Crop Science

The Concise Encyclopedia of Temperate Tree Fruit is a unique resource that examines all aspects of tree fruit cultivation in the world's temperate zones. This book addresses topics from Anatomy to Wildlife, and included with each topic is a list of resources you can use to find further information. ..

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ With contributions from 42 eminent researchers from 12 nations around the world, this volume offers a global perspective on the climate change. The editor is a respected and published scientist in the bioinformatics fi..

This book discusses topics such as; somaclonal variation in crop improvement, the role of tissue culture in rapid clonal propagation and production of pathogen-free plant, protoplasts in crop improvement, cell selection and long-term high-frequency regeneration of cereals and legumes, and plant fros..

Cropping Systems: Trends and Advances is a comprehensive review of past and present research efforts in North America and other parts of the world. It brings together biological, economic, sociological, and technical aspects of cropping systems in a single source to provide a reference unlike any ot..

Residue management requires an understanding of the crop, soil, and climate in which the farming system is located. In this volume, the strategies for effective residue management are described for each region of the country to provide a comparison of the regional differences...

This book provides authoritative information on the biology and history of growing currants, gooseberries, and jostaberries (gooseberry/currant hybrids) as commercial crops in the United States. The authors present in detail the necessary components of successful culture, including site and soil sel..

Reflecting the global and economic importance of cereal crops, this handbook makes identification of diseases afflicting grain cereal crops easier. Covering 40-50 of the most important pathogens worldwide, the handbook contains superb color photographs accompanied by clear, concise descriptions of d..

Chemical use in agriculture and home gardens has become an area of concern due to improper use and negative environmental effects. This present treatise addresses alternative approaches for managing crop diseases, gives a balanced overview of state-of-the-art environmentally safe approaches to crop ..

The purpose of this book is to focus attention on some emerging ideas and concepts, attempting a projection of the future and giving an overview of the present state of affairs. It aims to spawn further growth in ideas and encourage applications to increasingly broader segments of both clinical and ..

This book covers topics on the basic models, assessments, and techniques to calculate evapotranspiration (ET) for practical applications in agriculture, forestry, and urban science. This simple and thorough guide provides the information and techniques necessary to develop, manage, interpret, and ap..

The third book in this series, Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement: Vegetable Crops, Volume 3 provides discussion subjects for each crop, including origin, germplasm collections, maintenance and exploration, taxonomy, gene-pools, germplasm diversity and enhancement throu..

The stone fruits—including peaches, apricots, almonds, plums, and cherries—have been bred and grown for thousands of years and today are significant agricultural crops in many local economies worldwide. This volume presents a comprehensive commentary on classical genetics and breeding, molecular map..