Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems

Traditional and Modern Perspectives

Romeo Rojas, Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe Martínez Ávila, Julia Mariana Márquez Reyes, Ma del Carmen Ojeda Zacarías

• Publisher: Apple Academic Press
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9781774915547
• eBook ISBN:
  9781003837039
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Ecology
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Due to the growth of the world population, food production has increased exponentially as have the agricultural production systems used to produce food. This book presents both traditional and modern forms of agricultural production, with an emphasis on sustainable practices. The volume discusses seed improvement, crop protection, phytosanitary aspects, protected agriculture, plant factories, hydroponic systems, agricultural mechanization, bioremediation, reduction of herbicide use, and characterization of bioactive compounds. Some methods discussed include in vitro propagation, greenhouse hydroponics, biostimulants from algae, cartography models of vulnerable environmental interactions, nuclear and plastics engineering, eco-friendly extraction processes, use of secondary metabolites in plant defense mechanisms, and more.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• About the Editors
• Contents
• Contributors
• Abbreviations
• Preface
• 1. In Vitro Propagation of Agave montiumsancticaroli for Conservation Purposes
• 2. Effects of Elicitors on Productivity, Fruit Quality, and Health of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under Greenhouse Conditions
• 3. Evaluation of Growth in Three Cultivars Lilium Asiatic Under Greenhouse Hydroponic Conditions
• 4. Importance of Secondary Metabolites in Plant Defense Mechanisms
• 5. Importance, Function, and Applications of the Microbiome in Agricultural Production Systems
• 6. Biostimulants from Algae Applied in Agriculture
• 7. Biological Response of Anethum graveolens Exposed to Cadmium
• 8. Cartography Models to Identify Areas Vulnerable to the Environmental Interactions Intervening in the Degradation of Pesticides: A Case Study in Huasteca Potosina, México
• 9. Nuclear and Plastid Engineering in Agricultural Crops
• 10. Impact of Moringa oleifera in Agronomic Sciences: A Review
• 11. Allelopathic Responses and Mechanisms of Action of Essential Oils on Weeds
• 12. Traditional and Modern Agricultural Practices in a Periurban Community Close to Mexico City
• 13. Oregano and Laurel Essential Oils: Trends in Eco-Friendly Extraction Processes
• Index