BookMirza Hasanuzzaman, editor.
Summary: Agronomic crops have provided food, beverages, fodder, fuel, medicine and industrial raw materials since the beginning of human civilization. More recently, agronomic crops have been cultivated using scientific rather than traditional methods. However, in the current era of climate change, agronomic crops are suffering from different environmental stresses that result in substantial yield loss. To meet the food demands of the ever-increasing global population, new technologies and management practices are being adopted to boost yields and maintain productivity under both normal and adverse conditions. Further, in the context of sustainable agronomic crop production, scientists are adopting new approaches, such as varietal development, soil management, nutrient and water management, and pest management. Researchers have also made remarkable advances in developing stress tolerance in crops. However, the search for appropriate solutions for optimal production to meet the increasing food demand is still ongoing. Although there are several publications on the recent advances in these areas, there are few comprehensive resources available covering all of the recent topics. This timely book examines all aspects of production technologies, management practices and stress tolerance of agronomic crops.
Contents:
Crop Rotation: Principles and Practices
Improving Water Use Efficiency in Agronomic Crop Production
Carbon Dioxide Enrichment and Crop Productivity
Soil Management for Better Crop Production and Sustainable Agriculture
Tillage Effects on Agronomic Crop Production
Alternate Wetting and Drying System for Water Management in Rice
Tools and Techniques for Nitrogen Management in Cereals
Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Nutrient Management
Use of Biofertilizers for Sustainable Crop Production
Organic Manuring for Agronomic Crops
Nitrogen Fixation in Nutrient Management
Weed Seed Bank
Impacts and Management for Future Crop Production
Weed Management for Healthy Crop Production
Integrated Weed Management for Agronomic Crops
Optimizing Herbicide Use in Herbicide-Tolerant Crops: Challenges, Opportunities, and Recommendations
Non-chemical Weed Management for Field Crops
Beneficial Effects of Weed Edophytic Bacteria: Diversity and Potentials of their Usage in Sustainable Agriculture
Pest Management for Agronomic Crops
Integrated Pest and Disease Management for Better Agronomic Crop Production
Green Manuring for Soil Health and Sustainable Production of Agronomic Crops
Plant-microbes Interactions in Agronomic Crops
Mycorrhiza in Sustainable Crop Production
The Role of Mucuna pruriens in Small Holder Farming Systems of Eastern and Southern Africa: A Review
Scientific Interventions to Improve Land and Water Productivity for Climate Smart Agriculture in South-Asia
Adaptation Strategies to Mitigate the Evapotranspiration for Sustainable Crop Production: A Perspective of Rice-Wheat Cropping System
Tools and Techniques of Post-harvest Processing of Food Grains and Seeds
Nanotechnology and its Role in Agronomic Crops
Role of ICT in Crop Management.