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Poultry are a diverse group of species of birds that are raised primarily for meat and eggs but sometimes for feathers, skin and oil. These species comprise of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants, quail, squabs (young pigeons), Guinea fowl, partridges and ratites (ostrich, rhea and emu). This book provides an introduction to poultry.

A pesticide is a chemical or biological agent that deters, incapacitates, kills, or otherwise discourages pests. Although pesticides have benefits, some also have drawbacks, such as potential toxicity to humans and other species. This book discusses advances in chemical and botanical pesticides. In particular, new chemical pesticides and their toxic effects on the human population are presented.

Examines the interdisciplinary nature of the soil, its properties and its effects on the growth and development of plants. The significance of nutrients for crop quality is also discussed. The benefits of nitrogen fertilizers, and the impact of soil microbes are also covered.

Provides insight into the interactions of humans with various plants, which is based on the anatomy of the plants, for their economic and social uses. Aside from their value as sources of food, drugs, and many of the raw materials of industrialism, plants are important in disease, controlling floods and erosion.

Presents case studies detailing different pest control measures and their use in different geographical, crop and entomological disciplines. Integrated pest management, alternative insect control strategies, ecological impact of insecticides as well as pesticides and drugs of forensic interest are included.

To help readers appreciate the wide range of research questions on genetic diversity and how molecular approaches are utilized to address these questions, this book is organized into three chapters to showcase selected studies of genetic diversity in humans, animals and plants, and microbes, respectively.

Highlights the importance of plant viruses that are causing devastating plant diseases with a significant impact on agronomy and economics. The book includes studies covering plant virus structures and molecular biology of virus infection/replication mechanisms, disease symptoms, host range, phylogenetic relationships, virus detection methods, and available viral control strategies.

Provides an introduction to agrochemicals. An agrochemical is any substance used to help manage an agricultural ecosystem, or the community of organisms in a farming area. Agrochemicals include: fertilizers, liming and acidifying agents, soil conditioners, pesticides, and chemicals used in animal husbandry, such as antibiotics and hormones.

Provides an introduction to the basics of botany; discusses the structure and organisation of plants, plant physiology and development; describes plant metabolism and plant regulation; explores the interaction of plants with other organisms and the environment; and covers genetics and genetic engineering.

Cell biology, an important area of biology is the study of the cell and its components. The chapters in this book cover cell division, biomarkers, membrane structures and functions, a few molecular analytical techniques, and cytological techniques that are useful in modern biomedical research. The chapters are original research articles and reviews dealing with advanced concepts.

Presents recent innovations in plant virus expression systems and their uses for producing biologics from plants, advances in the glycoengineering in plants to allow human-like glycomodification, highlights progress in the development of transgenic drought-tolerant rice plants, reviews the recent progress in the potential utilization of transcription factors, and much more.

With the purpose of covering fundamental aspects of fermented foods, the first part of this book discusses classical fermented starters and their applications, relating to lactic acid bacteria, acetic acid bacteria, yeast and fungi. The second part of the book focuses on trending research in fermented foods. The last part offers insight into fermented starters by analysing their genomes.

Provides a comprehensive review of immobilized enzymes to guide engineers and scientists with industrial applications. The first section of this book aims to clarify the principle of immobilized enzymes. The remaining content of this book focuses on the variety applications of enzyme immobilization in industrial processing.

Discusses general aspects of food additives and the analytical methods for these compounds. Starting by presenting an overview of food additives and the intolerance value of them to people, the book will unveil the theory, parameters and practical methods for food additive analysis and regulations in food processing.

Examines a number of novel techniques used to study populations, phenotypes, and gene expression in organisms as diverse as humans and plants. The book ends with three case studies applying statistical genetics to identify genes associated with human diseases.

Plant response to pollutants varies with species, age, variety and other abiotic factors. Ozone, among all the pollutats, has been documented to have the most detrimental effects on the plants. This book provides an introduction to the effects of air pollution on plants.

Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. Meteorological phenomena are observable weather events which illuminate and are explained by the science of meteorology. This book provides an introduction to the fundamentals of meteorology.

A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on humans. Natural hazards are caused either by rapid or slow onset events which can be geophysical, hydrological, climatological, meteorological or biological. This book explores the management of these hazards.

Advances in the field of genetics have led to numerous medical breakthroughs in recent years. Genetic Analysis presents recent developments on the use of modern genetic analytical techniques and tools for answering biological questions related to genomic screening, mutations, environmental interactions, and molecular genomic approaches for detecting genetic components of diseases.

Earthquake engineering is the science of the performance of buildings and structures when subjected to seismic loading. It also assists in analysing the interaction between civil infrastructure and the ground, including the consequences of earthquakes on structures. This book thoroughly covers the subject of earthquake engineering.

Geology is the study of the earth, the materials of which it is made, the structure of those materials, and the processes acting upon them. Geologists work to understand the history of our planet. The better they can understand Earth's history the better they can foresee how events and processes of the past might influence the future. This book introduces the essentials of geology.

Offers an introduction to the science of oceanography. Oceanography is the branch of science which deals with the physical and biological properties of the ocean and the various phenomena related to it. It covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor.

Photochemistry is the branch of science which deals with chemical reactions, reactions which occur by the absorption of light waves which are called photons of energy. This textbook provides an introduction to the principles of photochemistry.

Quantum chemistry is a branch of chemistry whose primary focus is the application of quantum mechanics in physical models and experiments of chemical systems. This is an introductory text covering the origins of quantum theory, the Schroedinger wave equation, quantum mechanics of simple systems, electron spin, quantum states of atoms, the Born-Huang approximation, and much more.

A separation process is a method to convert a chemical substance into two or more distinct product mixtures, at least one of which is enriched in one or more of the mixture's constituents. This text presents a comprehensive introduction to historically important separation processes such as distillation, absorption, extraction, leaching, and crystallization.

Medicinal chemistry is the application of biology and chemistry to the design of new drugs for treating disease. This book provides an introduction to medicinal chemistry. It covers basic principles and background, and describes the general tactics and strategies involved in effective drug design and development.

Organic chemistry is a highly creative science in which chemists create new molecules and explore the properties of existing compounds. Organic compounds are all around us. They are central to the economic growth of rubber, plastics, fuel, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, detergent, coatings, dyestuff, and agrichemical industries, to name a few. This text provides an introduction to this subject.

Provides an introduction to polymer chemistry. Polymer chemists study large, complex molecules (polymers) that are built up from many smaller (sometimes repeating) units. They study how the smaller building blocks (monomers) combine, and create useful materials with specific characteristics.