This book covers key areas in the fields of agricultural science. The contributions by the authors include heterotic grouping, combining ability, genetic distance, genomic prediction, heterosis, hybrid breeding, molecular markers, tester selection, zea mays, heterotic pattern, conservation biological control, ecological engineering, habitat management, intercropping, leucinodes orbonalis, natural pest regulation, solanum melongena, parasitoids, microbial biopesticides, plant diversification, trunk injection, endotherapy, xylem transport, iron deficiency chlorosis, micronutrient correction, wound compartmentalisation, perennial tree nutrition, ferrous sulphate, macronutrient delivery, injection pressure, balanced fertilisation, calcium, magnesium, multi-nutrient fertiliser, potassium, soil quality, sulphate sulphur, nutrient-use efficiency, polyhalite, nutrient leaching, alginate, artificial endosperm, clonal propagation, germplasm exchange, plant tissue culture, somatic embryo, synseed, short-term conservation, ionotropic gelation, conversion capacity. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers, and academicians in the fields of agricultural science.
Editor(s)
Prof. Lanzhuang Chen
Minami Kyushu University, Japan.
Short Biosketch
ISBN 978-81-69986-37-3 (Print)
ISBN 978-81-69986-36-6 (eBook)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/asti/v12
This book covers key areas in the fields of agricultural science. The contributions by the authors include heterotic grouping, combining ability, genetic distance, genomic prediction, heterosis, hybrid breeding, molecular markers, tester selection, zea mays, heterotic pattern, conservation biological control, ecological engineering, habitat management, intercropping, leucinodes orbonalis, natural pest regulation, solanum melongena, parasitoids, microbial biopesticides, plant diversification, trunk injection, endotherapy, xylem transport, iron deficiency chlorosis, micronutrient correction, wound compartmentalisation, perennial tree nutrition, ferrous sulphate, macronutrient delivery, injection pressure, balanced fertilisation, calcium, magnesium, multi-nutrient fertiliser, potassium, soil quality, sulphate sulphur, nutrient-use efficiency, polyhalite, nutrient leaching, alginate, artificial endosperm, clonal propagation, germplasm exchange, plant tissue culture, somatic embryo, synseed, short-term conservation, ionotropic gelation, conversion capacity. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers, and academicians in the fields of agricultural science.
Chapters
Heterotic Grouping in Maize: Critical Narrative Review of Conceptual Foundations, Classification Methods and Genomic Prospects
Sudhir Kumar Injeti, Gagan Narayan, G. Prashanthi, C. V. Chandra Mohan Reddy
Ecological Management of the Brinjal Insect-Pest Complex: Integrating Natural Enemies and Plant Diversification
Rudra Narayan Borkakati, Naseema Rahman, Pabitra Kumar Bordoloi, Priyakshi Buragohain, Bharat Chandra Nath, M. R. Venkatesh
Nutrient Delivery to Woody Plants by Stem Injection: A Critical Appraisal of Transport Mechanisms, Agronomic Efficacy and Physiological Cost
Hussein J. Shareef, Neven A. Abdullah
Polyhalite and Soil Health: Mechanisms, Evidence Boundaries and Implications for Sustainable Agriculture
K. Balagangathar, C. Kalaiyarasan, S. Kandasamy, K. Suseendran, D. Venkatakrishnan, Y. Poorna Chandra Rao, C. Selvakumar
Synthetic Seed and Encapsulation Technologies for Plant Propagules: A Critical Review of Biological Design, Storage Performance and Translational Readiness
Sananda Mondal, Debasish Panda, Bandana Bose