Metagenomics for Legume Crop Improvement offers a comprehensive and timely exploration of the enormous potential hidden within legume-associated microbial communities. Legumes play a crucial role in global food security and sustainable agriculture due to their natural symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing and plant growth–promoting microbes. Yet, despite their significance, the microbiomes surrounding legumes remain poorly understood. This book aims to bridge that gap by...

Nanomaterials have rapidly emerged as a revolutionary tool across diverse fields including modern agriculture. The properties of nanomaterials, such as size in nanometres, high surface area-to-volume ratio, offering innovative solutions to enables nutrient uptake and targeted and efficient release to tissues to aid in enhancing nutrient assimilation and metabolism. These formulations enhance crop productivity, resilience to climatic change, disease management, and stress tolerance. This bo...

When Bongo's beloved blue balloon floats away, will a little monkey's determination and a loyal parrot's wings be enough to bring it back?Every parent knows that moment — when something precious slips away and a child's world feels shaken. Bongo's Big Blue Balloon turns that everyday emotion into a joyful jungle adventure that teaches kids about friendship, teamwork, and never giving up.Follow Bongo the monkey and Zeca the colorful...

The Problem This Story Solves:Many young children struggle with sudden change — losing a favorite toy, moving to a new room, or facing a routine that suddenly shifts. These small disruptions can feel overwhelming to a toddler's world, often leading to frustration, tears, or anxiety when things don't go as planned.The Story:When a playful breeze sweeps away Scarlet the ladybug's cozy petal bed, she must search the garden for a new plac...

9 Million Manuscripts. 10,000 Scholars. 3 Hidden Vaults. One Conspiracy that will rewrite Human HistoryThe library burned for six months.In The Year: 1114 CE, Nalanda University stood as the undisputed intellectual superpower of the globe. Within its sacred perimeter, 10,000 elite scholars from Greece, Persia, China, and Java gathered to decipher the cosmos. At the heart of this ancient megacity of...

Print and Broadcast Journalism provides a foundational text bridging theoretical and practical aspects of print and broadcast journalism, recognizing their distinct yet interconnected evolution. Written in accessible language, this book is aimed at a global academic audience across journalism programs. This comprehensive resource examines traditional print journalism alongside broadcast media practices in television and radio. Content covers news gathering, reporting, writing, editing, and...

Global Food Tourism Case Studies provides comprehensive examination of food tourism through international case studies demonstrating diverse culinary tourism manifestations globally. The text explores how food experiences connect tourists with destinations, cultures, and local communities through authentic gastronomy. Through analysis of successful food tourism initiatives worldwide, the material reveals best practices, challenges, and opportunities. Each chapter presents specific food tou...

Journalism and Mass Communication Overview is a foundational guide tailored for students worldwide who are beginning their journey in media studies, preparing for careers in newsrooms, digital content creation, public policy, or media research. This comprehensive resource combines global perspectives with accessible explanations of core journalism and mass communication concepts. The book covers journalism history, principles, and practices across print, broadcast, and digital media platfo...

Journalism and Social Responsibility examines modern journalism issues including social media ethics, citizen journalism, and media literacy challenges. In an era of rapid information flow, journalism faces unprecedented ethical and structural challenges. The book delves into complex ethical dilemmas—balancing public interest with privacy, truth with harm, speed with accuracy, and advocacy with impartiality. Modern issues such as social media ethics, citizen journalism credibility, media l...

There is no conclusive detail available anywhere in the history about the birthplace and date of birth of the world-famous diplomat and statesman, Chanakya. It is estimated that he was born in 350 BC. Some scholars say that he was born in 400 BC.

Dictionary of Social Sciences’ is a comprehensive reference work with over 1700 entries ranging from fifty to five hundred words covering topics such as anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, cultural studies, human and cultural geography.The Dictionary is aimed at students and scholars who need ready access to defined terms in a social science outside of their immediate area of expertise; for example, an economist needing information regarding a political science term.A mu...