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Plant gene silencing through RNA interference can be used to improve industrial traits, adding nutritional benefits, removing allergens and other valuable factors for consumers, and to protect plants against bacterial and viral pathogens, weeds and pests. This is the first book to combine the biological phenomenon and the practical applications.

Urban agriculture is crucial to the environmental sustainability of cities, but the issues facing cities in the global north and south have been seen as unlinked. This book brings together evidence from both areas to highlight the interconnectedness and the contribution to social justice.

This interdisciplinary, full-colour textbook describes microbial contaminants from plants, fungi and animal products that are potential risks to humans, reviewing their origin, risk, prevention and control. Using models to explain concepts, it shows interactions between humans moving food through global systems and impacts on microbial food safety.

This book describes lessons learnt from an innovative scheme in India that improved yields in drylands. It shows how the scheme can be scaled up for other Dryland regions of the world. The scheme uses localised soil nutrient analyses to create an integrated, climate-smart fertilizer and planting plan that maximises yields for farmers.

This book presents consumer-related topics from both theoretical and practical approaches to building and examining the theory of how consumers think and act within the context of tourism consumption.

This book describes the application of a wide variety of mathematical modelling techniques used to help carry out crucial tasks and decision making in farm management.

A companion to "Tropical Fruit Flies of South-East Asia (Tephritidae: Dacinae)", this book provides fully-illustrated keys for the identification of all currently-known Dacinae fruit flies. Focusing on south-east Asian fauna, it aims to help prevent these pests being introduced to new geographical areas using simple identification information.

This book on insecticidal toxins from natural sources is a complete review of the subject. Containing 500 chemical structures, it examines toxins from sources such as plants, microorganisms and marine flora and fauna and includes chapters on bioassays, concepts of insecticidal activity, structure activity relationships and commercial aspects.

This book provides a timely update on the recent progress in our knowledge of all aspects of plant perception, signalling an adaptation to a variety of environmental stresses. It covers in detail areas such as drought, salinity, temperature and pH extremes, waterlogging, oxidative stress and pathogens.

This highly illustrated reference work provides comprehensive coverage of the taxonomy, botany, chemistry, functional properties, medicinal uses, culinary uses and safety issues relating to over 250 species of herbs and spices.

This book provides an overview of all documented releases of exotic (non-European) invertebrate biological control agents (IBCAs) into the environment in Europe and summarizes key information on the target species as well as on the biological control agent released.

This book distils the major themes of current debate into one volume edited by international experts. Issues covered include tail docking, pet obesity, isolation vs. group aggression, neutering feral cats and the need to conserve wildlife habitats in the face of wild animal overpopulation.

Providing a critical evaluation of the management strategies involved in ecologically-based pest management, this book presents a balanced overview of environmentally safe and ecologically sound approaches and also provides a multidisciplinary and multinational perspective on integrated pest management.

Throughout the world cotton is broadly adapted to growing in temperate, sub-tropical, and tropical environments, but growth may be challenged by future climate change. This review provides details for the formation of robust frameworks to evaluate the impact of projected climatic changes and highlights the risks and opportunities with adaptation.

Big Data has the power to change all aspects of agriculture, environmental protection and healthcare, especially in developing countries, by allowing new levels of analysis and tailoring of impacts. The capacity to develop infrastructure and the practical implications of data security are examined in depth.

This book explores current threats to, and consequences of, climate change on existing tourism coastal destinations. With a theoretical platform it addresses topics such as sustainability, tourism impacts, governance trade and innovation. Case studies from all regions of the world (Europe, The Americas, Asia, Africa and Australasia) are included.

This book addresses agri-entrepreneurship in conflict and transitional regions, focusing on small agri-business and farms within communities where individuals face conflicts which impact upon their business growth cycle and economic security.

Marketing and management processes are especially intricate for the rural business setting due to the assortment of different business opportunities. This important new textbook examines key issues, discusses strategies for growth and uses a mix of case studies and theoretical content across developed and developing countries.

Marketing and management processes are especially intricate for the rural business setting due to the assortment of different business opportunities. This important textbook examines key issues, discusses strategies for growth and uses a mix of case studies and theoretical content across developed and developing countries.

Comprehensive and extensively illustrated, this book accumulates years of practical knowledge when dealing with injured birds of prey. It outlines everything from handling and the intake examination through to practical procedures and the treatment of a range of conditions and injuries, as well as advice on housing, rehabilitation and release.

This book demonstrates current knowledge on Visitor Management and provides insight into conceptual issues.

This book covers ideological motives and religious perceptions behind travel to sites. Beginning with contemporary perspectives of pilgrimage, it then discusses management aspects such as logistics, infrastructure, malevolent behaviour and evangelical volunteers, and provides practical applications, models and illustrations to aid understanding.

This book collates and reviews recent advances in the microbial metabolism of amino acids, emphasizing diversity - in terms of the range of organisms under investigation and their natural ecology - and the unique features of amino acid metabolism in bacteria, yeasts, fungi, protozoa and nematodes.

Developed from the successful Portuguese textbook Teoria do Turismo, Tourism Theory provides clear and thorough coverage of all aspects of tourism theory for students and researchers of tourism. It examines general concepts in tourism; disciplines and topics; the tourist; intermediation, distribution and travel; and the tourism destination.

This book includes up-to-date information on all aspects of strawberry cultivation from plant propagation, architecture, genetic resources, breeding, abiotic stresses and climate change, to evolving diseases and their control. It is written by an international team of specialists and covers current knowledge and emerging challenges.

This text describes the limitations of experiment design involving different ingredients, and the characterization of experimental diets including ingredient selection, composition and the minimum proximate analysis required. It details measurements and the tools available for understanding data sets, data analysis and publication of research.

This book integrates science and business to provide an introduction and an insider view of intellectual property issues within the biotech industry. Broad in scope, this book covers key principles in pharmaceutical, industrial and agricultural biotechnology within four sections.

This short and practical book gives practitioners in landscape design the basic horticultural knowledge and concepts needed to understand the limits of the 'material' they are working with. From specification to planting, it provides concrete advice along with practical examples for each stage of a typical project.

Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation. This book reviews research and development initiatives in Africa aimed at building resilient farming systems. It summarises the status of conservation agriculture today, discusses prospects for future development and provides case studies showing its performance in Africa.

This book approaches special interest tourism from the perspective of both supply and demand, and has a clear, user-friendly structure. Covering the practical applications of research and the key emerging issues for royal, dark, festival, slow and pro-poor tourism among others, it includes case studies by international academics and practitioners.