<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Strengthening Analytical Support in Agricultural Research</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">K L</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Sahrawat</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>The need for analytical support in agricultural research and development&#13;
has long been recognized, especially for soil fertility evaluation and management,&#13;
assessment of crop and food quality, and selection and breeding&#13;
of nutritious food staples. In addition, the demand for analytical research&#13;
support in the general areas of agriculture interfacing with human health&#13;
and environmental quality has greatly increased in recent years. The trend&#13;
for increased demand for analytical support will most likely continue in the&#13;
future. To meet such diverse, increasing demands for analytical support, we&#13;
need to upgrade infrastructure facilities and simultaneously teach and train&#13;
students and young researchers in the use of modern analytical tools. This&#13;
is prerequisite to providing timely, efficient, and effective analytical support,&#13;
as such support is the key to monitoring, assessing, and maintaining soil,&#13;
food, and environmental quality and to breeding nutritious food staples.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Others</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Soil Science</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2016</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:originInfo><mods:publisher>Taylor &amp; Francis</mods:publisher></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Article</mods:genre></mods:mods>