CRISIS AND OPPORTUNITY: SUSTAINABILITY IN AMERICAN AGRICULTURE

The essays in this collection have been written over the span of more than a decade. The various topics were suggested by the people who organized the sustainable agriculture conferences where they were presented. The essays address some of the most important questions of the sustainable agriculture movement: why did it begin, what is it about, and how can it succeed?

CONTENTS
Preface

Part One: The Industrialization of American Agriculture
Part Two: New Hope for the Future of Farming
Part Three: Principles of Sustainable Agriculture
Part Four: The New American Farmer
Part Five: Creating Sustainable Food and Farming Systems

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Formato : PDF.
Edición : Primera
Año de Publicación :2008
ISBN : 978-0803211421
Editorial : Bison Books
Autor: John E. Ikerd


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POSTHARVEST HANDLING A SYSTEMS APPROACH

This book is a revised and expanded version of the book titled Postharvest Handling: A Systems Approach published in 1993. Following the publication of the first book, the application of systems thinking and a systems approach to postharvest handling of fruits and vegetables has generated enough interest to stimulate the emergence of a multidisciplinary group of scientists interested in the topic. The systems approach applied to the fresh fruit and vegetable supply chain treats it as a single entity focused on the delivery of quality desired by consumers. The entity consists of individual businesses that increase benefits because they share the same values and recognize the effects of cooperation for their individual trade reputation. Attributes such as trust and reputation improve the competitive position of the fresh fruit and vegetable industry relative to other segments of the food market.

CONTENTS
1. Postharvest Handling: A Discipline that Connects Commercial, Social, Natural and Scientific Systems
2. Challenges in Handling Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
3. Consumer Eating Habits and Perceptions of Fresh Produce Quality
4. Testing and Measuring Consumer Acceptance
5. Nutritional Quality of Fruits and Vegetables
6. Value Chain Management and Postharvest Handling: Partners in Competitiveness
7. A Functional Evaluation of Business Models in Fresh Produce in the United States
8. Quality Management: An Industrial Approach to Produce Handling
9. Postharvest Regulation and Quality Standards on Fresh Produce
10. Fresh-cut Produce Quality: Implications for a Systems Approach
11. Logistics and Postharvest Handling of Locally Grown Produce
12. Traceability in Postharvest Systems
13. Microbial Quality and Safety of Fresh Produce
14. Sorting for Defects and Visual Quality Attributes
15. Non-destructive Evaluation: Detection of External and Internal Attributes Frequently Associated with Quality and Damage
16. Stress Physiology and Latent Damage
17. Measuring Quality and Maturity
18. Modeling Quality Attributes and Quality Related Product Properties
19. Refrigeration of Fresh Produce from Field to Home: Refrigeration Systems and Logistics
20. Postharvest Handling under Extreme Weather Conditions
21. Advanced Technologies and Integrated Approaches to Investigate the Molecular Basis of Fresh Produce Quality
22. Challenges in Postharvest Handling

Glossary/Acronyms

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Edición : Primera
Año de Publicación :2009
ISBN : 978-0-12-374112-7
Editorial : Academic press
Autor: Wojciech J. Florkowski, Robert L. Shewfelt

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MACROCYCLES: CONSTRUCTION, CHEMISTRY AND NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

Macrocyclic molecules contain rings made up of seven or more atoms. They provide building blocks for synthesizing precise two or three dimensional structures – an important goal in nanotechnology. For example, they can be used to develop nanosized reaction vessel, cages, switches and shuttles, and have potential as components in molecular computers as switches, nano-valves and logic gates. They also have applications as catalysts and sensors.

Macrocycles: Construction, Chemistry and Nanotechnology Applications is an essential introduction to this important class of molecules and describes how to synthesize them, their chemistry, how they can be used as nanotechnology building blocks, and their applications. A wide range of structures synthesized over the past few decades are covered, from the simpler cyclophanes and multi-ring aromatic structures to vases, bowls, cages and more complex multi-ring systems and 3D architectures such as “pumpkins”, interlocking chains and knots. Some of the molecular classes covered include simple ring compounds, three dimensional aliphatic carbon structures, annulenes, multi-ring aromatic structures, porphyrins and phthalocyanines, cyclophanes, crown ethers, cryptands, spherands, calixarenes, resorcinarenes, cavitands, carcerands, heterocalixarenes, calixnaphthalenes, cyclodextins, cyclotriveratylenes, cryptophanes, cucurbituris, rotaxanes and catenanes.

CONTENTS

Preface
1 Introduction
2 Cyclophanes
3 Crown Ethers, Cryptands and Other Compounds
4 Calixarenes
5 Heterocalixarenes and Calixnaphthalenes
6 Cyclodextrins
7 Cyclotriveratylenes and Cryptophanes
8 Cucurbiturils
9 Rotaxanes and Catenanes
10 Other Supramolecular Systems, Molecular Motors, Machines and Nanotechnological Applications

Index

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Peso : 63 mb.
Formato : PDF.
Edición : Primera
Año de Publicación :2011
ISBN : 978-0470714638
Editorial : Wiley
Autor Frank Davis, Séamus Higson


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IMMUNOASSAYS IN AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

This book focuses on the application of immunoassays to GE plants and related areas. A group of international experts from government agencies, academics and industries, who have many years of related experience, contribute high quality chapters in their areas of expertise. This book covers topics including principles of immunoassay, antibody engineering in AgBiotech, current technologies (formats, kit development, manufacturing and quality control), method validation, applications in trait discovery and product development, applications in grain products and food processing, applications in environmental monitoring, automation and high throughput, reference materials, data interpretation and source of error, and future perspectives and challenges. In addition, to meet the practical needs for a variety of readers from different backgrounds, methods and protocols are included as well.

CONTENTS
Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Principles of Immunoassays
Chapter 3 Antibody Engineering in Agricultural Biotechnology
Chapter 4 Microtiter Plate Elisa
Chapter 5 Lateral Flow Devices 91
Chapter 6 Immunoassay Method Validation
Chapter 7 Reference Materials and Considerations
Chapter 8 Automation of Immunoassays
Chapter 9 Data Interpretation and Sources Of Error
Chapter 10 Immunoassay Applications in Trait Discovery, Product Development, and Registration
Chapter 11 Immunoassay Applications in Grain Products and Food Processing
Chapter 12 Immunoassay Applications in Soil Monitoring
Chapter 13 Immunoassay Applications in Plant-Based Biopharma
Chapter 14 Immunoassays in Veterinary Plant-Made Vaccines
Chapter 15 Immunoassay as A Gm Detection Method In International Trade
Chapter 16 Future Perspectives and Challenges
Index

Páginas : 368
Peso : 4 mb.
Formato : PDF.
Edición : Primera
Año de Publicación :2011
ISBN : 978-0470289525
Editorial : Wiley
Autor Guomin Shan


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ECOLOGY AND CONTROL OF INTRODUCED PLANTS

This book focuses on introduced plant species: where they come from, their impacts on native vegetation and ecosystems and the potential for their control. Invasive plants are a cause of increasing concern, and a lot of effort has been put into removing and controlling unwanted organisms. This book is aimed at advanced students and land managers, with an interest in plant invaders, plant communitites, and biodiversity. It contains practical explanations, case studies and an introduction to basic techniques for evaluating the impacts of invasive plants.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Planet of Weeds: Exotic Plants In the Landscape
3. Biological Invasions in the Context of Plant Communities
4. Predicting Invasiveness From Life History Characteristics
5. Population Ecology and Introduced Plants
6. Introduced Plant Diseases
7. Biological Control of Introduced Plants
8. Modeling Invasive Plants and Their Control
9. Action Against Non-Indigenous Species
10. Genetically Modified Plants and Final Conclusions

Appendix
References
Index

Páginas : 328
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Formato : PDF.
Edición : Primera
Año de Publicación :2003
ISBN : 978-0521357784
Editorial : Cambridge University
Autor Judith H. Myers, Dawn Bazely


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BIOLOGY OF BRASSICA COENOSPECIES

Brassica crop species and their allies (Raphanus, Sinapis, Eruca, etc.) are important sources of edible roots, stems, leaves, buds and inflorescences, as well as of edible or industrial oils, condiments and forage. Many well known names of plants or plant products, such as kale, cabbage, brocolli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kohl-rabi, Chinese cabbage, turnip, rape, rutabaga, swede, colza or rapeseed, canola, mustard, rocket, etc. are directly associated to this botanical group.

The scientific interest for this botanical group has run parallel to its economical importance, and research achievements in our days would have certainly appeared unimaginable only two decades ago. As the end of the millenium approaches, entirely new fields (transformation, somatic fusion, etc.) have been added to the classical ones. Thus, nobody can doubt the opportuneness of this book, which combines and presents both the basic and applied biological aspects of the Brassica species.

CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Taxonomy
Chapter 2. Origin and Domestication
Chapter 3. Cytogenets
Chapter 4. Somatic Hybridization
Chapter 5. Self-Incompatibility
Chapter 6. Male Sterility
Chapter 7. Genome Structure and Mapping
Chapter 8. Iiaploidy
Chapter 9. Genetic Engineering
Chapter I0. Chemical Composition
Chapter 11. Physiology
Chapter 12. Diseases
Chapter 13. Breeding: An Overview
Chapter 14. Genetic Resources

Páginas: 500
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Formato : PDF.
Edición : Primera
Año de Publicación:1999
ISBN: 978-0444502780
Editorial: Elsevier Science
Autor C. Gomez-Campo


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FISH OIL REPLACEMENT AND ALTERNATIVE LIPID SOURCES IN AQUACULTURE FEEDS

Within the space of just over 500 pages ... this book provides a comprehensive overview on the production and use of fish oils, vegetable oils, terrestrial animal fats, and several unconventional lipid sources in finfish aquaculture and the aquafeed industry. All chapters are tightly packed with factual information, and all are also extensively referenced, with quite a strong emphasis on recently published review articles, original papers, and reports.

CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Fish Oils in Aquaculture: In Retrospect
Chapter 2. Lipids in Aquafeeds
Chapter 3. The World’s Oils and Fats
Chapter 4. Palm Oil and Saturated Fatty Acid-Rich Vegetable Oils
Chapter 5. Soybean Oil and Other n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid-Rich
Chapter 6. Rapeseed (Canola) Oil and Other Monounsaturated Fatty
Chapter 7. n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid-Rich Vegetable Oils and Blends
Chapter 8. Terrestrial Animal Fats
Chapter 9. Alternative Marine Resources
Chapter 10. New Alternative n-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid- Rich Oil Sources
Chapter 11. Minor Components in Fish Oil and Alternative Oils with Potential Physiological Effect
Chapter 12. Fish Oil Replacement in Starter, Grow-Out, and Finishing Feeds for Farmed Aquatic Animals
Chapter 13. The Effects of Fish Oil Replacement on Lipid Metabolism of Fish
Chapter 14. Welfare and Health of Fish Fed Vegetable Oils as Alternative Lipid Sources to Fish Oil
Chapter 15. The Effects of Fish Oil Replacement on Nutritional and Organoleptic Qualities of Farmed Fish

Páginas : 551
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Formato : PDF.
Edición : Primera
Año de Publicación :2010
ISBN : 978-1439808627
Editorial : CRC Press
Autor Giovanni M. Turchin, Wing-Keong Ng


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