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2022

Agricultural Yield and Production: Theory, Techniques and Technology

Author : Matthew Ryder

Subject : Agronomy and Crops

ISBN :9781639870332

Agriculture is referred to as the science of cultivation of crops. A crop can be both a plant and animal product which is primarily harvested for earning profit. Crop yield is defined as the measure of

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(2022)

Agroecological Transitions: Sustainable Agriculture

Author : Milan Collins

Subject : Agronomy and Crops

ISBN :9781639870349

The systemic transformation comprising the ecologisation of food and agriculture is referred to as agroecological transition. It is an interdisciplinary field which encompasses the principles of agronomy,

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2022

Crop Production: Growth and Yield

Author : Lancaster Mason

Subject : Agronomy and Crops

ISBN :9781639871377

Crop production is the mainstay of the human civilization. Some of the important categories of crops are cereals, fruits, vegetables, legumes and forage. The nature of cropping systems in a region depends

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2022

Essentials of Hydroponics

Author : Beatrice Pollard

Subject : Agronomy and Crops

ISBN :9781639872114

The method used to grow plants without the use of soil is known as hydroponics. Instead of using soil, it uses mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. This field is a branch of hydroculture. The

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(2022)

Introduction to Postharvest Management

Author : Scott Simmons

Subject : Agronomy and Crops

ISBN :9781639873357

The process of gathering crops from the field is known as harvesting. The stage that immediately follows crop production is known as postharvest management. It includes cleaning, sorting, cooling and packing.

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(2022)

Potato Crop: Current Developments

Author : Patrick Garter

Subject : Agronomy and Crops

ISBN :9781639874439

Potato is one of the world's main food crops which is grown for its edible tubers. It is a temperate crop which is a perennial in the nightshade family. It is also known as Solanum tuberosum. Potatoes

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2022

Rice: Cultivation and Processing

Author : Dwayne Wilson

Subject : Agronomy and Crops

ISBN :9781639874927

Rice is a seed of Oryza sativa, which is a grass species. Domesticated rice is a main staple food in Asia and Africa. Traditionally, rice is cultivated by flooding the fields during and after setting the

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Rice: Genetics and Breeding

Author : Abbie Chavez

Subject : Agronomy and Crops

ISBN :9781639874934

The branch of biology which deals with the study of genes, heredity and genetic variations in organisms is termed as genetics. Rice was one of the first sequenced crop genomes because it has relatively

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(2022)

Abiotic and Biotic Stress in Plants

Author : Thomas Flynn

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781639870066

Biological changes occurring in plants due to a change in external environmental conditions are referred to as stress. These external changes can trigger a wide array of plant responses such as altered

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(2022)

Current Research in Parasitic Weeds

Author : Smith Torres

Subject : Botany and Plant Science

ISBN :9781639871476

Parasitic weeds are those plants which have lost their autotrophic nature during the course of evolution. According to the dependency on host plant, parasitic weeds can be classified into partial and total

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