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Brassinosteroids: Practical Applications in Agriculture and Human Health
Brassinosteroids: Practical Applications in Agriculture and Human Health provides a comprehensive overview on the practical applications of brassinosteroids (BRs) in plant biology (including stress tolerance growth and development) and human health (anticancer antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity). The book assures readers a high-quality review of practical applications with a selection of contributions from an international panel of expert researchers. The book suggests new opportunities for professionals to effectively increase the supply of quality food and other plant-derived products and to improve human health. This book is a reference guide for the performance and interpretation of applications of brassinosteroids to agronomists chemists physicians and plant physiologists.
Integrated Control of Citrus Pests in the Mediterranean Region
This book presents a definitive exposition of citrus pests and their integrated mostly non-chemical control in the Mediterranean area. This is the first book on this topic written by experts from various countries around the Mediterranean region. It provides useful information about the different agricultural management methods and how they impact pest control on various citrus plant species and varieties grown in the aforementioned region. The volume also describes methods of pest sampling monitoring practices and determining the pests' economic thresholds. Special features of this text include updated data on various pests their damage and control methods key identification methods and a relevant glossary. The e-book should be a comprehensive guide for readers interested in citrus crops and integrated pest management.
Research Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics: Volume 1
The aim of the eBook series of Research Topics in Agricultural & Applied Economics (RTAAE) is to publish high quality economic researches applied to both the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors of the economy. The subject areas of this eBook series include among others supply and demand analysis technical change and productivity industrial organization labor economics growth and development environmental economics marketing business economics and finance. By covering a broad variety of economic research topics this eBook series should prove to be of considerable interest to a wide spectrum of academic agricultural and applied economic researchers and scientists as well as to industry specialists and government policy makers.