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Instant Insights: Environmental Impact of Livestock Production
Av Taro Takahashi, Graham A. McAuliffe m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
711 kr
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This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on the environmental impact of livestock production.The first chapter discusses life cycle assessment (LCA) and its role in evaluating the environmental footprint of farming systems. The chapter also explores how the practical trade-off …
Instant Insights: Rewilding in Agriculture
Av Various authors, Thomas A. Jones m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
711 kr
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This book features three peer-reviewed reviews on rewilding in agriculture.The first chapter highlights the diversity of best practices used to rewild grasslands and rangelands, including those used to restore biological soil crusts, apply prescribed fire, increase stand establishment and …
Instant Insights: Sweetpotato
Av Robert L. Jarret, Noelle L. Angin m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
696 kr
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This specially formulated collection features 3 reviews of current topics and key research in sweetpotato.The first chapter examines the origin and dispersal of sweetpotato, considers in vitro germplasm storage in sweetpotato genebanks, and looks at the importance of managing sweetpotato crop wild …
Instant Insights: African Swine Fever
Av Youming Wang, Lu Gao m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
717 kr
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This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on African swine fever.The first chapter reviews recent research on the causes and epidemiology of African swine fever (ASF). It discusses the causative agent for ASF, its origins in Africa and its subsequent spread into other regions of the …
Instant Insights: Fusarium in Cereals
Av Edward C. Rojas, Hans J. L. Jørgensen m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
711 kr
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This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on fusarium in cereal crops.The first chapter describes how progress can be built over current agricultural practices in integrated pest management plans. It also addresses the disease cycle of Fusarium head blight, …
Instant Insights: Vertical Farming in Horticulture
Av Dickson Despommier, Toyoki Kozai m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
711 kr
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This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on vertical farming in horticulture.The first chapter describes and evaluates technologies and methods for growing edible plants indoors and presents a survey of selected commercial vertical farms currently …
Instant Insights: Nutraceuticals in Fruit and Vegetables
Av Federica Blando, Miriana Durante m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
711 kr
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This specially curated collection features three reviews of current and key research on nutraceuticals in fruit and vegetables.The first chapter provides a brief description of the chemistry of bioactive compounds (BCs) and their presence in temperate fruits, and discusses recent advances in …
Instant Insights: Climate Change, Insect Pests and Invasive Species
Av Kayode David Ileke, Luke Chinaru Nwosu m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
711 kr
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This specially curated collection features three reviews of current and key research on climate change, insect pests and invasive species.The first chapter reviews the impact of climate change on insect pests and how it has affected insect pest development and population dynamics, activity and …
Instant Insights: Mastitis in Dairy Cattle
Av P. Moroni, F. Welcome m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
711 kr
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This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on mastitis in dairy cattle.The first chapter reviews the indicators of mastitis and the contagious and environmental pathogens which cause it. It then discusses how mastitis can be managed and controlled on dairy …
Instant Insights: Metabolic Disorders in Dairy Cattle
Av Gregory B. Penner, Emilio Ungerfeld m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
691 kr
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This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on metabolic disorders in dairy cattle.The first chapter reviews the prevalence, etiology and effects of ruminal acidosis, as well as ways to counteract it through regulation of ruminal pH. The chapter includes a …
Instant Insights: Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle
Av Thuy T. T. Nguyen, Jennie E. Pryce m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
696 kr
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This specially curated collection features four reviews of current and key research on heat stress in dairy cattle.The first chapter outlines technologies to breed for more heat tolerant dairy cattle, exploiting either between or within breed genetic variation in the trait. It discusses future …
Instant Insights: Optimising Pig Nutrition
Av Robert van Barneveld, Robert J. E. Hewitt m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
711 kr
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This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on optimising pig nutrition.The first chapter considers advances in nutritional requirements and metabolism and how these contribute to the sustainable production of pig meat, including the need to maintain sow body condition throughout gestation …
Instant Insights: Fruit Losses and Waste
Av Elhadi M. Yahia, Jorge Fonseca m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
691 kr
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This specially curated collection features five reviews of current and key research on fruit losses and waste.The first chapter reviews the magnitude of losses and waste of fruit and vegetables as well as key issues in estimating losses. It provides a detailed assessment of the main causes of …
Instant Insights: Nutritional and Health Benefits of Beverage Crops
Av Claudine Campa, Arnaud Petitvallet m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
711 kr
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This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on the nutritional and health benefits of beverage crops.The first chapter introduces the importance of coffee leaves, highlighting their high antioxidant potential and impact on fruit quality. The chapter provides an inventory of molecules …
Instant Insights: Managing Arthropod Pests in Tree Fruit
Av Giuseppe E. Massimino Cocuzza, Arthur Agnello m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
711 kr
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This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on managing arthropod pests in tree fruit.The first chapter provides a brief overview of the major aphid pests affecting tree fruit production, focussing on those causing economic damage in citrus, apple, pear and stone fruit production. The …
Instant Insights: Antibiotics in Poultry Production
Av Jeferson M. Lourenço, Darren S. Seidel m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
711 kr
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This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on antibiotics in poultry production.The first chapter places the use of antibiotics in poultry production in its historical context to understand the benefits that antibiotics have conferred on animal production to date. It considers …
Instant Insights: Bone Health in Poultry
Av Martin Johnsson, Robert F Wideman Jr m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
696 kr
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This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on bone health in poultry.The first chapter reviews the literature on genetic mapping of skeletal traits in both broilers and layers, including both the genetics of skeletal defects and bone quality. As the chapter shows, linkage …
Instant Insights: Feather-Pecking in Poultry
Av Nienke van Staaveren, Alexandra Harlander m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
711 kr
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This collection features three peer-reviewed literature reviews on feather-pecking in poultry.The first chapter describes the three main forms of injurious pecking (IP) in poultry: tissue pecking (TP), aggressive pecking (AP) and feather-pecking (FP). It discusses the origin of severe FP, the most …
Instant Insights: Sensor Technologies in Livestock Monitoring
Av Mark Trotter, Derek Bailey m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
711 kr
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This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on sensor technologies in livestock monitoring.The first chapter considers the development of on-animal sensors as a means of monitoring an array of livestock species, as well as the challenges which arise with their deployment in …
Instant Insights: Improving Piglet Welfare
Av Emma M. Baxter, Sandra Edwards m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
691 kr
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This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on improving piglet welfare.The first chapter reviews the main welfare challenges faced during farrowing and lactation, including the occurrence of painful husbandry procedures, such as tooth resection, tail docking and castration. The …
Instant Insights: Crop Biofortification
Av Helena Pachón, Eliab Simpungwe m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
711 kr
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The first chapter reviews evidence of the human health impact of wheat flour fortification and how it is measured and studied.The chapter explores the benefits to wheat flour fortification, citing the process’s ability to address widespread health problems caused by nutrient deficiencies, such as …
Instant Insights: Crop Rotations
Av Gilbert G. Sigua, Bernhard Freyer m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
711 kr
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This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on crop rotations in agriculture.The first chapter discusses the effects of crop rotation and intercropping management practices and their impact on soil health enhancement and stability. It also considers the importance of leguminous …
Instant Insights: Cover Crops
Av Rob Myers, Peter Von Fragstein und Niemsdorff m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
711 kr
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This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on cover crops in agriculture.The first chapter describes the contribution of cover crops to improving soil health. The chapter reviews their key role e.g. supplying a food source for soil organisms, providing a source of carbon to help …
Instant Insights: Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria
Av Dongmei Lyu, Rachel Backer m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
711 kr
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This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in agriculture.The first chapter considers the use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) as plant biostimulants in agriculture. It considers the benefits of PGPR, such as their ability to …
Instant Insights: Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
Av Michael Bitterlich, Louis Mercy m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
691 kr
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This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agriculture.The first chapter reviews the use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) as biostimulants for sustainable crop production and explores the benefits of its use, such as bidirectional nutrient …
Instant Insights: Nematode Pests in Agriculture
Av Shahid Siddique, John T. Jones m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
696 kr
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This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on nematode pests in agriculture.The first chapter assesses the value and impact of using integrated pest management (IPM) to combat nematode pests. It summarises the basic biology and morphology of the most economically-important …
Instant Insights: Drought-Resistant Crops
Av Xinguo Mao, Delong Yang m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
689 kr
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This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on drought-resistant crops.The first chapter assesses the genes involved in drought and heat tolerance, as well as the physiological traits related to increased tolerance to abiotic stress in wheat. It reviews advances in our …
Instant Insights: Pesticide Residues in Agriculture
Av Linda J. Thomson, Ary A. Hoffmann m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
691 kr
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This collection features three peer-reviewed literature reviews on pesticide residues in agriculture.The first chapter outlines the ways in which pesticide use can lead to increased pest problems, such as pest resurgence and replacement, and the development of pesticide resistance. The chapter …
Instant Insights: Mycotoxin Detection and Control
Av Mumuni Abudulai, Koushik Adhikari m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
711 kr
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This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on mycotoxin control in agriculture.The first chapter reviews advances in post-harvest detection and control of fungal contaminants in cereals. It examines abiotic factors affecting spoilage, methods for early detection of contamination …
Instant Insights: Mite Pests in Agriculture
Av Oscar E. Liburd, Lorena Lopez m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
711 kr
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This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on mite pests in agriculture.The first chapter offers a holistic approach to integrated mite management by reviewing the basics of mite taxonomy and morphology. It studies the key plant mite families, focussing on major plant feeding …
