Crop Husbandry Books

Fertilisers are compounds given to plants to promote growth; they are usually applied either through the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar feeding for uptake through leaves. Fertilisers can be organic (composed of organic matter), or inorganic (made of inorganic chemicals or minerals). This book presents research from around the globe.

Features 200 photographs plus commentary covering the origin, cultivation, care, harvest, storage, marketing and processing of the kiwifruit - originally from China but a New Zealand icon. There are practical tips on buying and storing kiwifruit and 55 selected recipes.

Providing an in depth analysis of the regulatory frameworks that cover varietal testing, release and dissemination, this text analyzes the varietal testing system used by the All India Co-ordinated Crop Improvement Projects.

Four Seasons in the Mississippi Delta.

This text covers the main types of coconut palm, their origin, world distribution and characteristics. It examines important production factors such as climate and soils, selection, breeding and propagation, and establishing and managing a plantation.

Provides a comprehensive guide to the production of organic pulses and cereals across a range of organic farming systems in northern temperate and maritime regions. This work examines the subject of organic farming in general, and considers market demands and the issues that need to be considered when determining management strategies.

Covers identification, disease cycle, economic importance and control. This title includes colour photos, including 240 colour illustrations. It is suitable for students and young professionals.

Multilateral investigations are carried out to identify and test unpolluting and inexpensive chemical compounds to be used as inhibitors of soil urease activity. This book provides a review of studies on inhibition of soil urease activity and of applied studies on improving efficiency of urea fertilizers by inhibition of soil urease activity.

Tobacco is one of the economically important agricultural crops in the world. This monograph addresses various segments of the tobacco industry - from seed to smoke. It discusses the advancements in the genetics of tobacco and the future of biotechnological applications to tobacco improvement in terms of their impact on production and utilization.

Covering a wide range of crops of interest worldwide, this volume brings together data on storage life and conditions. It presents commercial information to help bring products to market in optimum condition with the minimum of loss and spoilage.

Turf and amenity grasslands in their multifarious form have a significant impact on our everyday lives. Some of the topics covered include: grasses and their uses; all aspects of mowing, including the effects on the grass plant and the machines that are available; irrigation; nutrition and fertilizer application.

Largely targeted towards developing countries, this book explores the characteristics of drought-tolerant food crops which enable moderate yields to be achieved under dryland conditions, and farming practices which enhance such genetic adaption.

As the world's population increases the need to produce greater quantities of major staple crops in order to sufficiently feed the people of the world continues to grow. This work covers improving yields and quality of these crops through breeding and the use of molecular biology tools such as gene transfer, genome mapping and bioinformatics.

Aims to compile the achievements of modern times with regard to disease management of fruits. This book contains chapters on individual crops, which include the diseases of economic importance describing their history, distribution, symptoms, epidemiology, and integrated management approaches being adopted worldwide.

The second volume of the IMPD series describes aspects related to most important phytoparasitic nematodes, considering the integration of biological control methods with other management practices and technologies, including the use of predatory nematodes and microbial rhizosphere antogonists. Chapters cover topics such as the mode of action and interactions of nematophagous fungi, the efficacy ..

A must for small-scale and hobby farmers Haymaking is many things to many people. It provides vintage tractor enthusiasts with an easy and productive way to put their prized machinery to good use. It is an easy and potentially profitable crop to grow on a small farm. And, of course, it evokes powerful memories for anyone who has spent a summer day haying. This book will help the casual farmer ..

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are species related to crop plants which can contribute beneficial traits, such as pest or disease resistance. Through an examination of the national, regional and global context of CWR, these studies present methodologies and case studies that review and provide recommendations for global conservation and use.