Download or read book Engineering Plants for Agriculture written by Pamela C. Ronald and published by Perspectives Cshl. This book was released on 2019 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture plays a vital role supporting human life on Earth but faces significant challenges because of population growth, plant pathogens, and climate change. Genetic engineering of crops promises to increase food yields, create drought- and pest-resistant crops, and improve nutrition in the developing world. Written and edited by experts in the field, this collection from Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology examines the molecular bases of different plant characteristics and how they can be manipulated genetically using modern molecular biological techniques. The contributors review recent advances in our understanding of plant plasticity, circadian rhythms, stomatal development, inflorescence architecture, symbiotic phosphate acquisition, and specialized plant metabolism and discuss how this knowledge might be used to boost yields, improve tolerance to pathogens and environmental stress, and enhance nutritional content. Several chapters are devoted to the development of specific genetically modified plants (e.g., disease-resistant cassava and submergence-tolerant rice) and their agronomic and socioeconomic impacts. The generation of blight-resistant American chestnut trees--the first bioengineered plants developed with the goal of ecological restoration--is also described. This volume is therefore an essential read for all plant biologists, geneticists, and engineers interested in addressing agricultural as well as environmental challenges.
Download or read book Computer Vision Based Agriculture Engineering written by Han Zhongzhi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, computer vision is a fast-growing technique of agricultural engineering, especially in quality detection of agricultural products and food safety testing. It can provide objective, rapid, non-contact and non-destructive methods by extracting quantitative information from digital images. Significant scientific and technological advances have been made in quality inspection, classification and evaluation of a wide range of food and agricultural products. Computer Vision-Based Agriculture Engineering focuses on these advances. The book contains 25 chapters covering computer vision, image processing, hyperspectral imaging and other related technologies in peanut aflatoxin, peanut and corn quality varieties, and carrot and potato quality, as well as pest and disease detection. Features: Discusses various detection methods in a variety of agricultural crops Each chapter includes materials and methods used, results and analysis, and discussion with conclusions Covers basic theory, technical methods and engineering cases Provides comprehensive coverage on methods of variety identification, quality detection and detection of key indicators of agricultural products safety Presents information on technology of artificial intelligence including deep learning and transfer learning Computer Vision-Based Agriculture Engineering is a summary of the author's work over the past 10 years. Professor Han has presented his most recent research results in all 25 chapters of this book. This unique work provides students, engineers and technologists working in research, development, and operations in agricultural engineering with critical, comprehensive and readily accessible information. It applies development of artificial intelligence theory and methods including depth learning and transfer learning to the field of agricultural engineering testing.
Download or read book Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology written by Harry Field and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-06-06 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this book exposes the reader to a wide array of engineering principles and their application to agriculture. It presents an array of more or less independent topics to facilitate daily assessments or quizzes, and aims to enhance the students' problem solving ability. Each chapter contains objectives, worked examples and sample problems are included at the end of each chapter. This book was first published in the late 60's by AVI. It remains relevant for post secondary classes in Agricultural Engineering Technology and Agricultural Mechanics, and secondary agriculture teachers.
Download or read book Introduction to Agricultural Engineering written by Howard Franklin McColly and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Agricultural Engineering written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology written by Harry L. Field and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this book exposes the reader to a wide array of engineering principles and their application to agriculture. It presents an array of more or less independent topics to facilitate daily assessments or quizzes, and aims to enhance the students' problem solving ability. Each chapter contains objectives, worked examples and sample problems are included at the end of each chapter. This book was first published in the late 60's by AVI. It remains relevant for post secondary classes in Agricultural Engineering Technology and Agricultural Mechanics, and secondary agriculture teachers.
Download or read book Introductory Farm Machinery and Equipments Engineering written by Amaresh Sarkar and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a guide book for B. Tech. / Diploma (Agricultural Engineering / Farm Machinery Engineering), B.Sc. (Agriculture / Horticulture)
Download or read book Innovative Biosystems Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture Forestry and Food Production written by Antonio Coppola and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of innovative biosystems engineering for sustainable agriculture, forestry and food production. Focusing on the challenges of implementing sustainability in various contexts in the fields of biosystems engineering, it shows how the research has addressed the sustainable use of renewable and non-renewable resources. It also presents possible solutions to help achieve sustainable production. The Mid-Term Conference of the Italian Association of Agricultural Engineering (AIIA) is part of a series of conferences, seminars and meetings that the AIIA organizes, together with other public and private stakeholders, to promote the creation and dissemination of new knowledge in the sector. The contributions included in the book were selected by means of a rigorous peer-review process, and offer an extensive and multidisciplinary overview of interesting solutions in the field of innovative biosystems engineering for sustainable agriculture.
Download or read book Emerging Technologies in Agricultural Engineering written by Megh R. Goyal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers an array of issues on emerging agricultural engineering and technology, featuring new research and studies. The volume is broken into three parts: emerging technologies, energy management in agriculture, and management of natural resources, in which particular attention is paid to water management, a necessary consideration for successful crop production, especially in water-scarce regions. Topics include: alleviating drainage congestion solar energy for agriculture anaerobic digestion by inoculation with compost self-propelled inter-cultivators agrobiodiversity watershed development and management This volume offers academia, engineers, technologists, students, and others from different disciplines information to gain knowledge on the breadth and depth of this multifaceted field of agricultural engineering. There is an urgent need to explore and investigate the current shortcomings and challenges of the current innovations and challenges.
Download or read book Biorenewable Resources written by Robert C. Brown and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biorenewable Resources: Engineering New Products from Agriculture, 2nd Edition will provide comprehensive coverage of engineering systems that convert agricultural crops and residues into bioenergy and biobased products. This edition is thoroughly updated and revised to better serve the needs of the professional and research fields working with biorenewable resource development and production. Biorenewable resources is a rapidly growing field that forms at the interface between agricultural and plant sciences and process engineering. Biorenewable Resources will be an indispensable reference for anyone working in the production of biomass or biorenewable resources.
Download or read book Agricultural Engineering written by and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agricultural Engineering Soil Mechanics written by E. McKyes and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to classical soil mechanics and foundation engineering, and applies these principles to agricultural engineering situations. Theoretical design formulae are given, plus tables and graphs dealing with bearing capacity factors, wall pressure factors, soil cutting numbers and soil mechanical properties. Many example problems of design and analysis are solved in the text, and there are unsolved problems given for each chapter.The text begins with descriptions of soil origins and classification systems, including agricultural classification schemes, and then introduces classical concepts of soil strength and strength measurement techniques in the laboratory and in the field. Soil mechanics is applied to the design of shallow foundations, and the design formulae as well as tables of bearing capacity factors for design use are provided. New research and design findings in the specialized area of tall and heavy farm silos are also given, in addition to deep pile foundation design for heavy structures on very soft soils. Water flow in soils is treated, together with stability of ditch bank slopes and small earth dams, design of retaining walls and pressure pressures in bins and silos, soil erosion and protection methods, soil cutting and tillage design methods, soil compaction analysis, the use of geotextiles and problems of soil freezing.The book is directed primarily at professional university students in Agricultural Engineering, but will also be of interest to scientists working in other engineering branches, landscape architecture, soil physics and the like.
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Download or read book Genetic Engineering in Agriculture written by Miguel A. Altieri and published by Food First Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As debate rages over the costs and benefits of genetically engineered crops, noted agroecologist Miguel Altieri lucidly examines some of the issue's most basic and pressing questions: Are transgenic crops similar to conventionally bred crops? Are transgenic crops safe to eat? Does biotechnology increase yields? Does it reduce pesticide use? What are the costs to American farmers? Will biotechnology benefit poor farmers? Can biotechnology coexist with other forms of agriculture? What are the known and potential environmental and biological risks? What alternatives do we have to genetically modified crops?
Download or read book Biotech s Dictionary of Agriculture Engineering written by Dinesh Arora and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Unique Dictionary Of Agriculture Engineering And Technology Is An Essential Reference Book For All Students Of Agriculture In Pursuit Of Interview And Examination Success. It Covers The Whole Range Of Terms Related With Agricultural Engineering And Include Essential Entries From Such Fields As Agronomy, Hydrology, Instrumentation, Nuclear Agriculture, Sewerage, Wastewater Use, Plant Physiology, Soil Science, Ecology, Agricultural Economics, Meteorology, Soil Conservation, And Extension. Entries On Many Modern Field And Laboratory Techniques Are Also Included. Each Entry In This Dictionary Has Been Defined With Utmost Accuracy And Easy Readability To Be Readily Accessible For Students And Professionals In Agricultural Sciences. This Dictionary Achieves Its Purpose To Give You An Authoritative Sources To Which You Can Turn With Confidence For Meaning And Knowledge Of The Common, Specialised And Latest Terms Which Have Been Introduced With The Recent Development In Modern Agricultural Engineering.
Download or read book Basics of Agriculture for Engineers written by Rakesh Kumar Sharma and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
