Genetics, Biofuels and Local Farming Systems [Paperback]

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, philosophy and social sciences. As actual society issues are now intertwined, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. This book series analyzes current agricultural issues and proposes alternative solutions, consequently helping all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians wishing to build safe agriculture, energy and food systems for future generations.This book addresses climate change, rising food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion, proposing novel solutions based on integrated knowledge from a range of disciplines.

1. Addicted to Growth; Mr. Rudy M. Baum.- 2. Grass biomethane for agriculture and energy;

Dr. Nicholas E. Korres.- 3. Genetic mechanisms enhancing plant biodiversity; Dr. Ioannis S. Tokatlidis.- 4. Integrated agri-aquaculture systems; Dr. Ariel D. Zajdband.- 5. Small RNA-mediated defensive and adaptive responses in plants; Dr. Qazi Mohd. Rizwanul Haq.- 6. Beneficial Soil Microorganisms, an Ecological Alternative for Soil Fertility Management; Dr. Claudio Altomare.- 7.? Human Labour and Green Manure, Two Overlooked Factors for Energy Analysis in Agriculture; Dr. Vito Sardo.- 8. Sustaining Indian Agriculture in the era of climate change; Dr. Bijaya Kumar Padhi.- 9. lÓ+