Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries

Sustainability is defined as the use of natural resources without risking their exploitation by future generations. Agriculture can only be considered as sustainable if it includes a suitable system …

This book provides detailed information on the influence of milk production conditions on cheese quality and cheese ripening; on biochemical reactions that occur during the ripening of the cheese as …

Nitrate and nitrite are two ions largely diffused in the environment because they take part in the nitrogen cycle. Moreover, a great part of atmospheric nitrogen may be oxidized to nitrite and nitrat …

Although over two thirds of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, more than 97% is ocean water which is too salty for human use or even for irrigation. Consequently, the freshwater is only 3% and …

This book compiles research summaries from a number of different focuses in the important field of environment and agriculture. …

Up-to-date information, knowledge and research in progress in scientific fields related to natural production of juvenile Atlantic salmon and some other ecologically similar fluvial salmonids is cont …

This volume contains 31 papers presented in three theme sessions by fisheries scientists from around the world at a Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ workshop in 1991. Papers presented address the …

This book present and discusses various topics in the study of international agricultural trade and development. Topics discussed include interactions between energy markets and agriculture in the U. …

Genetically engineered (GE) varieties with pest management traits became commercially available for major crops in 1996. More than 15 years later, adoption of these varieties by U.S. farmers is wides …

The federal crop insurance program is considered by many farmers and policy makers as the centerpiece of the farm safety net. The program makes available subsidized insurance policies for about 130 c …