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This book gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then propose alternative solutions. It will therefore help all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians who wish to build a safe agriculture, energy and food system for future generations

Intro -- Contents -- About the Editor -- Chapter 1: Organic Cultivation of Vegetables -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Yield -- 1.3 Nutritional Quality -- 1.4 Plant Protection -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Reducing Arsenic Accumulation in Rice Using Physiology, Genetics and Breeding -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Arsenic Uptake and Accumulation in Rice -- 2.2.1 Root Uptake -- 2.2.2 Root to Shoot Translocation -- 2.2.3 Shoot to Grain Translocation -- 2.2.4 Arsenic Detoxification and Sequestration -- 2.3 Genetic Control of Arsenic Accumulation in Rice -- 2.3.1 Variation in Accumulation -- 2.3.2 Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Arsenic Accumulation -- 2.3.3 Insights from Transcriptome Analysis -- 2.4 Breeding for Low Grain-Arsenic Rice -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Recent Advances in Speciation Analysis of Trace Antimony in Environmental and Biological Samples Based on Cloud Point Extraction and Spectrometric Methods -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Reviews on Antimony -- 3.2.1 Antimony in the Environment -- 3.2.2 Human Exposure to Antimony -- 3.2.3 Conventional and Innovative Techniques for Antimony Removal -- 3.2.4 Different Approaches to Measure Speciation of Antimony -- 3.2.5 Antimony in Bottled Water -- 3.3 Extraction Procedures Used in Speciation Analysis of Antimony -- 3.4 Speciation Procedures Based on Cloud Point Extraction and Spectrometric Quantification -- 3.4.1 Combination of Cloud Point Extraction and Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry -- 3.4.2 Combination of Cloud Point Extraction and Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry -- 3.4.3 Combination of Cloud Point Extraction and Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry -- 3.4.4 Combination of Cloud Point Extraction and Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry.