to optimise crop breeding programmes. Chapters discuss the use of phenotyping as a means of improving crop yield, boosting genetic gain and identifying desirable traits in crop roots.

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  • Weed management in Conservation Agriculture systems
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    Weed management in conservation agriculture systems

    Professor gottlieb basch ,  Professor gottlieb basch ,  Dr emilio j. gonzález-sanchez ,  Dr emilio j. gonzález-sanchez ,  Mr john geraghty ,  Dr seyed vahid eslami ,  Dr seyed vahid eslami ,  Professor sjoerd w. duiker ,  Dr saidi mkomwa ,  Dr marie l. c. bartz ,  Dr marie l. c. bartz ,  Dr carol c. baskin ,  Dr jerry m. baskin ,  Dr jose gonzalez-andujar ,  Prof cesar fernandez-quintanilla ,  Dr francisco skora neto ,  Dr omer farooq ,  Dr sami ul-allah ,  Dr amar matloob ,  Dr mubshar hussain ,  Dr muhammad farooq ,  Professor bernhard streit ,  Dr martin v. bauer ,  Dr per kudsk ,  Dr stéphane cordeau ,  Dr maé guinet ,  Dr nicolas munier-jolain ,  Dr guillaume adeux ,  Dr violaine deytieux ,  Dr julio roman-vazquez ,  Dr oscar veroz-gonzalez ,  Dr rosa carbonell-bojollo ,  Dr francisco marquez-garcia ,  Dr antonio m. conde-lopez ,  Dr miguel a. repullo-ruiberriz de torres ,  Dr manuel morena-garcia ,  Dr rafaela ordoñez-fernandez ,  Dr jesus a. gil-ribes ,  Mr marcelo zanella ,  Dr darlan rodrigo marchesi ,  Dr arcângelo loss ,  Dr guilherme wilbert ferreira ,  Dr jamil abdalla fayad ,  Prof. paolo bàrberi ,  Dr stefano carlesi ,  Dr federico leoni ,  Dr ademir calegari ,  Prof telmo jorge carneiro amado ,  Dr rolf derpsch ,  Ray archuleta ,  Martin cubilla ,  Dr frédéric thomas ,  Dr sergio argenteri ,  Dr fabricio kryzaniak ,  Dr kelso silva franco junior ,  Dr donizeti aparecido fornarolli ,  Dr benedito noedi rodrigues ,  Dr ronaldo hissayuki hojo ,  Dr cassio egidio cavenaghi pretes ,  Dr danilo rheinheimer dos santos ,  Dr søren ilsøe ,  Dr miguel barnuevo-rocko ,  Dr anderson schmitz ,  Dr benjamin dias osorio filho ,  Dr luiz antônio pradella ,  Dr valmor dos santos ,  Dr corey loessin

    This collection provides a comprehensive overview of the recent research on ways to optimise weed management in Conservation Agriculture systems without reliance on herbicides such as glyphosate.

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  • Factors affecting sheep carcass characteristics
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    Factors affecting sheep carcass characteristics

    N. m. schreurs ,  P. r. kenyon

    This chapter describes the characteristics of a sheep’s carcass and explains the principles of carcass composition (the weight or proportion of muscle, fat and bone in the carcass). Understanding carcass characteristics and finding techniques for altering the characteristics are important for max...

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  • Building natural resource networks: urban agriculture and the circular economy
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    Building natural resource networks: urban agriculture and the circular economy

    Prof stefano pascucci

    This chapter discusses how to re-think socio-ecological functions for urban areas in an economy inspired by the principles of circular and regenerative practices. It begins by showing how existing food systems have been trapped in the paradigm of a linear economy model. It then shows how regenera...

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  • Key issues and challenges of integrated weed management
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    Key issues and challenges of integrated weed management

    C. j. swanton ,  T. valente

    In order to intensify agricultural productivity while at the same time enhance ecosystem services, it is necessary to evaluate carefully how current weed-management technologies are deployed, including herbicides and herbicide-resistant crops. Herbicide chemistries and herbicide-resistant crops h...

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  • Advances in greenhouses and other protected structures used for cultivation of vegetables
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    Advances in greenhouses and other protected structures used for cultivation of vegetables

    Dr martine dorais

    Research work conducted during recent years (e.g. structure design, covering, climate control, energy use efficiency, water and nutrient management, supplemental lighting, new cultivars) has revolutionized greenhouse vegetable production. This chapter reviews the current situation of such protect...

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  • Improving nutrient management for sustainable intensification of maize
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    Improving nutrient management for sustainable intensification of maize

    Dr kaushik majumdar ,  Shamie zingore ,  Fernando garcía ,  Adrian correndo ,  Dr jagadish timsina ,  Adrian m. johnston

    Maize is an important crop worldwide for its role in ensuring food security, alleviating poverty and increasing farmer income. Maize production in the world is higher than rice and wheat because of its multiple demands for human food, animal feed, bio-fuel and from other industries using it as ra...

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  • Implementing biopesticides as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) programme
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    Implementing biopesticides as part of an integrated pest management (ipm) programme

    Dr józsef kiss ,  Dr marc delos

    This chapter reviews the way biopesticides and other biocontrol agents can be integrated into integrated pest management (IPM) programmes. It discusses regulatory assessment of when it is safe and appropriate to use biopesticides, the use of biopesticides in different crop production systems and ...

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  • Genes associated with functional traits in poultry: implications for sustainable genetic improvement
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    Genes associated with functional traits in poultry: implications for sustainable genetic improvement

    Professor sammy aggrey ,  Fernando gonzález-cerón ,  Dr romdhane rekaya

    Poultry production primarily focuses on the supply of saleable products. Meat and eggs are classified as production traits and are the focus of improvement in poultry breeding organizations, while the functional traits of birds have received much less attention. However, over the past decade, the...

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  • The usage of phenotyping, genetics and functional genomics approaches to improve environmental stress factors in banana
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    The usage of phenotyping, genetics and functional genomics approaches to improve environmental stress factors in banana

    Dr sebastien carpentier ,  Dr david eyland

    Modelling predicts that temperature and precipitation are the abiotic factors that have the biggest impact on banana production. It is clear that banana needs tropical temperatures and that it responds very early to a reduced soil water content. The stomata of banana plants also respond very sens...

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  • Advances in biocontrol of crop insect pests
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    Advances in biocontrol of crop insect pests

    Professor travis r. glare ,  Professor travis r. glare ,  Professor travis r. glare ,  Professor johannes a. jehle ,  Dr david teulon ,  Dr david teulon ,  Prof maxwell j. scott ,  Prof maxwell j. scott ,  Dr azucena gonzalez-coloma ,  Dr azucena gonzalez-coloma ,  Professor shireen-anne davies ,  Professor shireen-anne davies ,  Dr salvatore arpaia ,  Dr salvatore arpaia ,  Dr linda muskat ,  Dr linda muskat ,  Dr claudia preininger ,  Dr claudia preininger ,  Dr shannon borges ,  Dr shannon borges ,  Professor michael j. stout ,  Professor michael j. stout ,  Dr m-c. nielsen ,  Dr k. lopez–reyes ,  Dr r. meyhöfer ,  Dr r.w.h.m. van tol ,  Dr alexis l. kriete ,  Dr sarah e. hudadoff ,  Dr ariel e. tarrand ,  Dr amarish k. yadav ,  Dr maria fe andres ,  Mr daniel tapia garcia ,  Dr yousef abul-haija ,  Dr lewis j. archibald ,  Dr alexander j. finney ,  Dr hugh a. nicholson ,  Professor julian a. t. dow ,  Dr lina bernaola ,  Dr james m. villegas ,  Dr emily c. kraus ,  Dr viktoria stagl ,  Dr mike mendelsohn

    The biocontrol sector continues to expand and diversify. This collection reviews some of the key developments in the creation of new sustainable solutions to manage crop insect pests without the need for synthetic pesticides.

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

    Prof. takuji sasaki ,  D. s. gaydon ,  Dr v. k. singh ,  Prof. bijay singh ,  Buddheswar maji ,  Sukanta k. sarangi ,  Eli vered ,  A. surendran ,  A. tariq ,  K. vanitha ,  A. kowsalya ,  V. meenakshi ,  D. selvakumar ,  M. kokila ,  T pathasarathi ,  Matty demont ,  Martin gummert ,  Bjoern ole sander ,  James quilty ,  Carilto balingbing ,  Nguyen van hung ,  David nanfumba ,  Komlan a. ablede ,  Geophrey j. kajiru ,  Idriss baggie ,  Elie r. gasore ,  Fanny l. mabone ,  Oladele s. bakare ,  Illiassou maïga mossi ,  Nianankoro kamissoko ,  Raymond rabeson ,  Keita sékou ,  Wilson dogbe ,  Ralph k. bam ,  Famara jaiteh ,  Belay a. bayuh ,  Henri gbakatchetche ,  Moundibaye d. allarangaye ,  Delphine mapiemfu lamare ,  Ibrahim bassoro ,  Zacharie segda ,  Cyriaque akakpo ,  Elke vandamme ,  Kalimuthu senthilkumar ,  Atsuko tanaka ,  Amakoe delali alognon ,  Kokou ahouanton ,  Abibou niang ,  Jean-martial johnson ,  Pepijn van oort ,  Ibnou dieng ,  Kazuki saito ,  Norman uphoff ,  Wyn ellis ,  Thais freitas ,  Thais freitas ,  Buyung a. r. hadi ,  Buyung a. r. hadi ,  Professor michael j. stout ,  Professor michael j. stout ,  Francis e. nwilene ,  Francis e. nwilene ,  Emeritus prof. e. a. heinrichs ,  Emeritus prof. e. a. heinrichs ,  Maura calliera ,  Ettore capri ,  F. g. horgan ,  A. m. stuart ,  G. r. singleton ,  N. t. my phung ,  L. mulungu ,  J. jacob ,  N. m. htwe ,  B. douangboupha ,  P. r. brown ,  Gulshan mahajan ,  Simerjeet kaur ,  Bhagirath singh chauhan

    Volume 2 reviews ways of improving cultivation of rice, from planting to soil management, nutrition and irrigation as well as techniques such as integrated crop management. It also discusses key pests and diseases and methods for their control in making cultivation more productive and sustainable.

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  • Advances in horticultural soilless culture
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    Advances in horticultural soilless culture

    Prof nazim s. gruda ,  Prof nazim s. gruda ,  Dr youbin zheng ,  Dr jeb s. fields ,  Dr neil bragg ,  Dr jean caron ,  Dr jean-charles michel ,  Dr patrizia zaccheo ,  Dr laura crippa ,  Dr francesco giuffrida ,  Dr rosario paolo mauro ,  Dr yüksel tüzel ,  Dr astrit balliu ,  Dr georgios nikolaou ,  Dr damianos neocleous ,  Dr evangelini kitta ,  Prof nikolaus katsoulas ,  Prof jung-eek son ,  Dr tae in ahn ,  Dr taewon moon ,  Dr giuseppina pennisi ,  Dr alessandro pistillo ,  Dr elisa appolloni ,  Dr francesco orsini ,  Dr giorgio gianquinto ,  Dr pietro santamaria ,  Dr barbara de lucia ,  Dr angelo signore ,  Dr v. truffault ,  Dr e. legast ,  Dr emeritus mike nichols ,  Dr erik van os ,  Dr arca kromwijk

    This collection reviews current research on optimising substrates for soilless cultivation and assesses recent advances in technologies, such as fertigation systems and process control. Case studies on a range of horticultural crops feature throughout as a means of depicting examples of practical...

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  • Breeding green super rice (GSR) varieties for sustainable rice cultivation
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    Breeding green super rice (gsr) varieties for sustainable rice cultivation

    Z. li ,  J. ali

    Improving low rice productivity in rainfed areas of Asia and Africa and sustaining rice productivity in irrigated rice lands are challenges in the coming decades for the global rice research community. Green Super Rice (GSR), rice cultivars that can produce high and stable yields under less input...

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  • Improving water management in agriculture
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    Improving water management in agriculture

    Professor jerry w. knox ,  Professor jerry w. knox ,  Dr tim foster ,  Dr c. d. pérez-blanco ,  Dr g. schmidt ,  Dr upali a. amarasinghe ,  Dr giriraj amaranath ,  Dr alok sikka ,  Dr samuel i. haruna ,  Professor stephen h. anderson ,  Dr henk ritzema ,  Dr ian c. dodd ,  Dr katharina huntenburg ,  Dr juan gabriel pérez-pérez ,  Professor j. a. rodríguez díaz ,  Dr a. mérida garcía ,  Dr r. gonzález perea ,  Dr i. fernández garcía ,  Dr muhammed arif watto ,  Dr maria shabir ,  Dr ali sher ,  Dr muhammad awais ali khan ,  Emeritus professor philip woodhouse ,  Professor bruce lankford ,  Dr matthew mccartney ,  Dr juliane haensch ,  Professor sarah ann wheeler ,  Dr martin burton ,  Dr m. g. shivakumar ,  Dr rahul sen ,  Dr kuppannan palanisami ,  Dr lance gore ,  Dr maría f. ortuño ,  Dr andrés parra ,  Dr juan j. alarcón ,  Dr maría j. gómez-bellot ,  Dr antonio skarmeta ,  Dr manuel mora ,  Dr rafael marín ,  Dr nikolaos katsoulas ,  Dr sofia faliagka ,  Dr dimitris k. papanastasiou ,  Dr mohammed semiani ,  Dr farouk eddine belkhiri ,  Dr smadhi dalila ,  Dr khouloud boukadi ,  Dr rima grati ,  Dr bassem bouaziz ,  Dr andre daccache ,  Dr tim m. hess ,  Dr ray-shyan wu ,  Dr fiaz hussain ,  Dr oscar melo ,  Dr sadurní vendrell ,  Dr william foster

    This collection considers current challenges facing irrigated agriculture and reviews the wealth of research on the range of interventions which can be applied to address these challenges, from understanding and managing water flows at the watershed scale, through to improved use of water resources.

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  • Advances and challenges in monitoring insect pests of major field crops in the United States
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    Advances and challenges in monitoring insect pests of major field crops in the united states

    Dr erin w. hodgson ,  Dr ashley n. dean ,  Dr anders huseth ,  Prof. william d. hutchison

    This chapter will review current insect pest monitoring systems for native and invasive pest species of corn, soybean, and cotton in the U.S. We present case studies of European corn borer, corn earworm, western bean cutworm, and corn rootworm as pests of corn; soybean aphid, stink bugs, and Japa...

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  • Protecting natural capital and biodiversity in the agri-food sector
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    Protecting natural capital and biodiversity in the agri-food sector

    Prof jill atkins ,  Prof jill atkins ,  Dr john peirce ,  Dr yvette lange ,  Prof warren maroun ,  Dr wayne van zijl ,  Dr dusan ecim ,  Ms mira lieberman ,  Dr jӧel houdet ,  Dr kristina jonäll ,  Prof hannu schadewitz ,  Prof gunnar rimmel ,  Dr maizatulakma abdullah ,  Dr federica doni ,  Dr antonio corvino ,  Dr silvio bianchi martini ,  Ms martina macpherson ,  Dr elisabetta a. v. barone ,  Dr noa simón delso ,  Mr walter haefeker ,  Dr scott longing ,  Dr brendan kelly

    This collection considers the importance of accounting for and protecting natural capital and biodiversity in the agri-food sector. The book reviews recent advances in natural capital, biodiversity and extinction accounting and how these methods are being applied in different sectors and regions ...

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  • Antibiotics and gut function: historical and current perspectives
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    Antibiotics and gut function: historical and current perspectives

    Dr jeferson m. lourenço ,  Dr darren s. seidel ,  Dr todd callaway

    Antibiotics play a central role in human health, and the sensitivity of bacteria to these compounds is a natural resource that must be husbanded to keep from losing their effectiveness from increasing antibiotic resistance in the environment. This chapter places the use of antibiotics in poultry ...

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  • Advances in cooling technologies to preserve horticultural produce
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    Advances in cooling technologies to preserve horticultural produce

    Dr j. r. olatunji ,  Prof a. r. east

    Fruit and vegetables are living organisms that continue to respire after harvest, deteriorating over time, in a process known as senescence. Although it is impossible to halt senescence, removing the field-heat, and reducing the temperature of the product at the time of harvest, has substantial e...

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  • Rootstocks to improve root function and resource-use efficiency
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    Rootstocks to improve root function and resource-use efficiency

    Dr francisco pérez-alfocea ,  Dr stephen yeboah ,  Dr ian c. dodd

    Grafting, a surgical technique to attach genetically different shoots and roots (scions and rootstocks) allows “designer root systems” to enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability. Rootstocks improve plant nutrient relations by increasing nutrient capture and/or nutrient use efficiency...

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  • On-farm strategies for preventing pig diseases: improving biosecurity
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    On-farm strategies for preventing pig diseases: improving biosecurity

    Prof jeroen dewulf ,  Prof dominiek maes

    Pigs are susceptible to a wide range of diseases that can affect health, welfare and productivity. The implementation of biosecurity measures along the production chain is one of the major solutions to minimize the risk of introduction of diseases into a farm (external biosecurity), as well as th...

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  • Designing and formulating microbial and non-microbial biostimulants
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    Designing and formulating microbial and non-microbial biostimulants

    Dr paolo bonini ,  Dr veronica cirino ,  Dr helene reynaud ,  Prof youssef rouphael ,  Dr mariateresa cardarelli ,  Prof giuseppe colla

    This chapter provides the first overview of the optimal design and formulation of microbial and non-microbial biostimulants. The production steps for a plant biostimulant are first presented and discussed, and then two successful case studies of plant biostimulant development are reported in deta...

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  • Improving poultry meat safety and sustainability
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    Improving poultry meat safety and sustainability

    Professor steven c. ricke ,  Professor steven c. ricke ,  Professor steven c. ricke ,  Prof nicolae corcionivoschi ,  Prof nicolae corcionivoschi ,  Dr jessica hite ,  Dr jessica hite ,  Dr todd callaway ,  Dr todd callaway ,  Dr nicole jaffrezic-renault ,  Dr nicole jaffrezic-renault ,  Debabrata biswas ,  Debabrata biswas ,  Dr kumar venkitanarayanan ,  Dr kumar venkitanarayanan ,  Dr paul mcmullin ,  Dr paul mcmullin ,  Dianna bourassa ,  Dianna bourassa ,  Dr janne lundén ,  Dr janne lundén ,  Prof kay cooksey ,  Dr dana k. dittoe ,  Dr dana k. dittoe ,  Ilkka leinonen ,  Ilkka leinonen ,  Dr kelly wamsley ,  Dr kelly wamsley ,  Professor xiuping jiang ,  Professor xiuping jiang ,  Dr igori balta ,  Dr iulia adelina bundurus ,  Dr ozan gundogdu ,  Dr ioan peț ,  Dr ducu stef ,  Dr david mccleery ,  Dr lavinia stef ,  Dr alastair douglas ,  Dr colette a. nickodem ,  Dr hunter g. perez ,  Dr jeanne malet-villemagne ,  Dr francesco rizzotto ,  Dr vincent léguillier ,  Dr jasmina vidic ,  Dr vanessa escobar ,  Dr yanxia hou ,  Dr dita julianingsih ,  Dr chuan-wei tung ,  Dr poonam vinayamohan ,  Dr leya susan viju ,  Dr divya joseph ,  Dr a.v.s. perumalla ,  Dr léni corrand ,  Dr richard jackson ,  Dr kristiina törmä ,  Dr eija kaukonen ,  Dr elena george olson ,  Dr lindsey a. wythe ,  Kirsi usva ,  Sanna hietala ,  Dr pratima adhikari ,  Dr timothy boltz ,  Dr hongye wang ,  Dr jingxue wang ,  Dr v.a. leone ,  Dr a.a. tarcin

    This collection reviews the wealth of research on improving safety and sustainability along the poultry value chain from on-farm management through to slaughter.

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  • Understanding biological processes in soil
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    Understanding biological processes in soil

    Dr regina o’kelley ,  Prof david d. myrold

    Soil health fundamentally reflects biological processes in the soil ecosystem. The development of soil health frameworks and associated indicators have increasingly prioritized biologically relevant characteristics of soil. Some of these properties, like soil organic carbon, reflect resources ava...

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  • Strengthening commercial extension systems for smallholders
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    Strengthening commercial extension systems for smallholders

    Mr matthew freeman ,  Dr wanjiku mungai

    When examining opportunities to strengthen commercial extension systems for smallholders, it is important to answer the question: to what end. This chapter puts forward the argument that in addition to supporting adoption of commercial technologies and increasing yields on select crops purchased ...

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  • Advances in visual soil evaluation techniques
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    Advances in visual soil evaluation techniques

    Dr mansonia pulido-moncada ,  Dr bruce c. ball ,  Dr wim m. cornelis

    Soil structure is a complex and dynamic soil property that constitutes a key aspect of soil health. Soil structure assessment can be evaluated in the field by visual soil evaluation techniques. Development and improvement of these techniques/methods have been the focus of numerous soil scientists...

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  • Optimising the use of barley as an animal feed
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    Optimising the use of barley as an animal feed

    Dr david m. e. poulsen

    Barley is a highly significant feed grain, especially in colder regions where other feed grain crops such as wheat, sorghum and corn cannot easily grow. It is used to feed ruminant and non-ruminant species. Despite 80% of the worlds barley being used as feed, most of the emphasis on breeding an...

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  • New developments in packaging of eggs to improve safety and quality
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    New developments in packaging of eggs to improve safety and quality

    Pietro rocculi

    The correct choice of the packaging system is a key factor for maintaining high-quality characteristics of eggs during storage. In this chapter, the fundamental aspects of shell egg packaging are reviewed. In particular, a possible explanation of critical issues will be discussed to offer an inno...

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  • Assessing the impact of environmental factors on the quality of greenhouse produce
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    Assessing the impact of environmental factors on the quality of greenhouse produce

    Prof nazim s. gruda

    In recent years, product quality has become more and more important, due to consumer concerns paired with well-being and a healthy lifestyle. Product quality is a complex, multidimensional and multi-factorial issue that relates to different factors. In this chapter, the objective, measurable and ...

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  • Integrated soil health management: a framework for soil conservation and regeneration
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    Integrated soil health management: a framework for soil conservation and regeneration

    Dr daniel k. manter ,  Dr jorge a. delgado ,  Dr jennifer moore-kucera

    Soil function is an interplay of physical, chemical and biological processes, and soil microbes play a direct role in driving soil chemical and physical processes important for overall ecosystem function. This chapter highlights some of the known impacts of management strategies on soil health, c...

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  • Advances in understanding and presenting contamination of fresh produce by Listeria monocytogenes
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    Advances in understanding and presenting contamination of fresh produce by listeria monocytogenes

    Dr xinyi zhou ,  Prof wei zhang

    Due to changes in lifestyle and the increasing awareness of a healthy diet, consumers’ demand for fresh produce during the last few decades has increased rapidly, bringing along new challenges to the produce industry, including food safety issues. The foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is ...

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  • Sorghum breeding for abiotic stress tolerance
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    Sorghum breeding for abiotic stress tolerance

    John burke

    Sorghum is a major global crop for food, feed and biofuel. Globally, domesticated sorghum is often grown on marginal lands and in environments exposing the plant to temperature extremes and water deficits. Although sorghum exhibits better abiotic stress tolerances than many crops, significant sor...

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  • Developing cultured meat as a food product
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    Developing cultured meat as a food product

    Dr jette feveile young ,  Dr a. abraham ,  Dr m. k. rasmussen ,  Dr s. skrivergaard ,  Dr m. therkildsen

    This chapter examines developing cultured meat as a food product. It first focuses on the importance of meat structure when considering the development of cultured meat products, which is then followed by an analysis of appearance and consumer attitudes. The chapter also reviews the importance of...

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  • Emerging technologies to develop new forest products
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    Emerging technologies to develop new forest products

    Dr tatjana stevanovic

    Forest trees occupy a central place among lignocellulosic plants, in terms of both abundance of wood they produce each year and also generating a variety of other biological tissues. This chapter focusses on new processes and new applications of wood polymers, notably uses of lignins. The chapter...

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  • Genetic diversity in dairy cattle: variation within and between breeds
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    Genetic diversity in dairy cattle: variation within and between breeds

    Dr kor oldenbroek

    This chapter focuses on genetic diversity in dairy cattle, meaning that it examines those domesticated cattle breeds selected for milk production. The chapter presents the relevant definitions and discusses the role of natural and artificial selection in the creation of breeds and genetic diversi...

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  • Insect pests affecting coffee: understanding agroecosystems and alternative methods of control
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    Insect pests affecting coffee: understanding agroecosystems and alternative methods of control

    Dr luis fernando aristizábal-aristizábal

    This chapter reviews some of the most important insect pests affecting coffee plantations worldwide. In each case the chapter discusses the damage they cause, insect biology and ecology, and how this understanding can be used to develop alternative more environmentally-friendly and sustainable me...

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  • Apple replant disease: causes and management
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    Apple replant disease: causes and management

    Prof zhiquan mao ,  Dr yanfang wang

    Apple replant disease (ARD) is an important factor that restricts the sustainable development of the apple industry worldwide. There are many complex pathogenic factors that may cause ARD, and as a result ARD is difficult to manage in the absence of broad-spectrum soil fumigants with limited virg...

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  • Instant Insights: Nutritional benefits of milk
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    Instant insights: nutritional benefits of milk

    Dr jan geurts ,  Shane v. crowley ,  Dr james a. o'mahony ,  Patrick f. fox ,  Young w. park ,  Prof michael gänzle

    This collection highlights the important contribution of milk and other dairy products to the diets of millions around the world. Chapters discuss key nutritional properties of milk, including lactose, caseins and glycoproteins and the ways in which consumption supports human health and growth.

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  • Climate change and tropical forests
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    Climate change and tropical forests

    Prof rodney j. keenan

    Climate change is a major global challenge. In recent decades, tropical forests have contributed to greenhouse gas emissions due to deforestation and forest degradation, but intact and recovering forests are taking up carbon and the contribution of tropical forests to the global carbon cycle is c...

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  • Plant genetic resources
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    Plant genetic resources

    Dr m. ehsan dulloo ,  Dr m. ehsan dulloo ,  Dr chikelu mba ,  Dr kent nnadozie ,  Dr melinda smale ,  Dr nelissa jamora ,  Dr luigi guarino ,  Dr prishnee bissessur ,  Dr jai rana ,  Dr selim louafi ,  Dr eric welch ,  Dr nigel maxted ,  Dr joana magos brehm ,  Dr paula bramel ,  Mr michael way ,  Dr fiona r. hay ,  Dr sershen ,  Dr åsmund asdal ,  Dr stef de haan ,  Prof margaret smith ,  Dr julie dawson ,  Dr niels louwaars ,  Dr yueqi zhang ,  Dr ting xiang neik ,  Dr junrey c. amas ,  Dr aldrin y. cantila ,  Dr nur shuhadah mohd saad ,  Dr tingting wu ,  Dr jacqui batley

    This collection addresses the challenges of maintaining and benefitting from plant genetic diversity. Part 1 assesses ways of valuing and monitoring plant genetic diversity. Part 2 discusses advances in in-situ and ex-situ strategies for conserving plant genetic diversity. The final section revie...

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  • The role of enrichment in optimizing pig behaviour and welfare
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    The role of enrichment in optimizing pig behaviour and welfare

    Dr sandra düpjan ,  Dr liza r. moscovice ,  Dr birger puppe

    Modern pig housing environments provide animals with essential resources, but from an animal’s point of view, they are quite barren and deprive them of the opportunity to make full use of their natural behavioural repertoire and actively work for these resources. The lack of stimulation resulting...

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  • Advances in conventional breeding techniques for ornamentals
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    Advances in conventional breeding techniques for ornamentals

    Prof traud winkelmann ,  Dr philipp braun ,  Dr emmy dhooghe ,  Dr johan van huylenbroeck

    Sustainability in the floricultural value chain comprises a multitude of aspects, such as the economical use of resources, mainly energy, water, nutrients, and substrate ingredients such as peat, as well as the avoidance of environmental pollution by plastic wastes, fertilizers and pesticides. Se...

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  • Escherichia coli in poultry meat
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    Escherichia coli in poultry meat

    Dr hunter g. perez ,  Professor steven c. ricke ,  Dr todd callaway

    Escherichia coli is a common gastrointestinal bacteria that has a vast genetic, physiologic, and biochemical diversity in E. coli, which allows this organism to thrive in many environments. But E. coli contains several pathogenic groups (e.g., pathotypes) which can cause disease and morbidity in ...

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