The Ecology of Tropical Food Crops (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

In tropical developing countries farmers tend to grow a wide range of crops in a small area for subsistence or sale. To make full use of often limited resources, a good understanding of how environmental conditions affect the characteristics and performance of these crops is essential. This book considers the response of tropical food crops to environmental factors such as climate, soil and farming system. Three types of crop are considered: cereals, legumes and non-cereal energy crops, with individual chapters on the four most important crops in each group. This material is set in context by introductory chapters on tropical farming systems, tropical climates and tropical soils. This new, updated edition retains the successful formula of the first edition while placing additional emphasis on tropical environmental conservation. It will serve the needs of advanced students of tropical agriculture, as well as professionals engaged in research and extension work in tropical crop production.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1995
First published:	1995
Authors:	M.J.T. Norman • C.J. Pearson • P. G. E. Searle
Dimensions:	234 x 157 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	444
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-41062-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Tropical agriculture: practice & techniques
LSN:	0-521-41062-2
Barcode:	9780521410625

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