Cultivation Collection

Table of Contents

1. Advances In Cultivation Of Avocado
2. Advances In Cultivation Of Coconut
3. Advances In Guava Cultivation
4. Advances In Mango Cultivation
5. Advances In Papaya Cultivation
6. Ecological Intensification Of Banana Production Systems
7. Advances In Monitoring And Managing Natural Hazards And Forest Disturbances
8. Advances In Monitoring Forest Growth And Health
9. Advances In Stand Management And Regeneration
10. Developing Forestry Products: Timber
11. Developing Forestry Recreation Services
12. Emerging Technologies To Develop New Forest Products
13. Innovations In Forest Harvesting Technology
14. Key Challenges In Forest Management
15. Scope And Challenge Of Sustainable Forestry
16. Species Choice, Planting And Establishment In Temperate And Boreal Forests: Meeting The Challenge Of Global Change
17. Sustainable Production Of Temperate And Boreal Nontimber Forest Products: Examples From North America
18. Improving Supply Chains To Prevent Food Losses And Waste: An Overview
19. Temperature Deviations During Transport As A Cause For Food Losses
20. Achieving Sustainable Greenhouse Production: Present Status, Recent Advances And Future Developments
21. Advances In Greenhouse Design
22. Advances In Greenhouses And Other Protected Structures Used For Cultivation Of Vegetables
23. Advances In Irrigation Management In Greenhouse Cultivation
24. Advances In Lettuce Cultivation
25. Advances In Nutrient Management In Greenhouse Cultivation
26. Advances In Organic Greenhouse Cultivation
27. Advances In Pest And Disease Management In Greenhouse Cultivation
28. Advances In Screenhouse Design And Practice For Protected Cultivation
29. Alternative Tillage Production Systems For Cucurbit Vegetables
30. Assessing The Environmental Impact Of Greenhouse Cultivation
31. Assessing The Impact Of Environmental Factors On The Quality Of Greenhouse Produce
32. Automation And Robotics In Greenhouses
33. Developments In Growing Substrates For Soilless Cultivation
34. Developments In Soilless/Hydroponic Cultivation Of Vegetables
35. Models, Sensors And Decision Support Systems In Greenhouse Cultivation
36. Sustainable Carrot Production
37. Sustainable Systems For Integrated Fish And Vegetable Production: New Perspectives On Aquaponics
38. Sustainable Use Of Energy In Greenhouses
39. Towards Sustainable Plant Factories With Artificial Lighting (Pfals): From Greenhouses To Vertical Farms
40. Understanding Crop Responses To Controlled Climates In Greenhouses
41. Using Life Cycle Assessment To Compare Intensive Versus Extensive Agricultural Systems
42. Transitioning Monocultures To Complex Forest Stands In Central Europe: Principles And Practice
43. Advances In Cultivation Of Chestnuts
44. Advances In Cultivation Of Pistachio
45. Advances In Cultivation Of Walnuts
46. Developing Hazelnuts As A Sustainable And Industrial Crop
47. Advances And Challenges In Sustainable Peach Production
48. Advances And Challenges In Sustainable Raspberry/Blackberry Cultivation
49. Challenges And Opportunities In Pear Cultivation
50. Optimizing Production Of Quality Nursery Plants For Fruit Tree Cultivation
51. Strawberries: A Case Study Of How Evolving Market Expectations Impact Sustainability
52. Sustainable Plum And Apricot Cultivation
53. Sustainable Sweet Cherry Cultivation: A Case Study For Designing Optimized Orchard Production Systems
54. Agroforestry For Hardwood Timber Production
55. Agroforestry For The Cultivation Of Nuts
56. Agroforestry Practices: Forest Farming
57. Agroforestry Practices: Riparian Forest Buffers And Filter Strips
58. Agroforestry Practices: Silvopastoralism
59. Agroforestry Practices: Windbreaks
60. Managing Hedgerows To Optimise Ecosystem Services In Agroforestry Systems
61. Moving Up The Scale: Challenges In Tropical Agroforestry
62. Tree Planting And Management In Agroforestry
63. Tropical Tree Domestication In Agroforestry
64. Advances In Cultivation Of Almonds: Effects Of Genotypes, Environment And Cultural Techniques
65. Temperate Alley Cropping Systems
66. Advances And Challenges In Sustainable Apple Cultivation
67. Agroforestry For Fruit Trees In Europe And Mediterranean North Africa
68. Disease Surveillance, Diagnostics And Germplasm Health In Crop Protection
69. Introduction: Meeting Challenges In Plant Health In Sub-Saharan Africa
70. Key Challenges In Plant Health In Sub-Saharan Africa: Stakeholder Priorities
71. Towards Sustainable Production Of Walnut (Juglans Regia L.)
72. Cover Crops In Organic Crop Cultivation
73. Direct Plant Protection In Organic Farming
74. Eco-Functional Intensification Of Organic Farming
75. Manure Management In Organic Farming
76. Measuring And Improving The Environmental Performance Of Organic Farming
77. Organic Fertilizers And Biofertilizers
78. Organic Seed Production, Certification And Availability
79. Role Of Crop Rotations In Organic Farming
80. Setting And Reviewing Standards For Organic Farming
81. Proximal Soil Surveying And Monitoring Techniques
82. Sustainable Production Of Cabbage On Plasticulture
83. Conservation Tillage In Organic Farming
84. Challenges In Cultivation Of Bananas In The Subtropics
85. Good Agricultural Practices: An End Point Or A Starting Point For More Sustainable Banana Production?
86. Understanding The Banana Industry: Monoculture And Beyond
87. Improving Potato Cultivation Practices: An Overview
88. Biodiversity As A Prerequisite Of Sustainable Organic Farming
89. Good Agronomic Practices In Cocoa Cultivation: Rehabilitating Cocoa Farms
90. Advances In Feeding Grass Silage
91. Balancing Pasture Productivity With Environmental And Animal Health Requirements
92. Grazing Management For Sustainable Grazing Systems
93. Managing Grassland For Forage Production: An Overview
94. Managing Grassland Systems To Optimise Livestock Production
95. Persistence And Yield Stability Of Temperate Grassland Legumes For Sustainable Animal Production
96. Planning And Sowing Grasslands
97. Plant–Animal Interactions In Grazing Systems
98. Research Challenges In Adapting Grasslands To Climate Change
99. Restoring Degraded Grasslands
100. Crop Management Practices For Grain Sorghum: An Overview
101. Defining And Implementing Best Management Practices In Soybean Production
102. Sustainable Soybean Production Research And Practice: Contrasting Case Studies From Three Soybean Production Areas
103. Grain Legume–Cereal Intercropping Systems
104. Grain Legumes In Integrated Crop Management Systems
105. Variety Selection And Seed Quality Management In Grain Legume Cultivation
106. Planting And Cultivation Of Tea
107. Role Of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi In Tea Cultivation
108. Role Of Microbes In Tea Cultivation
109. Tea Cultivation Under Changing Climatic Conditions
110. Nutritional Considerations For Soybean Meal Use In Poultry Diets
111. Research Trends In Oil Palm Cultivation
112. The Palm Oil Market: Growth And Trends
113. Management Of An Ultra-High-Density Mango Orchard And Benefits Of The Small-Tree System
114. Mango Cultivation In Greenhouses
115. Mango Cultivation Practices For The Subtropics
116. Mango Cultivation Practices In The Tropics: Good Agricultural Practices To Maximize Sustainable Yields
117. Efficient And Sustainable Production Of Faba Bean
118. Improving Cultivation Of Cowpea In West Africa
119. Improving Cultivation Of Groundnuts
120. Improving Cultivation Of Lentil
121. Improving Cultivation Of Pigeonpea
122. Improving Cultivation Practices For Common Beans
123. Improving Cultivation Practices For Soybeans In Sub-Saharan Africa
124. Disseminating Improved Coffee Varieties For Sustainable Production
125. Assessing And Minimizing The Environmental Effects Of Herbicides
126. Bio-Herbicides: An Overview
127. Cultural Techniques To Manage Weeds
128. Developments In Physical Weed Control
129. Ethical Issues In Integrated Weed Management
130. Flame Weeding Techniques
131. Invasive Weed Species And Their Effects
132. Key Issues And Challenges Of Integrated Weed Management
133. Site-Specific Weed Management
134. Surveillance And Monitoring Of Weed Populations
135. The Role Of Herbicide-Resistant Crops In Integrated Weed Management
136. The Use Of Allelopathy And Competitive Crop Cultivars For Weed Suppression In Cereal Crops
137. The Use Of Bacteria In Integrated Weed Management
138. The Use Of Rotations And Cover Crops To Manage Weeds
139. Trends In The Development Of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
140. Use Of Insects In Integrated Weed Management
141. Use Of Microorganisms In Integrated Weed Management
142. Weed Ecology And Population Dynamics
143. Weed-Plant Interactions
144. Good Planting And Cultivation Practices In Sugarcane Production
145. Good Agricultural Practices For Maize Cultivation: The Case Of West Africa
146. Maize Seed Variety Selection And Seed System Development: The Case Of Southern Africa
147. Zero-Till Cultivation Of Maize
148. Variety Selection In Wheat Cultivation
149. Integrated Crop Management For Cassava Cultivation In Asia
150. Seed Systems Management In Cassava Cultivation
151. Durum Wheat: Production, Challenges And Opportunities
152. Integrated Crop Management Of Wheat
153. The Emergence Of Cassava As A Global Crop
154. Innovations In Apple Tree Cultivation To Manage Crop Load And Ripening
155. Dry-Seeded And Aerobic Cultivation Of Rice
156. Sustainable Rice Cultivation In Coastal Saline Soils: A Case Study
157. The Economics Of Apple Production
158. Crop Rotation: A Sustainable System For Maize Production
159. Optimizing Yields In Tomato Cultivation: Maximizing Tomato Plant Use Of Resources
160. Conservation Tillage For Sustainable Wheat Intensification: The Example Of South Asia
161. Climate Risk Management In Maize Cropping Systems
162. Intercropping In Sustainable Maize Cultivation
163. Consumer Trends In Apple Sales
164. Developments In The System Of Rice Intensification (Sri)
165. Optimizing Maize-Based Cropping Systems: Sustainability, Good Agricultural Practices (Gap) And Yield Goals

Author

• A. Muller, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and Institute for Environmental Decisions, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland; M. Meier and C. Schader, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; A. Gattinger, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany; and M. Steffens, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland
• Abeya Temesgen, Shu Fukai and Daniel Rodriguez, The University of Queensland, Australia
• Adam S. Davis, USDA-ARS, USA
• Alpha Kamara, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria
• Alpha Y. Kamara, Lucky O. Omoigui and Nkeki Kamai, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria; Sylvester U. Ewansiha, University of Benin, Nigeria; and Hakeem A. Ajeigbe, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nigeria
• Andrew Lister, USDA Forest Service, USA
• Anita Dille, Kansas State University, USA
• Ann C. Kennedy, USDA-ARS and Washington State University, USA
• Annarita Marrano and David Neale, University of California-Davis, USA
• Arun Kumar Joshi, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT); Vinod Kumar Mishra, Banaras Hindu University, India; and Simanchal Sahu, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, India
• Assumpció Antón, Erica Montemayor and Nancy Peña, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Spain
• B. W. Alsanius and S. Khalil, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden; A. Tadesse, Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia; A. K. Rosberg, K. J. Bergstrand, R. Hartmann, L. Mogren, M. Alam, M. Grudén and T. Naznin, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden; and A. Getahun, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
• Bekir Erol Ak, University of Harran, Turkey
• Bernard L. Schroeder, University of Southern Queensland, Australia; Andrew W. Wood, Tanglewood Agricultural Services, Australia; David V. Calcino and Danielle M. Skocaj, Sugar Research Australia Limited, Australia; Alan P. Hurney, Edmonton, Australia; and Peter G. Allsopp, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Australia
• Bernhard Freyer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria
• Bernhard Speiser, Hans-Jakob Schärer and Lucius Tamm, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland
• Brian L. Beres, Reem Aboukhaddour and Haley Catton, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Canada
• Bruce Maxwell, Montana State University, USA
• C. J. Swanton and T. Valente, University of Guelph, Canada
• Charles E. Barrett, Lucas G. Paranhos, Kati W. Migliaccio, Gary K. England and Lincoln Zotarelli, University of Florida, USA
• Charles Lambot and Juan Carlos Herrera, Nestlé R&D Center, France
• Charles Staver, Bioversity International, France
• Charles Wortmann, Patricio Grassini and Roger W. Elmore, University of Nebraska- Lincoln, USA
• Chieri Kubota, The Ohio State University, USA
• Chris Johansen and Kadambot H.M. Siddique, The University of Western Australia, Australia
• Christophe Orazio, European Forest Institute, France; Peter Freer-Smith, University of California-Davis, USA; Tim Payn, Scion and Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, New Zealand; and Tom Fox, Rayonier Inc., USA
• Christopher  Preston, University of Adelaide, Australia
• D. F. Chapman, DairyNZ Lincoln, New Zealand; and W. M. Griffiths, Hamilton, New Zealand
• D. L. McNeil, University of Tasmania, Australia
• D. R. Woodfield, Grasslands Research Centre, New Zealand; and H. G. Judson, Kimihia Research Centre, New Zealand
• D. Reynolds, Mississippi State University, USA
• Damase Khasa and Alain Atangana, Université Laval, Canada
• Dan Koeppel, Independent Journalist and Researcher, USA
• Daniel Rodriguez, Caspar Roxburgh, Claire Farnsworth, Ariel Ferrante, Joseph Eyre, Stuart Irvine-Brown, James McLean, Martin Bielich, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Australia
• David B. Hannaway and Linda J. Brewer, Oregon State University, USA; Steve Fransen, Washington State University, USA; and Glenn Shewmaker, Shannon Williams and Sarah Baker, University of Idaho, USA
• David Nicholls, USDA Forest Service, USA
• David R. Clements, Trinity Western University, Canada
• Deirdre Hennessy, Teagasc, Ireland
• Desmond O’Rourke, Washington State University and Belrose Inc., USA
• Dimitrios Savvas, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece; and Damianos Neocleous, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Cyprus
• Diomy S. Zamora, University of Minnesota, USA; Samuel C. Allen, New Mexico State University, USA; Kent G. Apostol, Independent Researcher and Editor, USA; Shibu Jose, University of Missouri, USA; and Gary Wyatt, University of Minnesota, USA
• Donald Grebner, Mississippi State University, USA; and Pete Bettinger, University of Georgia, USA
• Doyle McKey, Montpellier University, France; Marc Delêtre, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
• Dr Bao-Luo  Ma - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada and Zhigang Wang, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China
• E. J. van Henten, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
• Eric R. Gallandt, University of Maine, USA; Daniel Brainard, Michigan State University, USA; and Bryan Brown, University of Maine, USA
• Erin N. Rosskopf, USDA-ARS, United States Horticultural Laboratory, USA; Raghavan Charudattan, BioProdex Inc., USA; and William Bruckart, USDA-ARS, Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit, USA
• Ettore Barone and Francesco Sottile, Università di Palermo, Italy
• F. Ortega, L. Inostroza and C. Moscoso, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Chile; and L. Parra and A. Quiroz, Universidad de La Frontera, Chile
• Fred J. Muehlbauer, Washington State University, USA; and Ashutosh Sarker, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), India
• Frederick P. Baijukya and Harun M. Murithi, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Tanzania; and Fred Kanampiu, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Kenya
• Gary S. Bender, University of California Cooperative Extension, USA
• Gary Wyatt, Amanda Sames, and Diomy S. Zamora, University of Minnesota, USA
• Gerardo Moreno and Victor Rolo, INDEHESA, Institute for Silvopastoralism Research, University of Extremadura, Spain
• Gerben J. Messelink and H. Marjolein Kruidhof, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
• Gregory A. Lang, Michigan State University, USA
• Hamid El Bilali, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria
• Hans Pretzsch, Technical University of Munich, Germany
• Ian Heap, International Survey of Herbicide-resistant Weeds, USA
• J. L. Peyraud, L. Delaby and R. Delagarde, INRA-Agrocampus Ouest, France
• J. M. Clarke, K. Nilsen, D. Khitiri, X. Lin and C. J. Pozniak, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; and K. Ammar, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico
• J. W. ‘Jerry’ Van Sambeek, formerly of USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station and University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry, USA
• James George and Sarojini Amma Sunitha, ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, India
• James L. Chamberlain, USDA Forest Service, USA; Christine J. Small, Radford University, USA; and Michelle Baumflek, USDA Forest Service, USA
• James M. Mwendwa, Charles Sturt University, Australia; Jeffrey D. Weidenhamer, Ashland University, USA; and Leslie A. Weston, Charles Sturt University, Australia
• Jean Claude Rubyogo, Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Tanzania;  and Wilfred Odhiambo, Seed Systems Consultant, Kenya
• John A. Stanturf, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia; Lee Frelich, University of Minnesota, USA; Pablo J. Donoso, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile; and Timo Kuuluvainen, University of Helsinki, Finland
• John Daigle, University of Maine, USA
• John Lynam, Independent Consultant
• John O. Ojiem, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya
• John R. Teasdale, ARS-USDA, USA
• John Y. Yonemoto, Japan Tropical Fruit Association, Japan
• Josef Tanny, Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Center, Israel
• Juan I. Montero, formerly Institut de Recerca i Tecnología Agroalimentaries, Spain; and Yi Zhang, Qichang Yang and Xinglin Ke, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, China
• Julie Graham, Alison Karley, Alison Dolan, Dominic Williams and Nikki Jennings, James Hutton Institute, UK
• Justin Fowler, University of Georgia, USA
• K. R. Latha and L. Vimalendran, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India
• Kenneth Mudge, Cornell University, USA
• Kenton Dashiell, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria
• L. Bedoussac, ENSFEA, INRA AGIR, France; E-P. Journet, CNRS LIPM, INRA AGIR, France; H. Hauggaard-Nielsen, Roskilde University, Denmark; C. Naudin and G. Corre Hellou, Ecole Supérieure d’Agricultures, France; E. S. Jensen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden; and E. Justes, INRA AGIR, France
• Leo F. M. Marcelis, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; Joaquim Miguel Costa, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; and Ep Heuvelink, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
• Lidia Sas Paszt and Slawomir Gluszek, Research Institute of Horticulture, Poland
• Lilian Elgalise Techio Pereira and Sila Carneiro da Silva, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil; Cory Matthew and Ignacio F. López, Massey University, New Zealand; and André Fischer Sbrissia, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Llewellyn L. Manske, North Dakota State University, USA
• Luca Corelli Grappadelli, Brunella Morandi and Luigi Manfrini, University of Bologna, Italy; and Pasquale Losciale, University of Bari, Italy
• Lukas Pfiffner and Laura Armengot, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland
• Lydie Dufour, INRA, France
• M. A. Foale, Quang Thien Nguyen and Steve W. Adkins, The University of Queensland, Australia
• M. A. Wijeratne, Tea Research Institute, Sri Lanka
• M. Djanaguiraman, P. V. V. Prasad and I. A. Ciampitti, Kansas State University, USA
• M. P. Pritts, Cornell University, USA; and T. M. Sjulin, formerly Driscoll Strawberry Associates, USA
• Maike Krauss and Paul Mäder, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; Joséphine Peigné, ISARA-Lyon, France; and Julia Cooper, Newcastle University, UK
• Martine Dorais, Centre de recherche en innovation sur les végétaux, Université Laval, Canada
• Martine Dorais, Université Laval, Canada
• Mary Ruth McDonald and Zachariah Telfer, University of Guelph, Canada
• Matt Liebman, Iowa State University, USA
• Matthias Meier, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland
• Michael A. Gold, University of Missouri, USA
• Mihai Botu, University of Craiova, Romania
• Nazim Gruda, University of Bonn, Germany
• Neil S. Mattson, Cornell University, USA; and Christopher J. Currey, Iowa State University, USA
• Noosheen Zahid and Mehdi Maqbool, University of Poonch, Pakistan; and Ajit Singh and Asgar Ali, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia
• Norman Uphoff, Cornell University, USA
• Oliver Körner, Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), Germany
• P. Lava Kumar, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria; James P. Legg, IITA, Tanzania; Maria Ayodele, IITA, Nigeria; George Mahuku, IITA, Tanzania; and Alejandro Ortega-Beltran and Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, IITA, Nigeria
• P. N. Bhattacharyya and S. R. Sarmah, Tocklai Tea Research Institute, India
• Parmeshwar Lal Saran, ICAR – Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, India; and Ravish Choudhary, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India
• Pekka Huhtanen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
• Penka Tsonkova and Christian Böhm, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany; Rico Hübner, Technical University of Munich, Germany; and Julia Ehritt, Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union Brandenburg, Germany
• Peter Neuenschwander and Manuele Tamò, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Benin
• Peter S. Setimela, Global Maize Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Zimbabwe
• Peter Sørensen, Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark; Luca Bechini, University of Milan, Italy; and Lars Stoumann Jensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Peter Von Fragstein und Niemsdorff, Universität Kassel, Germany
• Philip J. Burton, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
• Pierre-Éric Lauri and Sylvaine Simon, INRA, France
• Pierre-Éric Lauri, INRA, France; Karim Barkaoui, CIRAD, France; Mohammed Ater, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Morocco; and Adolfo Rosati, CREA, Italy
• Prashant Jha, Montana State University, USA; and Krishna N Reddy, USDA-ARS, USA
• R. Gebbers, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Germany
• R. Karina Gallardo, Washington State University, USA; and Hildegard Garming, Thünen Institute of Farm Economics, Germany
• R. Redden, RJR Agricultural Consultants, Australia; X. Zong, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China; R. M. Norton, International Plant Nutrition Institute and The University of Melbourne, Australia; F. L. Stoddard, University of Helsinki, Finland; F. Maalouf, International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Lebanon; S. Ahmed and M. El Bouhssini, International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Morocco; Y. Tao and L. Rong, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), China; and L. Ling, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Science, China
• Reiner Jedermann, Institute for Microsensors, Actuators and Systems (IMSAS), Germany; Ulrike Praeger and Martin Geyer, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Germany; and Walter Lang, Institute for Microsensors, Actuators and Systems (IMSAS), Germany
• Richard Asare, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ghana; Victor Afari-Sefa, World Vegetable Center, Benin; Sander Muilerman, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; and Gilbert J. Anim-Kwapong, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, Ghana
• Richard Kipling, Aberystwyth University, UK
• Richard Schultz, Thomas Isenhart, William Beck, Tyler Groh and Morgan Davis, Iowa State University, USA
• Robert L. Zimdahl, Colorado State University, USA
• Roger W. Elmore, Rodrigo Werle and Charles Wortmann, University of Nebraska, USA; Phinehas Tukamuhabwa, Makerere University, Uganda; and Nathan Mueller, University of Nebraska, USA
• Rosemary Collier, University of Warwick, UK
• S. A. Clay and S. A. Bruggeman, South Dakota State University, USA
• S. Alan Walters, Southern Illinois University, USA
• S. Hemming, J. C. Bakker, J. B. Campen and F. L. K. Kempkes, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
• S. N. Nigam, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India; D. L. Jordan, North Carolina State University, USA; and P. Janila, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India
• Sandrine Petit and David A. Bohan, UMR Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France
• Shipra Singh and Anita Pandey, G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, India; and Lok Man S. Palni, Graphic Era University, India
• Sisir Mitra, International Society for Horticultural Science, India; and A. Bhagwan, Fruit Research Station, India
• Stefania De Pascale, University of Naples Federico II, Italy; Luca Incrocci, University of Pisa, Italy; Daniele Massa, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Italy; Youssef Rouphael, University of Naples Federico II, Italy; and Alberto Pardossi, University of Pisa, Italy
• Stefano Musacchi, Washington State University and Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, USA; and Davide Neri, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
• Stefano Musacchi, Washington State University, USA; and Duane Greene, University of Massachusetts, USA
• Stefano Savi, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, Malaysia
• Stevan Z. Knezevic, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
• Steven A. Oosthuyse, HortResearch SA, South Africa
• Steven P. C. Groot, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands; and Maaike H. J. E. Raaijmakers, Bionext, The Netherlands
• Sukanta K. Sarangi and Buddheswar Maji, ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, India
• Susan M. Boyetchko, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
• Susanne Padel, The Organic Research Centre, UK
• T. Parthasarathi, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; M. Kokila, D. Selvakumar, V. Meenakshi and A. Kowsalya, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India; K. Vanitha, Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India; A. Tariq, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; A. Surendran, Rutgers University, USA; and Eli Vered, Netafi m Irrigation Ltd, Israel
• Tatjana Stevanovic, Laval University, Canada
• Thomas F. Döring, University of Bonn, Germany
• Thomas J. Dean, Louisiana State University, USA
• Tin Maung Aye, CIAT, Vietnam; and Reinhardt Howeler, CIAT Emeritus - formerly CIAT, Thailand
• Todd Einhorn, Michigan State University, USA
• Toyoki Kozai, Japan Plant Factory Association, Japan; Yumiko Amagai, Chiba University, Japan; and Eri Hayashi, Japan Plant Factory Association, Japan
• V. S. Almeida, F. T. Delazari, C. Nick, W. L. Ara ú jo and D. J. H. Silva, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
• Valerio Cristofori, Stefano Speranza and Cristian Silvestri, University of Tuscia, Italy
• Victor Galán Saúco, Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA), Spain
• Victor Galán Saúco, Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias, Spain
• Vijay Kumar Dua, Sanjay Rawal, Sukhwinder Singh and Jagdev Sharma, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, India
• Vijesh Krishna, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany; Alwin Keil, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), India; Sreejith Aravindakshan, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; and Mukesh Meena, Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, India
• Víctor Galán Saúco, Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias, Spain
• Wade E. Thomason, Bee Khim Chim and Mark S. Reiter, Virginia Tech University, USA
• Wenyan Han, Xin Li, Peng Yan, Liping Zhang and Golam Jalal Ahammed, Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TRI, CAAS), China
• Woodam Chung, Kevin Lyons and Lucas Wells, Oregon State University, USA
• Youbin Zheng, University of Guelph, Canada
• Yuen May Choo, formerly The International Society for Fat Research (ISF), USA; and YewAi Tan, formerly Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysia
• Ümit Serdar, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey; Toshihiro Saito, Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science, Japan; Beatriz Cuenca, Empresa de Transformacion Agraria S.A (TRAGSA) Maceda, Spain; Burak Akyüz, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey; José Gomes Laranjo, University of Tras-Os-Montes (UTAD) CITAB, Portugal; Gabriele Beccaro and Giancarlo Bounous, University of Turin, Italy; Rita Lourenço Costa and Patrícia Fernandes, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Portugal; Maria Gabriella Mellano, University of Turin, Italy; and Pereira Lorenzo Santiago, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain