Allelopathy In Sustainable Agriculture And Forestry

Author : Ren Sen Zeng
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387773371
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Allelopathy in Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry written by Ren Sen Zeng and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-03 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date reference on the science, mechanism, methodology, and application of allelopathy. The objective of this practical reference is to report on the latest advances by inviting leading scientists to contribute in specific fields. The volume is organized under three major subsections: History of allelopathy, Allelochemicals, allelopathic mechanisms, and bioassays, and Application of allelopathy in agriculture and forestry.

Author : S.S. Narwal
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401141738
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Allelopathy in Ecological Agriculture and Forestry written by S.S. Narwal and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapidly growing human population has increased the dependence on fossil fuel based agrochemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides to produce the required agricultural and forestry products. This has exerted a great pressure on the non renewable fossil fuel resources, which cannot last indefinitely. Besides, indiscriminate use ofpesticides for pests (weeds, insects, nematodes, pathogens) control has resulted in serious ecological and environmental problems viz. , (A) Increasing incidence of resistance in pest organisms to important pesticides. (B) Shift in pests population, particulary in weeds and insects. In weeds, species that are more closely related to the crops they infest have developed. In insects, scenario is most grim, the predators have been killed and minor insect pests have become major pests and require very heavy doses ofhighly toxic insecticides for their control. (C) Greater environmental pollution and health hazards (a) particularly from contamination of surface and underground drinking water resources and (b) from their inhalation during handling and application. (D) Toxic residues of pesticides pollute the environment and may prove hazardous to even our future generations. (E) Some agricultural commodities may contain minute quantities ofpesticides residues, with long tenn adverse effects on human and livestock health. Therefore, serious ecological questions about the reliance on pesticides for pests control has been raised. The use of fertilizers, besides causing environmental problems has also impoverished the soil health and decreased the beneficial soil fauna. For example, in some major crop rotations viz.

Author : Erol Başar
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783540523291
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaos in Brain Function written by Erol Başar and published by Springer. This book was released on 1990-04-27 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The analysis of deterministic chaos is currently an active field in many branches of research. Mathematically all nonlinear dynamical systems with more than two degrees of freedom can generate chaos, becoming unpredictable over a longer time scale. The brain is a nonlinear system par excellence. Accordingly, the concepts of chaotic dynamics have found, in the last five years, an important application in research on compound electrical activity of the brain. The present volume seeks to cover most of the relevant studies in the newly emerging field of chaotic attractors in the brain. This volume is essentially a selection and reorganization of contri butions from the first two volumes in the Springer Series in Brain Dynamics, which were based on conferences held in 1985 and 1987 in Berlin. It also includes (a) a survey of progress in the recording of evoked oscillations of the brain both at the cellular and EEG levels and (b) an agenda for research on chaotic dynamics. Although the first publications pointing out evidence of chaotic behavior of the EEG did not appear until the beginning of 1985, the presence of the pioneering scientists in this field gave the participants at the first conference (volume 1) a strong impulse toward this field. For me, as conference organizer, having been for a long time active in nonlinear EEG research, the integration of this topic was self-evident; however, the enthusiasm of the conference participants was greater than expected.

Author : S.S. Narwal
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9387741109
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Allelopathy in Crop Production written by S.S. Narwal and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allelopathy offers great potential: (a) to increase agriculture production (food grains, vegetables, fruits, forestry), (b) to decrease harmful effects of modern agricultural practices (multiple cropping, leaching losses from N – fertilizers, indiscriminate use of pesticides viz. weedicides, fungicides, insecticides and nematicides and development of pesticides tolerant /resistant biotypes in pests) on soil health/productivity and on environment and (c) to maintain soil productivity and pollution free environment for our future generations. It is hoped that in the near future the allelopathy may be used in crop production, crop protection, agroforestry and agro-horticultural systems of developed countries. Therefore, it may be one of the strategies to increase agricultural production in Sustainable Agriculture of 21st century. This book is based on the research findings and addresses to various intricate problems of crop production, to which there was no definite answer in the past but now have been attributed to allelopathy.

Author : Ravinder Kumar Kohli
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781560220916
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Allelopathy in Agroecosystems written by Ravinder Kumar Kohli and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-08-17 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover environmentally safe ways to control weeds and pests! Until now farmers have had to choose between using expensive herbicides and fertilizers, which pollute the water table, or watching crop yields drop. All too often, crop yields dropped anyway, despite intensive farming. Allelopathy in Agroecosystems offers fresh hope. It provides an in-depth understanding of allelopathy-the mysterious, complex biochemical interactions among plants and microbes. This little-understood phenomenon plays a large role in agriculture, for good or ill. It can lead to changes in nutrient dynamics, vegetation structure, and species diversity. This comprehensive treatise is the first compendium devoted to explaining and exploring these chemical interactions in agricultural crop systems. Allelopathy in Agroecosystems explains how these interactions can make soil “sick,” especially in intensively cropped areas. This leads to less growth and lower yield. On the other hand, it has great potential as an environmentally safe method of weed and pest management. The fascinating original research presented here will help you understand the complexities of this invisible yet potent force in agriculture. Allelopathy in Agroecosystems examines this interaction as it affects the most important concerns of farmers and agronomists, including: beneficial interactions between crops weed control using crop residues crop rotation natural herbicides genetic engineering soil rhizosphere bacteria improving pastures forest/crop interactions sustainable management of agroecosystems new directions for research International in scope, Allelopathy in Agroecosystems offers an abundance of scientific data on this revolutionary new concept. It offers incalculable potential for rescuing farmed-out land, increasing crop yields, and cutting back on expensive soil additives. Every agronomist, environmental scientist, policymaker, agricultural librarian, and advocate of sustainable farming needs this book.

Author : Shamsher S. Narwal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the International Conference on Allelopathy: Allelopathy, field observations and methodology written by Shamsher S. Narwal and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : International Symposium Allelopathy in Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry and Environment (2, 1994, New Delhi)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788172331320
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of International Conference on Allelopathy written by International Symposium Allelopathy in Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry and Environment (2, 1994, New Delhi) and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Y Fujii
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1578084466
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Allelopathy written by Y Fujii and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principal goal of allelopathy is to foster sustainable agriculture, forestry, and environment. The objective is to minimize the industrial chemicals and to maximize the use of natural resources locally available while improving crop productivity, forestry and the environment. The technological advances made in allelopathy research in recent years have been created, analyzed, and developed by scientific establishments throughout the world. They present exciting and intellectually challenging problems which are solvable using modern techniques. These modern and advanced techniques as described in the chapters presented in this volume are representative of the exciting research and development approaches today.

Author : Shamsher S. Narwal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the International Conference on Allelopathy: Allelopathy in pests management for sustainable agriculture written by Shamsher S. Narwal and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R.J. Willis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402040938
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Allelopathy written by R.J. Willis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-12 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a claim to be the first work to document in detail the history of allelopathy, Willis’s text provides an account of the concept of allelopathy as it has occurred through the course of botanical literature from the earliest recorded writings to the modern era. A great deal of information is presented here in a consolidated and accessible form for the first time. The book offers a unique insight into the historical factors which have influenced the popularity of allelopathy.