Crop Science Books

New and Published Books

1. Agriculture in Brazil Yearbook 2011

   Brazil Agrianual

   By Agra FNP Research

   A comprehensive and unique data source on Brazilian agriculture, this annually published volume covers all economical aspects of the industry in fine detail. It represents the dynamics of the sector, dimensions of the activities involved, and their profitability. Providing data on crop areas,...

   Published December 21st 2011 by CRC Press
2. Honey Bee Colony Health

   Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

   Edited by Diana Sammataro, Jay A. Yoder

   Series: Contemporary Topics in Entomology

   Modern commercial beekeeping has changed from primarily honey production to crop pollination. With this change has come extraordinary stress—colonies are moved multiple times a year, increasing their exposure to diseases, parasites, and hive pests. Antibiotics and acaricides are being applied more...

   Published November 16th 2011 by CRC Press
3. Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Cucurbits

   Edited by Yi-Hong Wang, T. K. Behera, Chittaranjan Kole

   The last two decades has been the most exciting period in cucurbit genetic, genomic, and breeding research especially for cucumber, melon, and watermelon. In addition, cucumber became the first cucurbit to be sequenced, after other field crops such as rice, sorghum, soybean, and...

   Published November 10th 2011 by Science Publishers
4. Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Cool Season Grain Legumes

   Edited by Marcelino Perez de la Vega, Ana Maria Torres, Jose Ignacio Cubero, Chittaranjan Kole

   Series: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Crop Plants

   Cool season grain legumes including pea, faba bean, lentil, chickpea, and grass pea are extensively grown in many parts of the world. They are a primary source of proteins in human diet. This volume deals with the most recent advances in genetics, genomics, and breeding of these crops. The "state...

   Published September 25th 2011 by Science Publishers
5. Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement

   Medicinal Plants, Volume 6

   Edited by Ram J. Singh

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Medicinal and Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles

   Medicinal Plants, Volume 6 of the Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement series summarizes landmark research and describes medicinal plants as nature’s pharmacy. Highlights Examines the use of molecular technology for maintaining authenticity and quality of plant-based...

   Published September 14th 2011 by CRC Press
6. Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Oilseed Brassicas

   Edited by Dave Edwards, Jacqueline Batley, Isobel Parkin, Chittaranjan Kole

   Series: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Crop Plants

   The book describes the history of Brassica oilseed crops, introduces the Brassica genome, its evolution, diversity, classical genetic studies, and breeding. It also delves into molecular genetic linkage and physical maps, progress with genome sequencing initiatives, mutagenesis approaches for trait...

   Published September 12th 2011 by Science Publishers
7. Top 100 Exotic Food Plants

   By Ernest Small

   Many edible plants considered exotic in the Western world are actually quite mainstream in other cultures. While some of these plants are only encountered in ethnic food markets or during travels to foreign lands, many are now finding their way onto supermarket shelves. Top 100 Exotic Food Plants...

   Published August 22nd 2011 by CRC Press
8. Pests and Pathogens: Management Strategies

   Edited by Vudem D. Reddy, Poduri N. Rao, Khareedu V. Rao

   The need and demand to feed the ever-increasing global population, pose major challenges for increasing crop productivity in eco-friendly manner. Cultivation of crops under input-intensive conditions resulted in enhanced vulnerability of the high-yielding cultivars to a multitude of pests and...

   Published July 11th 2011 by CRC Press
9. Transgenic Horticultural Crops

   Challenges and Opportunities

   Edited by Beiquan Mou, Ralph Scorza

   As the world debates the risks and benefits of plant biotechnology, the proportion of the global area of transgenic field crops has increased every year, and the safety and value continues to be demonstrated. Yet, despite the success of transgenic field crops, the commercialization of transgenic...

   Published June 14th 2011 by Taylor & Francis
10. Agricultural Acarology

    Introduction to Integrated Mite Management

    By Marjorie A. Hoy

    Written by a globally prominent entomologist, Agricultural Acarology: Introduction to Integrated Mite Management provides tools for developing integrated mite management programs for agriculture, including management of plant-feeding mites, mites attacking bees and livestock, and stored products....

    Published May 3rd 2011 by CRC Press