GENETIC MODIFICATION OF AGRO-FOOD CROPS
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM MODELING AND ANALYSIS 1 CHAPTER 2 A DISCOURSE BEYOND FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY DEAR EPISTEMIC COMMUNITY SHOULD WE CONSIDER AGRO SECURITY 23 CHAPTER 3 THE EPISTEMIC COMMUNITIES FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION FAO AND FOOD SECURITY IN THE THIRD WORLD 33 CHAPTER 4 RECENT ADVANCES IN APPLICATION OF BIOSTIMULANTS DERIVED FROM BENEFICIAL MICROORGANISMS AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE 47 CHAPTER 5 GENOME ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURALLY BENEFICIAL MICROORGANISMS USING CRISPR CAS9 TECHNOLOGY 89 CHAPTER 6 AI BASED AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM 111 CHAPTER 7 AUGMENTATION OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE BY APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 127 CHAPTER 8 MODES OF ACTION OF BENEFICIAL MICROORGANISM AS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF MICROBIAL PESTICIDES 157 CHAPTER 9 GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORANGE FROM FARM TO FOOD THE UNDISCOVERED MEDICINAL AND FOOD BENEFITS 169 CHAPTER 10 ADVANCING AQUACULTURE WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 189 CHAPTER 11 A COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH FOR PREDICTION AND MODELLING OF AGRICULTURAL CROP USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 215 CHAPTER 12 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CROP MONITORING 247 CHAPTER 13 APPLICATION OF MICROBIAL ENZYME IN FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY 259 CHAPTER 14 NANOSENSOR TECHNOLOGY FOR SMART INTELLIGENT AGRICULTURE 267 CHAPTER 15 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AIDED BIOENGINEERING OF ECO FRIENDLY MICROBES FOR FOOD PRODUCTION POLICY AND SECURITY ISSUES IN A DEVELOPING SOCIETY 301 CHAPTER 16 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATION OF POTATO PLANT BASED POLYMERS 315 CHAPTER 17 THE INTRODUCTION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY INTO FOOD ENGINEERING 339 CHAPTER 18 PLANT RESIDENT MICROORGANISMS A BOON FOR PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT 347 CHAPTER 19 APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING IN SMART AGRICULTURE USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 357 CHAPTER 20 TRENDS IN PROCESSING PRESERVATION OF TOMATOES AND ITS ALLIED PRODUCTS A REVIEW 371 CHAPTER 21 RELEVANCE OF NATURAL BIORESOURCES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN PHARMACEUTICAL FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT 379 1 AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM MODELING AND ANALYSIS 1 1? INTRODUCTION IN RECENT YEARS THE ENVIRONMENT HAS BECOME MORE COMPLICATED DUE TO MANY FACTORS INCLUDING OUR RISING POPULATION AND THEIR DEMANDS FOR MORE FOOD WATER AND ENERGY THE LIMITED ARABLE LAND FOR EXPANDING FOOD PRODUCTION AND INCREASING NATURAL RESOURCE PRESSURES SUCH FACTORS ARE FURTHER EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE WHICH AS WE HAVE LEARNED WOULD RESULT IN MANY CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENT E G WHEELER AND VON BRAUN 2013 WHY CAN SCIENCE HELP OVERCOME THESE COMPLEXI TIES ON THE ONE HAND THE QUANTITY OF PUBLISHED KNOWLEDGE AND DATA CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EVERY FIELD OF SCIENCE IS CONTINUING TO BE EXPLOSIVE ON THE OTHER HAND THE ISSUE OF HANDLING ALL THIS EXPERTISE AND SUPPORTING DATA BECOMES MORE COMPLICATED AND RISKS OVERLOADING INFORMATION THE KNOWLEDGE EXPLOSION LEADS TO A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF WHAT PREVIOUSLY MAY HAVE BEEN VIEWED AS SEPARATE ELEMENTS AND PROCESSES WE NOW KNOW THAT INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COM PONENTS CAN HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON SYSTEM RESPONSES SO THE ANALYSIS OF COMPONENTS IN ISOLATION AUTOMATICALLY SUFFICES TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS REGARDING AN OVERALL STRUCTURE HIERONYMI 2013 THOSE EXPERIENCES CROSS CONVENTIONAL LIMITS OF DISCIPLINE WHILE A STRONG FOCUS REMAINS ON DISCIPLINARY 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 2 BRIEF HISTORY 2 1 3 DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM MODEL 4 1 4 FARMING SYSTEMS INNOVATION 5 1 5 THE USERS OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS MODELS 6 1 6 TYPES OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS 6 1 7 CHALLENGES TO SYSTEMS MODELING FOR FARMING SYSTEMS INNOVATION 8 1 7 1 INVOLVING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT WAY TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH USER NEEDS AND PROCESSES 8 1 7 2 DETERMINING WHAT SYSTEM TO MODEL TO REMAIN RELEVANT TO STAKEHOLDER CONCERNS 8 1 7 3 REPRESENTING IN MODELS WHAT FARM MANAGERS MIGHT DO 9 1 7 4 MAKING SOUND COMPARISONS BETWEEN ALTERNATIVE FARM MANAGEMENT POLICIES 9 1 8 EVOLUTION OF MODELING APPROACHES IN FARMING SYSTEMS 9 1 8 1 SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE 14 1 8 2 COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE 15 1 8 3 EXTENSIVE AND INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE 15 1 9 CONCLUSION 16 REFERENCES 17 1