Agriculture Issues and Policies

Agriculture and Food Science

Research Summaries

Hector J. Escobedo

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Sergio M. Madrigal

Editors

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Contents

Nutritional Aspects of Theropithecus Gelada:

From Wild-Feeding to Captive Animals

Marcus Mau, Jacinta Beehner andAchim Johann

Effect of Wilting and Plant Types on Physical and

Chemical Composition of Silage

U. Y. Anele, A. O. Jolaosho, O. M. Arigbede,J. A. Olanite and O. S. Onifade

Feed to Milk: New Tools for the Identification of Plant SpeciesSilvia Giani, Anna Paola Casazza, Luca Braglia,Floriana Gavazzi and Diego Breviario

A Comparison Study to Determinate the Best Model for

Computing Mean/Median Irregular Feed Particle Sizes of

Coarsely Dry-Rolled Barley for Animal Nutrition Research

L. Du and Peiqiang Yu

The Phenomenon of Antibiotic Resistance

in an Evolutionary PerspectiveRoberto Manfredi

Antibiotic Resistance and Probiotics:

Roles, Mechanisms and Evidence

Min-Tze Liong, Siok-Koon Yeo, Chiu-Yin Kuan,

Wai-Yee Fung andJoo-Ann Ewe

When Good Bugs Fight Bad - Designing Probiotics

to Control Antibiotic Resistant "Superbugs"

Roy D. SIeator

Modification of the Bacterial Phenotype as an Approach

to Counter the Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant PathogensPeter W. Taylor, Patricia Bernal and Andrea Zelmer

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Chapter 9 Performance to Antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus,

Streptococcus agalactiae and Enterococcus spp. 19

Antonio Sorldzano, Jose Gutierrez, Eva Roman,

Juan de Dios Luna, Juan Roman, EstreUa Martin,

Jose Liebana, Jose Luis Garcia,

Samuel Bernal and Pilar Morales

Chapter 10 Microbiological and Pharmacological Principles

of Recent Antibiotic Therapy 21

Cristina Carrasco, Antonio Sorldzano, Jose Cabeza,

Gonzalo Piedrola and Jose Gutierrez

Chapter 11 Bacteriophage Therapies and Enzybiotics:

Novel Solutions to Antibiotic Resistance 23

Noemie Manuelle Dorval Courchesne,

Albert Parisien and Christopher Q. Lan

Chapter 12 Application of Computational Methods to Study Antibiotic

Resistance Mechanisms: FluoroquinoloneResistance as a Case Study 25

Sergio Madurga, Jordi Vila and Ernest Giralt

Chapter 13 Energetics of MDR Microbial Cells 27

Wache Yves

Chapter 14 Low Impact of OmpC and OmpF on Susceptibility to

Antibiotics in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli

Producers of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases 29

A. Sorldzano, A. Salmeron, F. Martinez-Checa,

E. Villegas, J. D. Luna andJ. Gutierrez

Chapter 15 Antibiotic Resistance in Mariculture Environments of China 31

Jingyi Zhao and Hongyue Dang

Chapter 16 Antibiotic Resistance as a Method for

Determining Sources of Fecal Pollution in Water 33

Alexandria K. Graves and Charles Hagedorn

Chapter 17 Genetic Regulation, Physiology, Assessment and Inhibition

of Efflux Pumps Responsible for Multi-Drug Resistant

Phenotypes of Bacterial Pathogens 35

L. Amaral, S. Fanning, G. Spengler, L. Rodrigues,C. Iversen, M. Martins, A. Martins,

M. Viveiros and I. Couto

Chapter 18 Genetic and Phenotypic Characterization of

Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Isolates 37

Maysaa El Sayed Zaki

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Chapter 19 Tracking Down a New Putative Drug Target for

Osteoporosis: Structure of an Essential Region of the

Proton Translocation Channel of H+-V0-ATPase

Afonso M. S. Duarte and Marcus A. Hemminga

Chapter 20 Antibiotic Resistance in Food-Associated Lactic Acid Bacteria

Giorgio Giraffa

Chapter 21 Current Status of Antibiotic Resistance in Lactic Acid Bacteria

Leon M. T. Dicks, Svetoslav D. Todorov

andBernadette D. G. M. Franco

Chapter 22 Nanobiotics to Combat Bacterial Drug Resistance

Sampath C. Abeylath and Edward Turos

Chapter 23 Veterinary Antibiotics and Their Possible Impact

on Resistant Bacteria in the Environment

Nicole Kemper

Chapter 24 Behavioural Indicators of "Wildness" as Useful

Tools for Restocking: The European Sea Bass

(Dicentrachus labrax L.) Juvenile as a Study Model

S. Malavasi, V. Georgalas and P. Torricelli

Chapter 25 Advances in Practical Fish Diets

Giovanni B. Palmegiano and Ivo Zoccarato

Chapter 26 Production of Recombinant Fish Gonadotropins byBaculovirus in Silkworm Larvae and Their

In Vivo Biological Activities

Makito Kobayashi, Young Chang Sohn, Tetsuro Morita,

Goro Yoshizaki, Youichi Hayakawa, Hidekazu Nagayaand Takeo Suzuki

Chapter 27 The Underwater Silviculture Approach for

Reef Restoration: An Emergent Aquacultural Theme

Shai Shafir and Baruch Rinkevich

Chapter 28 Oral Delivery of Immunogens in Aquaculture/. S. Azad, A. Panigrahi,R. A. Dalmo andK. M. Shankar

Chapter 29 Trends and Perspectives in Preventing and

Controlling Infectious Diseases in Molluscs

Tristan Renault

Chapter 30 Fatty Acids: Composition and Functions for ReproductionE. Hu, Ruo-Jing Wang, Chen-Yi Pan and Wan-Xi Yang

Chapter 31 Photoperiod Manipulation of Growth Performance

and Stress Response in Red Sea Bream Pagrus MajorAmal Kumar Biswas

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Chapter 32 Marine Sources of Omega-3: Is their Future in Aquaculture? 65

Candida Savage

Chapter 33 Prospects and Development in Fish Spermand Embryo Cryopreservation 67

Vanesa Robles, Elsa Cabrita,

Vikram KohJi and M. Paz Herrdez

Chapter 34 Rearing Brazilian Pink Shrimp Farfantepenaeus Paulensis

in Cages Using Alternative Feeding Management:A Tentative APPROACH for PromotingSustainable Aquaculture in Offshore Areas 69

Julio Vicente Lombardi, Helcio Luis de Almeida Marques

and Elisabete Maria Macedo Viegas

Chapter 35 Study of Aquatic Biodiversity of Someswari and

Nethai River; Gharia and Nidaya Beel in Northern Bangladesh 71

B. K. Chakraborty

Chapter 36 Development of New Sustainable Techniques for

Shrimp Culture in Mexico Using Floating Seawater Cages 73

Martha Zarain-Herzberg

Chapter 37 Agrochemical Free Treatments to Improve Postharvest

Shelf-Life of Bananas 75

Anjani M. Karunaratne

and W. K. R. Niroshini Gunasinghe

Chapter 38 Pesticides Residues in Bananas:

Analysis, Occurrence and Trade Issues 77

Miguel Angel Gonzdlez-Curbelo,

Lidia M. Ravelo-Perez

and Javier Herndndez-Borges

Chapter 39 Fungal Diseases of Banana 79

Andrew C. James, Mahdi Arzanlou,

Blondy Canto Canche, Jorge Humberto Ramirez,

Laura Conde Ferraez and Santy Peraza Echeverria

Chapter 40 Bananas - A Concise Account 81

Umer Shajique, Jamil Anwar,

Waheed uz Zaman and Amara Dar

Chapter 41 Studies Applying Green Banana Pulp 83

Dayane Rosalyn Izidoro, Agnes de Paula Scheer,

Charles Windson Isidoro Haminiuk

and Maria-Rita Sierakowski

Chapter 42 The Effect of a Htst Pulse on Phase Transitions,

Structure and Porosity of Crispy Dried Bananas 85

Kelly Hofsetz and Celso Costa Lopes

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Chapter 43 Enzymes and Bioactive Proteins of the Banana 87

Tzi Bun Ng

Chapter 44 Banana Flavor: Insights into Isoamyl Acetate Production 89

Sebastian Torres, Ashok Pandey and Guillermo R. Castro

Chapter 45 Physicochemical and Functional Characterization

of Square Banana (Musa Balbisiana) Flour 91

Maira Segiira-Campos, Luis Chel Guerrero

and David Betancur Ancona

Chapter 46 Phytoprotectants and Phytotoxins. The Role of Natural Products

in the Musa Spp.-Mycosphaerella Fijiensis Infectious Process 93

Carlos A. Cruz-Cruz and Luis M. Peha-Rodriguez

Chapter 47 Banana Symbolism and Change in Bahaya Culture 95

Valerie Githinji

Chapter 48 Hyperkalemia and Hyperdopaminemia Along with

Psychological Modification Induced by Obsessive

Eating of Bananas in an Anorexia Nervosa Adolescent 97

Naoko Narita, Mami Tazoe and Masaaki Narita

Chapter 49 Banana Lectin Interactions with the Immune System:

Implications for Future Therapeutic Applications 99

Marija Gavrovic-JankuJovic, Rajna Dimitrijevic

and Marijana Stojanovic

Chapter 50 Resource Recovery by Composting -

Materials, Techniques, Quality Assessment 101

E. Smidt, K. Meissl, J. Tintner and E. Binner

Chapter 51 Compost Evaluation and Utilization 103

Antonis A. Zorpas

Chapter 52 Succession and Phylogenetic Composition of Microbial

Communities Responsible for the CompostingProcess of Rice Straw 105

Vita Ratri Cahyani and Makoto Kimura

Chapter 53 The Effect of Composting on the

Survival of Parasitic Germs 107

Ingrid Papajovd and Peter Juris

Chapter 54 Pedofauna Biodiversity and Soil Indicators in a

Venezuelan Amazonian Sandy Savanna Soil:

Long-Term Amended with Low Inputs of

In-Situ Produced Compost 109

D. Lopez-Hernandez, YAraujo, A. Y. Lopez-Contreras,C. Hernandez and I. Hernandez- Valencia

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Chapter 55 Analysis of the Bacterial Community and its Succession

in the Compost by Using Molecular Biological Methods,

16S rrna Gene Clone Analysis and Denaturing Gradient

Gel Electrophoresis Analysis 111

Keiko Watanabe and Norio Kurosawa

Chapter 56 Effect of Continuous Compost Application on Carbon

and Nitrogen Contents of Whole Soils and their Particle

Size Fractions in a Field Subjected Mainly to Double Cropping 113

Maiko Tanaka andHaruo Shindo

Chapter 57 Biotic Landfill Ch4 Emission Abatement UsingBio-Waste Compost as a Landfill Cover 115

M. Chapman and B. Antizar-Ladislao

Chapter 58 Composting Approaches of Contaminated Soils and Waste 117

B. Antizar-Ladislao and N. J. Russell

Chapter 59 Lignocellulolytic Microorganisms from a CompostingHabitat: Current and Future Prospects 119

M. C. Vargas-Garcia, M. J. Lopez,F. Sudrez-Estrella and J. Moreno

Chapter 60 Corn Crop Production: Growth, Fertilization and Yield 121

K. D. Subedi and B. L. Ma

Chapter 61 Responses of Agronomically Important Crops to

Inoculation With Plant-Associated Beneficial

Bacteria in Crop-Farming Systems - A Review 123

M. Madhaiyan, S. Poonguzhali, M. Senthilkumar

andP. Santhanakrishnan

Chapter 62 Effect of Abiotic Stresses on Growth, Metabolic

Alterations and Tolerance Mechanisms in Rice Crop 125

Pallavi Sharma, Ambuj Bhushan Jha and R. S. Dubey

Chapter 63 Domestication and Conservation Genetics of the Lima Bean

(Phaseolus Lunatus L.) in Its Mesoamerican Diversity Center 127

Jaime Martinez-Castillo, Patricia Co/unga-GarciaMarin,Daniel Zizumbo- Villarreal, Filogonio May-Patand Julian Coello-Coello

Chapter 64 Potential Impact of Biological Nitrogen Fixation and

Organic Fertilization on Corn Growth and Yield in

Low External Input Systems 129

Mdrcia do Vale Barreto Figueiredo,Mario de Andrade Lira Junior,

Arminda Saconi Messias

and Romulo Simoes Cezar Menezes

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Chapter 65 Distribution and Risk Assessment of PAHs in Soils

and Corns Around Zhongyuan Oil Field, China

Shaoping Kuang and Hong Chen

Chapter 66 Low Temperature Effects on the Early

Development of Corn SeedlingsRicardo Aroca

Chapter 67 Soil Water Balance and Yield of Dryland Maize

Using the Cropsyst Model

M. G. Abraha and M. J. Savage

Chapter 68 Wrongful Exploitation and Terminator Technology

Keith Bustos

Chapter 69 Maize Doubled Haploids via Anther and Microspore Culture

Bohus Obert, L'ubica Uvdckovd andAnna Pret'ovd

Chapter 70 Modelling of Maize Production and the Impact

of Climate Change on Maize Yields in Croatia

Visnja Vucetic

Chapter 71 Economics of Management Zone Delineation

in Cotton Precision Agriculture: A Multi-Year Analysis

Margarita Velandia, Roderick M. Rejesus,Kevin Bronson and Eduardo Segarra

Chapter 72 Cover Crop Effects on Biochemical and BiologicalParameters Reflecting Soil QualityR. Dinesh, S. Ghoshal Chaudhuri, T. E. Sheeja,M. A. Suryanarayana, A. N. Ganeshamurthy

and K. N. Shiva

Chapter 73 Ecological Significances of Cover Crops on Carbon

and Nitrogen Dynamics and Soil Conservation in Japan

Masakazu Komatsuzaki

Chapter 74 Bicultural Legume-Cereal Cover Crops for Sustaining

Crop Yields and Improving Soil and Environmental Quality

Upendra M. Sainju

Chapter 75 80 Years of Tradition in Classical Pillnitz Pome

Fruit Breeding: A Review

Manfred Fischer

Chapter 76 An Overview to the Present Status of Biopesticides in Egypt

Sameeh A. Mansour

Chapter 77 Potential of Plant-Associated Beneficial Bacteria

as Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review

M. Madhaiyan, S. Poonguzhali,M. Senthilkumar and P. Santhanakrishnan

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Chapter 78 Use of Cover Crops by North Cameroonian

Farmers in a Cereal/Cotton Cropping SystemK. Naudin and O. Balarabe

Chapter 79 The Role of Arachis Pintoi Cover Crop in

Sequestering Carbon in Agroforestry SystemsMaren Oelbermann

Chapter 80 Cover Crops, Tillage, and Glyphosate Effects on

Chemical and Biological Properties of a Lower

Mississippi Delta Soil and Soybean Yield

R. M. Zablotowicz, K. N. Reddy, M. A. Weaver,

A. Mengistu, L. J. Krutz, R. E. Gordon and N. Bellalou

Chapter 81 Multiple Functions of Cover Crops in

Strip Intercropping Culture

Takatsugii Horiuchi

Chapter 82 Cover Crops Contribute to Animal Production and Reduce

Nitrogen Loss from Fields in Integrated Farming SystemTakeshi Yasue and Masakazu Komatsnzaki

Chapter 83 Processing Techniques and Their Effect

on Fruit PhytochemicalsAdel A. A. Mohdaly, Abdelrahman R. Ahmed

and Iryna Smetanska

Chapter 84 Dietary Fibers and Gut MotilityMauro Bortolotti andAndrea Lugli

Chapter 85 Dietary Fibers-Purification, Structure and Their Health

Benefits with Particular Reference to Feruloyl Arabinoxylans

R. ShyamaPrasad Rao and G. Muralikrishna

Chapter 86 Nutraceuticals in Rhinacanthus nasutus (Hattkaku-Reishi-Soh)

Noboru Motohashi

Chapter 87 Use of in vitro Digestion and Fermentation Models to

Study Health Effects of Dietary Fibres in Cultured Cells

Daniel Scharlau, Anke Borowicki,

Katrin Stein and M. Glei

Chapter 88 Bamboo Shoots: A Rich Source of Dietary Fibres

C. Nirmala, H. Sheena and E. David

Chapter 89 Tropical and Temperate Fruits as a Source of

Dietary Fiber and Bioactive Compounds

Antonio Jimenez-Escrig

Chapter 90 Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Physical Activityand Body Mass Index among Teenagers in Hong KongMimi M. Y. Tse and Iris F. F. Benzie

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Beneficial Effects of Soluble Fiber (Plantago Ovata Husk)

on Plasma Triglycerides and Apolipoprotein B to

Apolipoprotein A-I Ratio in Men in Cardiovascular

Disease Secondary Prevention

Rosa Sola, Adriana Alvaro, Rosa M" Vails,

Joan-Carles Vallve and Anna Anguera

The Paradox of Dietary Fiber and Colorectal Cancer

Da-Hong Wang, Michiko Kogashiwa and Keiki Ogino

Ecological Fertilization: An Example for Paddy Rice

Performed as a Crop Rotation System in Southern China

Zhongyi Yang, Guorong Xin, Jiangang Yuan,

Wei Fang and Guoxi Li

Soybean Mineral Nutrition and Biotic Relationships

Jeffery D. Ray and Felix B. Fritschi

Property of Biodegraded Fish-Meal Wastewater

as a Liquid-Fertilizer

Joong Kyun Kim and Geon Lee

Fertilizer Application on Grassland - History, Effects

and Scientific Value of Long-Term ExperimentationMichal Hejcman andJiirgen Schellberg

Precision Fertilizer Management on Grassland

Jiirgen Schellberg and Michal Hejcman

Organic Fertilization as Resource for a Sustainable AgricultureMontemurro Francesco and Maiorana Michele

The Present Situation and the Future Improvement of

Fertilizer Applications by Farmers in Rainfed Rice

Culture in Northeast Thailand

Koki Homma and Takeshi Horie

Optimization of N Fertilization Management in

Citrus Trees: 15N as a Tool in NUE Improvement Studies

Ana Quinones, Belen Martinez-Alcantara

and Francisco Legaz

A New Analytical System for Remotely Monitoring

Fertilizer Ions: The Potentiometric Electronic Tongue

Manuel Gutierrez, Salvador Alegret,Juan Manuel Gutierrez, Rafaela Cdceres,

Jaume Casadesus, Roberto Muhoz,

Oriol Marfa and Manel del Valle

Organo-Zeolitic-Soil Systems:A New Approach to Plant Nutrition

P. J. Leggo and B. Ledesert

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Chapter 103 Radio-Environmental Impacts of PhosphogypsumIoannis Pashalidis

Chapter 104 A Comparative Review of the Fisheries Management

Systems in New Zealand and in the European Union

Paul Marchal, Philippe Lallemand,

Kevin Stokes and Olivier Thebaud

Chapter 105 The Decline of Diadromous Fish in Western EuropeanInland Waters: Main Causes and Consequences

Sergia Costa-Dias, Ronaldo Sousa,

Javier Lobon-Cervid

and Pascal Laffaille

Chapter 106 Towards New Approaches to Fisheries Managementin the Mediterranean Sea

Josep Lloret, Montserrat Demestre,

Margarida Casadevall

and Marta Muhoz

Chapter 107 Final Report on Economic Valuation of Water Hyacinth

as an Environmental Problem on Uganda's Fresh Water

Resources and its Effects on Key Economic Activities

Sam Bikangag

Chapter 108 Scale, Dynamic and Management in the Harvestingof Mussel in North Patagonia (Argentina)

Enrique M. Morsan and Paula C. Zaidman

Chapter 109 Fisheries Resources and Management Perspectives of a

World Heritage Site- sundarbans Mangrove, BangladeshM. Enamul Hoq

Chapter 110 Occupational Safety Policies in the Small-scale

Fishing Sector: A Case-study of the Artisanal

Fleet of Andalusia, SpainFrancisco Piniella

Chapter 111 Advances in the Recovery of Value-Added Organic

Compounds from Marine by-ProductsRoberto E. Armenia

Chapter 112 Principles and Applications of Active and Intelligent

Packaging Systems in Food:A Review

C. N. Ravishankar, C. O. Mohan, P. G. Sreenath,

I. P. Lakshmisha, C. K. Kamalakanth,

A. K. Mallick, Jones Varky, S. Abhilash

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Chapter 113 Effect of Thermal Processing on the Quality of

Canned Fish Products - A Review 229

C. N. Ravishankar, P. G. Sreenath, S. Abhilash,

C. O. Mohan, A. K. Mailick, Jones Varky,C. K. Kamalakanth, I. P. Lakshmisha

and T. K. Srinivasa Gopal

Chapter 114 Using Wheat Flour in the Production of Organic Banana Prawns 231

P. J. Palmer and S. L. Slattery

Chapter 115 Organic Diet Development for Black Tiger Prawns 233

P. J. Palmer, J. S. Kopinski and S. L. Slattery

Chapter 116 Economic Impacts of Creating and Extending Marine

Protected Areas: The CASE of Rezoning the Great Barrier

Reef Marine Park 235

Colin Hunt

Chapter 117 Elasmobranch by-catch in Pelagic Pair Trawl:

A Preliminary Study from Adriatic Sea 237

U. Scacco, I. Consalvo, C. Fortuna andA. Mazzola

Chapter 118 The European Fisheries Policy through the Financial

Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG).

An Analysis of the Spanish Industry as a Case Study 239

Marcos Anton Renart, Jose Antonio Vidal Hernandez Mora

and Maria del Rocio Moreno Enguix

Chapter 119 Bio-economic Management of Ibero-atlantic Fisheries 241

M. Dolores Garza-Gil, Manuel M. Varela-LafuenteandJulia Torralba-Cano

Chapter 120 The Changing Face of Fisheries Models?

Complex Systems Tools for a Complex Ecosystem 243

Richard Stafford

Chapter 121 Coastal Habitat Connectivity and Nearshore Fisheries —

Implications for Fisheries Management in Queensland, Australia 245

J. O. Meynecke

Chapter 122 Non-lethal Doses of Arsenic Trioxide Stimulates the Induction of

Metallothionein and Glutathione S-Transferase in Clarias Batrachus 247

Anirban Bhattacharya and Shelley Bhattacharya

Chapter 123 Development of Monoclonal Antibodies to Combat

Fish Misdescription and Fraud 249

Luis Asensio and Esther Carrera

Chapter 124 Fisheries and Marine Conservation: How to Proceed in a

Knowledge-poor Environment? On the Need of Interaction

between Ecological Research and Marine Management 251

Marijn Rabaut, Steven Degraer and Magda Vincx

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Chapter 125 Behavior of Hen's Eggs at Impact Loading 253

Sdrka Nedomova, Jan Trnka, Libor Severa,

Pavla Stoklasova and Jaroslav Buchar

Chapter 126 Strategies for Extending Shelf Life of Foods UsingAntimicrobial Edible Films 255

Silvia K. Flores, Lia N. Gerschenson,

Rosa J. Jagus andKaren J. Sanjurjo

Chapter 127 Developments in High-Pressure Food Processing 257

Carl J. Schaschke

Chapter 128 Spray Drying of Acai (Euterpe Oleracea Mart.) Juice:

Effect of Process Variables and Type of Carrier

Agent on Product's Quality and Stability 259

Renata V. Tonon, Catherine Brabet

and Miriam D. Hubinger

Chapter 129 Computed Tomography in Food Science 261

Elena Fulladosa, Nuria Garcia-Gil, Eva Santos-Garces,

Maria Font i Furnols, Israel Munoz and Pere Gou

Chapter 130 High Pressure Processing of Meat, Meat Products and Seafood 263

Marco Campus

Chapter 131 Advanced Modeling of Food Convective Drying:A Comparative Study among Fundamental,

Artificial Neural Networks and Hybrid Approaches 265

Stefano Curcio, Maria Aversa and Alessandra Saraceno

Chapter 132 Response to Stress Conditions of MicroorganismsTreated with Natural Antimicrobials in Cheese Whey 267

Mariana von Staszewski, Rosa J. Jagus,

Sandra L. Mugliaroli, Laura Hernaez

and Giselle Lehrke

Chapter 133 Changes in Rheological Properties of Hard Cheese during its Ageing 269

Libor Severa, Jan Trnka, Jaroslav Buchar,

Pavla Stoklasova and Sdrka Nedomova

Chapter 134 Focusing on Lamb Rennet Paste: CombiningTradition and Innovation in Cheese Production 271

Antonella Santillo and Marzia Albenzio

Chapter 135 Effect of Different Food Preservation Treatments

on Enzyme Activity, Mechanical Behavior

and/or Color of Vegetal Tissues 273

Lia N. Gerschenson, Ana M. Rojas,Marina F. de Escalada Pla

and Maria Emilia Latorre

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Chapter 136 Food Allergy: An Overview 275

Alexander K. C. Leung and James S. C. Leung

Chapter 137 Fish Allergy - A Comprehensive Review of Recent

Developments in Fish Allergy Diagnosis

and Fish Allergen Detection 277

Annette Kuehn, Hilger Christiane

and Hentges Francois

Chapter 138 Immunomodulation by Food:

Allergy Mitigation by Dietary Components 279

Harry J. Wichers and Jurriaan J. Mes

Chapter 139 Pathophysiology and Mechanisms of Food Allergy 281

Patricia Olaya Paschoal

Chapter 140 In Search of a More Comprehensive Allergy Diagnostic:Assessment of the Total-Body IgE Pool 283

Eleonora Dehlink and Edda Fiebiger

Chapter 141 Development of an Anaphylaxis Order Set to

Improve Emergency Department Anaphylaxis Management 285

Ronna L. Campbell, Lekshmi Vaidyanathan,

Abhijit R. Kanthala and Wyatt W. Decker

Chapter 142 Clinical Manifestations of Food Allergy 287

Alexander K. C. Leung and Deepak Kamat

Chapter 143 Potential Effect of Combined High Pressure and

Enzymatic Treatments on the Acceleration of Proteolysisand Reduction of Immunoreactivity of Dairy Proteins.

Prevention and Treatment ofCow's Milk Allergy 289

Elena Penas and Rosario Gomez

Chapter 144 Prevention Strategies for Food Allergy Might Intervene with the

Development of Atopic Dermatitis and the Atopic March 291

Betty C. A. M. van Esch, Linette E. M. Willemsen,

Johan Garssen and Leon M. J. Knippels

Chapter 145 Management of the Child with Food Allergy 293

Alexander K. C. Leung andKam-lun Ellis Hon

Chapter 146 Handling and Storage Environmental Conditions

on the Physical Properties of Eggsand Production Losses 295

Ayman Hafiz Amer Eissa

Chapter 147 Ozone Technology in the Food Industry 299

Alex Augusto Goncalves

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Chapter 148 Hurdle Technology in the Food Industry 301

Alex Augusto Goncalves, Carolina Pereira Kechinski

andFlorencia Cladera Olivera

Chapter 149 Potential Uses of Fourier Transform Infrared

Spectroscopy (FTIR) in Food Processing and Engineering 303

Adriana S. Franca and Leandro S. Oliveira

Chapter 150 Relative Contributions of Turgor, Cell Wall

and Middle Lamella to the Mechanical Performance

of Vegetable Tissues Determined through

Controlled Osmotic Stress 305

Ana M. Rojas, Alejandro G. Marangoni,

Lia N. Gerschenson, Maria E. Latorre

and Marina F. de Escalada Pld

Chapter 151 Current Trends in Drying and Dehydration of Foods 307

Debabandya Mohapatra and Sabyasachi Mishra

Chapter 152 Rice Properties, Dietary Choices, Health and Environment 309

Poritosh Roy and Takeo Shiina

Chapter 153 The Contribution of Plant Biotechnology

to Food Security in the 21st Century 311

Koreen Ramessar, Shaista Naqvi, Svetlana Dashevskaya,Ariadna Peremarti, Dawei Yuan, Sonia Gomez-Galera,

Sol Maiam Rivera Velez, Gemma Farre, Maite Sabaha,

Bruna Miralpeix, Richard Twyman, Changfu Zhu,

Ludovic Bassie, Teresa Capell and Paul Christou

Chapter 154 Bio (Single Cell) Protein: Issues of Production,

Toxins and Commercialisation Status 313

Pogaku Ravindra, Ravinder Rudravaram,

Anuj Kumar Chandel, Linga Venkateswar Rao

and Yim Zhi Hui

Chapter 155 Food Security and Materialism 315

Michael W. Allen

Chapter 156 An Examination of Gender Differences in the Relationshipbetween Reporting a Food Hardship and Physical Health 317

Colleen Heflin

Chapter 157 Investigating Viral Hepatitis a Dynamics in Campania, Italy 319

Marco Ajelli and Stefano Merler

Chapter 158 Seafood as a Functional Food in Decreasingthe Risk for the Metabolic Syndrome 321

Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff,Itziar Abete, Maria Angeles Zulet,

Inga Thorsdottir and Jose Alfredo Martinez

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Chapter 159 Underutilised Fish Species: Their Potential as Fresh

Fillets and Processed Products 323

T. Ronan Gormley and John D. Fagan

Chapter 160 Improvement of Poultry Meat Nutritional Value and Quality through

Different Natural Sources and Mineral Dietary Supplements 325

Ricard Bou, Eric A. Decker, Francesc Guardiola

and Rafael Codony

Chapter 161 Livestock and Food Security with Special Reference

to the Developing Countries 327

R. Trevor Wilson

Chapter 162 Organic Meat: Market Development and

Consumer Willingness to Pay 329

Fabio Napolitano, Ada Braghieriand Antonio Giro/ami

Chapter 163 Meat Consumption and Anemia in Chinese

Adults in Jiangsu Province 331

Zumin Shi, Xiaoqun Pan

and Gerd Holmboe-Ottesen

Chapter 164 Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry:

An Efficient Tool for the Monitoring of Seafood Quality 333

Vincent Varlet and Xavier Fernandez

Chapter 165 Determination of Inorganic Arsenic in Seafood

by HG-ICP-OES after Conventional Wet Digestion 335

Khalid Boutakhrit, Fabien Bolle and Leo Goeyens

Chapter 166 Food Safety of Products of Vegetable Origin 337

Adriano G. da Cruz, Eduardo H. de M. Walter,

Anderson de S. Sant 'ana, Luz Maria Paucar-Menacho,

Veronica O. Alvarenga, Jose A. F. Faria

and Maria Cristina Antun Maia

Chapter 167 Dietary Intake of Potentially Toxic Elements from Vegetables 339

M. Azizur Rahman, M. Mahfuzur Rahman,Ismail M. M. Rahman and H. Hasegawa

Chapter 168 Determinants of Vegetable and Fruit Consumption

among Mexican Children and Their Parents 341

Ana Bertha Perez-Lizaur, Martha Kaufer-Horwitz,Maite Plazas, Magdalena Vazquezand Monica Perez Lizaur

Chapter 169 Vegetable Intake as a Preventive Measure against

Type 2 Diabetes and Cancer 343

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Chapter 170 Elder Fruit Juices: Properties, Consumption, and Nutrition

J. E. Vlachojannis, A. Schieber andS. Chrubasik

Chapter 171 Loquat

Shunquan Lin

Chapter 172 Plant Vitamin Antioxidants and Their

Influence on the Human Diet

Jose M. Palma, Francisco J. Corpas and Luis A. del Rio

Chapter 173 Kids Choice Program Improves Two Weight

Management Behaviors in School Children

Helen M. Hendy, Keith E. Williams,

Thomas S. Camise, Deirdre Rahn,

Courtney Costigan, Scott Gaskins

and Christina Moyer

Chapter 174 Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among

Mid-Age and Older Women in Australia

Zamin Shi andJulie Byles

Chapter 175 A Qualitative Comparison of Fruit and Vegetable

Concepts and Knowledge between Preschoolers and

Their Primary Care Providers and Childcare Providers

Sheila Fleischhacker, Katherine Cason

and Cheryl Achterberg

Chapter 176 Genetically Engineered Crops and Their ImplicationsV. Balasubramanian and N. Sakthivel

Chapter 177 The Application of Site-Specific Recombination

Systems for Biosafety and Genome Manipulationin the Production of Transgenic Plants

Yuan-Yeu Yau andLudmila Tyler

Chapter 178 Risk Assessment of Sugarcane Borer Resistance to

Transgenic Maize Expressing Bacillus Thuringiensis Proteins

Fangneng Huang, B. Rogers Leonard, Xiaoyi Wu

and Mukti N. Ghimire

Chapter 179 NPR1: A Multifunctional Regulatory Protein in Plants

S. Sundaresha, Manjunath Prasad,

S. C. Chandrashekar andRohini Sreevathsa

Chapter 180 Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified (GM) Crops:Current Protocol, Research Trend and Future ChallengeChih-Hui Lin and Tzu-Ming Pan

Chapter 181 Genetic Modification for Herbicide Tolerance in

Crop Plants: Glyphosate as a ParadigmT. C. Suma, Rohini Sreevathsa and R. Devendra

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Chapter 182 Effects of Genetically Modified Crops on Arbuscular

Mycorrhizal Fungi: Mechanisms and Implications 369

Wen Ke Liu

Chapter 183 Plants under Attack: Phytoalexins in Defense Mechanism 371

V. Nagaveni, A. Mahadeva and Rohini Sreevathsa

Chapter 184 Plant Protection Through RNAi: Alternative for

Pesticides and Chemical Approaches to Pest Control 373

S. V. Ramu, Rohini Sreevathsa,

S. K.Sarangi and M. Udayakumar

Chapter 185 Microbial Interaction in Fermented Beverages 375

Marta E. Farias, Lucia M. Mendoza,

Pedro A. Aredes Fernandez and Oscar A. Sosa

Chapter 186 Fermented Milk Products 377

Abdelrahman, R. Ahmed, A.M. Adel

and I. Smetanska

Chapter 187 Traditional Foods and Beverages from South America:

Microbial Communities and Production Strategies 379

Fdtima C. O. Gomes, Inayara C. A. Lacerda,

Diego Libkind, Christian A. Lopes,Javier Carvajal and Carlos A. Rosa

Chapter 188 N-3 Fats: Nutritional Needs, Sources and

Microbial Production Strategies 381

Anita Nordeng Jakobsen

Chapter 189 Strategies to Monitor Alcoholic Fermentation Processes 383

V. Ibarra-Junquera, P. Escalante-Minakata,

N. A. ManciUa-Margalli, J. S. Murguia,L. A. de la Rosa and H. C. Rosu

Chapter 190 Biotechnological Production and Application of

High-Value Microbial Oils 385

Kobkul Laoteng and Milan Certik

Chapter 191 Fermentation Strategies: Nutritional Requirements 387

A. B. Sitanggang, H. S. Wu, S. S. WangandJ. C. W. Lan

Chapter 192 Tailoring of Industrial Products by Submerged Fermentation 389

Licia M. Pera, Flavia Luna,

Guillermo R. Castro and Mario D. Baigori

Chapter 193 Agro-Industrial Residues in Biotechnological Processes 391

Juliano Lemos Bicas, Ana Paula Dionisio,

Junio Cota Silva, Francisco Fdbio Cavalcante Barros

and Glaucia Maria Pastore

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Chapter 194 Prebiotic in Dairy Products: Benefits to Health

and Technology Features 393

Adriano G. Cruz, Jose A. F. Faria,

Rafael R. Andrade, Mirian R. L. Moura,

Lucia M. J. Carvalho, Anderson S. Sant 'Ana

and Daniel Granato

Chapter 195 Synthesis, Separation and Properties of

Polythioesters Produced by Microorganisms 395

Clement Des Courieres, Chi- Wei Lo,

Yu-Hong Wei and Ho-Shing Wu

Chapter 196 Use of the Response Surface Methodology to Optimize

the Pre-Treatment of Cassava Wastewater Employed as

Substrates for the Production Biosurfactants 397

Francisco Fdbio Cavalcante Barros,

Juliano Lemos Bicas, Junio Cota-Silva,

Ana Paula Dionisio and Glducia Maria Pastore

Chapter 197 Research on Industrial Fermentation from Thailand:

A Summary 399

Viroj Wiwanitkit

Chapter 198 Metagenomic Analysis and Application in the

Fermentation Industry 401

Viroj Wiwanitkit

Chapter 199 A Note from the Study of Parasitic Contamination in a

Local Thai Fermented Food Product "Koong Jom" from

a Local Small Industrial Village in Northeastern Thailand 403

Viroj Wiwanitkit

Chapter 200 Local Alcohol Industry: A Story of Local Wisdom

in Fermentation Industry in Thailand 405

Viroj Wiwanitkit

Chapter 201 Manure Management: Issues and Options 407

Edward Osei

Chapter 202 Manure: Its Impacts on Environment Quality

and on Soil Biota with Special Reference to Nematodes 409

Qudsia Tahseen

Chapter 203 Phosphorus Forms in Animal Manure and the

Impact on Soil P Status 411

Zhongqi He and Zhengxia Don

Chapter 204 Improving Performance and Manure Management

in the French Pig Sector: A Three-Stage Analysis 413

Isabelle Piot-Lepetit

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Chapter 205 Similar Bacterial Community Structure and HighAbundance of Sulfonamide Resistance Genes

in Field-Scale Manures 415

Chu Thi Thanh Binh, Holger Heuer,

Newton Carlos Marcial Gomes, Martin Kaupenjohannand Kornelia Smalla

Chapter 206 Bioremediational Technique of Adding Nitrite-OxidizingBacteria for Reducing N20 Emission during Swine

Manure Composting 417

Yasuyuki Fukumoto

Chapter 207 Bioactive Components in Edible Nuts and Health Benefits 419

Jun Yang, Jiaren Liu and Dana L. Felice

Chapter 208 Physical and Nutritional Attributes of the Fruits and Nuts

of the Shea Tree (Vitellaria Paradoxa C. F. Gaertn) in Nigeria 421

F. D. Ugese, K. P. BaiyeriandB. N. Mbah

Chapter 209 Bioactive Compounds from Anacardium Occidentale

Cashew Nut Shell Liquid 423

Maria Stasiuk

Chapter 210 Effect of Packaging Material 02 Permeability, Light,

Temperature and Storage Time on Quality Retention

of Raw Ground Almond (Prunus Dulcis)and Walnut (Juglans Regia L.) Kernels 425

S. F. Mexis, A. V. Badeka and M. GKontominas

Chapter 211 Physical Properties of Shea (Vitellaria Paradoxa Gaertn.)Fruits, Nuts and Kernels from Different Localities of Cameroon 427

BUP Nde Divine, Diarrassouba Nafan, Charles Fon Abi,

Tenin Dzudie, Kapseu Cesar and Clerge Tchiegang

Chapter 212 Growth, Yield, Heavy Metals, and Microorganismsin Soil and Fruit of Pecans Fertilized with Biosolids 429

5". H. Tarango Rivero and E. Orrantia Borunda

Chapter 213 Areca Nut May Kill Cells in a Different Way 431

Mei-Huei Lin, Shyun-Yeu Liu and Young-Chau Liu

Chapter 214 Palm Oil Authentication: Classical Methodology

and State-of the-Art Techniques 433

A. Tres, M. Alewijn, E. Kok and S. M. van Ruth

Chapter 215 Palm Oil and Palm Vitamin E and Their Implicationsin Cardiovascular Disease 435

Kamsiah Jaarin and Azman Abdullah

Chapter 216 Integral Use of Palm Oil: Production of Biodiesel

and Added Value Compounds from Glycerin 437

J. A. Posada, L. E. Rincon and C. A. Cardona

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Chapter 217 Oil Palm Biomass: Fibre Cultivation,

Production and Its Varied ApplicationsH. P. S. Abdul Khali] and A. H. Bhal

Chapter 218 Improving Governance Arrangements for Landowners

in the Oil Palm Districts of Indonesia

John McCarthy, Piers Gillespieand Zahari Zen

Chapter 219 Oil Palm: Ecophysiology of Growth and Production

Ian E. Henson

Chapter 220 Supply-Side Policies to Conserve Biodiversityand Save the Orangutan from Oil Palm Expansion:An Economic Assessment

Clem Tisdell and Hemanath Swarna Nantha

Chapter 221 Organic Olive Growing in Northeastern Portugal:Present State and Future ProspectsSonia A. P. Santos, Cristina Cunha-Queda,Fdtima Goncalves, Jose Alberto Pereira,

Albino Bento and Laura M. Torres

Chapter 222 The Paradigmatic Nature of Organic Farming:Evidence from Agricultural Professionals' Attitudes

towards Organic Farming and Genetic Engineering

Sarah Wheeler

Chapter 223 Pill Millipedes - An Overview

K. R. Sridhar and B. S. Kadamannaya

Chapter 224 Methods for the Analysis of Structure, Production

and Resulting Economical Traits in Organicand Conventional Farms: Meat Sheep ExamplesJ. Cabaret, G. Laignel and M. Benoit

Chapter 225 Organic Meat: Market Developmentand Consumer Willingness to PayFabio Napolitano, Antonio Girolami

andAda Braghieri

Chapter 226 Organic Steer Production Based on Dairy Bred

Bull Calves - A Farm Study in Denmark

Bea Klinzing Nielsen, Troels Kristensen

and Stig Milan Thamsborg

Chapter 227 Fertilization Loads of Less Common Elements

to Arable Soils in Austria

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Chapter 228 Do the Agricultural Practices in the Organic FarmingIncrease Soil Organic Matter and Microbial Biomass Content? 461

Ademir Sergio Ferreira de Araujo

and Luiz Fernando Carvalho Leite

Chapter 229 U.S. Organic Agriculture 463

Catherine Greene

Chapter 230 Organic Agriculture in the U.S.: Program and Policy Issues 465

Jean M. Rawson

Chapter 231 Organic Farming and Marketing: Publications from the

United States Department of Agriculture, 1977-2005 467

Mary V. Gold

Chapter 232 Comparative Toxicity of Three Pesticides Affecting Non-target

Terrestrial Isopod Porcellio scaber (Organophosphorus Pesticide

Diazinon, Neonicotinoids Imidacloprid and Acetamiprid) 469

Polonca Trebse, Damjana Drobne, Katja Stanek,

Mateja Blazic, Anita Jemec and Vladka Leser

Chapter 233 Determination of Pesticide Residues in Food Using LargeVolume Injection with Programmable Temperature

Vaporiser and Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry 471

Aniko Kende, Kornel Torkos, Izabella Csernyak,Krisztina Vind and Tamas Rikker

Chapter 234 The Evaluation Multi-residues Method for Determination

of 858 Pesticides and Related Chemical in Grains and

Cereals by GC-MS and LC-MS-MS 473

Guo-Fang Pang, Yong-ming Liu, Yan-Zhong Cao,

Chun-Lin Fan, Yu-Jing Lian, Feng Zheng,

Jin-Jie Zhang, Xue-Min Li and Zeng-Yin Li

Chapter 235 Primary and Secondary Targets of Action-response to

Anticholinesterase Pesticide Exposure in Fish: Trends in

Underlying Molecular Mechanisms 475

Ana Ferrari, Ana Maria Pechen de D 'Angeloand Andres Venturino

Chapter 236 New Trends towards Environmentally FriendlyMicroextraction Techniques of Pesticide Residues 477

R. Romero-Gonzalez, A. Garrido Frenich

and J. L. Martinez Vidal

Chapter 237 Environmental Friendly Methods for the Extraction

and Determination of Organophosphorus and

Organochlorine Pesticides 479

J. J. Santana Rodriguez, Z. Sosa Ferrera

and D. Vega Moreno

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Chapter 238 Residue Level of Organochlorine Pesticides

in Fish from Italian Fishery and Aquaculture

Orban Elena and Masci Maurizio

Chapter 239 Validation of Neurobehavioral Studies for Evaluatingthe Perinatal Effects of Single and Mixture

Exposure to Pesticides

Vera Lucia S. S. de Castro and Paulo Afonso Silva

Chapter 240 Tracking the Dispersal of DDT Residue-BearingSediments onto the Floor of Santa Monica Basin

C. K. Paull, W. Ussier III,

W. Normark and R. Keaten

Chapter 241 Recent Progress in Methods for Determination

and AOM Removal of Organophosphorus and

Neonicotinoid Insecticides

Polonca Trebse, Mladen Franko, Mojca Bavcon Kralj,

Urh Cernigoj andAles Boskin

Chapter 242 Solid-phase Microextraction (SPME)

for the Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Food:

An Overview

Gianni Sagratini, Dario Giardina and Sauro Vittori

Chapter 243 Pesticide Degradation by Laccases

Susana Rodriguez Couto and Jose L. Toca Herrera

Chapter 244 Cytotoxic Effects of Pesticides on MicroalgaeDetermined by Flow CytometryCarmen Rioboo, Raquel Prado, Concepcion Herrero

and Angeles Cid

Chapter 245 Soil Fertility Enhancing Microorganisms and

Their Application as Biofertilizers

Lily Lili Liu and Shengwu Ma

Chapter 246 Model Simulation of Carbon and Nitrogen

Dynamics in a Biowaste Compost Fertilisation ExperimentB. Foereid, E. Erhart, E. Schmid

and W. Hartl

Chapter 247 Impact of Soil Fertility on Rice Productivityand Efficiency: A Case Study from BangladeshSanzidur Rahman

Chapter 248 A Comparison between Short-Term Effects of Sewage

Sludge Compost and Phosphate Salt Fertilizations on

Microbial Activities Involved in P Turn-Over of Two

Calcareous and Siliceous Mediterranean Vineyard Soils

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Chapter 249 Contribution of the Root Cap to Soil Fertility:Extracellular Plant Lectins 503

G. Curlango-Rivera, G. Albala, J. P. Kemp,

D. V. Duclos and M. C. Hawes

Chapter 250 Contributions of Leaf-Cutting Ants to Soil Fertility:Causes and Consequences 505

Alejandro G. Farji-Brener and.Mariana Tadey

Chapter 251 Soil Microbial Biomass and Sustainable Farming —

Enhancing Nutrient Retention in Soils through

Management of Microbial Biomass 507

Song Qiu, Richard Bell andArthur McComb

Chapter 252 Can Soil Fertility Be Modelled? 509

B. Foereid

Chapter 253 Soil Charcoal Amendments Maintain Soil Fertilityand Establish a Carbon Sink - Research and Prospects 511

Christoph Steiner

Chapter 254 Fertility Status and Dynamics of Soils

in the Nepal Himalaya: A Review and Analysis 513

Roshan M. Bajracharya and Dil Prasad Sherchan

Chapter 255 Soybean Seed Composition and Quality:Interactions of Environment, Genotype,and Management Practices 515

Nacer Bellaloui, Krishna N. Reddy,H. Arnold Bruns, Anne M. Gillen, Alemu Mengistu,Luiz H. S. Zobiole, Daniel K. Fisher,

Hamed K. Abbas, Robert M. Zablotowicz

and Robert J. Kremer

Chapter 256 Soy Food in Demand: A Present and Future Perspective 517

M. K. Tripathi and S. Mangaraj

Chapter 257 Processed Foods from Soybean Seeds

in Japan and the Characteristics 519

Toshikazu Nishiwaki, Keiko Morohashi,

Satoshi Watanabe, Sayaka Shimojoand Takuji Ohyama

Chapter 258 Soybean Meal in Diets for Cultured Fishes 521

Anne Marie Bakke

Chapter 259 Soybean, a Peroxidase Source for the Biotreatment of Effluents 523

J. L. Gomez, M. Gomez

and M. D. Murcia

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Chapter 260 Soybean Peroxidase Applications in Wastewater Treatment

Mohammad Mousa Al-Ansari, Beeta Saha,

Samar Mazloum, K. E. Taylor,J. K. Bewtra and N. Biswas

Chapter 261 Soybean Germination and Cancer Disease

Maria del Carmen Robles Ramirez,

Eva Ramon Gallegos and Rosalva Mora Escobedo

Chapter 262 Glyphosate Interactions with Physiological, Microbiological,and Nutritional Parameters in Glyphosate-Resistant Soybeans

Luiz Henrique Saes Zobiole, Robert John Kremer

and Rubem Silverio de Oliveira Jr.

Chapter 263 Oxidative Stress in Soybean: Role of Iron

Andrea Galatro and Susana Puntarulo

Chapter 264 Using Transgenic Strategies to Obtain SoybeanPlants Expressing Resistance to Insects

Milena Schenkel Homrich,

Maria Helena Bodanese-Zanettini

andLuciane M. P. Passaglia

Chapter 265 Soybean Oil Deodorizer Distillate: An Integrated Isolation

and Analyses System of Its Bioactive Compounds

Setiyo Gunawan, Novy S. Kasim and Yi-Hsu Ju

Chapter 266 Biofilm Formed on the Soybean Curd Residue

Is Associated with Efficient Production of a Lipopeptide

by Bacillus Subtilis

Makoto Shoda and Shinji Mizumoto

Chapter 267 Extraction and Characterization of Soybean Proteins

Savithiry S. Natarajan andDevanand L. Luthria

Chapter 268 Soybean Oil in Health and Disease

Cristina M. Sena and Raquel M. Seiqa

Chapter 269 The Use of Soybean Peptone in Bacterial

Cultivations for Vaccine Production

M. W. Wilwert, J. C. Parizoto, M. R. Silva,

S. M. F. Albani, M. M. Machado, G. S. Azarias,

A. J. Silva, A. C. L. Horta, J. Cabrera-Crespo,

T. C. Zangirolami and M. Takagi

Chapter 270 In Vitro Inhibitory Activity on Angiotensin-Converting

Enzyme of Okara Protein HydrolysatesProduced with PepsinAntonio Jimenez-Escrig, Manuel Alaiz,

Javier Vioque and Pilar Ruperez

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Chapter 271 Use of Soy Peptones for Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Cultivation for Vaccine Production 547

C. Liberman, D. Kolling, R. S. Sari, M. Takagi,

J. Cabrera Crespo, M. E. Sbrogio Almeida,

J. G. C. Pradella, L. C. C. Leite

and V. M. Gongalves

Chapter 272 Production and Consumption of Green

Vegetable Soybeans "Edamame" 549

Yoshihiko Takahashi and Takuji Ohyama

Chapter 273 Soybean as a Model to Study Defensive Responses

Enhanced by Fungal Elicitors, Nitric Oxide and Elevated C02 551

Marcia Regina Braga, Kelly Simoes,

Sonia Machado de Campos Dietrich,

Luzia Valentino Modolo and Ana Paula de Faria

Chapter 274 Applications of Soybean Peroxidase in Analytical Science 553

Shitang Han, Lihong Shi and Guobao Xu

Chapter 275 Soybean Nutrition: Protein and Isoflavones 555

Savithiry S. Natarajan, Devanand L. Luthria

and Ronita Ghatak

Chapter 276 Nutritional Enhancement of Soybean Meal

and Hull via Enzymatic and Microbial Bioconversion 557

Liyan Chen, Yixing Zhang, Ronald L. Madl

and Praveen V. Vadlani

Chapter 277 Sustainable Greenhouse Systems 559

Giuliano Vox, Meir Teitel, Alberto Pardossi,

Andrea Minuto, Federico Tinivella and Evelia Schettini

Chapter 278 Mechanisms of Governance of Agrarian Sustainability 561

Hrabrin Bachev

Chapter 279 The Role of Plant Genetic Resources

in the Sustainable Agriculture 563

J. B. Alvarez, M. A. Martin, L. Caballero

and L. M. Martin

Chapter 280 Phytotoxins Produced by Fungi Responsibleof Forestall Plant Diseases 565

Antonio Evidente, Anna Andolfi, Alessio Cimmino

and Mohamed A. Abouzeid

Chapter 281 Rethinking the Notion of 'Multifunctional Agriculture' 567

GeoffA. Wilson

Chapter 282 The Sustainability of Cotton Production in China and

in Australia: Comparative Economic and Environmental Issues 569

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Chapter 283 Role of Plant Rhizosphere-Associated Fluorescent

Pseudomonads in Sustainable AgricultureP. Ravindra Naik, G. Raman and N. Sakthivel

Chapter 284 The Survival of Small-Scale Agricultural Producers in Asia,

Particularly Vietnam: General Issues Illustrated by Vietnam's

Agricultural Sector, Especially Its Pig Production

Clem Tisdell

Chapter 285 The Biochar Approach: A Complementary Use of

Waste Biomass for Renewable Energy Production,

Carbon Sequestration and Soil Fertility Enhancement

Christoph Steiner

Chapter 286 Control Methods for Reducing Nitrate Accumulation

in Vegetables Cultivated Soilless under Protected Conditions:

A Review

Wenke Liu and Qichang Yang

Chapter 287 Sustainable Use of Waste Chicken Feather for Durable

and Low Cost Building Materials For Tropical Climates

Menandro N. Acda

Chapter 288 Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria

in Sustainable AgricultureFabio Fernando de Araujo,

Ademir Sergio Ferreira de Araujo

and Mdrcia do Vale Barreto Figueiredo

Chapter 289 Chromosomal Integration and Heterologous Expression

of the Morganella Morganii phoc Gene in

Pseudomonas Putida N-14

Reinaldo H. Fraga Vidal, Hilda Rodriguez Mesa

and Tania Gonzalez Diaz de Villegas

Chapter 290 Talking to Each Other through Volatile Organic

Compounds and Living Together: A Natural EngagementThat Helps Sustainable Agriculture

Daniela Minerdi and Marino Moretti

Chapter 291 Defense Genes in Tomato

Christian Danve M. Castroverde,

Ross N. Nazar and Jane Robb

Chapter 292 Root-Knot Nematodes in Tomato

Soledad Verdejo-Lucas and Laura Cortada

Chapter 293 Recent Advances in Tomato Integrated Pest Management

(IPM) in the Tropics (with Special Emphasis on B. Tabaci)

Prabhat Kumra and H. M. Poehling

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Chapter 294 Tomato Phytoalexins, Bioactive Phytochemicalsfor Human Health 593

Marcello Iriti and Franco Faoro

Chapter 295 Integrating Plant Chemical Ecology, Sensors

and Artificial Intelligence for Accurate Pest Monitoring 595

Saber MiresmaiUi, Dan Badulescu, Maryam Mahdaviani,

Ruben H. Zamar and Murray B.. Isman

Chapter 296 Tomato Crop: Plant Growth PromotingRhizobacteria in Growth, Yield and Productivity 597

Manas R. Swain, Ramesh C. Ray and Lata

Chapter 297 Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidative

Mechanisms during Tomato-Pathogen Interactions 599

Sudhamoy Mandal and Ramesh C. Ray

Chapter 298 Weed Management in Wheat: A Review 601

Jamal R. Qasem

Chapter 299 Wheat: Genetic Improvement and Quality in Bread

making Products in Mexico and Brazil 603

Maria Teresa Pedrosa Silva Clerici,

Elizabeth Harumi Nabeshima, Jorge Minoru Hashimoto,Fernando Martinez Bustos, Arikani Soberanes-Felix

and Yoon Kil Chang

Chapter 300 Cereals and Abiotic Stresses: Roles of Aquaporins

and Potential in Wheat Improvement 605

Runyararo Memory Hove and Mrinal Bhave

Chapter 301 Advances in Wheat Genetic Enhancement

for Global Food Production 607

Rodomiro Ortiz

Chapter 302 Utilization of Wheat species as Cultural Food 609

Saeed Rauf, Saeed Akhtar, Ali Asghar, ShahidNazir,

Sultan Ali Tariq andAziz-ur-Rahman

Chapter 303 Impact of Nitrogen and Sulfur Fertilization on Gluten,

Composition, and Baking Quality of Wheat 611

Dorothee Steinfurth, Karl H. Miihlingand Christian Zorb

Chapter 304 Improving Drought and Salinity Tolerance in Wheat 613

Fa'ica! Brini, Ines Yakoubi, Habib Khoudi, Moez Hanin

and Khaled Masmoudi

Chapter 305 Wheat Starch 615

Djurdjica Ackar, Drago Subaric

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Chapter 306 Handing Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under Stress

Mohammad Miransari

Chapter 307 Mycoparasites of Fusarium Pathogens on Wheat:

From Taxonomy, Genomics and Proteomics to BiotechnologyVladimir Vujanovic and Yit Kheng Goh

Chapter 308 Wheat in Bangladesh: Profitability, Production Practices

and Environmental and Managerial Factors Affecting Yield

Sanzidur Rahman and M. Kamrul Hasan

Chapter 309 Agricultural Potential of Fungal Endophytes of Grasses,

Cereals and Wheat

M. Hubbard, J. Germida and V. Vujanovic

Chapter 310 Fusarium Graminearum Sensu Stricto ChemotypeDistribution in the Argentinean Wheat Cropping Area

Cora L. Alvarez and Virginia E. Fernandez Pinto

Chapter 311 The Biodiversity of the Microbiota

of Traditional Italian SourdoughsCristiana Garofalo, Lucia Aquilantiand Francesco dementi

Chapter 312 Primary Biorefinery of Wheat Straw

Hongzhang Chen and Yanjun Li

Chapter 313 The FAPRI Global Modeling System and Outlook Process

William H. Meyers, Patrick Westhoff,Jacinto F. Fabiosa and Dermot J. Hayes

Chapter 314 Interactions between Energy Markets and Agriculturein the U.S.: A Stochastic ApproachSeth Meyer, Julian Binfield and Patrick Westhoff

Chapter 315 Impacts of the Korea-U.S. FTA: Application of the

Korea Agricultural Simulation Model

Suk Ho Han and Dae Seob Lee

Chapter 316 Combining Stochastic Modeling Techniques with Scenario

Thinking for Strategic and Policy Decisions in AgricultureP. G. Strauss and F. H. Meyer

Chapter 317 Agricultural Policy Change in the EU: Analyzing the

Impact at Member State and Aggregate EU Levels

Kevin Hanrahan, Trevor Donnellan

and Frederic Chantreuil

Chapter 318 FAPRI-UK Modeling: Regional Responsesto European Policy Initiatives

Joan Moss, Myles Patton, Julian Binfield,Lichun Zhang and In Seek Kim

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Chapter 319 Biofuel Effects on Markets and Indirect

Effects on Land Use and Food

Wyatt Thompson

Chapter 320 The FAPRI Approach: A Few Key PrinciplesPatrick Westhoffand William H. Meyers

Chapter 321 Tempering, Polymorphism and Fat Crystallization

during Industrial Chocolate Manufacture:

Regimes, Behaviours and their Effects on Finished

Chocolate QualityEmmanuel Ohene Afoakwaand At'isfair Paterson

Chapter 322 Non-linear Modeling of Quality of Cooked Ground

Beef Patties with Visible-NIR SpectroscopySreekala G. Bajwa and Jason K. Apple

Chapter 323 Molecular Size Distribution in Long-aged Food

Beverages and Alcoholic Drinks: A Preliminary

Inquiry towards Understanding Physicaland Sensory-Related Properties

Pasquale Massimiliano Falcone and Paolo Giudici

Chapter 324 Hyperspectral Waveband Selection for Detection

of Almonds with Internal Damage

Songyot Nakariyakul

Chapter 325 High Frequency Ultrasonic Techniques Dedicated

to Food Physical Properties Assessment

D. Laux, J. Y. Ferrandis, V. Cereser Camara,

H. Blasco and M. Valente

Chapter 326 Trends in High Pressure Processing of Foods:

Food Quality and Bioactive Components

Shirani Gamlath and Lara Wakeling

Chapter 327 Thermodynamic and Kinetic Criteria to Studythe Stability of Dried Foods

Cesar I. Beristain, Eduardo J. Vernon-Carter

and Ebner Azuara

Chapter 328 Development of Vacuum Spray Drying Systemfor Probiotics Powder

Yutaka Kitamura and Yukari Yanase

Chapter 329 Application of Vacuum Impregnation and Edible

Films to Improve The Quality of Raisin-Cereal SystemsPan Talens and Maria Jose Fabra

Chapter 330 Food Packaging: Innovative Concept and Necessities

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Chapter 331 Predictive Modelling of Thermal Properties of Foods 667

James K. Carson

Chapter 332 Applications of Membrane Contactors in the Food Industry 669

Catherine Charcosset

Chapter 333 Possibilities for Removal of Glucose from Various

Foodstuffs and Food Bioprocesses 671

K. Belafi-Bako

Chapter 334 Instant Rice Physicochemical Properties and Eating Quality 673

Prisana Snwannaporn