This chapter focuses on the use of seeds as food sources, historical trends in seed yields and the importance of the understanding of crop physiology in yield improvement. The role of the seed as an integral component of the yield production process is also discussed.

This chapter focuses on the general patterns of growth and development of seeds and the role of the individual seed in the production of yield.

This chapter focuses on the evaluation of genetic and environmental variation in seed growth rate and seed-fill duration. The plant processes responsible for this variation are also discussed.

This chapter focuses on the processes regulating the yield components of grain crops, such as seed growth rate and seed-fill duration. The relationships between seed number, seed size and yield are also discussed.

This chapter focuses on the analysis of yield production. The importance of future research efforts in those areas most important to crop yield and productivity are also discussed.

This chapter focuses on the potential of the use of the understanding of UV-B plant response for maximum future gains in crop production, such as UV-B photomorphogenesis, among others. Opportunities in the exploitation of the UV response of crops are also discussed.

This book contains 21 chapters focusing on the principles and guidelines of organic agriculture in different crops and includes a brief presentation of each crop and its pests, followed by a discussion on the bioecology and current methods of control that are known to be used according to the...

This publication presents guidelines on nutrition and feeding practices that relate to the standards for certification of organic pigs and the production of organic pork. Details on permitted feed ingredients and suitable dietary formulations are included, with an emphasis on those grown or...

The different plant- and animal-based products, supplements and additives that may be used in pig feeds in New Zealand, Europe and other countries are presented.

This book on automation in tree fruit production consists of 11 chapters covering the following topics: (1) concept of tree fruit production automation; (2) economics of perennial crops production automation; (3) sensing for stress detection and high-throughput phenotyping in precision...