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Crop ecology : productivity and management in agricultural systems /
"Food security and environmental conservation are two of the greatest challenges facing the world today. It is predicted that food production must increase by at least 70% before 2050 to support continued population growth, though the size of the world's agricultural area will remain essen...
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Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | http://books.google.co.in/books?id=O2eh7vyvuscC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Crop+ecology&hl=en&sa=X&ei=69PsUvnPM4eRrQe6voD4BQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Crop%20ecology&f=false |
Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Preface; Part I. Farming Systems and Their Biological Components: 1. Agricultural systems; 2. Trophic chains; 3. Community concepts; 4. Genetic resources; 5. Development; Part II. Physical and Chemical Environments: 6. Aerial environment; 7. Soil resources; Part III. Production Processes: 8. Nitrogen processes; 9. Water relations; 10. Photosynthesis; 11. Respiration and partitioning; Part IV. Resource Management: 12. Soil management; 13. Strategies and tactics for rainfed agriculture; 14. Water management in irrigated agriculture; 15. Energy and labor; Part V. Farming, Then, Now and in the Future: 16. Evolution of wheat farming systems in southern Australia; 17. Technological change in high-yield agriculture; 18. The future of agriculture; Species list; Conversions and constants useful in crop ecology; Index.