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Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 1
Breeding improved varieties
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2018
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 an important food security crop. However, yields in developing countries are held back by factors such as poor cultivation...
Achieving sustainable production of eggs Volume 1
Safety and quality
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
World egg consumption is increasing, particularly in developing countries. This creates new challenges, particularly for more intensive systems which have played a major role in increasing production and productivity. Intensive systems face a continuing threat from zoonoses. At the same time, consumer...
Global tea science
Current status and future needs
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
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by V. Pérez, Dr J. I. Hormaza, Dr Noris Ledesma
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2018
Mangoes are one of the most important and widely-cultivated fruits in tropical as well as sub-tropical regions. There have been a number of recent developments with the potential to improve crop yields and quality. There has been new research in understanding the physiology of tree and fruit development...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of coffee
Breeding and quality traits
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Covers recent research on coffee genetics, physiology and genetic diversity
Reviews the latest developments in breeding new varieties
Assesses advances in measuring and understanding the chemical composition, sensory and nutraceutical properties of coffee
Achieving sustainable cultivation of potatoes Volume 2
Production, storage and crop protection
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2018
Comprehensive coverage of improvements in cultivation techniques across the potato value chain, from yield modelling to post-harvest storage
Detailed review of the main fungal, bacterial and viral diseases affecting potatoes
Assesses the environmental impact of potato cultivation
Achieving sustainable cultivation of soybeans Volume 2
Diseases, pests, food and other uses
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
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 to increase significantly to meet growing demand but in a way that reduces input use, does not damage the environment...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 1
Breeding for higher yield and quality
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Rice is one of the most important foods in the world. As the demand for rice continues to increase, there is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from pests and diseases and the need to make cultivation more resource-efficient and sustainable.
Drawing...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 1
Cultivation techniques
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
Originating in South America, cassava is now grown in over 100 countries around the world. It is the third most important source of calories in the tropics after rice and maize. Its caloric value, as well as its ability to tolerate dry conditions and poor soils, makes it a key food security crop in...
Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 1
Milk composition, genetics and breeding
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 2
Genetics, breeding, pests and diseases
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2017
Originating in South America, cassava is now grown in over 100 countries around the world. It is the third most important source of calories in the tropics after rice and maize. Its caloric value, as well as its ability to tolerate dry conditions and poor soils, makes it a key food security crop in...
by Dr Edward C. Rojas, Dr Hans J. L. Jørgensen, Dr Birgit Jensen
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
Diseases remain a serious problem in wheat and barley cultivation. It has been estimated that around 20% of global crop production is lost to diseases. Leading fungal diseases affecting wheat and barley include rusts, Septoria blotches, powdery mildew, tan spot, spot blotch, net blotch, scald and...
Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 2
Safety, quality and sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Summarises current research on pathogenic risks affecting milk and ways they can be controlled on the farm;
Reviews ways of measuring and reducing the environmental impact of dairy farming such as better grassland management;
Assesses the wider role of dairy farming and how it can be improved in the developing world
by Ms Elaine Berry, Mr James Wells, Mr John W. Schmidt
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
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