Books, magazines, reports, and other long publications produced by faculty, staff, and students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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Impact of High Night Temperature on Plant Biology: Toward Sustainable Plant Adaptation to Climate Change
Rajesh Kumar Singhal, Raju Bheemanahalli, Saurabh Pandey, and M. D. Pratibha
The persistence of higher night-time temperatures (HNT) over long periods during the crop cycle can potentially impact a wide range of growth and developmental stages. The major processes drastically affected by night-time warming, such as photosynthesis, respiration, etc., ultimately cause yield and economic losses. Despite this, HNT has not been significantly researched regarding its impact on plants. This new book provides a comprehensive understanding of the physiology of night-time warming, trait responses, advanced tools for phenotyping, and alleviation and mitigation strategies.
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Regenerative Agriculture: Translating Science to Action
Amitava Rakshit, Manoj Parihar, Vijay Singh Meena, Purushothaman Abhilash, Prakash Kumar Jha, and Deepranjan Sarkar
This book aims to focus on the current state of knowledge and scientific advances about the complex and intertwined issues of regenerative farming as a transformative solution for offsetting the disastrous climate effects of burning fossil fuels and impairments of natural resource bases. Regenerative agriculture advocates no-till practices, planting cover crops, integrating livestock and crop production, improving animal welfare practices, improving the social and economic well-being of communities, sequestering carbon, improving soil health, and increasing yields and profit with a positive impact on food access or food safety regardless of farm size.
This book examines the innovations that will equip agriculture to cope with the competing challenges of addressing food and nutrition security, improving livelihoods, combatting climate change, and sustainably managing natural resources. The scope of this book extends to agricultural scientists, students, consultants, site owners, industrial stakeholders, regulators, and policymakers.
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Precision Agriculture GIS Technologies for Mississippi, 1st. Edition
Amelia A.A. Fox
Precision agriculture is meant to improve on-farm efficiency in hopes of ultimately increasing profitability while also protecting the environment. However, this difficult process almost always includes the proper management and interpretation of data. Therefore, it is imperative that those individuals involved in making such decisions are educated on these processes. In a data-driven world, this textbook is a great resource for those wanting to learn how to utilize their data in hopes of making better informed on-farm decisions.
