Agricultural Research Updates : Volume 20

This book begins with a review of several land management practices, presented in Chapter One. The chapter aims to improve agricultural land conditions, ensure the sustainable cultivation of crops is achieved at optimum levels, and meet the need of ever increasing population and food demand crisis in developing countries of Africa. Chapter Two examines the main geographical patterns of change in land productivity over the past 100 years of the development of agriculture in the south of Ukraine. Chapter Three provides information on cultivation, common diseases, and properties of watermelon, as well as a potential pharmaceuticals agent. Chapter Four evaluates the production of beans cowpea fertigated with Human urine associated with Cassava Wastewater as an alternative source of nutrients. Chapter Five focuses on the possibility of LoaC platforms application for identification and quantification of wheat gluten proteins as well as their connection with technological quality of wheat. Chapter Six concludes the book by discussing several dairy farm management strategies that can be manipulated to reduce GHG emissions while improving productivity and likely farm profit.