The book explores the intricate nexus between biometric systems and the need for preserving data integrity as well as security needed during the data communication. It offers a systematic and insightful journey through the multifaceted landscape of biometrics, emphasizing the development of resilient systems and the judicious preservation of critical data.The book starts with introduction to biometric systems, unravelling the intricacies of various authentication methods and techno...

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 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 provides a collection of contemporary researches focused on the challenges, impacts and precautionary measures to be taken to address invasive alien plant species in urban systems. The current scenario of rapid urbanization and anthropogenic disturbances across the globe are supplemental to the expansion of invasive alien plant species. Urban ecosystems are strangely under-explored in the constantly developing understanding of alien species invasions. In this book, topics related...

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...

Melatonin in Horticultural Plants: A Multifunctional Molecule for Abiotic Stress Tolerance consolidates insights from leading experts on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes triggered by the application of melatonin, ultimately resulting in enhanced crop tolerance to abiotic stresses.This book provides an in-depth analysis of various abiotic stressors affecting horticultural crops, detailing how they impact plant growth and development, from seedling establishment to...

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...

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...

Underground Vegetable Crops provides comprehensive information on the morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of various underground vegetable crops to abiotic stress and the strategies for managing these crops under these conditions. Climate changes pose major challenges to the productivity and yield of crops, particularly horticultural crops that bear their edible parts underground. Underground vegetable crops are highly nutritious, non-cereal plant species grown in vario...

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...

The rapid convergence of the industrial internet of things (IIoT) and machine learning (ML) is propelling us into a new era known as Industry 5.0. This era is defined by unparalleled levels of automation, customization, and sustainability. Despite these advancements, there is a noticeable absence of comprehensive resources that offer a complete understanding of these transformative technologies and their practical applications across various industrial sectors. Transforing Industries: ...

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....