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Agriculture in dry lands: principles and practice

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Arnon I
Formato: Printed Book
Idioma:English
Publicado: Amsterdam Elsevier 2014
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Environment and natural resources, Dry climates and their world distribution,Climatic factors and their effect on crop production,Soils of the dry zones, Water resources, conservation and development,Crops under moisture stress, Crop-water relations,Plant adaptations to moisture stress, Crop introduction and breeding for drought-prone areas, Land use and farming systems, Agricultural systems in dry regions and their evolution,Sustainable agriculture in dry regions,Soil and crop management,Soil fertility, Mineral plant nutrition and fertilizer use, Irrigation: principles and practice, . The maintenance of a permanent irrigation agriculture, Tillage, Plant population and planting geometries, Crop sequences and associations, Crop protection, Weeds and their control, Insects and other plant pests, Plant diseases,