Sustainable agriculture : advances in technological interventions / edited by Ajoy Kumar Singh, Vishwa Bandhu Patel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singh, Ajoy Kumar (Agronomist), editor.

Patel, Vishwa Bandhu, editor.

Standardized Title:

Sustainable agriculture (Burlington, Ont.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (581 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, ON, Canada ; Palm Bay, Florida, USA : Apple Academic Press, 2020.

Summary:

"This new volume looks at the evolution and challenges of sustainable agriculture, a field that is growing in use and popularity. Sustainable Agriculture: Advances in Technological Interventions discusses some of the important ideas, practices, and policies that are essential to an effective sustainable agriculture strategy. The book features 25 chapters written by experts in related fields, including crop improvement, natural resource management, crop protection, social sciences, and product development. The volume aims to provide a good understanding of the use of sustainable agriculture and the sustainable management of agri-horticultural crops, focusing on eco-friendly approaches, such as the utilization of waste materials. Topics include ecofriendly plant protection measures, climate change and natural resource management, tools to mitigate the effect of extreme weather events, agrochemical research and regulation, soil carbon sequestration, water and nutrient management in agricultural systems, and more. Key features: discusses sustainable agriculture within the framework of recent challenges in agriculture Looks at the development and diversification of crops and cultural practices to enhance biological and economic stability; features the application of innovative nanotechnologies to agricultural research and production technologies; highlights the development of new varieties in agri-horticultural crops in relation to biotic and abiotic management; discusses the application of recent technologies for soil-plant-microbe-environment interactions."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Genetic Improvement of Major Cereals in Prospect to Bihar State / P. K. Singh, Anand Kumar, and Ravi Ranjan Kumar

Status, Opportunities, and Challenges of Spice Research and Development / Sangeeta Shree and Paramveer

Perspective of Plantation Crops with Special Reference to Coconut and Palmyra / Ruby Rani, V. B. Patel, and H. P. Maheshwarappa

Overview of the Floriculture Sector: Performance, Problems, and Prospects / Paramveer Singh, Sangeeta Shree, and Ajay Bhardwaj

Climate Change and Natural Resource Management / Suborna Roy Choudhury and Syed Sheraz Mahdi

Soil Carbon Sequestration: Particular Reference to Bihar / Rajeev Padbhushan, Anupam Das, and Swaraj Kumar Dutta

Agromet Advisory Services: Tool to Mitigate the Effect of Extreme Weather Events / Sunil Kumar

Soil Pollution: Studies with Specific Reference to Bihar / M. K. Dwivedi, S. Kumar, A. Kohli, Y. K. Singh, S. Shambhavi, and R. Kumar

Nanotechnology in Agricultural Science / Nintu Mandal, Kasturikasen Beura, and Abhijeet Ghatak

Endomycorrhizal Fungi: Phosphorous Nutrition in Crops / Mahendra Singh, Rajiv Rakshit, and Kasturikasen Beura

Water Management in Horticultural Crops / K. Karuna and Abhay Mankar

Orchard Floor Management / Manoj Kundu

High-Density Planting in Fruit Crops for Enhancing Fruit Productivity / V. K. Tripathi, Sanjeev Kumar, Vishal Dubey, and Md. Abu Nayyer

Enriching Vermicompost Using P-Solubilizing and N-Fixing Biofertilizers and Eco-Friendly Low-Cost Minerals / Arun Kumar Jha

Protected Horticulture in India: An Overview / Paramveer Singh, Ajay Bhardwaj, and Randhir Kumar

Use of Fly Ash in Agriculture / Sankar Ch. Paul

Natural Resource Management and Land Use Planning / C. D. Choudhary, B. K. Vimal, Shweta Shambhavi, and Rajkishore Kumar

Plant Disease Management Through Application of Nanoscience / Abhijeet Ghatak

Status of Insect Pests of Cereals in India and Their Management / Anil Gautam Kunal and Tarak Nath Goswami

Major Insect Pests of Vegetable Crops in Bihar and Their Management / Tamoghna Saha, Nithya Chandran, and B. C. Anu

Emerging Viral Diseases of Vegetable Crops: An Outline and Sustainable Management / Mohammad Ansar, A. Srinivasaraghavan, and Anirudd/ha Kumar Agnihotri

Advancement of Agrochemical Research and Regulation / Pritam Ganguly

Institutional Outreach Through Innovative Approaches / Aditya and R. K. Sohane

An Appraisal on Quality Honey Production / Ramanuj Vishwakarma and Ranjeet Kumar

Empowering Rural Youth Through Agripreneurship / Ram Datt.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-52745-X

1-000-51777-2

0-429-32583-5

9780429325830

OCLC:

1137316961