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Title: Environmental and agricultural informatics : concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications / Information Resources Management Association, editor. Description: Hershey, PA : Engineering Science Reference, an imprint of IGI Global, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “This book examines the design, development, and implementation of complex agricultural and environmental information systems to quickly process and access environmental data in order to make informed decisions for the protection of the environment”-- Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2019006765 | ISBN 9781522596219 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781522596226 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Environmental sciences--Data processing. | Environmental monitoring. | Agricultural informatics. 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Editor-in-Chief MehdiKhosrow-Pour,DBA Information Resources Management Association, USA Associate Editors SteveClarke,University of Hull, UK MurrayE.Jennex,San Diego State University, USA Ari-VeikkoAnttiroiko,University of Tampere, Finland Editorial Advisory Board SherifKamel,American University in Cairo, Egypt InLee,Western Illinois University, USA JerzyKisielnicki,Warsaw University, Poland AmarGupta,Arizona University, USA CraigvanSlyke,University of Central Florida, USA JohnWang,Montclair State University, USA VishanthWeerakkody,Brunel University, UK List of Contributors Abbott, Eric /Iowa State University, USA........................................................................................716 Aderibigbe, Adekunle /Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria......................................................405 Adesoji, S. A./Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria......................................................................133 Adewojo, Akinade Adebowale/Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Nigeria................1418 Adnan, Nadia /Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia..............................................................1623 Ahmad, Noor Hazlina/Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia..........................................................157 Akande, Femi Titus/Librarian, Nigeria........................................................................................1418 Akroush, Samia Nadeem/National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, Jordan....1709 Alarcon, Vladimir J./Universidad Diego Portales, Chile.............................................................1469 Alecu, Alexandra /Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania................................................967 Alexandri, Cecilia /Institute of Agricultural Economics, Romania.................................................792 Anastasiadis, Foivos /Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece................................................485 Antonaras, Alexandros /University of Nicosia, Cyprus..................................................................258 Areendran, G. /WWF, India..........................................................................................................1605 Arora, Rakhi /Jaipur National University, India..........................................................................1335 Asoğlu, Veysel /Harran Unıversıty, Turkey........................................................................................17 Aw-Hassan, Aden /International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Area, Jordan............1709 Ay, Sema /Uludag University, Turkey............................................................................................1649 Bakshi, Bhavik R./The Ohio State University, USA........................................................................536 Bansode, Sheelratan S./Solapur University, India..........................................................................347 Bebeley, Jenneh F./Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, Sierra Leone............................855 Bekele, Frances /The University of the West Indies – St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago..........1299 Bekele, Isaac /The University of the West Indies – St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago...............1299 Bello, Julia /University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA......................................................716 Besalti, Metin /University of South Florida, USA...........................................................................991 Bett, Bernard /International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya................................................1496 Bhaskar, Avantika /Care Earth Trust, India.................................................................................1536 Borràs, Susana /Rovira i Virgili University, Spain............................................................................38 Buyya, Rajkumar /University of Melbourne, Australia..................................................................438 Caraiani, Chirața /Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania.......................................562 Chachra, Kartik /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India.......................................66 Chakraborty, Anusheema /TERI University, India........................................................................805 Chana, Inderveer /Thapar University, India...................................................................................438 Chelcea, Silvia /National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Romania......................590 Clouse, Carey /University of Massachusetts – Amherst, USA.........................................................388 Coats, Cala /Stephen F. Austin State University, USA...................................................................1233 Colceag, Florian /Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania.........................................562 Confalonieri, Ulisses /René Rachou Research Center - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil.........1395 Dascălu, Cornelia /Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania......................................562 Deshmukt, Preeti /Vasandada Sugar Institute, India....................................................................1040 Dhar, Anil /Regional Sericulture Research Station, Jammu, India.................................................687 Dhehibi, Boubaker /International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Area, Jordan..........1709 Dissanayeke, Uvasara /University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka..........................................................829 Doleček, Vlatko /Academy of Sciences and Arts, Bosnia and Herzegovina....................................630 Dua, V. K./Central Potato Research Institute, India......................................................................1482 Ele, Ideba /University of Calabar, Nigeria....................................................................................1358 Essien, Essien D./University of Uyo, Nigeria................................................................................1589 Famuyiwa, B. S./Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Nigeria..........................................133 Feldman, Allan /University of South Florida, USA.........................................................................991 Furtado, André Tosi/University of Campinas, Brazil...................................................................1216 Garg, Shivani /Kurukshetra University, India...............................................................................1517 Gboku, Matthew L. S./Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, Sierra Leone......................855 Ghafoor, Abdul /University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.................................................1181 Ghanshyam, Chirravoori /CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, India......................79 Gill, Sukhpal Singh/University of Melbourne, Australia................................................................438 Govindakrishnan, P. M./Central Potato Research Institute, India...............................................1482 Grace, Delia /International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya..................................................1496 Halim, Hasliza Abdul/Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia..........................................................157 Hammas, Lamine /University of Sousse, Tunisia................................................................................1 Haug, Ruth /Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Norway..........................................661 Hiremath, Rahul /SCMHRD, Symbiosis International University, India.......................................347 Hrestic, Maria Luiza/Valahia University of Târgovişte, Romania.................................................108 Inogwabini, Bila-Isia /Saint Pierre Canisius Institute of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (ISAV), Congo & Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden....................................1452 Ionita, Monica /Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany.......................................................................................................................................590 Ishaq, Muhammad /Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Pakistan......................................1287 Ismyrlis, Vasileios /Greek Statistical Authority, Greece................................................................1127 Jain, Ankush /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India.............................................66 Jain, Anshul /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India..............................................66 Jain, Lokesh /UIET, Panjab University, India.................................................................................516 Jain, Saloni /National Law University Delhi, India.......................................................................1378 Jatav, M. K./Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, India...........................................................1482 Jean-Vasile, Andrei /Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania............................................967 Joshi, P K/Jawaharlal Nehru University, India...............................................................................805 Joshi, Rohit /IIM Shillong, India...................................................................................................1570 Joshi, Sudhanshu /Doon University, India....................................................................................1570 Kaphaliya, Bhumija /Kurukshetra University, India....................................................................1724 Karabegović, Isak /University of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina.................................................630 Kasemsap, Kijpokin /Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand.........................................1669 Keser, Hilal Yildirir/Uludag University, Turkey...........................................................................1649 Khaled, Rachida /University of Sousse, Tunisia..........................................................................1,316 Khan, Khalid /Higher Education Department Peshawar, Pakistan..............................................1287 Khan, Zia Ullah/University of Swabi, Pakistan.............................................................................1287 Kiberiti, Boaz Stanslaus/Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania..........................................661 Kittilaksanawong, Wiboon /Saitama University, Japan...............................................................1556 Kljajić, Nataša Ž./Institute of Agricultural Economics, Serbia.......................................................925 Kocadağlı, Aylin Yaman/Istanbul University, Turkey...................................................................1013 Kostopoulos, Alexandros /CSR Hellas, Greece..............................................................................258 Kumar, Bimlesh /Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.................................................347 Kumar, Harish /UIET, Panjab University, India.............................................................................516 Kumar, Mousumi /Aghorekamini Prakashchandra Mahavidyalaya, India....................................737 Kumar, Rajesh /Sharda University, India.....................................................................................1605 Kurşun, Berrin /Marmara University, Turkey................................................................................536 Lindahl, Johanna /Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden & International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya...........................................................................................1496 Londhe, Sunil /World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), India..........................................................1258 Luca, Lucian /Institute of Agricultural Economics, Romania.........................................................792 Lungu, Camelia I./Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania.......................................562 Lutomia, Anne Namatsi/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.................................716 Mabe, L. K./North-West University – Mafikeng, South Africa........................................................182 Mamatha, D. M./Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam (Women’s University), India..............366 Mamta/Jiwaji University, India.......................................................................................................687 Manjunath Aradhya, V N/Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, India.....................1078 Margonari, Carina /René Rachou Research Center - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil............1395 Mattas, Konstadinos /Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece...............................................485 Mayer, Christina /Statistics Austria, Austria..................................................................................875 Mazur, Robert /Iowa State University, USA....................................................................................716 Meehan, Kevin /University of Central Florida, USA....................................................................1053 Menezes, Júlia Alves/René Rachou Research Center – Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil..........1395 Merdikawati, Nurina /National University of Singapore, Singapore...........................................1146 Mlozi, Malongo R.S./Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania................................................661 Mocumbe, Sostino /Iowa State University, USA.............................................................................716 Modise, Oitshepile M./University of Botswana, Botswana.............................................................855 Moharana, P. C./National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, India........................1040 Moschidis, Odysseas /University of Macedonia, Greece..............................................................1127 Mugwisi, Tinashe /University of South Africa, South Africa........................................................1106 Mukhopadhyay, Partha /National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India................................1163 Murali, J. /Environmental Solutions and Consultancy, UAE..........................................................347 Murtaza, Ghulam /University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.............................................1181 Musafiri, Ildephonse /University of Rwanda, Rwanda...................................................................618 Mussa, Mussa /Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania..........................................................661 Naitam, Ravindra Kashinath/National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, India............................................................................................................................................1040 Naraine, Leighton /Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, Saint Kitts and Nevis................................1053 Nation, Molly /University of South Florida, USA............................................................................991 Naveed, Muhammad /University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan........................................1181 Nikolaou, Kallirroi /Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece..................................................485 Niranjan, S K/Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, India.........................................1078 Noor, Amir Noor/London Metropolitan University, UK...............................................................1623 Nordin, Shahrina Md/Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia..................................................1623 Nulkar, Gurudas /SCMHRD, Symbiosis International University, India & Trustee Ecological Society, India................................................................................................................................347 Ogbeide, Osadebamwen Anthony/Agribusiness Services, Australia...........................................1358 Okegbile, Samuel Dayo/Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.....................................................405 Oladele, O. I./North-West University – Mafikeng, South Africa......................................................182 Olaniyi, O. A./Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria.................................................133 Oluwaranti, Adeniran Ishola/Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria...........................................405 Ortner, Karl Michael/Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Austria..................................875 Pal, Bijay Baran/University of Kalyani, India.................................................................................737 Paliwal, Rashmi /Kurukshetra University, India...........................................................................1724 Patel, Manoj Kumar/Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, India & CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, India.....................................................................................79 Patil, Sharmila S./Walchand Institute of Technology, India............................................................347 Pǎuna, Bianca /National Institute of Economic Research, Romania...............................................792 Pittendrigh, Barry R./Michigan State University, USA..................................................................716 Popescu, Constanţa /Valahia University of Târgovişte, Romania...................................................108 Popescu, Constantin /Valahia University of Târgovişte, Romania.................................................108 Popović, Vesna Ž./Institute of Agricultural Economics, Serbia.......................................................925 Prasad, Shitala /GREYC – Imaging Lab, CNRS, France................................................................773 Quendler, Erika /Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Austria.........................................875 Raghupathi, Viju /Brooklyn College (CUNY), USA........................................................................906 Raghupathi, Wullianallur /Fordham University, USA...................................................................906 Rajan, Ramkishen S./George Mason University, USA.................................................................1146 Raju, P. J./Andhra Pradesh State Sericulture Research and Development Institute, India.............366 Ramachandran, Nira /Independent Researcher, India.................................................................1688 Ramteke, Indal K./Maharashtra Remote Sensing Applications Centre, India.............................1040 Rao, G. Babu/Care Earth Trust, India...........................................................................................1536 Rao, Prakash /Symbiosis International University, India.............................................................1605 Rao, Rayavarapu Jaganadha/Jiwaji University, India...................................................................687 Rao, Roopesh /Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, India.....................1199 Robinson, Timothy /International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya.......................................1496 Roy, Sankhajit /Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, India.....................................................737 Ruch, Cathleen Brandi/Lake Region State College, USA..............................................................298 S, Siddesha /Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, India.............................................1078 Saifullah/University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia............................................................................1181 Sanga, Camilius Aloyce/Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania...........................................661 Saqib, Muhammad /University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan...........................................1181 Saravanan, Raj /National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), India.....462 Sarkar, Mayukh /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India.......................................66 Sassenrath, Gretchen F./Kansas State University, USA...............................................................1469 Seelam, Gowtham /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India....................................66 Şengün, Halil İbrahim/Dicle University, Turkey..............................................................................17 Sengupta, Partha Pratim/National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India..............................1163 Seshagiri, S. V./Andhra Pradesh State Sericulture Research and Development Institute, India.....366 Sharma, R. K./Banaras Hindu University, India...........................................................................1724 Sharma, R. P./National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, India............................1482 Sidibe, Hamadoun /Université de Moncton, Canada......................................................................233 Simbeye, Daudi Samson/Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, Tanzania...................................332 Simonovic, Zoran /Institute of Agricultural Economics, Serbia.....................................................948 Singh, Harshit /Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India..........................................66 Singh, R. S./National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, India................................1040 Singh, S. K./National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, India................................1040 Sinha, Madhabendra /National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India....................................1163 Smith, Glenn Gordon/University of South Florida, USA...............................................................991 Subić, Jonel V./Institute of Agricultural Economics, Serbia...........................................................925 Suchiradipta, Bhattacharjee /Independent Researcher, India.......................................................462 Sukhwani, Khushboo /National Law University Delhi, India......................................................1378 Sun, Jun /Dalian Polytechnic University, China..............................................................................419 Tan, Khee Giap/National University of Singapore, Singapore.....................................................1146 Tladi, Flora M./University of Botswana, Botswana........................................................................282 Tsakiridou, Efthimia /Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece...............................................485 Tumbo, S. D./Centre for Agric. Mechanization and Rural Technologies, Tanzania........................661 ul Haq, Zahoor /Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan.................................................1287 Uniyal, Shivani /Banaras Hindu University, India........................................................................1724 Vencatesan, Jayshree /Care Earth Trust, India.............................................................................1536 Vukovic, Predrag /Institute of Agricultural Economics, Serbia......................................................948 Wahid, Fazli /University of Waterloo, Canada..............................................................................1287 Wani, Khursheed Ahmad/ITM University Gwalior, India.............................................................687 Wickramasuriya, H.V.A. /University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.....................................................829 Xing, Ruben /Montclair State University, USA...............................................................................419 Yusoff, Asliza /Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.......................................................................157 Zia-ur-Rehman, Muhammad /University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan..........................1181 Table of Contents Preface.................................................................................................................................................xxi Volume I Section 1 Fundamental Concepts and Theories Chapter 1 TechnologicalInnovationandtheAgriculturalSustainability:WhatCompatibilityforthe Mechanization?.......................................................................................................................................1 Rachida Khaled, University of Sousse, Tunisia Lamine Hammas, University of Sousse, Tunisia Chapter 2 PracticeofGreenMarketıngActivitiesintheOrganicAgriculturalSectorinTurkey.........................17 Veysel Asoğlu, Harran Unıversıty, Turkey Halil İbrahim Şengün, Dicle University, Turkey Chapter 3 RightsofNaturetoProtectHumanRightsinTimesofEnvironmentalCrisis.....................................38 Susana Borràs, Rovira i Virgili University, Spain Chapter 4 TheImpactofKisanCallCentersontheFarmingSector....................................................................66 Kartik Chachra, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India Gowtham Seelam, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India Harshit Singh, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India Mayukh Sarkar, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India Anshul Jain, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India Ankush Jain, Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India Chapter 5 FundamentalsofElectrostaticSpraying:BasicConceptsandEngineeringPractices..........................79 Manoj Kumar Patel, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, India & CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, India Chirravoori Ghanshyam, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, India