Author : George Acquaah
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,95 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Crop yields
ISBN : 9780131145566
This book contains the most comprehensive, detailed coverage of crop production issues in the US. It provides the "how and why" things are the way they are, and recognizes the business of crop production. Other coverage includes the latest trends impacting crop production--i.e., sustainable agriculture, organic farming, environmental safety consciousness, and more. For individuals preparing for a future in agriculture and for the Crop Certification exams.
Author : Kamden Carney
Publisher :
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 22,95 MB
Release : 2017-05-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781635490800
This book deals with the concepts and methods related to crop production. It talks in detail about the various techniques used in this field. Crop production refers to that branch of agriculture, which deals with the growth and cultivation of crops keeping in mind their use as food or fiber. Different approaches, evaluations and methodologies on crop production have been included in this text. Various techniques of crop production along with technological progress that have implication are glanced at in this book. Some of the diverse topics covered in it address the varied branches that fall under this category. This textbook attempts to assist those with a goal of delving into the field of crop production.
Author : Reddy S.R.
Publisher :
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 45,12 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Crop production
ISBN : 9788127243197
Author : George Acquaah
Publisher :
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 22,97 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
This book contains the most comprehensive, detailed coverage of crop production issues in the US. It provides the " how and why" things are the way they are, and recognizes the business of crop production. Other coverage includes the latest trends impacting crop production i.e., sustainable agriculture, organic farming, environmental safety consciousness, and more. For individuals preparing for a future in agriculture and for the Crop Certification exams.
Author : J. E. Pratley
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 25,89 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
The range of pressures affecting farmers has increased significantly in recent times. Produce must meet escalating quality requirements, while competition demands heightened productivity. At the same time, the community demands that farmers maintain the natural resource base of the land of which they are custodians and that they minimize chemical treatments and fertilizers. Principles of Field Crop Production concentrates on today's principles of farming and addresses the issues of raising productivity and environmental management. The book also endeavors to put crop production in a broader perspective by addressing issues such as socioeconomic aspects and crop improvement. This third edition updates information on numerous crops, and provides new insights into farming systems and modern breeding methods such as genetic engineering. The text continues to fill an important role for students of agronomy and their teachers. It is also an important reference book for research workers and for others involved or interested in agriculture.
Author : Francisco J. Villalobos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 45,75 MB
Release : 2017-01-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319461168
This textbook explains the various aspects of sustainable agricultures to undergraduate and graduate students. The book first quantifies the components of the crop energy balance, i.e. the partitioning of net radiation, and their effect on the thermal environment of the canopy. The soil water balance and the quantification of its main component (evapotranspiration) are studied to determine the availability of water to rain fed crops and to calculate crop water requirements. Then it sets the limitations of crop production in relation to crop phenology, radiation interception and resource availability (e.g. nutrients). With that in mind the different agricultural techniques (sowing, tillage, irrigation, fertilization, harvest, application of pesticides, etc.) are analyzed with special emphasis in quantifying the inputs (sowing rates, fertilizer amounts, irrigation schedules, tillage plans) required for a given target yield under specific environmental conditions (soil & climate). For all techniques strategies are provided for improving the ratio productivity/resource use while ensuring sustainability. The book comes with online practical focusing on the key aspects of management in a crop rotation (collecting weather data, calculating productivity, sowing rates, irrigation programs, fertilizers rates etc).
Author : John Holmes Martin
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 984 pages
File Size : 33,54 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Author : Miller F. McDonald
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 755 pages
File Size : 16,62 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1461540747
Plant breeders continue to make significant advances in developing high yield ing, adaptable, disease-free crops. These advances, however, are not realized until an efficient seed production system is in place that rapidly increases geneti cally superior crops and makes them available to the consumer in large quantities at a reasonable cost. Successful seed production requires seed to be genetically pure, free of admixtures, and able to establish rapidly a uniform stand. Seed production is a complex process. Rigorous production criteria are followed by both seed producer and seed companies to ensure that high-quality seed is produced and marketed. These criteria become even more stringent in hybrid seed production. This volume identifies the factors most critical in a successful seed production operation. The fundamental considerations common to all seed crops are established in Part I, Principles of Seed Production. From this founda tion, the practices of seed production are provided in detail in Part II, Seed Production of Specific Crops.
Author : Victor Sadras
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 15,58 MB
Release : 2014-09-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0124169791
From climate change to farming systems to genetic modification of organisms, Crop Physiology, Second Edition provides a practical tool for understanding the relationships and challenges of successful cropping. With a focus on genetic improvement and agronomy, this book addresses the challenges of environmentally sound production of bulk and quality food, fodder, fiber, and energy which are of ongoing international concern. The second edition of Crop Physiology continues to provide a unique analysis of these topics while reflecting important changes and advances in the relevant science and implementation systems. Contemporary agriculture confronts the challenge of increasing demand in terms of quantitative and qualitative production targets. These targets have to be achieved against the background of soil and water scarcity, worldwide and regional shifts in the patterns of land use driven by both climate change and the need to develop crop-based sources of energy, and the environmental and social aspects of agricultural sustainability. Provides a view of crop physiology as an active source of methods, theories, ideas, and tools for application in genetic improvement and agronomy Written by leading scientists from around the world Combines environment-specific cropping systems and general principles of crop science to appeal to advanced students, and scientists in agriculture-related disciplines, from molecular sciences to natural resources management
Author : R. Fordham
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 38,14 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Truck farming
ISBN :
Sets out the principles of commercial vegetable production. Consideration is given to: locational and climatic factors; the influence of soil; nutritional requirements; plant propagation and establishment; mechanization; pest control; irrigation; harvesting; storage and marketing systems.
