This book presents guidelines on the identification of macronutrient and micronutrient deficiency symptoms in cereal crops (maize, rice, sorghum, pearl millet, wheat and barley), pulse crops (pigeon pea, green gram, black gram, cowpea, cluster bean, chickpea, Phaseolus vulgaris, lentil and pea),...

This book with eighteen chapters draws together themes on sustainability that have emerged as the most pressing in recent years. The book addresses practical topics such as air quality, manure management, animal feeds, production efficiency, environmental sustainability, biotechnology issues,...

This book contains 15 chapters that discuss the use of transgenic plants as animal feeds. Topics include the limitations of transgenic plants for animal nutrition; fundamentals of plant biotechnology; nutritional, safety and compositional assessment of feeds from transgenic plants; feeding studies...

This book is comprised of 16 chapters covering different aspects of veterinary treatment of pigs. Topics discussed in this book include pig husbandry, nutrition, diagnosis of pig diseases, postmortem examination techniques, veterinary equipment, vaccines, sedation, analgesia, anaesthesia,...

This book identifies drivers of investment and then analyses policy options that cause those drivers to channel investment into agriculture in developing countries. Chapter 2 presents the concept and definition of investment in general, and chapter 3 analyses investment in agriculture. Chapter 4...

This book addresses issues related to intensification of banana-based cropping systems in the (sub)humid highland areas of Africa. The information that is presented in the 28 chapters of the book is based on research carried out in the Great Lakes Region by CIALCA (Consortium for Improving...

The purpose of this book is to provide a timely and comprehensive review on all the mononegaviruses of veterinary importance. The book is divided into two sections. Section I deals with 13 mononegaviruses (Bornaviruses, Avian Paramyxoviruses serotypes 1 to 10, Hendra and Nipah viruses, Canine...

This book presents the green synthesis of nanoparticles by algae, diatoms, bacteria and plants, and discusses the mechanisms behind the synthesis of nanoparticles. The book should be immensely useful for students, researchers and teachers of biology, chemistry, chemical technology, nanotechnology,...

This book with eleven chapters explores forestry in a global context. The book contains discussion on the following topics: history of human interaction with forests; forests of the world; environmental value of forests; wood and paper products; bioenergy, innovative biomaterials, non-wood forest...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the rice sector in Africa and the ongoing rice research and development activities in the region. Specific topics are classified under the following headings: overview of rice in Africa (chapters 1-4), rice genetic diversity and improvement (chapters...