This book offers a detailed overview of best practices to improve the welfare of growing and finishing pigs, focussing on elements of nutrition, behaviour, housing, transport and handling.
This book reviews the development of resistance to the core group of fungicides used throughout global crop production. Chapters explore the mechanisms of resistance, as well as the challenges facing future fungicide development.
This book offers a detailed overview of some of the key viruses affecting major horticultural crops, including apples, bananas, tomatoes and plums, as well as best practices for their management and control.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the use of biofertilisers in agriculture to optimise plant and soil health, focussing on the use of treated wastes, animal manure, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the implementation of zero/no-till cultivation practices across agriculture and the consequent effects on soil health, productivity and other soil functions.
This book provides a detailed overview on machine vision applications in agriculture, ranging from its use as a means of measuring soil texture and structure, to its use in precision livestock farming systems to improve livestock health and welfare.
This book provides a detailed overview of the use of regenerative techniques to improve soil health, including the use of compost and crop rotations.
This book provides a detailed overview of recent advances in the use of novel biocontrol agents in agriculture as well as the regulatory issues which may arise as a result of their development.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the epidemiology of Fusarium wilt of banana, the role of monoculture in its spread, as well as best practices to control future outbreaks, including specialised breeding programmes and genetic engineering.
This book provides a detailed overview of the contribution of land use change to climate change, as well as the strategies and methods implemented to mitigate this impact and reverse global biodiversity decline, such as the development of agri-environment schemes.
This book provides a comprehensive overview on the current status of pollinator populations, the key ecosystem services they provide and the ways in which they can be better understood and consequently protected.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent advances in controlled environment agriculture, focussing on those implemented within plant factories with artificial lighting (PFALs), indoor vertical farms, soilless culture systems and screenhouses.