Biocontrol Systems and Plant Physiology in Modern Agriculture (eBook, PDF)

Processes, Strategies, Innovations
Redaktion: Rojas, Romeo; Aguilar, Cristóbal Noé; Vidales Contreras, Juan Antonio; Martínez Ávila, Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe

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Produktbeschreibung

Focuses on new production alternatives that do not include pesticides, herbicides, and chemicals for food production and instead rely on biologically controlled systems of production. The book also relates advances in agricultural technologies that employ physiology of plants to know their resistance to different environments in agriculture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000565119
• Artikelnr.: 64216378

Autorenporträt

Romeo Rojas, PhD, is Professor at the School of Agronomy, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico, as well as Coordinator of the Research Center and Development for Food Industries. His research and teaching is in the area of foods, biotechnology, and agricultural sciences. Dr. Rojas is currently working on several research and collaboration projects funded by the Agricultural Secretariat of Mexico, National Forestry Commission, and the National Mexican Research Council. He has published over 20 original research papers in indexed journals and 16 book chapters and has participated in and contributed to over 50 scientific meetings. He is a member of the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering and other organizations. Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe Martínez Ávila, PhD, is Professor at the School of Agronomy, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, Mexico, specializing in research on foods, biotechnology, and agricultural sciences. Dr. Martínez Ávila has published 24 original research papers in indexed journals and 10 book chapters and has participated in and contributed to over 50 scientific meetings. He was named as an outstanding reviewer for journals such as Food Research International, Heliyon, LWT-Food Science and Technology, etc. He is a member of the National System of Researchers, Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and Mexican Association of Food Chemistry. Juan Antonio Vidales Contreras, PhD, has been a professor since 1985 at the Agronomy School, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, specializing in the field of environmental science and engineering. Currently, he is head of the graduate and research office. Dr. Vidales Contreras currently has developed more than 10 research projects funded by diverse local and national institutions. He has published over 58 original research papers on wastewater treatment and agricultural systems in indexed journals and three book chapters and has participated in and contributed to over 20 scientific meetings. Cristóbal Noé Aguilar, PhD, is Director of Research and Postgraduate Programs at the Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila, Mexico. Dr. Aguilar has published more than 160 papers in indexed journals, more than 40 articles in Mexican journals, and 250 contributions in scientific meetings. He has also published many book chapters, several Mexican books, four editions of international books, and more. He has been awarded several prizes and awards, the most important of which are the National Prize of Research 2010 from the Mexican Academy of Sciences; the Prize "Carlos Casas Campillo 2008" from the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering; National Prize AgroBiö2005; and the Mexican Prize in Food Science and Technology. Dr. Aguilar is a member of the Mexican Academy of Science, the International Bioprocessing Association, Mexican Academy of Sciences, Mexican Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and the Mexican Association for Food Science and Biotechnology. He has developed more than 21 research projects, including six international exchange projects.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: Biocontrol Systems: Processes and Strategies in Modern Agriculture
1. Botanical Compounds as Adjuvants: An Alternative to Reduce the Pesticide
Use 2. Customization of Bioreactor Technology for On-Site Production of
Biocontrol Agents 3. Fungal Biomass Supported on Polyurethane Shavings for
Removing the Dye Direct Black 38 4. Purpureocillium lilacinum: A Promising
Bionematicide for Sustainable Agriculture 5. Essential Oils: An Overview of
Extraction Methods, Applications, and Perspectives 6. Physical and Chemical
Water Quality from a Hybrid System for Wastewater Reclamation for
Agricultural Purposes PART II: Plant Physiology Innovations 7. Effect of
Films Based on Pectin-Hydroponic Mucilage on the Quality and Shelf Life of
Golden Apple 8. Vegetable Products from the Huasteca Potosina: A Healthy
and Sustainable Option 9. Strategies for the Recovery of Phytochemicals
from Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Cultivated in the Huasteca Potosina 10.
Effect of LED Light in Biomass Production and Presence of Metabolites in
Medicinal Plants 11. Innovation in Agriculture: A Review of Plant Factory
12. Sorghum and Aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) Interaction: Plant Physiology,
Breeding, and Molecular Overview 13. Effect of LED Light on Plants and
Microgreens Production in a Plant Factory System 14. New Trends in the
Analysis of Abiotic Stress Resistance in Corn: Selected Secondary
Metabolites