Agricultural Plant Science - Science topic

Review Article The Parashar Lake, situated at an altitude of 9000 feet in Mandi district, has an island floating in it. This floating island, which also keeps changing its position within the lake, is an enigma for visitors. But the fabrication of a floating island was not difficult for the great sage Rishi Parashar, who had mastery over fourteen b...

The spatial and spectral properties of the light environment underpin the appearance of scenes and objects. As such its measurement is crucial for understanding many aspects of animal behaviour, ecology and evolution, along with many more applications in fields ranging from optical physics, agriculture/plant sciences, human psychophysics, food scie...

Leadership development is a universally important goal across the agricultural plant science disciplines. Although previous studies have identified a need for leadership skills, less is known about leadership skill development in graduate programs. To address this, we constructed a mixed-method study to identify the most significant graduate school...

Leadership development is a universally important goal across the agricultural plant science disciplines. Although previous studies have identified a need for leadership skills, less is known about leadership skill development in graduate programs. To address this, we constructed a mixed-method study to identify the most significant graduate school...

Uvaia (Eugenia pyriformis Cambess – Myrtaceae) is an unexplored fruit with a remarkable aroma and a high content of bioactive compounds with biological properties. In this study, a bibliometric analysis of the scientific research of uvaia was conducted over the last 21 years, aiming to elucidate the research trends and perspectives in this field of...

This book is accomplished in the basic concepts and advanced knowledge for biological, agricultural, plant sciences, and pharmacy students to face the competitive examination with high confidence.

Cryopreservation prolongs the storage time of cells and plays an important role in modern biology, agriculture, plant science and medicine. During cryopreservation, cells may suffer many damages, such as osmotic dehydration, large ice puncture and oxidative damages from reactive oxygen species (ROS). Classic cryoprotectants (CPAs) are failing to di...

Under ongoing climate changes, natural and cultivated habitats of major crops are being continuously disturbed. Such conditions impose and exacerbate abiotic and biotic stressors. Drought, salinity, flood, cold, heat, heavy metals, metalloids, oxidants, irradiation, etc. are important abiotic stressors, while diseases and infections caused by plant...

Emerging technologies like Internet of Things, Data Science, Deep Learning, Augmented Reality, Edge Computing, and Digital Twins are bringing new opportunities, challenges, and solutions for many domains including agriculture, plant sciences, animal sciences, food sciences, and social sciences. These disruptive technologies are at the center of the...

Agriculture has been the mainstay of Indian economy since ages. The science and art of agriculture has many references in the Vedic literature and the ancient history of the mankind. The agriculture sector in India provides livelihood to about 52% of the population of the country and contributes about 16% to the Gross Domestic Product. Trained huma...

On the second of October, in 1881, Sergey Ivanovich Zhegalov, an establisher of national breeding and seed production of vegetable crops was born in a little village Vasilkovo of Vyazemskogo uezda. He was a founder and a first director of Gribovskaya Vegetable Breeding Station. This year marked by 135th anniversary from the date of birth of the out...

World Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 4 (1), pp. 050-057, September 2016, Available online at http://wsrjournals.org/journal/wjas ISSN 2329-9312©2015 World Science Research Journals Full Length Research Genetic Improvement in Oil Content and Associated Traits of Ethiopian Mustard (Brassica carinata Braun) Varieties in Ethiopia Mihret Yirgu...

Protein Byproducts: Transformation from Environmental Burden into Value-Added Products deals with the added value of proteinaceous waste byproducts, discussing in detail the different sources of protein-rich byproducts, their extraction, recovery, and characterization. The book provides thorough insights into different protein modification techniqu...

A possible method to identify populations that may be more likely to generate inbred lines higher in yield than either parent is an early generation test for heterosis in F1 hybrids and or F2 bulks. To determine if measuring heterosis could be used to genetically improve soybean response to water, we compared the yield performance of the hybrid wit...

Institutt for husdyr-og akvakulturvitenskap, Universitetet for miljø-og biovitenskap, 3 Institut for husdyrvidenskab, Aarhus universitet, 4 Institutionen för norrländsk jordbruksvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet Innledning Fettløselige vitaminer har viktige funksjoner i melkekyr, beskytter melkefett mot oksidasjon og er et viktig tilskudd i...

nytt från institutionen för norrländsk jordbruksvetenskap Syftet med detta projekt är att belysa möjligheterna att använda vårvete som helsäd i norra Sverige. Åren 2009 och 2010 odlades ett sortiment med vårvete på forskningsstationerna i Ås, Lännäs, Röbäcksdalen och Öjebyn. Det var två kortstråiga vetesorter, Bjarne och Quarna och tre långstråiga,...

Using farmer-owned breeding programs operated by vertically integrated US Northwest hop growers, this article examines the novel hops produced by these programs with market applications for craft beer. Drawing on data collected through hybrid qualitative methods, I explore Yakima farmers’ understandings of the hop material they breed, grow, buy, an...

Plant Endophytes and Secondary Metabolites provides the latest insights into the essential roles of these beneficial elements in plant growth, development, stress tolerance, and plant protection from soil-borne disease. The book provides a comprehensive guide, addressing the usefulness and utility of endophytes towards enhancing plant tolerance to...

Internet of things, data science, deep learning, augmented reality, edge computing, and digital twins present new opportunities, challenges, and solutions for agriculture, plant sciences, animal sciences, food sciences, and social sciences. These disruptive technologies are at the centre of the fourth industrial revolution. The chapter discusses kn...

Plants are a fascinating group of plants that have been dominating the earth for 400 million years. During evolution, they have undergone series of evolutionary changes to suit themselves with the surrounding environment. These evolutionary changes not only included morphological changes to suit varied climatic conditions but also armed with i...

Significant economic losses continue to impact agricultural production because of damages caused by biotic stressors such as insects and pathogens. Therefore, there is a need to propose innovative strategies to mitigate these attacks to maintain an adequate amount of food worldwide. In this study, there are two aspects of pest management investigat...

Bread wheat, Triticum aestivum L., provides 20 percent of the global daily calorie intake. It is the third most important food crop, after rice and corn. Biotic challenges significantly reduce wheat yield; chemical control can be a solution but can be cost prohibitive for subsistence farmers. For many farmers, genetic resistance to biotic stresses...

During times of stress, plants remodel their membranes to survive. SENSITIVE TO FREEZING 2 (SFR2) is a chloroplast-remodeling enzyme activated in response to cellular stress. SFR2 uses monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) to create oligogalactolipids and triacylglycerol (TAG). In doing so, it removes lipids that are not ideal for membrane formation...

Organic products that have historically been viewed as waste products may improve soil health by adding carbon (C) and nutrients to soil. Two such products are woodchips, generated from forest or rangeland management activities, and livestock manure. In Nebraska, eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) is a native but invasive tree species inhib...

The focus of this book is to introduce up-to-date information on applications and practical use of RNA for agriculture, biotechnology and medicine. It provides unique ideas, tools, and methods in detail from a variety of scientific and technical disciplines. RNA science has progressed enormously in recent decades, and vast amounts of information on...

Prior to reproductive development, the rate of leaf appearance is relatively uniform for the main-stems of soybean genotypes evaluated under unstressed field experiments. A recent discovery of a soybean breeding line with faster leaf appearance demonstrates the existence of phenotypic variation for this trait, which is supported by recent functiona...

Plant responses to a multitude of environmental changes have potential adaptive and agronomic benefits. The epigenetic component of this response is not well understood, but dynamic methylome changes may contribute towards modulating stress-responsive gene regulation and potentially give rise to transgenerational epigenetic information. Down-regula...

Global demand for corn is projected to rise in the coming decades to meet the food and fuel requirements of an increasing human population. Technological innovations have significantly improved corn yields over the past few decades; however, corn production is continually limited by unfavorable weather conditions. Extreme weather events put pressur...

In recent years, greenhouse automatic-control, based on the measurement of solar irradiance, has been attracting attention. This control is an effective method for improving crop production. In the agricultural field, it is necessary to measurePhoton Flux Density (PFD), which is an important parameter in the promotion of plant growth. In particular...

Nationwide, enrollment in Horticulture and Crop Science departments has been declining. Since enrollment peaked in the mid-70’s, Cal Poly has experienced similar declines. To better understand today’s students and their interests, our Horticulture and Crop Science Department (HCS) engaged the well-respected Iowa-based firm, Stamats, for a marketing...

This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glasshouses, growing rooms and laboratories. Emphasis is placed on the scientific principles underly...

This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glasshouses, growing rooms and laboratories. Emphasis is placed on the scientific principles underly...

This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glasshouses, growing rooms and laboratories. Emphasis is placed on the scientific principles underly...

This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glasshouses, growing rooms and laboratories. Emphasis is placed on the scientific principles underly...

This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glasshouses, growing rooms and laboratories. Emphasis is placed on the scientific principles underly...

This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glasshouses, growing rooms and laboratories. Emphasis is placed on the scientific principles underly...

This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glasshouses, growing rooms and laboratories. Emphasis is placed on the scientific principles underly...

This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glasshouses, growing rooms and laboratories. Emphasis is placed on the scientific principles underly...

This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glasshouses, growing rooms and laboratories. Emphasis is placed on the scientific principles underly...

This series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glasshouses, growing rooms and laboratories. Emphasis is placed on the scientific principles underly...

This report presents the results from a survey conducted by Queensland University of Technology’s Faculty of Law as part of the Legal Framework for e-Research Project, funded by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), under the Systemic Infrastructure Initiative (SII), Research Information Infrastructure Fr...

The goals of agricultural plant science are to increase crop productivity and the quality of agricultural products and to protect the environment by maintaining a system of sustainable agriculture that preserves the ecological basis of plant production. These goals have significant economic implications, which are affected by environmental conditio...

A new initiative, CropGen, comprises a panel of scientists and specialists on agriculture, plant science, microbiology, ecology and consumer affairs to provide information for the public, interest groups and the media. The panel will be able to give a perspective on key issues in the GM crop debate, such as human health, environmental impact and th...