Agricultural sustainability : progress and prospects in crop research

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Main Authors: Bhullar, Gurbir S. (Author), Bhullar, Navreet K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Academic Press , c2013
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245 0 0 |a Agricultural sustainability :   |b progress and prospects in crop research   |c edited by Gurbir S. Bhullar and Navreet K. Bhullar 
260 |a London :   |b Academic Press ,   |c c2013 
300 |a xviii, 292 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Functional agrobiodiversity : the key to sustainability? -- 2. Organic agriculture - driving innovations in crop research -- 3. Guar: an industrial crop from marginal farms -- 4. Nitrogen use as a component of sustainable crop systems -- 5. Potential of management practices and amendments for preventing nutrient deficiencies in field under organic cropping systems -- 6. Effective management of scarce water resourced in North-West India -- 7. Modeling for agricultural sustainability : a review -- 8. Biotechnological approaches for increasing productivity and sustainablity of rice production -- 9. Biofortification of staple crops -- 10. Nutrient-focused processing of rice -- 11. Virus resistance breeding in cool season food legumes : integrating traditional and molecular approaches -- 12. Talking agricultural sustainablity issues - an interview with Dr. Gurdev Khush -- 13. Economics and politics of farm subsidies in India -- 14. Public-private partnership and policy reforms for effective agricultural research, development, and training : a viewpoint -- 15. Contract-farming for production and procurement of mint - lessons from personal experience 
650 0 |a Agricultural systems 
650 0 |a Crop yields 
650 0 |a Crops   |x Ecology 
650 0 |a Food supply 
650 0 |a Sustainable agriculture 
700 1 |a Bhullar, Gurbir S. ,   |e author 
700 1 |a Bhullar, Navreet K. ,   |e author 
999 |a 1000156607   |b Book   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Tembila Campus