The involvement of communities in the management of state-owned or formerly state- owned forest resources has become increasingly common from the p...

Fresh horticultural produce is known to be excellent sources of vitamins, minerals, fibers, carbohydrates and other bioactive compounds. Furthermor...

Pesticide, a damage control input to safeguard from insects and other pests, is considered to improve nutrition in food, and its use is assumed an ...

"Sustainable crop production aims at maintaining high crop yield without adversely affecting ecosystems to meet the need of current as well as futu...

As the world population is increasing day‐by‐day and demand for food is rising. The main reasons of hunger in the world are poverty, conflict, the ...

Woody plants have certainly been grown by humans for several periods and were also an essential part of early agricultural societies. Woody plants ...

As nanotechnology is an innovative and scientific growth area with an exponential production, more information is needed concerning the impacts of ...

Natural disturbances over the last three decades have not only damaged man-made plantations, but also many forests in conversion and natural forest...

Over the past decade, plant metabolomics has undoubtedly become a powerful research tool to study the biochemical mechanisms underlying plant growt...

"Crop production needs to increase to secure future food supplies, while reducing its impact on ecosystems. Detailed characterization of plant geno...

Targeted enrichment and sequencing of hundreds of nuclear loci for phylogenetic reconstruction is becoming an important tool for plant systematics ...

Biotechnology has been introduced into agricultural observe at a rate while not precedent. Tissue culture permits the assembly and propagation of g...

Fruits and vegetables are essential sources for the micronutrients needed for healthier diets. The potential of vegetables is to generate positive ...

Fruits and vegetable are good source of micronutrients in the diet. However, they start to worsen instantly after harvest because of high moisture ...

"It is a universal truth that, across numerous traditions, poultry meat continued a great part of human diet packed with high quality nutrients lik...

Animal nutrition is a vital part of animal production. It has changed radically as a result of developments in several other areas of animal scienc...

Seed is the most important input for crop production. Many plant pathogens are seed borne, which can cause enormous crop losses; reduction in plant...

The poultry sector is one of the most organized and vibrant segments of the agriculture industry. It plays a crucial role in ensuring food security...

Milk production is a very significant element of the whole dairy chain. Dairying is a well-thought-out major source of nutrition and income and off...

Poultry production has made huge bounds in recent years and holds a significant role in the agriculture industry. It is an indispensable source of ...

Due to the boom in population and income, the demand for foodstuffs is growing at a faster rate than the rate of production is able to cope with. T...

The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of research on agricultural systems that is both broad and selective. The focus is broad, by cov...

Rice is one of the most important food crops around the world and feeds over half of the global population. Hence, the study of rice productivity i...

Rice is one of the most important human food crops, occupying one-tenth of the world’s arable land and accounting for around 20 per cent of total g...