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Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Preface. Change management options for envisioning 1. Vision perspectives for Indian agricultural education system. 2. Genesis of agriculture education. 3. Agricultural education present scenario and impending issues. 4. Systems approach in agricultural education. 5. Participatory management of agricultural universities research organization. 6. Vocationalization of agriculture. 7. Global imperative for reorienting agricultural education in India. 8. Gender sensitization in agricultural university curriculum. 9. Distance education in agricultural education strategy options. HRD issues in educational planning 10. Current status of Human Resource Development in SAUs/ICAR Deemed Universities. 11. Manpower planning and training in agriculture. 12. Role of heads of departments and educational managers in improving agricultural education. 13. Multi level professional development programs for improving the quality of agricultural education. Developing appropriate curriculum 14. Revisiting India's agricultural curriculum. 15. Designing appropriate curriculum. 16. Vocationalising the curriculum of agricultural education. Major economic resources for Indian livelihood is the agricultural development which can be achieved by educational initiatives research planning and extension methodology. The tri functional responsibility of the university faculty in teaching research and extension is the unique feature of India agricultural education. Agricultural education adopted as land grant pattern from the USA is professional in nature and has to be returned to meet the demands of the farmers in particular and society in general. With due consideration to the above aspect the authors painted and envisioned picture of agricultural education in five distinct capsules viz. change management options HRD issues curriculum development management of learning and teaching. Authors also describe the multi dimensional viewpoint of future agricultural education in different chapters for the ensured prosperity of this country. Agricultural education should consolidate the present strengths and educational planners need to transform the system by planned initiatives for appropriate human resource development in right perspective. Quality of PG education and doctoral research faculty competence student evaluation for competence and performance distance education vocationalisation higher private investments in agriculture university industry linkage and more so the world developments are some of the issues and concerns described in volume 1 and in the volume 2 the authors presented the current and desired learning/teaching process in well organized chapters. 226 pp.…

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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Preface. 1. Role of insects and their taxonomy in agrobiodiversity retrospect and prospects/V.V. Ramamurthy. 2. Insect biodiversity/R.M. Nachiappan and V. Selvanarayanan. 3. Biodiversity of green lacewing a potential predator/M. Swamiappan V. Balasubramani B. Geetha D. Mohana and H.L. Chandrakumar. 4. Dimensions of biodiversity in whiteflies (Aleyrodidae Hemiptera)/R.W. Alexander Jesudasan. 5. Biodiversity of woolly Aphid and natural enemies in sugarcane ecosystem in Tamil Nadu/A. Thirumurugan T.L. Baskaran and K. Koodalingam. 6. Coccid diversity in India/S. Suresh. 7. Plant and insect diversity patterns in Cardamom plantations vis a vis natural forests an assessment in the Nelliyampathy Hills Kerala India/George Mathew. 8. Lac insects diversity/Bangali Baboo. 9. Insect biodiversity in coastal agro ecosystem in Karaikal region/L. Nadarajan. 10. Biodiversity of natural enemies of insect pests of spice crops/S. Devasahayam. 11. Biodiversity of plant parasitic nematodes associated with Banana in India/P. Sundararaju. 12. Diversity of parasitic nematodes and their antagonists in spices/Santhosh J. Eapen. 13. Diversity in nematodes/M. Sivakumar M.P. Mani and R. Umamaheswari. 14. Diversity and role of neem as biopesticide/S. Raguraman and M. Swamiappan. 15. Biodiversity of pseudomonas and plant production/R. Samiyappan D. Saravanakumar L. Rajendran S. Nakkeeran T. Raguchander and G. Karthikeyan. 16. Plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria of crop plants and their application in crop improvement and disease control/B.S. Dileep Kumar S. Dutta and A.K. Mishra. 17. Pathogenic diversity in Phytophthora affecting horticultural crops/M. Anandaraj. 18. Integrated management of pre post harvest diseases of mango/S.P. Raut and A.D. Gawande. 19. Integrated disease management in Vanilla/B.B. Suryawanshi and S.P. Raut. Considering the Agro biodiversity as one of the richest national resource in country's economy strategic attempt for conforming unforeseen vagaries of climate and building block for developing varieties of plants and animal species with multi utility dimensions it is much needed option for developing a suitable knowledge base. It is estimated that about three quarters of genetics diversity of agricultural crops was lost in the preceding century. Out of 6300 animal species 1350 are considered endangered and in extinction. Forest dwellers fishermen herders and farmers and maintaining the diversity by selecting plants and animals to meet the current environmental conditions and food requirements. Under these premises National Biodiversity Authority Chennai organized a National Conference on Agro Biodiversity in Chennai from February 12 17 2006. Researchers academicians policy planners and administrators presented their view point on current status and future prospects of taking advantage of this resource. This vicarious knowledge resource will have high exploitation value for protecting and conserving the dwindling wealth the country can boost of. The proceedings of this conference are brought out in three distinct volumes. Volume III deals with retrospect and prospects of taxonomy of insects and predators dimensions of biodiversity in insect and pest in crop ecosystems plantations and forests besides other similar articles of varied interests. 240 pp. …

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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Preface. 1. Impact of soil biodiversity on soil health and its sustainability/K. Natarajan P. Stalin and B. Chandrasekaran. 2. Biodiversity of salt lands and some issues related to their rehabilitation/J.C. Dagar and P.S. Minhas. 3. Influence of land resources on the agro biodiversity in Tamil Nadu/S. Vadivelu S.C. Ramesh Kumar A. Natarajan and M. Ramesh. 4. Integrated nutrient management for meeting challenges of food security and quality/A. Subba Rao and D. Damodar Reddy. 5. Resource conservation technologies in rice wheat cropping system/S.K. Sharma M.L. Jat and K.K. Singh. 6. Production potential and economic analysis of sole and intercropped sugarcane as influenced by nutrient management strategies/T.R. Rupa and V. Sudhahar. 7. Biodiversity of weeds in the rice ecosystems/V. Chellamuthu and R. Poonguzhalan. 8. Human resource development in soil resource management/T. Balaguru. 9. Biodiversity of bacterial diazotrophs in rice ecosystem/K. Kumar and S. Kannaiyan. 10. Genetic diversity of Rhizobium/D. Balachandar and S. Kannaiyan. 11. Diversity in Cyanobacteria/G. Gopalaswamy. 12. Diversity of microflora occurring in rice/K. Singaravadivel. 13. Micorrhizal biodiversity in tropical tuber crops/V.P. Potty. 14. Biodiversity of am fungi in coastal soils of Tamil Nadu in selected crops/P. Tholkappian and K. Muthuselvam. 15. Diversity in microbial system in hill area crops/G. Selvakumar S. Kundu and H.S. Gupta. 16. Microbial diversity in ethnic fermented foods of the Eastern Himalayas/Jyoti Prakash Tamang. 17. Symbiotic fungi and medicinal plants their nano biotechnological approach/Harsha Kharkwal Amit Kharkwal V.S. Bisaria and Ajit Varma. 18. Diversity in agaricus spp and production technology for button mushroom/B.L. Dhar. 19. Diversity and cultivation of auricularias and ganodermas of Uttaranchal/R.P. Singh and K.K. Mishra. 20. Diversity and medicinal values of the mushroom reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)/R.D. Rai. 21. Ringspot virus a deadly disease of Papaya/S. Chowdhury K. Singh and N.V. Kumbhare. 22. Impact of watershed development programme on land resource conservation and enhancing agro biodiversity in Karnataka/S.C. Ramesh Kumar R.S. Reddy L.G.K. Naidu P. Krishnan and S. Vadivelu. Considering the Agro biodiversity as one of the richest national resource in country's economy strategic attempt for conforming unforeseen vagaries of climate and building block for developing varieties of plants and animal species with multi utility dimensions it is much needed option for developing a suitable knowledge base. It is estimated that about three quarters of genetics diversity of agricultural crops was lost in the preceding century. Out of 6300 animal species 1350 are considered endangered and in extinction. Forest dwellers fishermen herders and farmers and maintaining the diversity by selecting plants and animals to meet the current environmental conditions and food requirements. Under these premises National Biodiversity Authority Chennai organized a National Conference on Agro Biodiversity in Chennai from February 12 17 2006. Researchers academicians policy planners and administrators presented their view point on current status and future prospects of taking advantage of this resource. This vicarious knowledge resource will have high exploitation value for protecting and conserving the dwindling wealth the country can boost of. The proceedings of this conference are brought out in three distinct volumes. Volume II deals with soil resources and microbial diversity which include soil biodiversity and sustainability parameters rehabilitation options of salt lands land resource planning nutrient management conservation technologies management of biodiversity of microbes and weeds biodiversity of Rhizobium and microflora and other related topics. 278 pp.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. The mushroom is a form of plant-life known as a fungus. Mushrooms have been esteemed as a delicacy for several thousand years. The use of mushrooms as human food is probably as old as man himself. The utilization of different fungi as food during modern times has increased significantly with the acquisition of more knowledge about edible and poisonous mushrooms and the development of cultivation methods for some species. Edible mushrooms attract mushroom hunters due to their flavour, palatability, and nutritive value. The rapid development of mushroom cultivation in recent years and the growing interest in mushroom production prompted the authors to write this handbook. The purpose of this book is to present the available information on mushroom cultivation concisely. This book is primarily intended for mushroom growers and farmers, helping them acquire fundamental knowledge about cultivating various types of mushrooms.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 2nd Edition. Contents Foreword Preface 1 Biodiversity and Conservation of Mushrooms in Rajasthan IndiaAnila Doshi and Manish Sharma 2 Organic Mushroom production pesticides residue analysis and quality produceBL Dhar OP Ahlawat A Nath and JK Dubey 3 Status and problems of mushroom industry in Karnataa ? A Few case studiesMeera Pandey Nita Khandekar and SS Veena 4 Present status and future stratefies of mushroom production in JharkhandJP Sharma S Kumar and RN Verma 5 Diversity and cultivation of auricularies of UttarakhandRP Singh KK Mishra and RC Verma 6 Commerical production of mushrooms and constraintsRP Singh and  KK Mishra 7 Ganoderma lucidum and ganotherapy ? A ReviewVinita Pachauri RP Singh RC Verma and KK Mishra 8 Status and recent developments in the production technology of paddy straw mushroomS Kannaiyan and K Lenin 9 Production technologies and constraints in oyster mushroomsBBalakrishnan and Lulu Das 10 Biodiversity of Oyster Padddy Straw and Milky MushroomsR Marimuthu AS Krishnamoorthy and S Nakkeeran 11 Processing product development and value addition in mushroomsT Arumuganathan and RD Rai 12 Appropriate Rural seasonal structures for optimum production of mushroomsTArumuganathan and RD RaiDiversity and production of Edible Mushrooms contains mainly biodiversity and conservation of mushrooms organic mushroom production problems of mushroom industry commercial production of mushrooms and constraint and future strategies for mushroom production The book also primarily focuses on production technologies as well as constraints of paddy straw mushroom and oyster mushroom The medicinal value of the mushroom ? Ganoderma lucidum is lucidly reviewed in the book The book also contains rural seasonal structures for optimum production of mushrooms as well as processing product development and value addition in mushrooms 184 pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Dust Jacket Included. Contents Disclaimer. Foreword. Preface. List of contributors. Abbreviations. 1. Introduction to intellectual property rights/V.A. Parthasarathy D. Prasath and S. Kannaiyan. 2. Biodiversity and IPR issues in horticultural crops/S. Kannaiyan and K.N. Shiva. 3. Plant variety protection and DUS testing Indian scenario/Sudipta Basu S.P. Sharma Surendra Prakash Malavika Dadlani and R.K. Chowdhury. 4. Geographical indication/V.A. Parthasarathy and D. Prasath. 5. Patent and how to secure it for your invention (s) Procedures in patent application writing/G.B. Bimi and S. Chandrasekaran. 6. IPR in biotechnological interventions/T. E. Sheeja A.I. Bhat and V.A. Parthasarathy. 7. Patenting microorganisms/A. Kumar and G.B. Bimi. 8. Intellectual property management in horticulture/Sudhir Kochar. 9. Fruit crops/B.M.C. Reddy and S. Rajan. 10. Vegetables/Sanjeev Kumar Ashutosh Rai and Sanjeet Kumar. 11. Ornamental crops/C. Aswath and K.V. Prasad. 12. Spices/D. Prasath and V.A. Parthasarathy. 13. Medicinal and Aromatic plants/Satyabrata Maiti Gutam Sridhar and K.A. Geetha. 14. Plantation crops/Vidhan Singh and D. Prasath. Annexure I. Creative ideas and expression of the human mind that have commercial value and are entitled to the legal protection of a property right. The major legal mechanisms for protecting Intellectual Property (IP) are copyrights patents and trademarks. IP rights enable owners to selectively give access to their intellectual property and to protect it from unauthorized use. The TRIPS Agreement establishes minimum levels of protection that each government has to provide to the IP of fellow WTO members. The government of India implemented a series of policy initiatives that have energized and focused R&D on generating new knowledge that could lead to viable technologies and processes of agricultural importance. Horticulture is an important sector which link Indian agriculture and farming community to global trading opportunities. Horticulture is also unique in that it directly addresses food and nutritional security issues in both urban and rural areas of the developing world. A strengthened horticulture sector can have a positive impact on global development. The present book addresses the potential role and importance of an appropriate system of intellectual property right in sustaining innovation and technological change in important areas of horticulture. Management of IP in horticulture sector is an important step for making available technologies to all stake holders. Hence the book on Intellectual Property Rights in Horticulture is timely and covers all aspects of IPR. The general topics include biodiversity and IPR issues patenting microorganisms and IPR issues in biotechnological interventions. Brief account of plant variety protection DUS testing and geographical indication are given. The chapter on procedures in patent application writing will be useful. Approaches and different forms of IPR in fruits vegetables ornamental crops spices medicinal aromatic and plantation crops are enumerated. This book would serve students researchers and industry as a hand book. It may also be used in the curriculum of agricultural universities for providing an overview. 322 pp. …

Paperback. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Vol. I. Foreword. Preface. 1. Microbial technologies commercial utilization. 2. Brewing process of beer. 3. Fermentation process of grape juice for wine production. 4. Pectic enzymes on clarification of wines. 5. Vinegar fermentation and production. 6. Production of lactic acid and lactic acid fermentation of food products. 7. Production of amino acids. 8. Preparation of cheese. 9. Microbial pectic enzymes clarification of fruit juice. 10. Fungal and bacterial cellulases. 11. Microbiological issues in food products sanitation. 12. Food borne microbes and food poisoning. 13. Antagonistic microorganisms and antibiotics. 14. Important antibiotics and their applications. 15. Production of penicillin. 16. Production of streptomycin. 17. Mechanism and systemic mode of action of antibiotics in plants. 18. Biomass production of Spirulina. 19. Biological products and bioactive compounds from algae. 20. Biological role of algae in waste water treatment. 21. Biogas technology. 22. Biogas plants for organic farming. 23. Production technology of paddy straw mushroom. 24. Microbial process in mushroom production. 25. Biosynthesis of cellulose and bioconversion of cellulosic wastes. 26. Management of soil by sustainable utilization of resources. 27. Biological resources and their potential. 28. Earthworms and their role in vermicomposting. 29. Bio remediation. 30. Phyto remediation. 31. Bioleaching by microbial process. Vol. II. Foreword. Preface. 1. Integrated nutrient management approach in wetland rice ecosystem. 2. Azotobacter biofertilizers technology and quality control. 3. Azospirillum biofertilizer technology and quality control. 4. Rhizobial biofertilizer for leguminous crops. 5. Rhizobium inoculant production and quality control. 6. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in stem nodulating sesbania rostrata. 7. Paranodulation and endophytic nitrogen fixation in rice by the association of azorhizobium caulinodans. 8. Cyanobacterial biofertilizer and quality control. 9. Symbiotic association of N2 fixing Anabaena azollae in azolla. 10. Status of inoculant production and quality control. 11. Integrated Pest Management (IPM). 12. Bacillus thuringiensis a potential biocontrol agent for pest(s) control. 13. Bio control agents and biopesticides in IPM technology for sustainable crop production. 14. Role of bacteria and actinomycetes in biological control of pests and diseases. 15. Mode of entry of microbial pathogens on insect pests and their mechanism of control. 16. Biological fertilizers biopesticides and their quality control in vegetable production. 17. Environmental impact of pesticides in agro ecosystem. 18. Microbial technologies in human welfare. Microbiology has become increasingly useful to common people. It has strongly emerged as one of the most important branches in biological sciences. In today's scientific scenario microbiology is the basic and fundamental foundation for strong emergence of modern applied microbiology as well as biotechnology. A Text Book of Applied Microbiology Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 is primarily focused on applied aspects of microbiology for the benefit of P.G. students and research scholars. Volume 1 covers largely on brewing process of beer production of wines vinegar lactic acids amino acids production of cheese penicillin streptomycin sulphate antibiotics production and use of protein rich Spirulina bio active compounds from algae edible mushrooms production of biogas bacterial and fungal cellulases clarification of grape juice food contamination and toxins etc. Volume 2 covers major ways on biological fertilizers for crop production. Soil is a living system in the presence of millions of microorganisms and play a substantial role in decomposition of crop residues and organic matter in soil and also involved in the transformation of nutrients as well as uptake of nutrients due to their presence in the rhizosphere region and their colonization in the rhizoplane is critical for transfer of nutrients in many c. …

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Dust Jacket Included. Contents Foreword. Preface. 1. Biodiversity and bioresources conservation/S. Kannaiyan. 2. Animal pharming present and future/C.P. Anitha Davis D. Sudarsanam and C.P. Girish Kumar. 3. Genetic diversity of buffaloes in India/B.S. Punia and Inderjeet Singh. 4. Diversity and conservation of marine ornamental fishes/G. Gopakumar. 5. Coral reefs in India/K. Venkataraman. 6. Soil microbial diversity from the Himalaya need for documentation and conservation/Anita Pandey Pankaj Trivedi Bhavesh Kumar Bhaskar Chaurasia and L.M.S. Palni. 7. Biodiversity of Azolla and its algal symbiont Anabaena Azollae/S. Kannaiyan and K. Kumar. 8. Eastern Ghats floristic wealth with special reference to agrobiodiversity/K.S. Varaprasad N. Sivaraj and S.R. Pandravada. 9. Plant diversity and concerns in conservation/M. Sanjappa. 10. Biodiversity of tropical tuber crops in India/S. Edison M. Unnikrishnan B. Vimala Santha V. Pillai M.N. Sheela M.T. Sree Kumari and K. Abraham. 11. Biodiversity and conservation of sheep genetic resources in India/V.K. Singh and A.K. Mishra. 12. Animal genetic resources in Andaman and Nicobar Islands/S. Jeyakumar R.B. Rai A. Kundu Jai Sunder T. Sujatha and B. Ganesh Kumar. 13. Diversity in group A rotaviruses in India/Minakshi Gaya Prasad and R. Pandey. 14. Diversity in biological fertilizers/S. Kannaiyan and K. Kumar. 15. Conservation and utilization of microbial diversity/Anu Kalia and R.P. Gupta. 16. Biodiversity of agriculturally important microorganisms and its application in agriculture/Ratul Saikial and Dilip K. Arora. 17. Biodiversity of mushroom mycoflora in N.W. Himalaya/T.N. Lakhanpal. 18. Seaweeds diversity and cultivation in Southeast Coast of India/K. Eswaran M. Ganesan S. Thiruppathi and B. Jha. 19. On the role of women in the management of bio diversity and bio resources/A. Gopalam P.V.R.M. Reddy and T. Madhavi. 20. International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) Scope and provisions/Anishettyy N. Murthi K.S. Varaprasad and N. Sivaraj. 21. Institutional intervention in the planning and utilisation of natural resources/M. Chinnadurai and S.R. Subramanian. 22. IPR Issues in the conservation and maintenance of biodiversity/J.P. Mishra. 23. Economic evaluation of bio diversity concepts and methods/G.P. Reddy. Biological diversity is fundamental to agriculture and food production. From the millions of genes that serve as life's building blocks to thousand of plants and animals that inhabitat the earth to almost limitless combinations or organisms that make up natural ecosystems. Biodiversity makes essential contribution to feed the millions of population of the world. India is blessed with varied biodiversity possesses wealth of flora and fauna and is fortunately endowed with a wide range of agro climatic conditions that support growth of equally diverse range of plant and animal species. Conservation of these resources is important considering their strategic importance for complimentary economic growth and prosperity. This book describing the plant animal and marines and microbial biodiversity in India is a resource document for the policy planners administrators scientists and researchers who consider this vast resource subscribing for country's economic development. The international treaty and the corresponding Indian laws drive towards for the legal implications and institutional arrangements of biodiversity and bio conservation. 422 pp.…

Contents Preface 1 Biodiversity and conservation of marine bioresourcesS Kannaiyan and K Venkataraman 2 Marine actinobacteria - the boundary microorganismsK Sivakumar Maloy Kumar Sahu T Thangaradjou and L Kannan 3 An introduction to the sea grass resourcesL Kannan and T Thangaradjou 4 Coastal and marine living resources of IndiaJRB Alfred and K Venkataraman 5 Marine faunal diversity of IndiaK Venkataraman and JRB Alfred 6 Indian coral reefs functions threats and management issuesRajkumar Rajan R Jeyabaskaran and K Venkataraman 7 Corals of IndiaJRB Alfred and K Venkataraman 8 Management strategies for corals of IndiaJRB Alfred and Ch Satyanarayana 9 Overview of marine fauna of Chennai coastK Venkataraman 10 Marine sponges of IndiaG Sivaleela and K Venkataraman 11 Coral reef fishes of IndiaG Gopakumar and Molly Vargese 12 Biodiversity of commercially important crustaceans in gulf of MannarK Venkataramani B Sundaramoorthy and P Jawahar 13 Conservation of syngnathid biodiversity along the Tamilnadu coastS Rajagopal S Dhanya and A Murugan 14 Role of marine biodiversity and its effect on fish productionM Sakthiivel 15 Biodiversity of brackish water areas of India--conservation status and researchable issuesCP Rangaswamy and AG Ponniah 16 Applications of informatics ins marine biodiversity conservation in the Indian contextCT Achuthan Kutty and Aditya Kakodkar 17 Sea snakes distribution habitat feeding strategies and threatsPadmanaban C Venkatraman and K Venkataraman 18 Coastal birds of IndiaC VenkatramanMarine environments encompass an impressive diversity of ecosystem and habitats Coral reefs among the planets largest and older structures created by living organisms are home to dense concentrations of species and complex webs of interspecies interactions Though the species diversity in these ecosystems is relatively less they are important in terms of fisheries and other ecosystem services They provide shoreline stability in the case of mangroves and sustenance of endangered species like the dugongs in the case of sea grass beds jacket 252 pp. figs, tables (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Bioresources Technology for Sustainable Agriculture is aimed to utilize the current knowledge on the biological resources for sustainable agricultural system. Several leading senior scientists have contributed papers pertaining bioresource utilization. It is time to exploit and utilize the biological resources or biological wealth for the benefit of the human life and welfare. The biological resources are cost effective, efficient, environmentally safe, economically viable and ecologically sound but it is very important to utilize the biological resources for productive purpose. The book covers wide range of important topics such as composting coir pith, insects control by neem products, biological fertilizers, biomanure value of viscose factory waste, agricultural wastes utilization, oil palm waste utilization and green manures for crop production etc. and these technology oriented issues would play a key role in boosting the crop production systems in sustainable agriculture.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. On the eve of the twenty first century, the challenge for the global community is not to save biodiversity for its own sake, but to ensure that biodiversity is management and used sustainably and equitably for the human development. Being brought out in two volumes, they examine the various aspects of forest biodiversity with special focus on the species composition, species diversity, dominance, reproductive biology and a crystal clear paper on the exploitation, conservation and management of Biodiversity resources. The reader could get a vast knowledge on the basic aspects of the importance of Biodiversity and its conservation. Exclusive paper are presented in these volumes with particular reference to medicinal plants and its conservation. The chapters dealing with medicinal plants includes the distribution pattern of the endemic medicinal plants, genetic diversity among the medicinal plants, threats to the valuable traditional plant community and traditional knowledge systems on the medicinal plants. VAM fungal association on shrubs and trees and its crucial role in the recycling of nutrients in the biodiversity has been dealt exuberantly. Some of the papers give a detailed account of the diversity of birds and animal. The role of Sacred Groves in the conservation of forest biodiversity and the sustainable use of NTFP from the forests gives the readers an excellent platform to gain knowledge on the above two. Finally, with regards to the management of forest biodiversity, exclusive papers on the topics of PBR, IPR, Socio- economic aspects and policy options for the conservation of forest biodiversity are elaborately disused. The emerging field of biodiversity is filled with full of challenges, opportunities and provides potential for the upcoming aspiring students, scholars and researchers. (jacket).…

Zustand: New. Aims to cover the basic issues in Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF), such as physiology, biochemistry and molecular genetics of nitrogen fixation, role of signal molecules and host gene expression in nodulation and nitrogen fixation for an understanding of these processes in symbiotic nitrogen fixing systems. Editor(s): Kannaiyan, Sadasivam. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MZM; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 895. . 2002. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Contents Foreword Preface 1 Genetically modified GM crops and biosafety 2 Biosafety and cartagena protocol 3 Genetically modified beneficial organisms and their interaction with the environment 4 Genetically modified organism and biosafety 5 Transgenic and biosafety 6 Prospects and challenges of genetically modified organisms and biosafety with special reference to forestry and agriculture 7 Mass culture and molecular approaches of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and its role in biotechnology 8 Biofortification through genetic engineering - the case for phytoferritins for human nutritional and health benefits with a cautionary note on the possible environmental impacts of GMOs on biodiversity 9 Agricultural biotechnology - biosafety issues and concerns 10 Genetically modified horticultural crops 11 Prospects of Bt cotton in India - an overview 12 General features of risk assessments of genetically modified crops - an overview 13 Developing low phytate maize for bioavailability of micronutrients 14 Importance of GM crops in modern days 15 Influence of genetically modified trees on global forest biodiversity 16 Proteomics and transcriptomics in understanding drought responsiveness in rice 17 Stem cell research potential uses and ethics 18 Genetically modified animals generation applications hazards and biosafety 19 Insect transgenesis generation applications and risks 20 Biosafety guidelines recommended for animal cell culture laboratories 21 Private public interface in bio safety in India - role of public participation 250 pp. figs, tables (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. Considering the Agro-biodiversity as one of the richest national resource in country's economy. Strategic attempt for conforming unforeseen vagaries of climate and building block for developing varieties of plants and animal species with multiutility dimensions, it is much needed option for developing a suitable knowledge base. National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai organized a National Conference on agro-Biodiversity in Chennai from February 12-17, 2006. Researchers, Academicians, Policy Planners, and Administrators presented their view point on current status and future prospects of taking advantage of this resource. This vicarious knowledge resource will have high exploitation value for protecting and conserving the dwindling wealth, the country can boost of. The proceedings of this Conference are brought out in three distinct volumes. Vol. I: Is devoted to the description of genetic biodiversity, collection, conservation and evaluation of Rice, Sorghum, Oilseeds options including Rapeseed, Coconut, Cotton, Sugarcane, Potato, Tuber Crops cultivars from different ecosystems. Application of biotechnology in conservation and utilization of plant biodiversity has been aptly portrayed. Vol. II: Deals with soil resources and microbial diversity which include soil biodiversity and sustainability parameters, rehabilitation options of salt, lands, land resource planning, nutrient management, conservation technologies, management of biodiversity of microbes and weeds, biodiversity of Rhizobium and microflora and other related topics. Vol. III: Deals with retrospect and prospects of taxonomy of insects and predators, dimensions of biodiversity in insect and pest in crop ecosystems, plantations and forests besides other similar articles of varied interest. …