Sustainable Agriculture towards Food Security

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Dhanarajan, Arulbalachandran (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Ecosystems.; Plant science.; Botany.; Climate change.; Sustainable development.; Life Sciences.; Sustainable Development.; Plant Sciences.; Climate Change.

World’s population is projected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100. To meet the food demands of the exponentially increasing population, a massive food production is necessary. Agricultural production on land and aquatic systems pose negative impacts on the earth’s ecosystems. Com...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I. Agriculture and Food Security
• 1. Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture
• 2. Nutritive Value, Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development – An Integrated Approach
• Part II. Conventional Farming
• 3. Insights of Novel Breeding Strategies in Sustainable Crop Production
• 4. Insect Pests and Crop Productivity
• 5. ABA Mediated Drought Stress Resistance in Crops for Sustainable Agriculture
• 6. Sustainable Power Production from Plant-Mediated Microbial Fuel Cells
• Part III. Organic Farming
• 7. Role of Organic Amendments in Sustainable Agriculture
• 8. Plant Growth Promoting Microbes – A Boon for Sustainable Agriculture
• 9. Seaweed: a Fertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture
• Part IV. Alternative Food Sources
• 10. Algae for Sustainable Food Security – A Nutrient Rich Food Source
• 11. Sustainable Food Security - Edible and Medicinal Mushroom
• 12. Contributions to a Sustainable Production of Food of Animal Origin
• Part V. Biotechnology
• 13. Role of Plant Tissue Culture for Improving the Food Security in India - A Review Update
• 14. Phytochemical Screening of Transgenic and Non-Transgenic Leguminous Plants
• 15. Somatic Embryogenesis from Immature Anther Explants: Towards Development of an Efficient Protocol Production of Grapevine
• Part VI. Soil Health
• 16. Soil Security - A Key Role for Sustainable Food Productivity
• 17. Amelioration of Environmental Stress for Sustainable Crop Productivity
• 18. Strategies of Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Pollutants Towards Sustainable Agriculture
• 19. Xenobiotic Mediated Toxicity in Modern Agricultural Practices
• 20. Solid State Fermentation Utilizing Agro-Industrial Waste for Microbial Pigment Production.