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Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Oil Palm Volume 2
Oil palm is widely cultivated in tropical countries for use in food processing, personal care products and other applications such as biodiesel. Cultivation faces a range of …
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Production
Recent IPCC reports have highlighted the environmental impact of livestock production as a major source of non-CO2 emissions: methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and ammonia (NH3). …
Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Potatoes Volume 1
Potatoes are one of the world’s key food crops. Their nutritional value, and the fact that they can be grown with relatively few inputs in a wide range of environments, makes them …
Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Soybeans Volume 1
Soybeans are one of the most widely-grown crops in the world. As the world’s main source of vegetable protein, they have a wide range of food and non-food uses. Current yields need …
Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Sugarcane Volume 2
Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased …
Precision Agriculture for Sustainability
This volume reviews key advances in precision agriculture technology and applications. Chapters summarise developments in monitoring techniques, including proximal crop and soil …