Biosystems Engineering: Biofactories for Food Production in the Century XXI

This book offers a thorough review of new bioactive greenhouse food production systems, and outlines the conception and design of new instrumentation for precision agriculture and aquaculture in food production.

This book presents new food production systems (for plants and animals) involving agrochemicals that increase in a controlled manner the bioactives content, under greenhouse conditions. Moreover, conception and design of new instrumentation for precision agriculture and aquiculture contributing in food production is also highlighted in this book.

Wide audience in both Biotechnology and Mechatronics fields together Proposes novel Food production systems with both yield and nutraceutical value Exposes basic sciences knowledge to develop Biosystems as potential Biofactories at industrial level (not only at laboratory level as in other books) Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Dr. Ramón Guevara-González
Bch. In Chemistry and Microbiology-Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León (Monterrey, N.L, México)
Msc. In Plant Biotechnology (CINVESTAV-Irapuato-México)
PhD in Plant Biotechnology obtained in CINVESTAV-Irapuato-México
Research stays at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Universidad de Almería, Spain
Expertise: Biosystems engineering, Plant Physiology, Plant Biotechnology, Plant Biochemistry
70 published papers (visualized at SCOPUS)
One award from International Scientific Information (ISI) for publishes as co-author a manuscript considered as classic in Plant Virology (September, 2000)
Member of the Mexican Researchers System since 1997 Until Now.
Dr. Irineo Torres-Pacheco
Bch. Agronomy (Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo)
Msc. PLant Biology (CINVESTAV-Irapuato-México)
PhD in Plant Biotechnology obtained in CINVESTAV-Irapuato-México
Research stays at Universidad de Almería, Spain, Hebrew University, Israel
Expertise: Biosystems engineering, Plant production, Plant Biotechnology, Crop Protection
60 published papers (visualized at SCOPUS)
Member of the Mexican Researchers System since 1995 Until Now.

Inhalt
Plant Biosystems: From conventional to new Food production systems.- Agriculture for nutraceuticals.- The Plant immune system and Food Production.- Mathematical modelling for Biosystems.- Plant Biotronics as tool for Food Production Biosystems.-Exploring aquaculture as Food Biosystem.- Prototypes for aquaculture-plant Biosystems.- b.3. Aquaculture Biotronics.- Perspectives of Biosystems as sustainable strategy for Food Production in century XXI.- Concluding Remarks.