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Improving poultry meat quality
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 299

Improving poultry meat quality

Considers the impact of dietary background and availability of key nutrients and micronutrients on poultry meat quality Reviews the key quality defects associated with poultry muscle development, including dorsal cranial myopathy (DCM), pale soft exudative (PSE) and intramuscular connective tissue (ICMT) Provides a detailed assessment of the individual quality traits consumer expectations are driven by (colour, texture and flavour)

Managing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 414

Managing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes

Provides a comprehensive overview of the key concepts in biodiversity management within agricultural landscapes Considers the role of farmers and rural communities in implementing ecological restoration practices Reviews the importance of habitat and animal rewilding in promoting biodiversity and other key ecosystem services

Understanding and optimising the nutraceutical properties of fruit and vegetables
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 347

Understanding and optimising the nutraceutical properties of fruit and vegetables

Provides a comprehensive overview of the wealth of research on analysing, understanding and optimising the nutraceutical properties of fruit and vegetables, focussing primarily on phytochemicals/phytochemical compounds Reviews the current research on mechanisms of action and the potential role of key phytochemical compounds, such as antioxidants and flavonoids, in preventing the onset of chronic diseases Explores current advances in understanding and improving the nutraceutical properties of key horticultural crops, including apples, cranberries, broccoli and other brassicas

Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 275

Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming

Reviews recent advances in understanding pollination dynamics and the role of plant-pollinator relationships in agro-ecosystems Provides a comprehensive assessment of the major threats to economically important pollinators, including the impact of climate change and pest and disease threat Explores best practices for the protection of key pollinators and the ecosystem services they deliver

Sustainable production and postharvest handling of avocado
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 290

Sustainable production and postharvest handling of avocado

Collates over 30 years’ worth of research into sustainable avocado production by one of the most prominent experts in the field Provides a comprehensive overview of the avocado supply chain and how key elements of this value chain can be optimised to improve avocado production Reviews the nutritional value and potential health benefits of avocado, as well as its application in medicine, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics

Advances in sustainable dairy cattle nutrition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 318

Advances in sustainable dairy cattle nutrition

Reviews advances in our understanding of key nutritional requirements (carbohydrate, protein, lipids) and their utilisation in dairy cattle production Considers how a greater understanding of dairy cattle nutrition could improve the sustainability of the dairy sector and reduce its contribution of GHG emissions to the atmosphere Assesses the development of alternative feed sources from agricultural co-products, including sources of fibre from fruit pulp, protein from distillers grains and starch from cereals

Advances in precision livestock farming
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 309

Advances in precision livestock farming

Provides a comprehensive review of the recent developments in precision livestock technologies, from wearable sensors, to thermal imaging techniques Covers the latest research on the application of precision livestock technologies in monitoring livestock health Highlights the potential of precision livestock technologies to reduce the environmental impact of livestock production

Microbial bioprotectants for plant disease management
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 497

Microbial bioprotectants for plant disease management

A comprehensive review of the recent developments in microbial bioprotectants Covers key classifications of bioprotectants: bacterial (e.g. Bacillus spp.), fungal (e.g. Trichoderma spp.), and viral (e.g. bacteriophages) Discusses the general issues that arise with the use of key bioprotectants throughout agriculture (e.g. risk of development of resistance against bioprotectants)

Achieving sustainable turfgrass management
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 520

Achieving sustainable turfgrass management

Reviews the impact of climate change on the increasing threat of biotic and abiotic stresses to the turfgrass industry, as well as the challenge of treating diseased turf in the face of fungicide resistance Considers the development of alternative, more sustainable management practices that utilise and/or optimise fewer agricultural outputs, such as fertilisers, pesticides and fuel to power agricultural machinery Provides a selection of case studies that detail the establishment of good turfgrass management and maintenance in a variety of environments (golf courses, athletic fields, sports pitches, arid environments)

Improving soil health
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 328

Improving soil health

Assesses the viability of management strategies implemented to improve soil health, e.g. intercropping and zero tillage Provides a comprehensive coverage of the dimensions of soil health Reviews the role of organic and other amendments in improving soil health