Reviews key developments in understanding crop physiology and genetic diversity and how they have informed advances in breeding new varietiesCoverage of advances across the value chain for grain legume cultivation, from variety selection to post-harvest storageDiscusses the latest trends in disease, insect pest and weed management

This highly informative and carefully presented book offers a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of thermal engineering. The book focuses both on the fundamentals and more complex topics such as the basics of thermodynamics, Zeroth Law of thermodynamics, first law of thermodynamics, application of first law of thermodynamics, second law of thermodynamics, entropy, availability and irreversibility, properties of pure substance, vapor power cycles, introduction to working of IC engin...

Shiv Kumar Batalvi is known as the poet of sorrow. However, his poetry also beautifully expresses deep human emotions. His poems use unique symbols, phrases, and forgotten words from rural life. He also portrays the struggles of women with deep emotions, making his poetry heartfelt and touching.

One Platform. Every Data Skill. One Certification That Proves It.Book DescriptionBuild the Data Platform. Engineer the Analytics. Prove Your Skills with DP-600.Microsoft Fabric brings together data engineering, data science, real-time analytics, and business intelligence into a single unified platform - and mastering it is becoming one of the most valuable skills in modern data engineering. Ulti...

This book provides an exploration of nanomaterial intervention in the field of bioenergy production illustrating synthesis, characterization, and application in various bioenergy systems, including biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, biohydrogen, and microbial fuel cells. It highlights current trends, challenges, and innovations to enhance energy conversion efficiency, sustainability, and scalability. It combines nanotechnology with artificial intelligence to optimize bioenergy systems and impl...

The healing properties of medicinal plants have been known to mankind since time immemorial. Although the reasons contributing healing power to medicinal plants were known to people of that time purely based on experience and not because of any scientific inference. The gradual trend of decreasing drug efficacy of synthetic drugs along with the associated contraindications due to their excessive usage, has opened up the gates of knowledge for preferring the use of natural drugs once again ...

One Platform. Every Data Skill. One Certification That Proves It.Key Features• Get a free one-month digital subscription to www.avaskillshelf.com.• Comprehensive Microsoft Fabric coverage spanning Lakehouse, Data Factory, Dataflows, Notebooks, and Power BI.• Full DP-600 exam objective coverage with certification-oriented practice questions and exhaustive answers.• Hands-on enterprise labs covering PySpark, S...

Advanced Ceramics for Versatile Interdisciplinary Applications describes recent progress in ceramic synthesis and their applications in areas of catalysis, lithium-ion batteries, microbial fuel cells, and biomedical applications. Advancements in ceramic syntheses, such as laser additive manufacturing technologies are also discussed, as are developments in magnetic-based, doped and piezoelectric ceramics and their applications. Other sections cover mixed ionic-electronic conducting ceramic ...

Efforts are being made by research organizations and cosmetic industries worldwide to develop more precise and targeted 3D models that mimic humans for testing cosmetic and personal health care product ingredients, following a complete ban on animal testing. This book includes several subtopics dedicated to the progress made, challenges faced, roadblocks encountered, and future prospects in the development and validation of 3D models for testing these products. The book consist of an edito...

Long years ago, as India made its tryst with destiny and the soul of a nation long suppressed was torn asunder, a story of love and compassion ensued . . . Sahitya Akademi awardee Shiv K. Kumar brings us a Partition novel that will delight readers with its fast-paced and humorous storytelling. Join Gautam Mehta as he converts to Christianity to divorce his wife, falls in love with a kidnapped Muslim beauty, and revels in adventures full of midnight swigs, enamelled snuffboxes, and quiet bo...

Ram Krishna is an artist who paints nudes. Incensed by his wife’s possible infidelity, and despite his own conjugal insecurities, he engages in an adulterous liaison. Immediately, Karma strikes: his wife’s purported lover pushes him to his death into a flooding river. Unclad of corporal existence, he hovers above earth and discovers that—apart from his parents, dog, and a few friends—no one misses him. Dejected, he encounters Yama, the Lord of Death, and begins a conversation that extingui...

Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poetry continues to inspire and enthral contemporary readers. The Best of Faiz consists of Shiv K. Kumar’s translations of Faiz’s most popular Urdu poems into English. The collected poems include ‘Mujh Se Pehli Si’, ‘Subhe Azadi’, ‘Sochne Do’ and ‘Bol’. This edition also includes a translator’s foreword and the original poems in nastaliq and devanagari scripts.