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Author(s): S. N. Azam-Ali, G. R. Squire
ISBN(s): 9780851998879, 0851998879
Edition: First
File Details: PDF, 3.94 MB
Year: 2002
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0851998879
ISBN 13: 9780851998879
Author: SN Azam Ali, GR Squire

As populations continue to grow in tropical countries, there is an ever increasing pressure to produce more food from less land, while at the same time maintaining the quality of the environment. This textbook integrates research in agronomy, physiology, environmental physics and soil science to provide a framework for analyzing practical problems associated with crop production in tropical environments. The impact of essential resources, such as solar radiation and water are discussed and research findings are used to illustrate solutions to real challenges.The book will serve as a core textbook for advanced undergraduate courses in agronomy.

Principles of Tropical Agronomy 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Resource Flows and Currencies

  • Solar Radiation

  • The Solar Spectrum and Plant Processes

  • The Fate of Radiation in Crop Systems

  • Water

  • The Hydrological Cycle

  • Soil Water Energy

  • Plant Water Energy

  • Evaporation

  • The Fate of Water in Crop Systems

  • Conclusions

Part II: Essential Choices: Genotype, Timing, Configuration

  • Genotype (What?)

  • Evolution and Genetic Manipulation

  • Characteristics of the Main Crop Types

  • Genetic Modification Within Species

  • Conclusions

  • Timing (When?)

  • Characteristics of Timing in Crops

  • Development and Resource Capture

  • Environmental Control of Timing

  • Regulation of Timing by Management and Choice of Cultivar

  • Conclusions

  • Configuration (How?)

  • Plant Populations

  • Mixed Cropping

  • Calculating the Performance of Intercrops

  • Conclusions

Part III: Integration

  • Manipulating Fluxes

  • A Simple Frame of Reference

  • Empirical Input‑Yield Responses

  • Understanding the Input‑Yield Response

  • Scale and Integration: Extending the Principles

  • Synthesis

  • Some Major Developments in Agricultural Research

  • Assessing the Potential of Underutilised Crops – A Case Study of Bambara Groundnut

  • The Status and Contribution of Agronomy

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