Learn how to use Linux Foundation's LF Edge Open Horizon project to scale the deployment of your edge application and workload solution in a production environmentKey FeaturesExplore historical trends, industries, use cases, and the evolving ecosystem of edge computingBuild your skills to recognize common issues that can derail a successful edge projectUnderstand the symbiotic relationship between edge computing and application-centric networki...

This second volume on meta-omics technologies brings together the rapidly growing facets of this discipline, focusing on its application in crop improvement. By integrating metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics, and metabolomics, it aims to document progress and the integration of meta-omics technologies in crop research, showcasing case studies and applications while examining wider consequences of implementing meta-omics in agriculture. This book features chapters discussing ...

This edited volume covers the application of modern breeding tools for developing climate-smart pulse crop cultivars. The primary focus is on utilizing available genomic resources and next-generation breeding technologies such as genome-wide association mapping, genomic selection, genome editing, and accelerated breeding pipelines for the rapid development of stress-resilient, systems-specific pulse cultivars.Pulses contribute to 10% of global daily protein intake and 5% of energy....

This book is the first of the two volumes and it focuses on exploring the meta-omics integrative techniques to enhance crop productivity, resilience and quality. With information on metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics and metabolomics, this volume provides an understanding of soil microbial communities and their interactions with crops. The chapters delve into specific techniques and tools within each meta-omics discipline, offering insights into their roles in crop improveme...

This edited book covers the application of modern genomics tools for developing climate-smart oilseed cultivars. The book's prime focus is on utilizing available oilseed genomic resources and application of next-generation genetics and breeding tools, viz. genome-wise association mapping, genomic selection, genome editing and accelerated breeding pipelines and their efficacy for rapid development and delivery of stress-resilient oilseeds cultivars.Oilseeds are crucial for human and...

Heat Stress In Food Grain Crops: Plant Breeding and Omics Research is a timely compilation of advanced research on heat stress affecting crop yield, plant growth & development of common food grain and cereal crops. Chapters in the book cover several aspects of crop science including the identification of potential gene donors for heat tolerance, physiological mechanisms of adaptation to heat stress, the use of conventional and modern tools of breeding for imparting tolerance against termin...

Heat Stress In Food Grain Crops: Plant Breeding and Omics Research is a timely compilation of advanced research on heat stress affecting crop yield, plant growth & development of common food grain and cereal crops. Chapters in the book cover several aspects of crop science including the identification of potential gene donors for heat tolerance, physiological mechanisms of adaptation to heat stress, the use of conventional and modern tools of breeding for imparting tolerance against termin...

The Beans and the Peas: From Orphan to Mainstream Crops presents a comprehensive literature resource on the most important food legume crops previously known as "orphans," but which are increasingly becoming mainstream as their production opportunities have been improved through genetic improvement and biotechnology, and their role as an important nutrient source gains urgency. This book focuses on 12 important food legumes and discusses all relevant aspects on their economic importance, c...

More than 20 million childhood deaths occur every year due to the micronutrient deficiency and diet-related non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes). The United Nations (UN) recently announced that the increase in chronic, non-communicable diseases has resulted in 36 million deaths around the world annually, claiming more lives than all other causes combined. These chronic diseases are not isolated to developed countries and ar...

Some scholars have argued that direct distribution of natural resource revenues to the population would help resource-rich countries escape the “resource curse.” This discussion note analyzes whether this proposal is a viable policy alternative for resource-rich countries. The first priority for policymakers is to establish fiscal policy objectives to support macroeconomic stability and development objectives. In this regard, the establishment of an adequate fiscal framework that informs deci...

Legumes in the Omic Era provides a timely review of recent advances in legume genomics research and application.In this post-genomic era enormous amount of biological information is available which could be of huge potential use for crop improvement applications. This aspect of genomics assisted plant breeding is focused throughout the book for all the important grain legume crops. Role of functional genomics and importance of bioinformatics tools in present day genomics and molecular bree...

Combining the advantages of a color atlas with those of a short text, the authors provide systematic coverage of the diseases and disorders of the digestive tract. The book is filled with high quality color imaging and diagrams and includes the latest developments in investigation and management with special attention to refinements in endoscopy an