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Sustainable Food Production Includes Human and Environmental Health

Aus der Reihe Issues in Agroecology – Present Status and Future Prospectus
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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

23.08.2016

Abbildungen

XIX, 233 p. 15 illus., 11 illus. in color.

Herausgeber

W. Bruce Campbell + weitere

Verlag

Springer Netherland

Seitenzahl

233

Maße (L/B/H)

23,5/15,5/1,5 cm

Gewicht

394 g

Auflage

Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 2014

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-94-024-0754-9

Beschreibung

Rezension

From the book reviews:

“This book contains five in-depth review articles on the trading, use, and safety of agrochemicals; the background and safety of genetically modified crops; organic farming and food quality; the value of plant secondary compounds in veterinary medicine; and integrated pest management approaches for preventing and treating parasites in domesticated livestock. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, professionals/practitioners, and informed general audiences.” (J. R. Reeve, Choice, Vol. 52 (1), September, 2014)

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

23.08.2016

Abbildungen

XIX, 233 p. 15 illus., 11 illus. in color.

Herausgeber

Verlag

Springer Netherland

Seitenzahl

233

Maße (L/B/H)

23,5/15,5/1,5 cm

Gewicht

394 g

Auflage

Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 2014

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-94-024-0754-9

Herstelleradresse

Springer Netherlands
Haberstr. 7
69126 Heidelberg
DE
buchhandel-buch@springer.com

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  • Produktbild: Sustainable Food Production Includes Human and Environmental Health
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  • Foreword.- Acknowledgements.- Biosketches of Editors and Contributing Authors.-
    Chapter 1:
    The Trading and Use of Agrochemicals.- . The Rise of Agrochemicals and Their Benefits to Humanity.- 2. Problems Associated with Agrochemicals.- 3. Limiting Agrochemical Use - Integrated Pest Management.- Conclusions.- References.-
    Chapter 2:
    Critical Evaluation of Genetic Manipulation for Improved Productivity: Is This a Sustainable Agenda.- 1. Introduction: Agricultural Paradigms.- 2. Agriculture, Biotechnology and Biodiversity.- 3. Genetically Modified Crops, Biofuels and Sustainable Agriculture in the United States.- 4. The Ethical Socioeconomic and Political Issues of Biotechnology in Agriculture.- 5. Genetically Engineered Crops, Food Security and Safety.- 6. Conclusions and Perspectives: Supporting Sustainable Agriculture and Development.- Acknowledgements.- References.-
    Chapter 3:
    Organic Farming and Organic Food Quality – Prospects and Limitations.- 1. Organic Farming.- 2. Food Quality.- Conclusions and Outlook.- References.-
    Chapter 4:
    Veterinary Medicine: The Value of Plant Secondary Compounds and Diversity in Balancing Consumer and Ecological Health.-1. Plant Diversity in Ecosystems.- 2. Plant Diversity and Secondary Compounds.- 3. Plant Secondary Compounds as Medicines – Feedback Mechanisms.- 4. Plant Secondary Compounds as Preventive Agents: Feed-Forward Mechanisms.- 5. Feedback (Treatment) vs. Feed-Forward (Prevention).- 6. Impacts of PSCs on Food Products.- 7. Plant Diversity, PSCs, Productivity and Health.- 8. Grazing and Spatial and Temporal Biodiversity.- 9. Plant Diversity, Prevention and Food Interactions.- 10. Plant Diversity and the Value of Silvopastoral Systems.- 11. Current vs. “Ideal” Feeding Systems.- Acknowledgements.- References.-
    Chapter 5:
    Controlling the Introduction and Augmentation of Parasites In and On Domesticated Livestock.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Parasitism in Tropical DomesticatedLivestock: Human Interventions and Welfare.- 3. Hunger and Parasites: Common Enemies in Grazing Systems.- 4. The Spread of Parasitic Diseases and the Potential Impacts.- 5. Parasiticide Medications Used on Ruminant Livestock.- 6. Parasiticide Resistance in Ruminant Livestock.- 7. Improving the Use of Existing Parasiticide Drugs.- 8. Parasiticides in Domesticated Livestock: Ecotoxicity and Environmental Cost.- 9. How do Agroecologically Oriented Operations Affect the Introduction and Spread of Endoparasites and Ectoparasites to Other Animals and Humans?.- 10. Advances in Biological Control for Domesticated Livestock with Emphasis on Tick and Gastrointestinal Nematode (GIN) Control.- 11. Supplementary Feeding to Improve Resilience and Resistance Against GINs.- 12. Concluding Remarks.- Acknowledgements.- References.