Hinduism flourished in the districts around Poona in Bombay to a far greater extent than in the rest of India, hence the problems facing the British administrators of Maharashtra were quite different from those confronting them in other parts of India. The solutions they proposed and the policies which emerged determined the social changes which took place in the Maharashtra in the nineteenth century. This book analyses these changes by focussing on the rise of new social groups and the di...

This Book actually seeks answers from Companies and Bosses across the world who hire people whenever they need to launch a new project or product and one day suddenly decides to windup the project or wash their hands-off in the name of low business, economic downturn or any other reason. Such situation leaves these people in a very tight situation because it's not only a question of One person, the whole family suffers. Some countries have the provision of giving un-employment allowances b...

Two legal scholars of India examine privacy in India, how it is different from privacy in the West, and why it needs to be protected in this carefully researched book. Gaurav Goyal and Ravinder Kumar argue that privacy laws in India are weak because politicians have failed to pass laws to protect it. Even in the West, its not always clear whats protected in terms of privacy. They further argue that ones private sphere is subjective and depends on ones culture, environment, and economic con...

Discover environmentally safe ways to control weeds and pests!Until now farmers have had to choose between using expensive herbicides and fertilizers, which pollute the water table, or watching crop yields drop. All too often, crop yields dropped anyway, despite intensive farming. Allelopathy in Agroecosystems offers fresh hope. It provides an in-depth understanding of allelopathy-the mysterious, complex biochemical interactions among plants and microbes. This little-understood phe...

Conventional plant breeding alone can no longer sustain the rising global demand for food. Genetic engineering technology makes it possible to develop new crop varieties with improved yield performance, specific quality attributes (external and internal in vegetable crops), resistance to diseases and insect pests, and environmental stresses. Genetic engineering technology for developing GM crops is complementary to genome editing and other breeding technologies. In addition to food require...

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus (ToLCNDV), a Begomovirus of the Geminiviridae family, which has become a major threat to global horticultural and field crops. The chapters delve into various aspects, beginning with the virus's genome structure, biology, and molecular mechanisms of infection. It also covers host-pathogen interactions, virome dynamics, and the epidemiology of ToLCNDV, including vector dynamics and non-vector transmission rou...

This is Volume 1 of a two-volume set that explores the growing challenge of viral diseases in horticultural crops. While this volume focuses on vegetable crops, Volume 2 complements it by addressing viral threats in fruit crops, together offering a comprehensive understanding of plant virus epidemiology and management in the context of a changing climate.This volume delves into how viruses emerge, spread, and affect the quality and yield of vegetables. It explains the interactions ...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research and developments in the field of root and tuber crops from a sustainable production and protection perspective.With a focus on sustainable production methods, the book offers valuable insights and perspectives on how to improve the efficiency and sustainability of root and tuber crop production. This is particularly important given the increasing demand for food security and sustainable agriculture practices globall...

This is Volume 2 of a two-volume set that examines the impact of viral diseases in horticultural systems. Building on Volume 1, which focuses on vegetables, this volume shifts attention to fruit crops, offering a broader and more complete view of the viral threats affecting global food and nutritional security. This book is a part of the 'Plant Pathology for Sustainable Agriculture' book series.The book discusses how viruses compromise fruit crop health, yield, and market value, es...

This book presents select proceedings of the 2nd Biennial International Symposium on Fluids and Thermal Engineering (FLUTE 2023). It covers latest research trends in the areas of production engineering and technology such as sustainable manufacturing processes, rapid prototyping, process planning, production scheduling, manufacturing management and automation, metrology, optimization methods for production processes, developments in casting, welding, machining, materials and machine tools....

The book presents the select proceedings of the 4th Biennial International Conference on Future Learning Aspects for Mechanical Engineering (FLAME 2024). It covers the latest advances in the field of industrial engineering. Various topics covered in this volume are technological advancements in industrial engineering, the application of technologies inspired by Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0, the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in industrial engineering and management, the appli...

This edited volume presents cutting-edge insights into the multifaceted roles of melatonin in improving plant resilience to both biotic and abiotic stresses. It brings together recent advances in understanding how melatonin regulates signal transduction pathways to modulate plant growth and development under challenging environmental conditions.The chapters explore melatonin's involvement in reactive oxygen and nitrogen species signaling, its interaction with heat shock proteins, r...