Agro-biodiversity and agri-ecosystem management / / edited by Pavan Kumar, [and five others]

• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (366 pages)
• Disciplina: 631.58
• Soggetto topico: Agrobiodiversity; Ecologia agrícola
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): Pavan Kumār
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Part I: General -- 1: Introduction to Agro-Biodiversity and Agri-Ecosystem in the Twenty-First Century -- 1.1 Agro-Biodiversity and Agri-Ecosystem -- 1.2 NITI Aayog Policy in India -- References -- Part II: Agro Biodiversity Conservation and Challenges -- 2: An Assessment of Forest Diversity: Challenges and Management -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Recapitulation of Forest Diversity -- 2.2.1 Mangrove Habitats -- 2.2.2 Perils of Wildfire -- 2.3 Repercussions of Climate Change on Forest Diversity -- 2.4 Challenges as an Outcome of Forest Degradation -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- 3: Agrobiodiversity, Status, and Conservation Strategies -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Agrobiodiversity Terminology -- 3.1.2 Status of Biodiversity in India -- 3.2 Agrobiodiversity Hotspots of India -- 3.2.1 Cold Desert Region -- 3.2.2 Western Himalayan Region -- 3.2.3 Eastern Himalayan Region -- 3.2.4 Brahmaputra Valley -- 3.2.5 Khasia-Jaintia- Garo Hill -- 3.2.6 Northeast Hills -- 3.2.7 Arid Western Region -- 3.2.8 Malwa Plateau and Central Highlands -- 3.2.9 Kathiawar Region -- 3.2.10 Bundelkhand Region -- 3.2.11 Upper Gangetic Plains -- 3.2.12 Lower Gangetic Plain -- 3.2.13 Gangetic Delta -- 3.2.14 Chota Nagpur Region -- 3.2.15 Bastar Region -- 3.2.16 Koraput Region -- 3.2.17 Southern Eastern Ghats -- 3.2.18 Kaveri Region -- 3.2.19 Deccan Plateau -- 3.2.20 Konkan Region -- 3.2.21 Malabar Region -- 3.2.22 Islands Region -- 3.3 Agrobiodiversity Loss Trends -- 3.4 Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in Agriculture -- 3.5 The Importance of Agrobiodiversity for the Sustainability of Agriculture -- 3.6 The Backbone of India´s Conservation Efforts -- 3.7 Conclusion -- References -- 4: Role of Range Grasses in Conservation and Restoration of Biodiversity -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Phytoremediation. ; 4.2 Carbon Sequestration -- 4.3 Abiotic Stress -- 4.4 Soil Conservation -- 4.4.1 Soil Physical Properties -- 4.4.2 Soil Chemical Properties -- 4.4.3 Soil Biological Properties -- 4.4.4 Major Groups of Soil Organisms -- 4.5 Nutritional Security for Livestock/Fodder Value -- 4.6 Medicinal and Aromatic Property of Range Grasses -- References -- 5: Molecular Approaches in Agrobiodiversity Conservation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Agrobiodiversity: Usefulness and Challenges -- 5.3 Molecular Advances to Maintain Agrobiodiversity -- 5.3.1 Marker Technology -- 5.3.1.1 Biochemical Markers -- 5.3.1.2 Molecular Markers -- 5.3.2 Additional Markers -- 5.3.2.1 Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Sequences -- 5.3.2.2 Chloroplast Spacer Sequences -- 5.3.3 DNA Microarray -- 5.3.4 Plant DNA Bank -- 5.3.5 RNAi Technology -- 5.3.6 Molecular Farming -- 5.4 Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Agri Ecosystem Services and Climate Resilience -- 6: Carbon Sequestration Potential in Agricultural Systems -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Soil as a Source and Sink of Carbon -- 6.2.1 Carbon Cycle -- 6.2.2 Carbon Sequestration in Soil: A Carbon Trapping Mechanism -- 6.2.2.1 Physical Mechanism -- 6.2.2.2 Chemical Mechanism: Formation of Organo-Metallic Complex -- 6.2.2.3 Biological Mechanism -- 6.3 Carbon Sequestration under Different Landscapes and Land Uses -- 6.3.1 Carbon Stock in Soil Ecosystem -- 6.3.2 Carbon Stock in Forest Ecosystem -- 6.3.3 Carbon Stock in Peatlands -- 6.3.4 Carbon Stock under Urban Forestry -- 6.3.5 Carbon Stock in Wetlands -- 6.3.6 Carbon Stock in Agricultural Soils -- 6.4 Agricultural Management Practices Influencing Carbon Sequestration -- 6.4.1 Impact of Excess Fertilizer Application: An Aftermath of Green Revolution -- 6.4.2 Influence of Various Tillage Practices -- 6.4.3 Different Crop Management Practices Influencing Sequestration of Soil Organic Carbon. ; 6.4.3.1 Selection of Crops with Efficient C Metabolism -- 6.4.3.2 Diversification in Crop Rotation -- 6.5 Conclusions -- 6.6 Future Research and Dimensions -- References -- 7: Inter-Connectivity Between Climate Resilience, Climate Change, and Adaptability -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Factors of Climate Change -- 7.2.1 Human-Induced Activities -- 7.2.2 Emission of Greenhouse -- 7.2.3 Industrial Emissions -- 7.2.4 Unplanned Urbanization -- 7.2.5 Expansion of Agricultural Areas -- 7.2.6 Glaciers Melting and Solar Energy -- 7.3 Climate Change, Resilience, and Adaptability -- 7.4 Rural Climate Resilience -- 7.5 Urban Climate Resilience -- 7.6 Applications of Resilience Framework -- 7.6.1 Resilience Towards Climate Change -- 7.6.2 Climate Resilience Pathway -- 7.6.3 Modern Interpretations of Climate Resilience -- 7.6.4 Smart Framework -- 7.7 Conclusion -- References -- 8: Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Stocks Under Different Land Uses in Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, India -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Materials and Methods -- 8.2.1 AABR and the Study Site -- 8.2.2 Sampling Design and Methods -- 8.2.3 Statistical Analyses -- 8.3 Results and Discussion -- 8.3.1 Land Use Types and STN -- 8.3.2 Land Use Types and SOC -- 8.3.3 Land Use Types and STP -- 8.3.4 Land Use Types and STK -- 8.3.5 Land Use Types and the EC -- 8.3.6 Land Use Types and the pH -- 8.3.7 Land Use Types and Bulk Density -- 8.3.8 Land Use Types and Soil Structure Content -- 8.3.9 Correlation Between STN and SOC -- 8.3.10 Correlation Between Other Parameters for Selected Depths -- 8.3.11 Dependence of STN, STP, STK, SOC, EC, pH, Bulk Density, Silt, Sand, and Clay on the Land Use Types and Depth -- 8.3.12 SOC, STN, STP, and STK Concentration of the Soil -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References. ; 9: Vegetation Biomass and Carbon Stock Assessment Under Different Forest Types of Temperate and Alpine Forest Ecosystem of Wes... -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Methodology -- 9.2.1 Estimation of Biomass -- 9.2.1.1 Tree Biomass -- 9.2.1.2 Shrub Biomass -- 9.2.1.3 Herb Biomass -- 9.2.1.4 Surface Litter -- 9.3 Carbon Estimation -- 9.3.1 Vegetation Carbon Density -- 9.3.2 Soil Carbon -- 9.3.3 Ecosystem C Density -- 9.4 Results and Discussion -- 9.4.1 Biomass of Vegetation -- 9.4.2 Soil Carbon Density -- 9.4.3 Detritus Carbon Density -- 9.4.4 Ecosystem Carbon Density -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Advance Approaches for Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Restoration -- 10: Molecular Approaches in Conservation and Restoration of Agrobiodiversity -- 10.1 Agrobiodiversity -- 10.1.1 Present Status -- 10.1.2 Importance with Respect to Common People -- 10.1.3 Causes of Depletion of Agrobiodiversity -- 10.1.4 Remedial Measures -- 10.2 Conservation of Agrobiodiversity -- 10.2.1 In Situ Methods -- 10.2.2 Ex Situ Methods -- 10.3 Role of Molecular Approaches -- 10.3.1 Conservation -- 10.3.2 Management -- 10.3.3 Restoration -- 10.4 A Brief Review of the Basic Molecular Techniques -- 10.4.1 Non-PCR-Based Techniques -- 10.4.2 Arbitrary (or Semi-Arbitrary) Primed Techniques -- 10.4.3 Site-Targeted PCR Techniques -- 10.5 Application of the Biotechnological Innovations -- 10.5.1 Germplasm Identification and Diversity Assessment -- 10.5.2 DNA Barcoding and Phylogenetic Studies -- 10.5.3 QTL Mapping and Marker-Assisted Selection -- 10.6 Exploiting Natural Variation Through Molecular Approaches -- 10.6.1 Sequencing and Resequencing Techniques -- 10.6.2 Pangenome Construction -- 10.7 Discovery of Genes Underlying Quantitative Traits -- 10.7.1 Association Mapping (AM) -- 10.7.2 Genome-Wide Prediction (GWP). ; 10.8 Genome Manipulation Through Biotechnological Approaches -- 10.8.1 QTL/Gene Cloning and Genetic Modification -- 10.8.2 Genome Editing (GE) -- 10.9 Conclusions and Future Perspectives -- References -- 11: Adapting Land Degradation and Enhancing Ethnic Livelihood Security Through Fruit Production: Evidence from Hilly Areas of ... -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Methodology -- 11.2.1 Description of the Study Area -- 11.2.2 Framework of the Study -- 11.2.3 Population and Sampling -- 11.2.4 Assessing Reasons of Fruit Production -- 11.2.5 Estimation of the Relative Contribution of Fruits to Family Income -- 11.2.6 Problem Confrontation Index -- 11.2.7 Data Collection and Statistical Analysis -- 11.3 Results and Discussions -- 11.3.1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Respondents -- 11.3.2 Status of Fruit Cultivation -- 11.3.2.1 Major Fruits -- 11.3.2.2 Minor Fruits -- 11.3.2.3 Locally Produced Underutilized Minor Fruits -- 11.3.3 Perceived Reasons for Fruit Production -- 11.3.4 Contribution of Fruit Production to Family Income -- 11.3.4.1 Annual Family Income -- 11.3.4.2 Sector-Wise Annual Family Income -- 11.3.4.3 Contribution of Fruit Production to Family Income -- 11.3.5 Relationship Between the Selected Characteristics of the Respondents and Their Income from Fruits -- 11.3.6 Problems Faced by the Respondents in Fruit Production and Marketing -- 11.3.7 Suggestions to Increase Fruit Production -- 11.4 Conclusions -- References -- 12: Restoration and Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources via Molecular Techniques: An Important Measure for Sustainable Agr... -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Impact of Agrobiodiversity on Food, Nutrition and Health -- 12.3 Conservation Strategies and Molecular Methods -- 12.3.1 Ex Situ Techniques -- 12.3.1.1 Seed/Embryo Storage -- 12.3.1.2 Botanical Gardens -- 12.3.1.3 In Vitro Conservation. ; 12.3.1.4 In Vitro Gene Bank/Germplasm Protection.
• Titolo autorizzato: Agro-biodiversity and agri-ecosystem management
• ISBN: 981-19-0928-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910584486903321
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