Experimental Agrometeorology A Practical Manual

Author : Latief Ahmad
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319691856
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Experimental Agrometeorology: A Practical Manual written by Latief Ahmad and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a practical manual which has been created to support the syllabus of agro-meteorology courses specifically designed for graduate and post-graduate students. The topics covered in the manual include working with meteorological instruments for measurement of various meteorological parameters like temperature, humidity, sunshine hours, precipitation, etc. Separate chapters have been included for computation of growing degree days, agro-climatic zones, crop modelling and agro-advisory services. The book will have great appeal to students of agriculture, horticulture, and forestry.

Author : Justin U. Ogbu
Publisher : Exceller Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Horticulture written by Justin U. Ogbu and published by Exceller Books. This book was released on with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Handbook of Horticulture' provides comprehensive subject-based reviews of horticulture in Tropical African regions generally and west of the sub-Saharan region in particular. This book aims to provide essential and foundational courses in horticultural science, production and business (with particular emphasis on Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa sub-regions by extension) to the general reader. Its scope covered vital aspects of modern horticultural practices, ranging from production techniques of fresh fruits and vegetables, spices, medicinal plants, edible mushroom cultivation, nursery and plant propagation techniques, post-harvest handling, ornamental horticulture and landscape gardening, in addition to extension methods and management principles of horticultural farm outfits. It will be useful for undergraduate students, teachers/lecturers, researchers, policymakers, extension agents, conservationists, NGOs for environmental protection, and others interested in the field of horticulture.

Author : Branislava Lalic
Publisher : Firenze University Press
ISBN 13 : 8864537953
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agricultural Meteorology and Climatology written by Branislava Lalic and published by Firenze University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural Meteorology and Climatology is an introductory textbook for meteorology and climatology courses at faculties of agriculture and for agrometeorology and agroclimatology courses at faculties whose curricula include these subjects. Additionally, this book may be a useful source of information for practicing agronomists and all those interested in different aspects of weather and climate impacts on agriculture. In times when scientific knowledge and practical experience increase exponentially, it is not a simple matter to prepare a textbook. Therefore we decided not to constrain Agricultural Meteorology and Climatology by its binding pages. Only a part of it is a conventional textbook. The other part includes numerical examples (easy-to-edit worksheets) and recommended additional reading available on-line in digital form. To keep the reader's attention, the book is divided into three sections: Basics, Applications and Agrometeorological Measurements with Numerical Examples.

Author : Latief Ahmad
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819948630
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climate Change and Agrometeorology written by Latief Ahmad and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The monograph focuses on agricultural meteorology and climate change and its impacts on different crops. Comprising of chapters from experts, the book discusses and provides first-hand information to the long term shifts in weather patterns and temperature impacting soil, water and crops. Each chapter focuses in detail on the impact of plant- water – soil nexus and climate change on agriculture and food security. Covering the basic concepts about the temperature, pressure and humidity correlation with the increased demands of food, the book explores in detail the impact of adverse climatic conditions like drought, floods, increasing levels of carbon dioxide emissions and other simultaneous effects like soil fertility depletion on the cropping systems and overall crop productivity. The book touches the challenges of climate change, adaptive methods, mitigation strategies, with careful explanation of governance, plans and policies required to provide guidelines to stake holders so they can best prepare for the negative climate change impacts. While touching the agricultural challenges faced globally due to climate change, the book serves as a reference book for students, researchers and policy makers, involved in horticulture, agriculture and environmental sciences and climate change.

Author : Witold Abramowicz
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303036691X
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Business Information Systems Workshops written by Witold Abramowicz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes revised papers from the nine workshops and one accompanying event which took place at the 22nd International Conference on Business Information Systems, BIS 2019, held in Seville, Spain, in June 2019. There was a total of 139 submissions to all workshops of which 57 papers were accepted for publication. The workshops included in this volume are: AKTB 2019: 11th Workshop on Applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business BITA 2019: 10th Workshop on Business and IT Alignment BSCT 2019: Second Workshop on Blockchain and Smart Contract Technologies DigEX 2019: First International Workshop on transforming the Digital Customer Experience iCRM 2019: 4th International Workshop on Intelligent Data Analysis in Integrated Social CRM iDEATE 2019: 4th Workshop on Big Data and Business Analytics Ecosystems ISMAD 2019: Workshop on Information Systems and Applications in Maritime Domain QOD 2019: Second Workshop on Quality of Open Data SciBOWater 2019: Second Workshop on Scientific Challenges and Business Opportunities in Water Management

Author : Amitava Rakshit
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1040018777
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Regenerative Agriculture written by Amitava Rakshit and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-05-09 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to focus on the current state of knowledge and scientific advances about the complex and intertwined issues of regenerative farming as a transformative solution for offsetting the disastrous climate effects of burning fossil fuels and impairments of natural resource bases. Regenerative agriculture advocates no-till practices, planting cover crops, integrating livestock and crop production, improving animal welfare practices, improving the social and economic well-being of communities, sequestering carbon, improving soil health, and increasing yields and profit with a positive impact on food access or food safety regardless of farm size. This book examines the innovations that will equip agriculture to cope with the competing challenges of addressing food and nutrition security, improving livelihoods, combatting climate change, and sustainably managing natural resources. The scope of this book extends to agricultural scientists, students, consultants, site owners, industrial stakeholders, regulators, and policymakers.

Author : Arnab Banerjee
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811594961
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agroecological Footprints Management for Sustainable Food System written by Arnab Banerjee and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agroecological footprints are a unique and popular concept for sustainable food system. Measuring and keeping a tab on the agroecological footprints of various human activities has gained remarkable interest in the past decade. From a range of human activities, food production and agriculture are most essential as well as extremely dependent on the agroecosystems. It is therefore crucial to understand the interaction of agroecosystem constituents with the extensive agricultural practices. The environmental impact measured in terms of agroecological footprints for a healthy for the sustainable food system. The editors critically examine the status of agroecological footprints and how it can be maintained within sustainable limits. Drawing upon research and examples from around the world, the book is offering an up-to-date account, and insight into how agroecology can be implemented as a solution in the form of eco-friendly practices that would boost up the production, curbs the environmental impacts, improves the bio-capacity, and reduces the agroecological footprints. It further discusses the changing status of the agroecological footprints and the growth of other footprint tools and types, such as land, water, carbon, nitrogen, etc. This book will be of interest to teachers, researchers, government planners, climate change scientists, capacity builders, and policymakers. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, agroforestry, agroecology, soil science, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policymakers will also find this to be useful to achieve the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’.

Author : Prabhu Pingali
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030144097
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India written by Prabhu Pingali and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book examines the interactions between India’s economic development, agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a “Food Systems Approach (FSA).” The Indian growth story is a paradoxical one. Despite economic progress over the past two decades, regional inequality, food insecurity and malnutrition problems persist. Simultaneously, recent trends in obesity along with micro-nutrient deficiency portend to a future public health crisis. This book explores various challenges and opportunities to achieve a nutrition-secure future through diversified production systems, improved health and hygiene environment and greater individual capability to access a balanced diet contributing to an increase in overall productivity. The authors bring together the latest data and scientific evidence from the country to map out the current state of food systems and nutrition outcomes. They place India within the context of other developing country experiences and highlight India’s status as an outlier in terms of the persistence of high levels of stunting while following global trends in obesity. This book discusses the policy and institutional interventions needed for promoting a nutrition-sensitive food system and the multi-sectoral strategies needed for simultaneously addressing the triple burden of malnutrition in India.

Author : Sreeja Nair
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108840396
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Policy Piloting written by Sreeja Nair and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies key design features of policy pilots influencing their scaling-up and mainstreaming into formal policies.

Author : Hamadttu El-Shafie
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1789858496
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invasive Species written by Hamadttu El-Shafie and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invasive alien species (IAS) are a menace to agricultural crops and ornamental plants worldwide due to climate change and global warming. They vector serious human and animal diseases and endanger biological diversity through competition and niche displacement. This book addresses issues pertaining to introduction pathways of invasive species, their bionomics, dispersal, risk assessment, economic impact, and possible management and control options. It provides comprehensive information on global invasion, economic impact, and management options for the red palm weevil, spotted wing Drosophila, and the South American tomato pinworm. Additionally, it examines the economic utilization of invasive plant species from the families Asteraceae and Cactaceae as means of management. University teachers and researchers in the fields of entomology, ecology, and environment, as well as students, will find this book useful.