Apple Academic Press imprint: 188 books
State-of-the-Art Technologies in Food Science
Human Health, Emerging Issues and Specialty Topics
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
There has been a growing interest in the health benefits derived from fruits and vegetables and the food products based on them. Many foods contain various phytochemicals, flavonoids, fibers, macronutrients and micronutrients, minerals, etc. that are good for health and essential for keeping good...
Flood Assessment
Modeling & Parameterization
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
About 7,000 people lose their lives and nearly 100 million people are adversely affected by floods each year worldwide. Flooding occurs in almost every part of the world and is the result of extreme rainfall. Severe flooding also costs billions of dollars each year in damage and economic losses. This...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2019
With contributions from a broad range of experts in the field, this volume, Microbiology for Sustainable Agriculture, Soil Health, and Environmental Protection, focuses on important areas of microbiology related to soil and environmental microbiology associated with agricultural importance. The information...
Food Technology
Applied Research and Production Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
In this era of climate change and food/water/natural resource crises, it is important that current advancements in technology are made taking into consideration the impact on humanity and the environment. This new volume, Food Technology: Applied Research and Production Techniques, in the Innovations...
Micro Irrigation Management
Technological Advances and Their Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Micro Irrigation Management: Technological Advances and Their Applications, the fifth book in the Innovations and Challenges in Micro Irrigation book series, is a valuable reference volume on micro irrigation and water management for professional training institutes, technical agricultural centers,...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
The functional foods market represents one of the fastest growing and most fascinating areas of investigation and innovation in the food sector. This new volume focuses on recent findings, new research trends, and emerging technologies in bioprocessing: making use of microorganisms in the production...
Performance Evaluation of Micro Irrigation Management
Principles and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
This new volume in the Innovations and Challenges in Micro Irrigation series covers an array of technologies to estimate evapotranspiration and to evaluate parameters that are needed in the management of micro irrigation, with worldwide applicability to irrigation management in agriculture. Topics...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
This book covers an array of issues on emerging agricultural engineering and technology, featuring new research and studies. The volume is broken into three parts: emerging technologies, energy management in agriculture, and management of natural resources, in which particular attention is paid to...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
A significant crop in our global society, rice is a staple food product for over half of the world’s population. New technologies are being researched and utilized for increasing the overall production of strong rice crops throughout the world. This book focuses on the new areas of research on the...
Engineering Practices for Management of Soil Salinity
Agricultural, Physiological, and Adaptive Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2018
Abiotic stresses are known to adversely impact agricultural productivity on millions of hectares globally, and it is projected that these problems are likely to increase, primarily due to anthropogenic interventions as well as climatic changes. Understanding abiotic stresses—especially salt stress...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
This book, the fourth volume in the series, examines the potential of solar energy and other emerging energy technologies in micro irrigation to create sustainable energy sources. The authors discuss a variety of innovative micro irrigation system designs, with a special focus on solar and photovoltaic (PV) energy.
Ethnobotany of India, Volume 2
Western Ghats and West Coast of Peninsular India
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Thisis the second of a five-volume set. This series of volumes on the ethnobotany of different regions of India melds important knowledge in one place. India is one of the most important regions of the old world and has culturally rich and diverse knowledge systems. The expert authors have been selected...
Research Methodology in Food Sciences
Integrated Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
Here is a rich resource on recent research innovations in the field of food processing and food engineering. Chapters are written by eminent researchers in the field of food science and provide in-depth knowledge on the application of engineering aspects in food processing, food packaging, food quality,...
Physical Chemistry for Engineering and Applied Sciences
Theoretical and Methodological Implications
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
This new volume, Physical Chemistry for Engineering and Applied Sciences: Theoretical and Methodological Implications, introduces readers to some of the latest research applications of physical chemistry. The compilation of this volume was motived by the tremendous increase of useful research work...