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Understanding the Behaviour and Improving the Welfare of Chickens
"Each chapter provides an overview of current knowledge on the topic in question, accompanied by an outline of advances in both scientific and applied fields. The chapters are …
Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Sorghum Volume 2
Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst …
Seaweed and Microalgae as Alternative Sources of Protein
"…this book covers a range of algal phyla, specialised algal bioprocessing and application topics that make it very interesting for a broad audience. Each chapter covers a theme in …
Protecting Natural Capital and Biodiversity in the Agri-Food Sector
Natural capital accounting provides techniques to value natural resources and the ecosystem services they deliver. These techniques are being increasingly used by governments, …
Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Soybeans Volume 2
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 Maize Volume 2
Maize is one of the most important and widely grown cereal crops in the world and is a staple food for almost a billion people, particularly in the developing world. It has been …
Advances in Plant Phenotyping for More Sustainable Crop Production
“Compared to other books that primarily focus on plant phenotyping applications, this book provides an in-depth analysis of plant traits and the critical needs for high throughput …
Improving Dairy Herd Health
Increasing concern about over-reliance on antibiotics (resulting in antimicrobial resistance), as well as broader concerns about animal welfare, have put greater emphasis on …
Contaminants in Agricultural Soils
It’s been estimated that around 24 billion tonnes of fertile topsoil is lost each year due to historic and ongoing pollution. With increasing pressure placed upon land as a …
Modelling Climate Change Impacts on Agricultural Systems
Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate …
Achieving Carbon-Negative Bioenergy Systems from Plant Materials
There is a need to develop next-generation bioenergy systems that exhibit net carbon capture. This collection reviews advances in producing next-generation biofuels from plant …
Farming and Land Use Change to Achieve Net Zero
In 2015 over 190 countries signed the Paris Climate Change Agreement to achieve net zero by 2050. A decade later these same countries are now grappling with complex challenges …