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Handbook of Agriculture

ISBN

9781639872732

Author

Michelle Jacobs

Language

English

Publication Year

(2022)

Category :

Botany, Plant Science and Agriculture - Agricultural Sciences

Price

$ 155.99

Description

The science and practice of food production is known as agriculture. It encompasses livestock farming as well as crop cultivation. Modern agriculture is influenced by advances in scientific understanding in the domains of agronomy, agrochemicals, plant breeding, animal husbandry, and selective breeding of animals. It can be broadly categorized into industrial agriculture and subsistence agriculture. Industrial agriculture is primarily commercial in nature with higher level of input and output per unit area of agricultural land. This book brings forth some of the most innovative concepts and elucidates the unexplored aspects of agriculture. The various advancements in crop cultivation and animal husbandry are glanced at and their applications as well as ramifications are looked at in detail. This book will prove to be immensely beneficial to students and researchers in this field.