Biodiversity, Functional Ecosystems and Sustainable Food Production
In recent decades, practices like the cultivation of a few high-yielding crop varieties on a large scale, the application of heavy machinery and continued mechanization of agriculture, the removal of natural habitats, and the application of pesticides and synthetics have resulted in the simplificati...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2023, 2023
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Agro-biodiversity across the food chain
- 2. Emerging risks to plant health
- 3. Future-proofing Plants against Climate Change- A path to ensure Sustainable Food Systems
- 4. The role of Integrated Pest Management for sustainable food production: The soybean example
- 5. (Alternative approaches to pesticide use): Plant-derived pesticides
- 6. Antimicrobial use in animal food production
- 7. Impacts of environment-friendly unit operations on the functional properties of bee pollen
- 8. Microbiome applications for sustainable food systems
- 9. Healthier and sustainable food systems: integrating underutilized crops in a ‘Theory of Change Approach
- 10. Alternative proteins for food and feed