1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910731457803321

Autore

Singhal Rajesh Kumar

Titolo

Molecular Interventions for Developing Climate-Smart Crops: A Forage Perspective / / edited by Rajesh Kumar Singhal, Shahid Ahmed, Saurabh Pandey, Subhash Chand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

981-9918-58-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

AhmedShahid

PandeySaurabh

ChandSubhash

Disciplina

571.2

Soggetti

Plant physiology

Stress (Physiology)

Plants

Microbial ecology

Plant Physiology

Plant Stress Responses

Microbial Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Genetic and genomic resources of range grasses- status and future prospects -- Chapter 2. Forage genetic resources and scope for allele mining of abiotic stress tolerance -- Chapter 3. Breeding for developing higher productive tree-based forage under stress environments -- Chapter 4. Impact of Climate change on forage crop production with special emphasis on diseases and mitigation strategies through breeding and molecular approaches -- Chapter 5. Effect of nano-priming on maize under normal and stressful environment -- Chapter 6. Oxidative stress and antioxidant defense in mitigating abiotic stresses in forage crops: A physiological and biochemical perspective -- Chapter 7. Forage cropping under climate smart farming: a promising tool to ameliorate salinity threat in soils -- Chapter 8. Forage cultivation under challenging environment -- Chapter 9. Potentials and Opportunities of Agro-forestry Under Climate



Change Scenario -- Chapter 10. Climate Change Impact on Forage Characteristics: An Appraisal for Livestock Production -- Chapter 11. Sustainable Use of Paddy Straw as Livestock Feed: A Climate Resilient Approach to Crop Residue Burning -- Chapter 12. Engineering Interventions for Climate Resilient Forage Production -- Chapter 13. Promotion of improved forage crop production technologies: Constraints and strategies with special reference to climate change. .

Sommario/riassunto

This edited book is collection of information on molecular interventions needed for climate-resilient forage crops. The main focus is to address the gap in the advanced scientific knowledge for the forage species. Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate, and even slight change in climatic factors such as temperature causes tremendous losses in yield potential. Forage crops are crucial in global food security and environmental sustainability and face several environmental challenges in field conditions. However, the research on forage crops is far-off compared to agricultural crops and causes a substantial gap in forage demand and productivity. Further, this gap is directly associated with animal health, reproduction, and productivity. Abiotic stresses mainly affect the plant's crucial processes, ultimately reducing the final yield. The problem of abiotic stresses is more frequent in forage crops as they are growing and cultivated in less productive soil and harsh conditions. This book discusses current aspects of crucial physiological, biochemical and molecular processes in forage crops, which are essential for forage crops improvement. The text's major focus is on the advanced technologies and approaches such as seed priming, bio-fortification, breeding, omics, transgenic and bioengineering of metabolic pathways in unique ways, which helps us develop innovative solutions for forage crops. This book covers all the crucial advance technologies, which help mitigate the abiotic stresses in forage crops. We believe that this book will initiate and introduce the readers to state-of-the-art developments and unique in this field of study. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, capacity builders, and policymakers. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, soil science, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists and policymakers will also find this a worthwhile read.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337923103321

Autore

Wojtkowski Paul

Titolo

Agroecology : Simplified and Explained / / by Paul Wojtkowski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-93209-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (448 pages)

Disciplina

577.55

Soggetti

Ecology

Agriculture

Botany

Environmental economics

Environment, general

Plant Sciences

Environmental Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter1: Introduction -- Chapter2: Agroecosystem Design -- Chapter3: The Agroecological Matrix -- Chapter4: Agrotechnologies -- Chapter 5: Productive Intercropping -- Chapter6: Feed Systems and Facilitative Intercrops -- Chapter7: Complex Agroecosystems -- Chapter8: Risk -- Chapter9: Landscape Agroecology -- Chapter10: Advanced Economics -- Chapter11: Macro-Challenges -- Chapter12: Summary.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the core elements that underwrite agroecology. Expressed across twelve chapters, the universality of the core is the essence of agroecology. This alone would be of interest to researchers, students, and academics. Furthermore, the book contains a long, detailed, and inclusive glossary that, with over 160 entries, elaborates on the topics presented. Included are recent developments as well as time-tested, traditional farm practices. The book also advances the theoretical base, fills gaps in the published research, and suggests future opportunities and future directions. The book is internationally oriented, presenting both temperate and tropical agriculture. The book



begins by comparing agroecology against conventional, monoculturally-based agriculture. In doing so, it defines the unique features of agroecology and their significance in achieving sustainable and environmentally-friendly agriculture. The book goes on to discuss the underlying technologies, the various manifestations of biodiversity, and the risk countermeasures associated with agroecology. This includes the farm landscape as a positive base for ecology, and how, if used well, it can produce major economic growth. The book concludes by summarizing the key findings, and assessing the macro-challenges facing agroecology.