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46 books
The volume is the consolidation of recent trends in the algal taxonomy. Contributors are specialists in their respective fields and have proposed various recent taxonomical aspects in the algae. The algal taxonomy has also been dealt taking into consideration the biochemical, biotechnological, cytological and ultrastructural aspects. Recent and emerging trends were dealt for Chlorophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Cyanophyceae, Rhodophyceae and Marine algae. The book ...
Rose is called the Queen of the Flowers’ and is grown widely in India for pleasure and profit. ‘Love and care’ is the trick of rose growing which will bring joy and reward to the grower. Love is personal and how to care is in this book.
Basic understanding of the principles and practices of management is essential in successful rose growing and thus avoiding disappointment. These have been discussed scientifically in fair detail. The treatment ...
Diversity and Production of Edible Mushrooms contains mainly biodiversity and conservation of mushrooms, organic mushroom production, problems of mushroom industry, commercial production of mushrooms and constraints and future strategies for mushroom production. The book also primarily focuses on production technologies as well as constraints of paddy straw mushroom and oyster mushroom. The medicinal value of the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum is lucidly reviewed in ...
The book covers latest information on agrotechnologies and processing techniques of 40 species of Aromatic and Essential Oil bearing Plants to suit different soil and agroclimatic conditions of various regions of the country, like Cymbopogons, Vetiver, species of mentha, Ocimums, Rosa Damascena, Tuberose, Marigold, Rosemary, spice oils, Citrus oils etc. The book also contains chapters on tissue culture techniques, distillation processes, utilization of deoiled ...
The textual contents deal with the existent natural diversity amongst algae and emphasize the necessity of generating reliable ecological and physiological database for their optimum utilization in human welfare. Different aspects of cyanobacterial ecology including their symbiotic relationship, enduring desiccation, tolerating heavy metal and salt stress and allelopathic interactions have been comprehensively discussed.
Biomonitoring and bioremediation of an ...
Availability of quality seed including vegetative propagates is of fundamental importance to the farmers. For agriculture to prosper, farmers must have a reliable and timely supply of high-quality seed and planting materials at affordable price. The India Society of Seed Technology, New Delhi has brought out this valuable publication “Seed: A Global Perspective” based on proceedings of the National Conference on Seed. This book contains well ...
The book intends to fulfill the long felt expectations of students, extension professionals, teachers and researchers in Extension Education and Rural Development, Accordingly, the contents are presented in ten chapters. The specific subject areas of Sociology, Educational Psychology and Social Psychology as applied in Extension Education have been covered in the first two chapters.
The other significant issues of Rural Development such as people’s ...
In this book, methodologies to develop varieties which perform consistently over environments and possess high level of pod yield have been described.Breeding methodologies and achievements made in these directions have been dealt in details. Breeding approaches to develop varieties which are resistant to drought, salinity and tolerance to nutrient deficiency have been furnished with technical details.
Biotechnology and molecular biology is an innovative field of ...
The book has been designed not only as a textbook for students of Management, Communication but also for general readers interested in developing the communication skills. Further, it may be of value to management trainers.
The first chapter stresses the importance of role of communication in all walks of human life and significance in organization. The objectives of communication, the effective communication are dealt with in the chapter. The communication ...
Agricultural Acarology brings to the notice of agricultural researchers in general, and plant protection specialists and students of entomological sciences in particular, the diversity of the problems created by phytophagous mites, and the ecological perspective needed for their management in tropical and subtropical agriculture, The book brings to the fore an unified view of the dynamics of mite phytophagy on agricultural crops in general, and the specialized ...
The present book Recent Advances in Indian Entomology gives a vast knowledge about the progress made in India on different entomological fronts. It contains vital information on changing scenario of Indian agriculture, plant protection set up in India, registration and regulation of pesticides, surveillance and monitoring of insect pests, postharvest grain technology, management of vectors of viral diseases, apiculture, vermiculture, vertebrate pests and ...
The concept of biodiversity conservation and gene bank maintenance have gained greater momentum in the recent times and the biodiversity wealth are considered as common heritage of mankind and sovereign rights of the nations. Seri-biodiversity refers to the variability in sericigenous insects and their host plants, which are economically and ecologically important biodiversity and by and large, forest based. There are several wild sericigenous insects and their ...
The volume spread into three parts in 13 chapters deals with the present status of wastelands, and technology adopted for its developments. It explicitly defines the wastelands, their nature, extent and also gives reasons for their formation. The nine land use categories viz. forests, area under non-agricultural uses, barren and unculturable lands, permanent pasture and other grazing lands, lands under miscellaneous tree crops and grooves, culturable wastelands, ...
The present book on “Diseases of Wheat and their Management” is the most comprehensive compilation of key issues of wheat diseases and their management approaches. It has detailed descriptions about epidemiology including outbreak most devastating and fast evolving stem rust race Ug99, genetics and management of wheat rusts; spot blotch a devastating menace to wheat in North-Eastern Plain Zone of India, much concerned Karnal bunt problem in ...
This book Agrotechniques and Uses of Medicinal Plants would provide up-to-date information on the subject and fulfill the requirements of the students of Indian Systems of Medicine and those pursuing degree programmes in Agriculture especially the students of forestry/agroforestry. The professionals, teachers, folk healers, practitioners and medicinal plant growers are also likely to be benefited. The book has been divided into five sections namely; forest trees, ...
This edited book from excerpts of different themes lays emphasis on various watershed management issues to solve problems in natural resources management through watershed approach. The issues include watershed development research in the country, decision support system for watershed development planning, participatory watershed development, socio-economic issues, monitoring and evaluation of watershed development projects and new challenges for the coming ...
Seed Physiology will give an insight into fundamentals of seed science. The first evergreen revolution bloomed as a result of development of high yielding varieties and timely availability of good quality seeds. Modern agriculture is unsustainable, as it cannot continue to produce enough food for the ever-growing population. In order to increase the production potential under stressful environment with limited resources the use of high quality seeds is ...
“Neem for Management of Crop Diseases’ provides information on the versatile nature of neem in controlling the crop diseases caused by the pathogens like fungi, viruses, bacteria and nematodes. The efficacy of neem on fungal pathogens of crop plants Pyriculaira oryzae, Sarocladium oryzae, Rhizoctonia solani, Helminthospotium oryzae, Cercospora persoat, Cercospora archidicola, Macrophomina solani, Ganoderma lucidum, antiviral activity, insect vector ...
Nitrogen is the most important mineral nutrient of plants, constituting about 1 to 5% of the matter. The nitrogen management, either by the conventional or by non-conventional approaches will be an important aspect of increasing plant and related products.
The present volume examines in its 20 chapters contributed by eminent group of scientists from India, New Zealand, Canada, Brazil, Taiwan, The Netherlands, U.S.A. and Japan the most recent advances of various ...
There is no comprehensive book available which deals exclusively with the horticulture industry of the region. The present volume integrates the scientific information of all aspects of production technology of important fruits, vegetables, ornamental, tuber and rhizomatous crops, medicinal and aromatic plants and plantation crops like tea, rubber and coffee. Since North Eastern Region is considered a natural home for different crop species, a separate chapter on ...
Marine environments encompass an impressive diversity of ecosystem and habitats. Coral reefs among the planets largest and older structures created by living organisms are home to dense concentrations of species and complex webs of interspecies interactions. Though the species diversity in these ecosystems is relatively less they are important in terms of fisheries and other ecosystem services. They provide shoreline stability in the case of mangroves and ...
While there are numerous potential benefits of modern biotechnology, there are some legislative concerns about its possible adverse affects on environment, and human & animal health. This dictates the need to develop a biosafety policy and related legal instruments. In this context, present volume is an attempt to convert the knowledge base into readable resource. It puts together over a score of authentic review papers that focus on Genetically Modified ...