Alternative Farming Systems, Biotechnology, Drought Stress and Ecological Fertilisation
Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fu
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Volume 6
Series Editor Eric Lichtfouse
For other titles published in this series, go to www.springer.com/series/8380
Other books by Dr. Eric Lichtfouse
Sustainable Agriculture Volume 1, 2009 Organic Farming, Pest Control and Remediation of Soil Pollutants Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Volume 1, 2009 Climate Change, Intercropping, Pest Control, and Beneficial Microorganisms Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Volume 2, 2010 Sociology, Organic Farming, Climate Change and Soil Science Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Volume 3, 2010 Genetic Engineering, Biofertilisation, Soil Quality and Organic Farming Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Volume 4, 2010 Environmental Chemistry Volume 1, 2005 Rédiger pour être publié! Conseils pratiques pour les scientifiques 2009
Forthcoming Sustainable Agriculture Volume 2 Environmental Chemistry Volume 2
Eric Lichtfouse Editor
Alternative Farming Systems, Biotechnology, Drought Stress and Ecological Fertilisation
Editor Dr. Eric Lichtfouse INRA-CMSE-PME 17 rue Sully 21000 Dijon France [email protected]
ISBN 978-94-007-0185-4 e-ISBN 978-94-007-0186-1 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-0186-1 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Cover illustration: Bumblebee on poppies (Papaver Rhoeas). Copyright: Jean Weber, INRA 2010. Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Thinking by Connections and the Dynamics of Nature for Food Production........................................................................ Clara Ceppa Transgenic Bt Corn Hybrids and Pest Management in the USA................ Siddharth Tiwari and Roger R. Youngman
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Marker-Assisted Breeding in Higher Plants.................................................. 39 Mehboob-ur-Rahman, Muhammmad Asif, Tayyaba Shaheen, Nabila Tabbasam, Yusuf Zafar, and Andrew H. Paterson Phytoremediation Techniques for Pesticide Contaminations...................... Sophie Pascal-Lorber and François Laurent
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Sustainable Land Use and Agricultural Soil................................................. 107 Víctor Hugo Durán Zuazo, Carmen Rocío Rodríguez Pleguezuelo, Dennis Flanagan, Iván García Tejero, and José Luis Muriel Fernández Drought Stress Effect on Crop Pollination, Seed Set, Yield and Quality............................................................................. 193 Ahmad M. Alqudah, Nezar H. Samarah, and Russell E. Mullen Ecological Fertilization.................................................................................... 215 György Füleky and Szilveszter Benedek Tropical Homegardens in Banglad
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