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    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book provides the concepts, techniques, and recent developments with regard to use of mulches in agriculture, utility of mulches for non-chemical pest control, and sustainability of crop production systems. Non-conventional means of improving the sustainability of crop production and pest control are required in the wake of environmental concerns over the use of conventional pesticides as ... Read more

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  • Manipulation of Allelopathic Crops for Weed Control

    by Khawar Jabran ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book clearly defines ways to maximize the allelopathic potential of important field crops for controlling weeds, either in the same crop or others. Compared to the use of herbicides, allelopathy is an attractive option to control weeds naturally under field conditions. The book highlights the allelopathic potential of several important cereals (wheat, maize, rice, barley, sorghum, rye) and ... Read more

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  • Biology and Management of Weeds in Asia and Africa

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book explores weed biology and effective management strategies across diverse agricultural landscapes in Asia and Africa. Through detailed case studies, it addresses pressing questions such as the impact of invasive species on crop productivity, the role of cultural practices in weed control, and the influence of climate change on weed distribution patterns. This book offers an ... Read more

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  • Potato Production Worldwide

    Potato is a crop grown on all inhabited continents of the globe. It is included in the top five crops of the world, used as staple food in several countries, and the number of people daily consuming the potato may surpass one billion. Despite the high quantities of seed potato produced worldwide, there are yield gaps due to challenges such as abiotic stresses, pests, climate change and poor ... Read more

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  • Non-Chemical Weed Control

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  • Instant Insights: Integrated weed management in cereal cultivation

    Series Book 55 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
    This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on integrated weed management in cereal cultivation.The first chapter examines the problem of weeds in barley and explains the application of integrated weed management (IWM) to barley cultivation. The chapter also outlines weed control tactics and the practical implementation of IWM in barley.The second chapter reviews the ... Read more

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  • Crop Protection Under Changing Climate

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book addresses the impact of important climatic changes on plant pests (including weeds, diseases and insect pests), and their interactions with crop plants. Anthropogenic activities have seriously impacted the global climate. As a result, carbon dioxide (CO2) and temperature levels of the earth are on a continuous rise. The global temperature is expected to increase by a 3°C or more by the ... Read more

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  • Cotton Production

    Series series World Agriculture Series
    Provides a comprehensive overview of the role of cotton in the economy and cotton production around the worldThis book offers a complete look at the world’s largest fiber crop: cotton. It examines its effect on the global economy—its uses and products, harvesting and processing, as well as the major challenges and their solutions, recent trends, and modern technologies involved in worldwide ... Read more

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  • Rice Production Worldwide

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book addresses aspects of rice production in rice-growing areas of the world including origin, history, role in global food security, cropping systems, management practices, production systems, cultivars, as well as fertilizer and pest management. As one of the three most important grain crops that helps to fulfill food needs all across the globe, rice plays a key role in the current and ... Read more

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  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 2

    Cultivation techniques, pest and disease control

    Series Book 2 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Summarises current good agricultural practice in maize cultivation, from seed selection to nutrient management, conservation agriculture, rotations and intercropping;Reviews advances in understanding and managing diseases and pests such as viruses, nematodes and weeds;Discusses ways maize cultivation can be made more ‘climate smart’ ... Read more

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