Leadership isn't a destination-it's a journey you travel every day, guided by curiosity, clarity, and the willingness to take smart risks. In Steady Through the Waves, the Madhu Krishnappa Maron blends decades of leadership coaching, personal stories, and thoughtful reflection into a single, empowering guide that meets you wherever you are on that path to leading with purpose and resilience.Whether you're taking your first steps into leadership, polishing your skills as a ...

The livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries, which depend on dryland agriculture to ensure their food security and their well-being, could be improved measurably by gains in agricultural crop yields. This book describes lessons learnt from an innovative scheme in India that improved crop yields in drylands. It shows how the scheme can be scaled up for other dryland regions of the world. The scheme uses localized soil nutrient analyses to create an integrated, climate smar...

Sustainable Utilization of Fungi in Agriculture and Industry covers current knowledge about different fungal microorganisms, including economically important filamentous fungi and yeasts. 22 chapters summarize information about scientific investigations and the application of fungi in the production of industrial enzymes, organic acids (citric acid, lactic acid, etc.), biofuel (ethanol and hydrogen) and bioactive compounds for sustainable processes in agriculture, bioremediation, and the i...

Sustainable Utilization of Fungi in Agriculture and Industry covers current knowledge about of different fungal microorganisms, including economically important filamentous fungi and yeasts. 22 chapters summarize recent information about scientific investigations and the application of fungi in the production of industrial enzymes, organic acids (citric acid, lactic acid, etc.), biofuel (ethanol, H2 gas) and bioactive compounds for sustainable processes in agriculture, bioremediation, indu...

This textbook is an assemblage of comprehensive information complied by distinguished plant genetic resources (PGR) experts covering current research for students in the field of plant genetic resources.The book provides complete information on recent technological advances in PGR science including management of genetic resources, conservation, tissue culture, cryopreservation, quarantine and bio-security-related topics. It has 17 chapters and covers the sy...

As India prepares to take its place in shaping the course of an ‘Asian century’, there are increasing debates about its ‘grand strategy’ and its role in a future world order. This timely and topical book presents a range of historical and contemporary interpretations and case studies on the theme. Drawing upon rich and diverse narratives that have informed India’s strategic discourse, security and foreign policy, it charts a new agenda for strategic thinking on postcolonial India from a no...

This contributed volume covers sugarcane byproducts, preservation, functional foods, bioethanol, and liquid fuels. It focuses on advancements in value addition and its applications in food and other industries, sugarcane biomass, and its utilization in the energy sector.Sugarcane production has been increasing for several decades; however, it has only recently gained importance for product diversification and bioenergy applications. The book also explores biopharming/molecular phar...

This book covers different physiological processes, tools, and their application in crop breeding. Each chapter emphasizes on a specific trait/physiological process and its importance in crop, their phenotyping information and how best it can be employed for crop improvement by projecting on success stories in different crops. It covers wide range of physiological topics including advances in field phenotyping, role of endophytic fungi, metabolomics, application of stable isotopes, high th...