This book presents topical research in the study of the characteristics, processes and management of soil fertility in agriculture. Topics discusse...

Phenolic compounds are known to be released into the soil by root exudates and litter inputs thus alterations in foliar and root chemistry have imp...

The need for more food to sustain the growing human population has led to the conversion of forests to croplands. Excessive input of chemical ferti...

Sorghum is an important world crop, used for food, fodder, the production of alcoholic beverages, as well as biofuels. This book presents current r...

There is a world-wide trend for the sustainability of cultures and the optimal production of food and a source of renewable energy. The culture of ...

Sorghum is the fifth most important grain crop after wheat, rice, maize and barley. It is cultivated for food and beverages for humans, and for fee...

Sorghum abilities, which have significant impacts on human and animal development, have recently increased. This book includes chapters derived fro...

The soybean is a species of legume native to East Asia. It is an annual plant that has been used in China for 5,000 years as a food and a component...

Soybean is one of the major world crops. In 2008, the world consumption of soybean was over 221 million metric tons of which approximately 50% came...

Governments of every sugar-producing nation intervene to protect their domestic industries from fluctuating world market prices. Such intervention ...

Sugar beet pulp is the residue of sugar beet tissue after the extraction of sugar in the technology of sugar processing. Sugar beet pulp can be use...

Sugar is among the most traded commodities with exports accounting for over one quarter of global production. In this book, the authors discuss the...

Sugarcane is a C4, perennial, sucrose-storing grass belonging to the genus Saccharum (Arceneaux, 1965) that originated in Asia, and it is a cultiva...

This book presents topical research in the study of the production, cultivation and uses of sugarcane. Topics discussed in this compilation include...

Sugarcane is a globally important crop since it provides nearly 80% of the sugar consumed worldwide. The cultivation of sugarcane is one of the mos...

Surveillance is the close observation of a person or a group of people. Governments and organizations surveil people. Surveillance may help find an...

Sustainability is defined as the use of natural resources without risking their exploitation by future generations. Agriculture can only be conside...

Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South offers information on vegetable and vegetable production for the serious grower or hobb...

Rural communities across America are working to strengthen their economies, provide better quality of life to residents, and build on assets such a...

Sustainable Soil Fertility Management mainly focuses on issues related to soil management at the field level, which is a prime concern for crop pro...

This book introduces the potential benefits of sweet potato as a promising food crop for processing into baked foods and snacks, thus reducing prod...

Sweet sorghum is a cereal that belongs to the species Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench. Although the crop is reportedly native to Africa, it is grown wor...

The 1990s were a hurricane of change for American farming, and the Beginning Farmer Center (BFC) was caught in the storm. Today's successful farmer...

The farm bill is an omnibus, multi-year piece of authorizing legislation that governs an array of agricultural and food programs. Titles in the mos...