Climate change has intensified in recent decades, which has affected crop production as well as facilitated the emergence of new diseases and insect pests, causing serious threats to agriculture. Farmers have mostly taken a crop-based approach to insect pest management (IPM); the authors of this new volume, however, take the unique approach that IPM based on specific cropping systems is more efficient, resulting in reduced cultivation costs, increased yield and profitability, and decreased...

Both wheat and barley are two of the most important food and industrial crops in the world. Wheat and barley cultivation has experienced changes in practices due to factors such as methods of conservation agriculture, cropping systems, wheat varieties, changes in weather patterns, and international trade, necessitating new and different approaches for the successful management of emerging diseases and new pathotypes of pathogens. This valuable volume explores a multitude of new approaches ...

This book presents a thorough review of the state-of-knowledge and recent innovations in the synthesis of pure and improved grades of fly ash zeolites (FAZ). Addressing improvements to conventional methods, it also showcases a novel technique for the synthesis of high cation exchangers from fly ash and detailed characterization techniques for the products obtained. In addition, it examines in detail various areas of specific applications of fly ash zeolites.Over the years, several ...

This book highlights the environmental applications of plant-mediated carbon quantum dots, i.e., detection of heavy metals, sensing of toxic organic compounds, degradation of dyes and other toxic compounds, antioxidant activity, antimicrobial activity, detection of drugs, etc. This book presents the chemistry and mechanism behind the synthesis and various environmental applications of QDs. This book is beneficial for researchers, professionals and students working in the fields of environm...

कविता हृदय के रस से सजी संवरी वह कृति है जिसमें कला है,कौशल है,आत्मा है और है दैहिक सौंदर्य।कविता प्रकृति की पूजा है। प्रकृति है तो सुकृति है, परोपकार है, उदारता है, सरसता है, त्याग है, सबको सब कुछ उंडेल देने का दिल है, दानी स्वभाव है। जहां यह सब है वहीं सौंदर्य है।शासकीय संदर्भों के संघर्ष, उहापोह, आज की विकृत व्यवस्था के दबाओं से पार करते कवि का व्यक्तित्व उसके कृतित्व को कुशलता से संभाले राह सका यह प्रशंसनीय है। कवि का व्यक्ति कृति के प्रति ईमानदार है और यही उसका वास्तविक व्यक्त...

Advanced Manufacturing and Machining Aspects of Composite Materials explores the complex world of composite materials, focusing on advanced manufacturing techniques and machining processes. The book begins by explaining the fundamentals of composite materials, including their distinct features and characteristics. It then investigate various production procedures, from traditional to cutting-edge technology, providing insights into the complexities of constructing these robust structures. ...

This book covers applications of fractional calculus used for medical and health science. It offers a collection of research articles built into chapters on classical and modern dynamical systems formulated by fractional differential equations describing human diseases and how to control them.The mathematical results included in the book will be helpful to mathematicians and doctors by enabling them to explain real-life problems accurately. The book will also offer case studies of ...

This new volume, Technological Advancements in Sustainable Crop Improvement and Production, is a timely exploration of the advanced technologies and methodologies that are reshaping the landscape of modern agriculture.The volume discusses new advances in crop improvement and production technologies, focusing on the need for sustainability. The book explores the integration of biotechnology in crop production, which offers numerous solutions, from developing crops resistanc...

This book contains original research papers presented at the International Conference on Mathematical Modelling, Applied Analysis and Computation, held at JECRC University, Jaipur, India, on 6-8 July, 2018. Organized into 20 chapters, the book focuses on theoretical and applied aspects of various types of mathematical modelling such as equations of various types, fuzzy mathematical models, automata, Petri nets and bond graphs for systems of dynamic nature and the usage of numerical techniq...

This book contains several contemporary topics in the areas of mathematical modelling and computation for complex systems. The readers find several new mathematical methods, mathematical models and computational techniques having significant relevance in studying various complex systems. The chapters aim to enrich the understanding of topics presented by carefully discussing the associated problems and issues, possible solutions and their applications or relevance in other scientific areas...

Describes the basics of ROS metabolism in plants and examines the broad range of ROS signaling mechanismsNew discoveries about the effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on plants have turned ROS from being considered a bane into a boon, because their roles have been discovered in many plant developmental processes as signaling molecules. This comprehensive book teaches about the role of ROS metabolism in plants and how they affect various developmental processes...

A guide to the diversity of pesticides used in modern agricultural practices, and the relevant social and environmental issuesPesticides in Crop Production offers an important resource that explores pesticide action in plants; pesticide metabolism in soil microbes, plants and animals; bioaccumulation of pesticides and sensitiveness of microbiome towards pesticides. The authors explore pesticide risk assessment, the development of pesticide resistance in pe...