Agricultural Sciences for Human Sustainability

Part I. Agrochemical and Molecular Approach ― from globe to molecule ―
     1. Balancing Agricultural Load and Environmental Capacity
     2. Plant Nutrition
     3. Applied Microbiology
     4. Virus-Plant Interactions
     5. Natural Product Chemistry
     6. Ecological Chemistry
     7. Food Nutrition
     8. Search for α-Glucosidase Inhibitors from Southeast Asian Plants
     9. Dietary Modulation of Host-Bacterial Mutualism in the Gut
    10. Microbial Physiology
    11. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
    12. Molecular Mechanism of Carbohydrate-Active Enzymes and Their Application
    13. Biosynthesis of Saccharides and Their Engineering with Enzymes
    14. Studies using Arabidopsis, a Toolbox to Know the Unknowns
    15. Applied Molecular Entomology
    16. Microbial Genetic Resources and Functional Protein Manufacturing
    17. Lessons from Biologically Active Small Molecules
    18. Biorefinery of Woody Biomass
    19. Chemical Biology

Part II. Sustainable Crop Production and Land Use ― from global to local ―
Section 1. Agricultural and Resource Economics
     1. Economic Analysis of Agricultural and Environmental Policy
     2. Farm Business Development under Agricultural Policy Reform
     3. Diffusion of New Agricultural Technology and Common Property Resource Management
     4. Socio-Economic Approaches for Cooperative Associations, Farmer's Organizations
        and Rural Development
     5. Study of Marketing and Distribution of Food and Agriculture
     6. Study of Fisheries Management and Fisheries Household Economics
Section 2. Gene Engineering of Crop and Animal Production
     1. Plant Breeding
     2. Horticultural Science
     3. Cold Hardiness of Trees
     4. Plant Cell Engineering
     5. Structure and Function of the Plant Nuclear Envelope
     6. Horizontal Gene Transfer to the Plant Mitochondrial Genome
     7. The Mechanisms of Occurrence and Control of Soilborne Diseases of Crops
     8. Potential of Polar Lipids from Bovine Milk to Regulate Rodent Dorsal Hair Cycle
     9. Animal Nutrition and Gut Microbiology
    10. Studying Biological Phenomena Expressed at the Individual Level
Section 3. Bio-Resources Production and Sustainable Land-Use
     1. Soil Physical Phenomena
     2. Control and New Design of Agricultural Machinery for Biomass Production
     3. Vehicle Robotics
     4. Postharvest Engineering and Food Process Engineering
     5. Creation and Planning of Landscape Harmonizing with Nature and Human Activity
     6. Forest Policy
     7. Human Impact on Erosion and Water Resources
     8. Planted Forests and Biodiversity
     9. Carbon Dioxide Exchange between the Atmosphere and Terrestrial Ecosystems
    10. Silviculture and Forest Ecology in a Changing Environment
    11. Restoration Biology
    12. Anatomical Studies of Woody Plants
    13. Utilization of Wood as an Environment-Compatible Material

Keyword Index
List of Authors
Postface
Acknowledgments
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Columns:
    Magnaporthe oryzae, the Fungal Pathogen Responsible for Rice Blast
    Genomic Resources from Microorganisms
    Molecular and Biological Technology
    Exploration and Utilization of Energy Crops
    Mushroom Cultivation with Agroforestrial Wastes
    Symbiotic and Parasitic Mushrooms
    Horticultural Crops with Molecular Breeding
    Sustainable Crop Production System
    Green Manure and its Nutrient Availability