India is a country of complex contradictions. While on one hand it is world’s third largest economy and growing stronger, its ranking on the human development index still remains extremely poor. This book explores the educational issues of this intricate country in an articulate manner....

Any drug given in the form of parenteral dosage form like emulsion, suspension, solution etc. it is not best suited for the long time therapy. Long time drug release profile in controlled manner achieved by nano particle which is difficult by parenteral suspension or parenteral solution....

The productivity of wheat (Triticum spp.), an important staple food grain crop is under the constraints of drought stress. Molecular characterization through RAPD and SSR markers specific for drought stress in 22 wheat genotypes displayed two major clusters viz. Triticum aestivum L. and T. durum L....

Vigorous crop production requires adequate nutrient availability in to the soil. Low availability of Zn in calcareous soils is one of the widest ranging abiotic stresses in the world agriculture....

Zinc is an essential micronutrient and has particular physiological functions in all living systems. Zinc deficiency appears to be the most widespread and frequent micronutrient deficiency problem in crop and pasture plants worldwide, resulting in severe losses in yield and nutritional quality....

This book provides an intermediate-level exposition of the exciting world of neuro-computers. It includes several case studies that use real-world sensor data sets as a benchmark to demonstrate how the new learning paradigm can be used by a neuro-computer designer to develop solutions with better fault-tolerance and generalization properties....