M. J. T. Norman, C. J. Pearson, P. G. E. Searle

The Ecology of Tropical Food Crops

Second Edition

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This updated edition considers the response of tropical food crops to environmental factors such as climate, soil and farming system.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 830g
• ISBN-13: 9780521410625
• ISBN-10: 0521410622
• Artikelnr.: 23328280

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. General: 1. Tropical cropping systems
2. Tropical crop/climate relations
3. Tropical crop/soil relations
Part II. Cereals: 4. Cereals in tropical agriculture
5. Rice (Oryza sativa and O. glaberrima)
6. Maize (Zea mays)
7. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
8. Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum)
Part III. Legumes: 9. Crop legumes in tropical agriculture
10. Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea)
11. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
12. Soybean (Glycine max)
13. Chick pea (Cicer arietinum)
Part IV. Non-Cereal Energy Crops: 14. Non-cereal energy crops in tropical agriculture
15. Cassava (Manihot esculenta)
16. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
17. Yams (Dioscorea species)
18. Bananas (Musa species)
References
Index.