A Comprehensive Introduction to Crop Science
ISBN: 9781839269387
Year: 2023
Binding: HB
Price: GBP 212.00
About Book
"Crop science is the study of crop selection and improvement. It encompasses research and development related to production practises, increasing agricultural output, mitigating insect impacts, planting, maintenance, protection, harvesting, and post-harvest storage. Crop science and agronomy science are often used interchangeably. It is considered to be the most significant event in human history when humans began to settle down and cultivate the first grain. This is also the start of agriculture and the effort to breed new grain varieties with better yields. Today, we are confronted with an ever-increasing global population. As a result, new breeds are necessary that are capable of feeding the globe. On the one hand, this will be accomplished via the use of high-yielding breeds. On the other hand, new breeds must be resistant to a variety of circumstances, including dry and hot summer months, which will likely become more frequent in central Europe as a result of climate change. Additionally, plant viruses, bacteria, fungus, insects, and other pests may pose a hazard to farmers, particularly those that produce crops in huge monocultures, which many farmers do for economic reasons.
This book explores all the important aspects of crop science in the present day scenario. It provides thorough insights into this field and explains in detail the applications of the subject. It offers a comprehensive and state-of-the-art source reference for understanding the functions and mechanisms responsible for yield and quality determination under a range of conditions. It sheds light on greenhouse crop, herbicide tolerant food, climate change implications, weed control in temperate climates and quality of agricultural crops. It also deals with cover-crop management, adjusting microclimate parameters, evapotranspiration for sustainable crop production, agronomic crops and salinity stress in field crops. The book studies, analyses and uphold the pillars of this field and its utmost significance in modern times. It picks up individual branches and explains their need and contribution in the context of the growth of this subject and technology. For all those who are interested in crop science, this book can prove to be an essential guide.
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