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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOLOGICAL,PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WATER SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENERGY SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INSTITUTIONAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TECHNOLOGY,INFORMATION, AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REVIEWS

The above simplified figure illuminates the essential interconnectedness of the sixteen component encyclopedias of EOLSS.

 In the real world, the various knowledge domains do not exist in isolation from each other. They form an integrated whole, with links in all directions. It is well known that all forms of human knowledge are inter-connected and inter-related. EOLSS mimics this complexity, the automatic inter-connectedness of the various subject categories facilitating navigation through the vast landscape of EOLSS knowledge. This provides the user with an effective and efficient tool to search, navigate and browse through each of the component encyclopedias, through any combination of the sixteen, or through the whole of EOLSS.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

SUBJECT  INDEX (partial listing)

MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, AND FISHERIES ENTERPRISES

biodiversity

development

enterprise

fisheries

food security

forestry

incentives

life-support

policy

regulations

rural

stakeholders

strategies

sustainable

Agriculture

ORGANIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, FISHERY, AND RURAL ENTERPRISES

culture

energy

environment

food

productivity

systems

technology

water

Resources

COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

biodiversity

common property

community

livelihoods

natural resource management

participation

tenure

TRADITIONAL AND SMALL FARMS

cooperatives

family farm

history

labor

origins

slavery

INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES

agriculture

canada

china

collective

cooperatives

credit union

dairy

india

israel

japan

kibbutz, moshav

milk

production cooperatives

rice

sugar

ukraine

wheat

MARKETING BOARDS: AN INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW

agricultural marketing

parastatals

state trading enterprises

statutory marketing authorities

Marketing boards

COLLECTIVE AND STATE ENTERPRISES IN AGRICULTURE

agriculture

collective farms

collectivization

cooperation

enterprise

fusion

individualization

organizational forms

privatization

state farms

CORPORATE CONCENTRATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN A GLOBAL FOOD INDUSTRY

agribusiness

corporate concentration

food retailing

supply chain

Food industry

PLANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

agroecosystems

biodiversity

environmental indicators

environmental sustainability

genetic resources

genetically modified organisms

integrated crop management

integrated pest management

nergy

nutrients

water

PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES

agriculture

centers of origin

cgiar

collections

disease resistance and epidemics

domestication

ex situ

farmers rights

genetic databases

genetic diversity and uniformity

genetic engineering

genetically modified organisms

global plan of action

in situ

intellectual property rights

ipgri

land races

nternational convention on biodiversity

plant breeders rights

plant genes

wild relatives

WATER MANAGEMENT

aquifer

hydrology

irrigation

salinization

soil

water

PLANT NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

crop removal

crop uptake

fertilizer

nitrogen

phosphorus

potassium

precision farming

soil

sulfur

MULTIPLE CROPPING SYSTEMS

conservation tillage

crops

lanting systems

multi-cropping

row crops

GREENHOUSE AND HYDROPONICS SYSTEMS

glasshouse hothouse

hydroponic

reenhouse

soil-less culture

tomato

vegetable

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

anemia

cattle

feedlots

food production

food security

global warming

grazing systems

human nutrition

ivestock revolution

livestock

livestock-environment interactions

manure

meat

mixed systems

pastoralism

pigs

poultry

reenhouse gases

sheep

GENETIC RESOURCES FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

animal germplasm

breed conservation and management

diversity

molecular genetic characterization

reed characterization

small ruminants

EXTENSIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: GRAZING MANAGEMENT ON RANGELANDS

carrying capacity

cattle

grazing

range livestock

sheep

stocking rate

wildlife

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN FEEDLOTS/LANDLESS SYSTEMS

animals

feedlots

health

landless systems

marketing

nutrition

waste disposal

livestock

LIVESTOCK DIVERSIFICATION: ISSUES AND TRENDS

antler

bison

deer

elk

game

reindeer

venison

wapiti

CONTROLLED ADAPTIVE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

conservation

controlled adaptive

design

ecosystem

land management

landscape architecture

landscape design

management

natural resources

planning

sustainable

INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

agroforestry

crops

integrated production

livestock

sylvopastoralism

systems

systems approach

BIOPARKS: INTEGRATED PRODUCTION/RECREATIONAL SYSTEMS

bio-diversity

carrying capacity

eco-systems

fauna

flora

herbivory

human

integrated

native wildlife

natural landscape

Bio-park

MANAGEMENT OF FORESTRY ENTERPRISES

cosystem management

decision making

forest management

forest policy

forest reserves

forest sustainability

globalization

landscape management

ntegrated management

plantations

silviculture

TRENDS IN RESOURCES PROVIDED BY FORESTS

economic growth

forest resources

global village

population

values

TRENDS IN OWNERSHIPS AND POLICIES RELATIVE TO FOREST RESOURCES

concessions

decentralization

institutions

markets

ownership trends

participation

privatization

regulations

tenure

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE FOREST RESOURCES

decision making

ecosystem management

even-aged

forest certification

plantations

production

protection

sustainable forestry

sustained yield

uneven-aged

zoning

forest management

SILVICULTURE AROUND THE WORLD: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS

complexity

forest exploitation

knowledge-based management

landscape management

stand dynamics

scale

silviculture

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: SUSTAINABILITY VS. REALITY

catch statistics

ecosystems

fish population dynamics

fishing effort

food webs

management

marine protected areas

overcapacity

ABORIGINAL FISHERIES ISSUES: THE WEST COAST OF CANADA AS A CASE STUDY

access

management authority

Pacific northwest

Potlatch

small-scale fisheries

subsistence

traditional ecological knowledge

Aboriginal rights

THE FISHING ENTERPRISE AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

competition

externalities

market and non-market values

open access

profit optimizing behaviour

property regimes

regulations

subsidies

FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY

agroecology

food security

sustainable agriculture

REGENERATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS

adapting to transitions

contextual analysis

industrial societies

local food policies

local food systems

post-fossil fuel societies

regenerative food systems

regional food systems

self-reliance.

socionatural framework

visioning

Human ecology

MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

somatotrophin

agrifood system

agroecosystem

CGIAR

Eutrophication

Global Warming.

IFOAM

IMPACT

TECHNOLOGIES FOR INCREASING FOOD PRODUCTION

Biopesticides

Breeding for Higher Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF)

Crop Cultivars

Disease Resistance

Heterosis

Hybridization

Insect Resistance

Marketing Infrastructure.

Pest Resistance

Weed Control

Food Production

ORIGINS OF PLANT AGRICULTURE AND MAJOR CROP PLANTS

biodiversity

center of domestication

Columbian exchange

crop dispersal

genetic bottleneck

domestication

DIVERSIFYING AGRICULTURE WITH ALTERNATIVE CROPS

canola

Fagopyrum esculentum

Leguminous plants

Pearl millet

Sunflower

sunn hemp.

Diversification

PRODUCTIVITY, EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCE OF CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

efficiency

food

productivity

resilience

sustainability

MEAT SCIENCE

carcass

cold-shortening

flavour

juiciness

muscle

muscle contraction

myoglobin

packaging

rigor mortis

tenderness

Meat

VETERINARY MEDICINE

animal

biomedical

complexity

disease

education

health

public

society

welfare

veterinary

METABOLIC DISORDERS OF DAIRY CATTLE

cattle

disease

disorder

metabolomics

metabolism

VETERINARY PATHOLOGY

gene revolution

genetic engineering

green revolution

Crop improvement

COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY-BASED APPROACHES TO VETERINARY DISEASES

animal disease

comparative immunology

control.

diagnosis

enzooses

prevention

transmission

zoonoses

animal defense mechanisms

VETERINARY MYCOLOGY

animal mycoses

animal pathogenic fungi

Ascomycota

aspergillosis

Basidiomycota

blastomycosis

candidiasis

chytridiomycosis

Chytridiomycota

coccidioidomycosis

cryptococcosis

dermatophytosis

emerging fungal diseases

Eumycota

histoplasmosis

Malassezia dermatitis and otis externa

mycotoxicosis

paracoccidioidomycosis

penicilliosis

sporotrichosis

teleomorph

zoonosis

zygomycosis

Zygomycota

Anamorph

BIOLOGY OF SELECT ZOONOTIC PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS

African trypanosomes

apicomplexa

Cryptosporidium

diagnosis

Eimeria

epidemiology

flagelates

Giardia

immune response

life cycle

pathology

Theileria

treatment

zoonosis.

protozoa

AN OVERVIEW OF THE FOOD SYSTEM

environmental policies

farming system

food processing system

food security

food system

foodborne illness

malnutrition

poverty

retail

sustainable agriculture

trade regulations

waste management.

Distribution

ENERGY USE IN PRODUCTION OF FOOD, FEED, AND FIBER

Agriculture

Biomass

Solar Energy

Sustainability

Alternative Energy

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION

biotech

chemicals

DNA

farming

land use

soil fertility

solar energy

water quality

Soil organisms

ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY USING EMERGY ANALYSIS

agricultural sustainability

alternative fuels

aquaculture

biofuels

emergy

energy analysis.

environmental accounting

food production

forestry

international trade models

Embodied energy

SOCIAL AND POLICY ISSUES OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

biotechnology

demand

demographic

economic

environment

food

future

insecurity

market

obesity

poverty

price

stages

standard model

structure

supply

technology

transition

trend

underdeveloped

agriculture

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

expert system

optimization

qualitative

quantitative

simulation

Decision support

SPATIAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL DATA

Expert Systems

Geospatial Data Development

Irrigation Water Management

Spatial Data

Spatial Soil and Plant Data

Yield Monitoring and Mapping

Precision Agriculture

DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS

database

information technology

physical property

precision agriculture

sensor

traceability

agricultural product

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS DESIGN INCLUDING BIOSTATISTICS

biostatistics

strategy

statistical analysis

DATA PRESENTATION SYSTEMS

drawing

graph

illustration

image

movie

Power Point®

presentation

text

Animation

CROP MODELS - IN OPEN FIELD

computer programming

crops

decision support

farm management

global climate change

mathematical modeling

policy planning.

Agronomy

CROP MODELS - WITHIN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT

crops

decision support

greenhouse

growth chambers

horticulture

life support

mathematical modeling

Computer programming

FOOD PROCESSING MODELS

IR heating

kinetics

Microwave heating

transport process

Food processing models

WATER RESOURCE MODELS

agrochemical

best management practice

flow-governing equations

hydrology

long-term continuous models

nonpoint source pollution

nutrients

pesticides

rainfall

reservoir

runoff

sediment

soil erosion

storm event models

sub-surface flow

water quality

water resource models

watershed

watershed-scale models.

Agriculture

AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGICAL MODELS

chilling units

dew point

evapotranspiration

growing degree units

insect heat units

leaf wetness

microclimate

photosynthetically active radiation

process models

soil moisture

solar radiation

Statistical models

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS METHODS FOR DATA FROM FIELD EXPERIMENTS

experimental design

geostatistics.

multivariate analysis

precision agriculture

remote sensing

sampling methods

soil and crop sensors

spatial and temporal variability

Field experiments

TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION IN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION

Dissemination

Telecommunication

Wireless Technology in Agriculture

Data Collection

FOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

food development issue

growth dynamic model

near-infrared spectroscopy

predictive microbiology

simulation

Non-destructive quality assessment

WATERSHED MODELING FOR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

agrochemical

BMP

hydrology

long-term continuous models

nonpoint source pollution

nutrients

pesticides

rainfall

reservoir

runoff

sediment

soil erosion

storm event models

sub-surface flow

water quality

water resource management

water resource models

watershed

watershed-scale models.

Agriculture

METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTING FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

climatological forecasts

evapotranspiration.

humidity

meteorological forecasts

operational forecasts

precipitation

soil moisture

tactical forecasts

temperature

wind solar radiation

strategic forecasts

CURRENT USE AND PROSPECTS OF INFORMATICS IN MODELING, ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

distributed modeling

informatics

natural resource management

Web-GIS

PUBLIC REGULATION IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE: GOALS, CONSTRAINTS, POLICIES, INSTRUMENTS, AND TRADE

agriculture

border measures

domestic policy

trade policy

Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture.

World Trade Organization

Food

PUBLIC REGULATION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

degradation

depletion

emission trading

externalities

government

infrastructure

property rights

public goods

regulations

welfare economics

FARM PRICE AND INCOME SUPPORT MECHANISMS

agriculture

commodity programs

commodity reserves

consumer surplus

crop

deadweight cost

direct payments

economic surplus

farm

income

income stabilization

insurance

mandatory controls

political economics

price stabilization

price supports

producer surplus

risk

support

voluntary controls

welfare economics

INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND POLICIES AFFECTING AGRICULTURE: PRESERVING FARMLAND

agriculture

conservation

degradation

depletion

erosion

farmland

institutions

organizations

policies

preservation

soil

sustainable agriculture

INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND POLICIES AFFECTING AGRICULTURE: PROTECTING FAMILY FARMS, SPECIES, AND FOOD AND WATER SAFETY

agriculture

chemicals

endangered species

family farms

genetically enhanced organisms

institutions

organizations

pathogens

policies

regulation

INSPECTION, QUARANTINE AND QUALITY CONTROL

food safety

genetically modified organisms

quarantine

SPS measures

technical barriers

Inspection

VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH: AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

food safety

inspection

quarantine

veterinary public health

wto

INTERNATIONAL POLICIES TO CONTROL PLANT AND ANIMAL DISEASES

agricultural trade

disease control

non-tariff barriers

risk analysis

sps agreement

wto

INTERNATIONAL FOOD INSPECTION

benefit-cost analysis

food safety

inspection

precautionary principle

regulatory decision making

risk analysis

sanitary and phytosanitary standards

LAND MANAGEMENT AND PROPERTY RIGHTS

common property

intellectual property rights

land reform.

Property rights

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AS BARRIERS TO SUSTAINABILITY

Barriers to sustainability.

Constraints

Policy regimes

Sustainability

Agriculture

LAND OWNERSHIP AND PROPERTY RIGHTS

land markets

land policy

land reform

land tenure

land titling

property rights

VALUATION AND OWNERSHIP OF GENETIC RESOURCES IN AGRICULTURE

crop varieties

economic values

germplasm

intellectual property rights

research models

seed banks

PATENTS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

efficiency

incentives

innovation

invention

market failure

monopoly

property rights

public good

second best

FOOD SECURITY AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION

agricultural trade

china

developing countries

exchange rate

food security

food supply and demand

gatt

india

interventions

market access

simulation models

specific-factor trade models.

tariffication

taxes

value added

EXCHANGE RATE IMPACTS ON THE COMPOSITION OF AGRICULTURAL TRADE

agricultural trade

exchange rates

intermediate goods

simulation models

specific-factor trade models

value added

PRICE, IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TAXATION POLICIES

common agricultural policy

floor and ceiling prices

gate price

generalized agreement on tariff and trade

intervention

loan deficiency payments

market access

nominal protection rate

price stabilization band

producer and consumer subsidy equivalents

protection

quotas

sanitary and phytosanitary agreement.

standard import price

state trading enterprises

subsidies

tariff rate quota

tariffication

tariffs

taxes

uruguay round agreement in agriculture

variable levy

FOOD SECURITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CASE STUDY FOR INDIA

demand estimation by income groups

developing countries

engle equation

food demand and supply

food security

india

quintile

rural and urban demand estimation

self-sufficiency

AGRICULTURAL AND MOLECULAR GENETIC APPROACHES TO IMPROVING NUTRITION AND PREVENTING MICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION GLOBALLY

agricultural systems

bioavailability

essential trace elements

food crops

food systems

genetic modification

human health

human nutrition

intervention strategies

iodine

iron

iron deficiency anemia

nutrient output

nutritional quality

nutritional traits

plant breeding

vitamin a

zinc

GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF MICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION AND IMPACTS ON THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN

antioxidant enzymes

breast-feeding

cretinism

folate

goiter

HIV/AIDS

infant

iodine

iron

Kaschin-Beck disease

Keshan disease

malnutrition

selenium

trace elements

vitamin A

vitamins

xerophthalmia

zinc

Childhood diseases

IRON NUTRITION IN MAN: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON IRON DEFICIENCY AND MALNUTRITION

anaemia

bioavailability

deficiency

diet

global perspectives

malnutrition

iron

GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF ZINC DEFICIENCY IN HUMANS: ITS RELATIONS TO MALNUTRITION AND STRATEGIES FOR ITS PREVENTION

bioavailability

deficiency

deficiency

developing countries

diet

fortification

growth

malnutrition

nutrition

phytate

supplementation

trace-elements

zinc

GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF SELENIUM AND ITS RELATION TO HUMAN HEALTH

apoptosis

cancer

carcinogenesis

cardiomyopathy

chemoprevention

immune system

kaschin-beck disease

keshan disease

methylselenocysteine

methylselenol

selenide

selenite

selenium

selenocysteine

selenoenzymes

selenomethionine

GLOBAL IMPORTANCE OF VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY IN HUMANS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO MALNUTRITION

AIDS

anemia

breast feeding

-carotene

carotenoids

diarrheal disease

dietary improvement

epithelial integrity

fortification

HIV

infection

lutein

malaria

malnutrition

measles

respiratory disease

retinol

supplementation

vitamin A deficiency

weaning foods

Vitamin A

EXPERIENCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPLEMENTATION OF IODINE IN IRRIGATION WATER AS A PRACTICAL AGRICULTURAL APPROACH TO REDUCE IODINE DEFICIENCY

cretinism

environmental supplementation

idd

infant mortality

iodine deficiency

irrigation

livestock production

mental development

micronutrients

thyroid

COMMUNITY-CENTERED FOOD-BASED STRATEGIES FOR ALLEVIATING AND PREVENTING MALNUTRITION

agricultural development

community centred approaches

community participation

food security

food-based strategies

micronutrients

Nutrition

IMPROVING THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF MAIZE AND WHEAT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

human nutrition

iron

maize

micronutrient malnutrition

north africa

sub-saharan africa

west asia

wheat

zinc

IMPROVING MICRONUTRIENT VALUE OF RICE THROUGH BREEDING

anemia

breeding

genetics

iron

micronutrient deficiency

rice

zinc

IMPROVEMENT OF COMMON BEAN FOR MINERAL NUTRITIVE CONTENT AT CIAT

inheritance

iron nutrition

legumes

plant breeding

tannins

zinc nutrition

CLASSICAL BREEDING TO IMPROVE VEGETABLE VITAMIN AND PROVITAMIN CONTENT

arrot

ascorbates

breeding

carotenoids

cucurbit

folates

genetics

pepper

tomato

vitamins

THE ECONOMICS OF PLANT BREEDING AS AN AGRICULTURAL STRATEGY FOR REDUCING MICRONUTRIENT MALNUTRITION

anti-nutrients

bioavailability

cost-effectiveness

hitters

iron

micronutrients

plant breeding

seed viability and vigor

trace minerals

vitamins

zinc

zinc efficiency

INFLUENCE OF MINERAL FERTILIZERS ON NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF STAPLE FOOD CROPS

amino acids

bioactive substances

bioavailability

calcium

carbohydrates

carotenoids

fertilization

food crops

glucosinolates

heavy metals

iodine

iron

lipids

magnesium

minerals

nutritional quality

phytic acid

polyphenols

protein

selenium

sulfides

toxic substances

vitamins

zinc

AGRONOMIC APPROACHES FOR INCREASING IRON AVAILABILITY TO FOOD CROPS

agriculture

breeding

calcareous soils

chelates

fe-availability

fe-deficiency

fe-efficiency

fe-fertilizers

iron

organic fertilizers

phytosiderophores

plant nutrition

rhizosphere

siderophores

soil amendments

soil management

transgenic plants

AGRONOMIC APPROACHES TO INCREASING ZINC CONCENTRATION IN STAPLE FOOD CROPS

fertilization

maize

rice

seed nutrient content

wheat

zinc

AGRONOMIC APPROACHES TO INCREASE SELENIUM CONCENTRATION IN LIVESTOCK FEED AND FOOD CROPS

animal fodder.

bioavailability

field treatment

geographic distribution

human nutrition

plant uptake

Selenium

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES TO MINIMIZE NITRATE ACCUMULATION IN EDIBLE PARTS OF CROP PLANTS

chloride

food preparation

global radiation

harvesting

methemoglobinemia

N inorganic soil

N target value

nitrate reduction

nitrification inhibitor

nitrogen fertilizer rate

nitrogen form

nitrosamine

organic farming

osmotic regulation

temperature

variety

Cancer

PLANT BASED SOURCES OF PROTEINS AND AMINO ACIDS IN RELATION TO HUMAN HEALTH

amino acid requirements

biological value

cancer

cardiovascular disease

cereals

children

chronic diseases

developing countries

digestibility

legumes

meat

phytoestrogens

plant foods

vegetarianism

Dietary proteins

MOLECULAR GENETIC APPROACHES TO IMPROVE THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF STAPLE FOOD CROPS

carbohydrates

crop improvement

gene expression

genes

genetic engineering

genetic transformation

genome

lipids

metabolic pathways

minerals

nutraceuticals

nutrition

photosynthesis

plant biotechnology

plant breeding

plant metabolism

proteins

staple crops

transgenic plants

vitamins

MOLECULAR GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF PROTEIN QUALITY OF MAIZE

lysine

methionine

opaque-2

protein quality

quality protein maize

Maize

MOLECULAR BREEDING OF VEGETABLE CROPS FOR IMPROVED PROVITAMINE A CAROTENOID CONTENT

arabidopsis

carotenoid pathway

carrot

gene cloning

pepper

tomato

vegetables

breeding

GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF CEREALS WITH LOW PHYTIC ACID CONTENT

barley

Hordeum vulgare

inositol

maize

minerals

Oryza sativa

phosphorus

phytate

phytic acid

rice

utritional quality

Zea mays

IMPROVING THE PROTEIN CONTENT AND QUALITY OF TEMPERATE CEREALS: WHEAT, BARLEY AND RYE

barley

protein content

protein quality

rye

wheat

DEVELOPMENT OF IRON-RICH CROPS BY GENETIC ENGINEERING

bioavailability

ferritin

glutelin

iron accumulation

iron metabolism

seed specific promoter

ENGINEERING OF SEED QUALITY CHARACTERS IN LEGUMES

amino acid biosynthesis

antibodies

antigens

carbohydrate mobilization

enzymes

essential amino acids

gene transfer

grain legumes

methionine

nutritional value

phosphorus mobilization

phytofarming

storage proteins

NUTRITIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF USING ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL METHODS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

anti-nutritional factors

biodiversity

catch crops

nutrient imbalance

organic agriculture methods

plant derived vitamins

protein quality

subsistence agriculture

INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING SYSTEMS ON NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF FOOD

contaminants

conventional farming

feeding experiments

heavy metals

mycotoxins

nutrition

organic agriculture

picture-forming methods

quality

residues

DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR SOCIOECONOMIC AND NUTRITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA

constraints

diseases

insects

micronutrients

vegetables

DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

economic development

food supply

socio-cultural development

technological development

human development index

ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

agro-ecosystem

Biodiversity

ecosystem values

functional biodiversity

Ecology

SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRICULTURE

conservation

ecology

economy

energy

fertilizer use

irrigation

low-input farming

social

soil erosion

sustainability

tillage

water

Development

WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES, INCLUDING RECOVERY, AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

farmyard manure

feedstuffs

livestock husbandry

nutrient cycling

slurry

Sustainable agriculture

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY

biodiversity

control system

crop loss relationship

damage threshold

decision making

ecological interaction

epidemiology

forecast

host

monitoring

pesticides

pests

plant diseases

population dynamics

sampling

soil fertility

surveillance

weeds

sustainable agriculture

ETHICAL ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE

animal well-fare

ethics

intellectual property

livestock husbandry

moral philosophy

patenting

research

sustainable agriculture

Agricultural Ethics

SAFETY IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

biodiversity

biological wastes

biologically derived material

biosafety

environment

genetically modified organisms

occupational health

pesticide

Safe handling

SOIL AND ITS LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS

civilization

degradation

food security

global challenges

natural resources

soil chemistry

soil functions

soil microbiology

soil physics

soil processes

soil science

water quality

world population

fertility

soil

INTRODUCTION TO SOIL PHYSICS

bulk density

compaction

drainage

erosion

infiltration

interdisciplinary

irrigation

organic matter

porosity

soil temperature

soil texture

systems approach

water holding capacity

water use efficiency

Soil physics

SOIL BIOLOGY

bacteria

biological nitrogen fixation

bioremediation

carbon cycle

earthworms

fungi

microbial biomass

mycorrhizae

nematodes

nitrogen cycle

organic matter

protozoa

rhizosphere

Actinomycetes

SOIL GENESIS, CLASSIFICATION AND MAPPING

catena

diagnostic horizon (includes mollic, umbric, histic, argillic, oxic, spodic, natric)

drainage class

epipedon

geomorphology

gley

horizon (includes o, a, e, b, c, r) hydric

land use

morphology, paleosol

parent material

pedogenesis

pedology

pedon

profile

soil

soil carbon sequestration

soil classification

soil quality

soil taxonomy

solum

structure

topography

SOIL CLIMATOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY

atmosphere

moisture

radiation

temperature

water

wind

PLANT PROPAGATION

apomixes

automation

budding

cryopreservation

cuttings

graft incompatibility

grafting

micrografting

micropropagation

seed coating

seed priming

seed purity

seed vigor

seeds

somatic embryogenesis

tissue culture

FARM ANIMAL SCIENCE

farm animals

land use

meat consumption

omnivory

pathogens

population

protien source

vegetarianism

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY

dairy industry

increasing efficiency

influential factors

influential factors

WORLD BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION

beef

breeds

bull

calf

cattle

cow

heifer

meat

ruminant

steer

SHEEP PRODUCTION

breed types

sheep genetics

sheep production

OVERVIEW OF WORLD SWINE AND PORK PRODUCTION

breeds

genetics

nutrition

pigs

pork

production

swine

POULTRY PRODUCTS AS FOOD

chickens

domestication

ducks

egg production

poultry products

turkey production

turkeys

UNDOMESTICATED FOOD ANIMALS HUNTED AND USED FOR FOOD

animals Hunted

animals Used For Food

undomesticated

OTHER DOMESTICATED AND FARMED ANIMALS

acceptable food animals

enclosures

unconventional food

undomesticated

wild animals

VETERINARY MEDICINE: PREVENTING LIVESTOCK DISEASES, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE USA

African Swine Fever

Avian Influenza

Dairy Industry

Disease Control

Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Newcastle Disease

Swine Diseases

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

Food Safety

Public Health Issues

Theileriosis

Veterinary medicine

Wildlife Reservoirs.Disease Control Programs.

THE ROLE OF MEAT IN THE HUMAN DIET

food

health

meat

protein source

population

WATER UPTAKE BY PLANTS

aquaporin

axial flow

cohesion-tension theory

embolism

hydraulic conductivity

multi-force theory

pipe model

radial flow

reverse flow

root activity

root anatomy

root behavior

root distribution

root dynamics

root functioning

root permeability

root signaling

root structure

root system

sap flow

soil water

transpiration

tree capacitance

water content

water potential

water uptake

NATURE OF MINERAL NUTRIENT UPTAKE BY PLANTS

acid soils

calcareous soils

membrane transport proteins

mycorrhizae

nutrient uptake

phytoremediation

saline soils

TRANSPORT OF WATER AND NUTRIENTS IN PLANTS

carrier molecules

companion cell

phloem

sieve element

vascular system

xylem

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF NORTH AMERICA'S SOIL RESOURCES

Genetics

Global Food demands

iotechnology

Agriculture production

SUSTAINABLE SOIL USE IN TROPICAL SOUTH AMERICA, WITH EMPHASIS ON BRAZIL

savanna region

semiarid region

soil functions

sustainable soil

tropical,amazonian region

AGRICULTURAL SOILS IN EUROPE - SPECIAL DEMANDS RELATED TO INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE IN AN INDUSTRIALIZED ENVIRONMENT

atmospheric deposition

ecological agriculture

fertilizer

pesticides

political transition

soil acidification

soil compaction

soil contamination

soil erosion

soil sealing

xenobiotics

intensive agriculture

CAPACITY OF AFRICA'S SOILS TO SUSTAIN OR EXTEND CURRENT CROP AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Africa.

crop/livestock interactions

intensification

low-input farming

soil fertility depletion

Sustainable agriculture

CAPACITY OF SOILS TO SUSTAIN OR EXTEND CURRENT CROP AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION: NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS PERSPECTIVES

climate

erosion

fertilizers

land use

landforms

New Zealand

productivity

soil fertility

South Pacific.

Soil

LAND CLASSIFICATIONS, SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT, AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH

ecosystem health

health

land evaluation

land quality indicators

soil interpretation

sustainable land management

CROP PRODUCTION CAPACITY: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

crops

demand

production

resources

yields

CROP PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN NORTH AMERICA

policy

supply

yields

CROP PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN EUROPE

crop production

environment

production capacity

CROP PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN AFRICA

fertilizer

inputs

productivity

yields

FERTILIZER USE IN NORTH AMERICA: TYPES AND AMOUNTS

fertilizer

nitrogen

phosphate

phosphorus

potash

potassium

FERTILIZER USE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE : TYPES AND AMOUNTS

agriculture

amounts

consumption

eastern and central europe

types

fertilizer use

FERTILIZER USE IN WESTERN EUROPE: TYPES AND AMOUNTS

amounts

consumption

crops

fertilizer industry

fertilizer use in western europe

types

FERTILIZER USE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: TYPES AND AMOUNTS

fertilizer

soil degradation

sub-saharan africa

FERTILIZER USE IN SOUTH ASIA

cropland

crop-nutrient

demography

irrigation

Fertilizer

FERTILIZER USE IN CHINA: TYPES AND AMOUNTS

consumption

crop production

environmental issues

fertilizer

FERTILIZER USE IN OCEANIA: TYPES AND AMOUNTS

consumption

fertilizer

fertilizer usage

geology

PEST CONTROL IN WORLD AGRICULTURE

economic losses

natural resources

pest control

pesticides

public health costs

world agriculture

PEST CONTROL: INSECTS AND OTHER ARTHROPODS

allelochemicals

avermectins

biological control

economic injury level (eil)

economic threshold (et)

fumigants

insect growth regulators (igrs)

insecticides

natural enemies

neonicotinoids

pest

regulatory control

semiochemicals

PEST CONTROL: HERBACEOUS WEEDS

agriculture

biological control

cultural control

echanical control

integrated weed management

iwm

pests

weeds

PEST CONTROL: FUNGI, STREPTOMYCETES, AND YEASTS

biological control

crop losses

evolution of microorganisms

fungi

streptomycetes

yeasts

pest control

PEST CONTROL: RODENTS

forest crops

habitat management

hydraulic structure

pest control

plantation crops

reforestation

rodenticides

rodents

stored products

traps

ultrasonics

urban rodent

HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS

container gardens

deicing

pavement

roof runoff

rooftop planting

sealing

storm water infiltration

street trees

urban pollution

SOILS IN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS

agrosanitation

aquaculture

nightsoil

pervious roads

ponds

riparian corridors

rural transportation

septic systems

urban soils

waterways

SOILS IN LANDSCAPED PUBLIC AREAS

aeration

burial ground

park

playground

pollution

soil

soil compaction

soil pollution

LANDSCAPED COMMERCIAL AREAS: GOLF COURSE AND ATHLETIC FIELD SOILS

agronomic reliability

athletic field soils

ball bounce resilience

golf course

landscaped commercial areas

RANGELAND COMMUNITIES: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND CLASSIFICATION

and interpreting indicators of rangeland health.

ecological sites model

ecosystem function

landscape function analysis

life-history traits

range succession model

vegetation classification

vegetation function

vegetation structure

Vegetation composition

RANGELAND IMPROVEMENTS

adaptability

cost-effectiveness

diet selectivity

exclosures

fertilizer

game ranching

grasses

grazing impact

legislation

livestock behaviour

monitoring

rainfall use efficiency

Rainfall use efficiency (R.U.E)

range science

recovery

re-seeding

revegetation

shrubs

soil and water conservation

species selection

subclover

Taylor Grazing Act

US Universities

wildlife

land degradation

FROM INVENTORY TO MONITORING IN SEMI-ARID AND ARID RANGELANDS

bare soil

bioclimatology

biodiversity

Climax vegetation

ground cover

Landscape Function Analysis

phytoecology

range condition

range health

satellite imagery.

vegetation cover

Phytosociology

Last Update: 27 September 2008


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