Indian Journal of Agronomy
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 30,82 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Agriculture
ISBN :
The Soybean
Author : Guriqbal Singh
Publisher : CABI
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 11,6 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1845936442
Book Description
The soybean is a crop of global importance and is one of most frequently cultivated crops worldwide. It is rich in oil and protein, used for human and animal consumption as well as for industrial purposes. Soybean plants also play an important role in crop diversification and benefit the growth of other crops, adding nitrogen to the soil during crop rotation. With contributions from eminent researchers from around the world, The Soybean provides a concise coverage of all aspects of this important crop, including genetics and physiology, varietal improvement, production and protection technology, utilization and nutritional value.
The Lentil
Author :
Publisher : CABI
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1845934881
Book Description
The lentil is a crop primarily grown in the developing world. It has the ability to use water efficiently and grow in marginal environments as well as being high in protein. This title includes chapters that outline improvements in production, such as water and soil nutrient management, agronomy, mechanization, and weed management.
Lentil
Author : Shyam S. Yadav
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 19,7 MB
Release : 2007-09-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 140206313X
Book Description
The lentil was one of the first foods ever to have been cultivated. This book presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of research on lentil production, biotic and abiotic stress management, quality seed production, storage techniques and lentil growing around the world. This book will be of great value to legume breeders, scientists, nutritionists, academic researchers, graduate students, farmers, traders and consumers in the developed and the developing world.
Weed Control
Author : Andrew Price
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,61 MB
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9535101595
Book Description
Crop loss due to weeds has challenged agricultural managers since man began to develop the first farming systems. In the past century, however, much progress has been made to reduce weed interference in crop settings through effective yet mostly non-sustainable weed control strategies. With the commercial introduction of herbicides during the mid-1900's, advancements in chemical weed control tactics have provided efficient suppression of a broad range of weed species for most agricultural practices. Currently, with the necessity to design effective sustainable weed management systems, research has been pushing new frontiers on investigating integrated weed management options including chemical, mechanical as well as cultural practices. Author contributions to Weed Science present significant topics of research that examine a number of options that can be utilized to develop successful and sustainable weed management systems for many areas of crop production
Conservation Agriculture in India
Author : A.R. Sharma
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 20,71 MB
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1000644308
Book Description
This book examines the current situation, levels of adoption, management practices, and the future outlook of conservation agriculture in India, and also in other tropical and subtropical regions of the world. While conservation agriculture is proposed as an important means to combat climate change, improve crop productivity and food affordability, and to protect the environment, the adoption of conservation agriculture in India, and south-east Asia more broadly, has been slow. This volume reflects on the current status of conservation agriculture in India, asking why adoption has been slow and putting forward strategies to improve its uptake. The chapters cover the various aspects of crop management such as soil, water, nutrients, weeds, crop residues, machinery, and energy, in a range of environments, including irrigated and rainfed regions. The impact of climate change and the economic considerations behind the adoption of conservation agriculture are also discussed. The volume concludes by discussing the future outlook for conservation agriculture in India, in particular drawing out parallels with other tropical and subtropical regions of the world. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of conservation agriculture, sustainable agriculture, crop and soil management, and environmental and natural resource management.
Agroecosystems
Author : K. R. Krishna
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 10,36 MB
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 1482203421
Book Description
Comprised of three sections, this covers the nutrient dynamics and productivity of global agroecosystems. It focuses on the major aspects that make up agroecosystems, such as soils, climate, crops, nutrient dynamics, and productivity. It introduces agroeocsystems and describes global soil types that support vast crop belts, then deals with the prin
Innovations in Agriculture for a Self-Reliant India
Author : P.K. Ghosh
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 20,95 MB
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1000505170
Book Description
The book brings out an encyclopaedic picture of the potential areas of transformative Indian agriculture through innovations in science, technology, institutional and policy affairs directed in building a self-reliant India (Atmanirbhar Bharat). The book has addressed the challenges to make India free from hunger, poverty and undernutrition, and suggested interventions with focus on all-inclusiveness and sustainability, peace and prosperity, and resilience to climate and other volatilities. Most of these propositions are analogous to the Sustainable Development Goals – Agenda 2030, which India has committed to achieve. The book especially covers critical needs for development on different fragile ecosystems such as coastal, desert, hill, ravine and other marginal ecosystems. The book will act as very useful guidance for the policy makers, and development communities, and a reference document to academicians as well. Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This title is co-published with NIPA.
Brassica Oilseeds
Author : Arvind Kumar
Publisher : CABI
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 42,81 MB
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 1780644833
Book Description
Oilseed brassicas are among the largest traded agricultural commodities and are grown in around fifty countries worldwide. Utilised for both consumption and bioenergy use, demand is increasing and this book covers the entire gamut of oilseed brassicas. Beginning with an introduction and then organised into two sections, it reviews genetics and genomics (including breeding, heterosis and selection methods) and stress management and important pathogens, to provide a complete overview of brassica oilseeds.
Maize Crop
Author : A. Solaimalai
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 21,98 MB
Release : 2020-05-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1000176959
Book Description
Maize is one of the versatile emerging crops with wider adaptability under varied agro-climatic conditions. Globally, maize is known as queen of cereals because it has the highest genetic yield potential among the cereals. It is cultivated on nearly 150 m/ha in about 160 countries having wider diversity of soil, climate, biodiversity and management practices that contributes 36 % (782 m/t) in the global grain production. The United States of America (USA) is the largest producer of maize contributes nearly 35 % of the total production in the world. It is the driver of the US economy. This book talks about the improvement, production, protection and post harvest technology of the maize crop. Note: T& F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
