Contributions by
Maria Vamvakaki, Stephen F. Badylak, Qiang Zhao, Jeffery L. Coffer, Xiaoyang Xu, Zhiqiang Cao, Chenjie Xu, Lobat Tayebi, Toshiharu Shinoka, Hao Cheng, Smadar Cohen, Qun Wang, Zhen Gu, Surya Mallapragada, Minglin Ma, Bozhi Tian, Hu Zhang, John A. Jansen, Michael V. Sofroniew, Min Wang, Hongkai Wu, Shan-hui Hsu, Michael A. Daniele Edited by
Qun Wang Series edited by
Hans-Jorg Schneider, Mohsen Shahinpoor
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Dr Ilkka Leinonen, Hongyan Chen, James A. Taylor, Dr Vijay Kumar Dua, Dr Sanjay Rawal, Dr Sukhwinder Singh, Dr Jagdev Sharma, Prof. Philip J. White, Dr Jerry Knox, Tim Hess, Dr Adrian Briddon, Dr Adrian Cunnington, Dr Glyn Harper, Prof. Bruno De Meulenaer, Raquel Medeiros Vinci, Frédéric Mestdagh, Dr A. Lees, M. Jennifer Sjölund, Rachel Kelly, Prof. Gerry S. Saddler, David M. Kenyon, Colin Jeffries, Dr Christophe Lacomme, Dr Andrew P. Robinson, Dr Kim Davie, Dr Jon Pickup, Prof. Stuart Reitz, Dr Thomas F. Döring, Derek H. Lynch Edited by
Dr Stuart Wale
The second of this two-volume collection discusses ways of improving cultivation across the supply chain from seed selection and planting to post-harvest storage. It also reviews research on the better understanding and management of key pests and diseases.
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Zhongping Tan, Lai-Xi Wang, Michael Boyce, Suwei Dong, Peng George Wang, Xuefei Huang, Robert J. Linhardt, Zhongwu Guo, Xing Chen, Max Crispin, Yan-Mei Li, Qun Zhou Edited by
Zhongping Tan, Lai-Xi Wang Editor-in-chief
Tom Brown
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Viktor Chikan, Hongwang Wang, Jianming Liu, Ayomi Perera, Donghai Wang, Igor Koptyug, Stefan H. Bossmann, Punit Prakesh, Gaohong Zhu, Matthew T Basel Edited by
Stefan H Bossmann, Hongwang Wang Series edited by
Hans-Jorg Schneider, Mohsen Shahinpoor
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Edo Boek, Cecile A Dreiss, Srinivasa Raghavan, Gerardo Palazzo, Olga E. Philippova, Yujun Feng, Dganit Danino, Norman Wagner, Amy Shen, Edvaldo Sabadini, Phil Sullivan, Jacques Zakin, William Hartt Edited by
Cecile A Dreiss, Yujun Feng
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Uwe Bergmann, Claudio Pellegrini, Nicholas Sauter, Abas Ourmazd, Tomas Ekeberg, John Spence, Peter Zwart, Daniel DePonte, Uwe Weierstall, Allen Orville, Kelly Gaffney, Hirohito Ogasawara, Philippe Wernet, Markus Guehr, Steve Johnson, Shin-Ichi Adachi, Simone Techert, Roberto Alonso-Mori, Richard Neutze, Keith Moffat, Robert Schoenlein, Nina Rohringer, Christoph Bostedt, Henry Chapman, Phil Bucksbaum, Lin X Chen, Nils Huse Edited by
Uwe Bergmann, Vittal Yachandra, Junko Yano Editor-in-chief
Heinz Frei
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Emmerich Wilhelm, David Raal, Jan Thoen, Jean-Pierre Grolier, Dmitry Zaitsau, Claudio Cerdeiriña, Takayoshi Kimura, Joachim Seelig, Pedro Mateo, Lee Hansen, Patricia Losada-Pérez, Joseph Magee, Yizhak Marcus, Jacobo Troncoso, Essmaiil Djamali, Isaías García de la Fuente, Costas Panayiotou, Zhi-Cheng Tan Edited by
Emmerich Wilhelm, Trevor Letcher
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Dr Stefano Savi, Dr Choo Yuen May, YewAi Tan, Ahmad Dermawan, Dr Otto Hospes, Pablo Pacheco, Dr Patrice Levang, George Schoneveld, Dr Estelle Jaligot, Dr N Rajanaidu, A. Mohd Din, M. Marhalil, A. Norziha, O. A. Meilina, A. M. Fadila, A. B. Nor Azwani, L. Adelina, H. Zulkifli, S. Wan Salmiah, A. Kushairi, Dr Benoît Cochard, Dr Tristan Durand-Gasselin, Dr Rajinder Singh, Chan Pek Lan, Maizura Ithnin, Umi Salamah Ramli, Prof. Denis J. Murphy, Christopher Teh Boon Sung, Cheah See Siang, Dr Jean-Pierre Caliman, Suhardi, Pujianto, Dr Bernard Dubos, Dr Didier Snoeck, Dr Jean-Marc Roda Edited by
Prof. Alain Rival
Palm oil is widely used for food processing, personal care products and as a biofuel. The cultivation of oil palm has raised concerns about sustainability. The first volume in this collection reviews research addressing these challenges in areas such as breeding and cultivation techniques.
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Dr D. S. Gaydon, V. K. Singh, Prof. Bijay Singh, Buddheswar Maji, Dr Sukanta K. Sarangi, Eli Vered, A. Surendran, A. Tariq, K. Vanitha, A. Kowsalya, V. Meenakshi, D. Selvakumar, M. Kokila, Dr T Pathasarathi, Matty Demont, Martin Gummert, Bjoern Ole Sander, James Quilty, Carilto Balingbing, Dr Nguyen Van Hung, David Nanfumba, Komlan A. Ablede, Geophrey J. Kajiru, Idriss Baggie, Elie R. Gasore, Fanny L. Mabone, Oladele S. Bakare, Illiassou Maïga Mossi, Nianankoro Kamissoko, Raymond Rabeson, Keita Sékou, Wilson Dogbe, Ralph K. Bam, Famara Jaiteh, Belay A. Bayuh, Henri Gbakatchetche, Moundibaye D. Allarangaye, Delphine Mapiemfu Lamare, Ibrahim Bassoro, Zacharie Segda, Cyriaque Akakpo, Elke Vandamme, Kalimuthu Senthilkumar, Atsuko Tanaka, Amakoe Delali Alognon, Kokou Ahouanton, Abibou Niang, Jean-Martial Johnson, Pepijn van Oort, Ibnou Dieng, Dr Kazuki Saito, Prof. Norman Uphoff, Dr Wyn Ellis, Dr Thais Freitas, Dr Buyung A. R. Hadi, Professor Michael J. Stout, Dr Francis E. Nwilene, Prof. E. A. Heinrichs, Maura Calliera, Prof. Ettore Capri, Dr F. G. Horgan, A. M. Stuart, G. R. Singleton, N. T. My Phung, L. Mulungu, J. Jacob, N. M. Htwe, B. Douangboupha, Dr P. R. Brown, Gulshan Mahajan, Simerjeet Kaur, Dr Bhagirath Singh Chauhan Edited by
Prof. Takuji Sasaki
Volume 2 reviews ways of improving cultivation of rice, from planting to soil management, nutrition and irrigation as well as techniques such as integrated crop management. It also discusses key pests and diseases and methods for their control in making cultivation more productive and sustainable.
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Prof. James D. Kelly, Dr John O. Ojiem, Prof. William Erskine, Ashutosh Sarker, Dr Shiv Kumar Agrawal, Prof. Fred J. Muehlbauer, Y.-C. Lee, R. Lemes Hamawaki, V. Colantonio, M. J. Iqbal, Prof. D. A. Lightfoot, Frederick P. Baijukya, Harun M. Murithi, Dr Fred Kanampiu, Prof. C. Michael Deom, David Kalule Okello, S. N. Nigam, Dr P. Janila, Dr David Jordan, Rick Brandenburg, Gary Payne, David Hoisington, Nick Magnan, Dr James Rhoads, Mumuni Abudulai, Koushik Adhikari, Jinru Chen, Richard Akromah, William Appaw, William Ellis, Maria Balota, Kumar Mallikarjunan, Dr Kenneth Boote, Greg MacDonald, Kira Bowen, Boris Bravo-Ureta, Jeremy Jelliffe, Agnes Budu, Hendrix Chalwe, Alice Mweetwa, Munsanda Ngulube, Awere Dankyi, Brandford Mochia, Vivian Hoffmann, Amade Muitia, Sam Njoroge, Nelson Opoku, Prof. B. B. Singh, Dr Alpha Y. Kamara, Lucky O. Omoigui, Nkeki Kamai, Sylvester U. Ewansiha, Hakeem A. Ajeigbe, Dr Fouad Maalouf, Seid Ahmed, Somanagouda Patil, Dr R. Redden, X. Zong, R. M. Norton, F. L. Stoddard, M El-Bouhssini, Y. Tao, L. Rong, Li Ling, Dr K.B Saxena, Y. S. Chauhan, C. V. S. Kumar, A. J. Hingane, R. V. Kumar, R. K. Saxena, G. V. R. Rao, Prof. K.R Latha, L. Vimalendran, Agnes Mwangwela Edited by
Dr Shoba Sivasankar, Dr David Bergvinson, Dr Pooran Gaur, Dr Shiv Kumar Agrawal, Dr Steve Beebe, Dr Manuele Tamò
The second volume in this collection focusses on improving the cultivation of particular grain legumes, starting with common beans, lentils, soybeans and groundnuts. A second group of chapters discusses cowpea, faba beans and pigeonpea.
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Dr S. R. Bean, B. P. Ioerger, J. D. Wilson, M. Tilley, D. Rhodes, T. J. Herald, Dr F. M. Shapter, A. Crowther, Dr Glen P. Fox, I. D. Godwin, L. Watson-Fox, I. J. C. Hannah, S. L. Norton, M. Djanaguiraman, Prof. P. V. V. Prasad, I. A. Ciampitti, Prof. Barbara J. Stoecker, Kebede Abegaz, Yewelsew Abebe, Dr Scott Staggenborg, Hui Shen, Prof. John H. Sanders, Botorou Ouendeba, Ababacar Ndoye, Niaba Témé, Dr Rafael Augusto da Costa Parrella, Robert Eugene Schaffert, Cicero Bezerra de Menezes, José Avelino Santos Rodrigues, Jurandir Vieira Magalhães, Cynthia Maria Borges Damasceno, Dagma Dionisia da Silva, Simone Martins Mendes, Aruna C., B. Dayakar Rao, Vilas A. Tonapi, Dr T. G. Nageshwar Rao, Dr Eva Weltzien, H. Frederick Weltzien-Rattunde, T. A. van Mourik, Hakeem A. Ajeigbe Edited by
Prof. William Rooney
Volume 2 in this sequence summarises key research on the wide range of uses of sorghum as food, animal feed and for biofuel. It also assesses the challenges of growing sorghum in different parts of the world and how these are being addressed.
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Dr N. M. Schreurs, P. R. Kenyon, Dr E. K. Doyle, Dr Sam W. Peterson, Dr Noelle E. Cockett, Dr Brian Dalrymple, James Kijas, Brenda Murdoch, Kim C. Worley, Prof. Julius van der Werf, Andrew Swan, Robert Banks, Prof. J. P. C. Greyling, Dr D. K. Revell, Prof. M. L. Thonney, Prof. Neil Sargison, Dr Francesca Chianini, Prof. W. E. Pomroy, Prof. Gary Entrican, Sean Wattegedera, Dr R. Nowak, Dr N. J. Beausoleil, D. J. Mellor, Dr A. L. Ridler, K. J. Griffiths, Prof. K. Stafford, Prof. Paul H. Hemsworth, E. C. Jongman, Dr S. F. Ledgard, Prof. C. Jamie Newbold, Eli R. Saetnan, Kenton J. Hart Edited by
Prof. J. P. C. Greyling
Sheep have long been a feature of farming. This collection reviews the latest research on issues such as meat quality, genetics and breeding. It also discusses animal nutrition, health and welfare as well as ways of improving the sustainability of sheep production.
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Jian-Qiang Ma, Prof. Liang Chen, Dr Xinchao Wang, Xinyuan Hao, Lu Wang, Yajun Yang, Dr Mainaak Mukhopadhaya, Dr Tapan Kumar Mondal, Dr M. A. Wijeratne, Prof. P. Okinda Owuor, Shipra Singh, Dr Anita Pandey, Lok Man S. Palni, Dr P. N. Bhattacharyya, S. R. Sarmah, Dr G. D. Sinniah, Dr Nalini C. Gnanapragasam, Dr A.K Barooah, Ting Zhang, Xiaojian Lv, Yin Xu, Lanying Xu, Tao Long, Prof. Chi-Tang Ho, Dr Shiming Li, Prof. Chung S. Yang, Dr Wenyan Han, Xin Li, Peng Yan, Liping Zhang, Golam Jalal Ahammed, Dr Thushari Lakmini Wijeratne, Dr Nikhil Ghosh Hajra, Dr Atik Dharmadi Edited by
Dr VS Sharma, Dr Kumudini Gunasekare
Tea is the most widely-consumed beverage in the world. Tea cultivation faces a range of challenges in improving yields. The various parts of the book review ways of addressing these challenges, from breeding and cultivation to plant protection and improving sustainability.
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