Crop ecology : productivity and management in agricultural systems / / David J. Connor, Robert S. Loomis, Kenneth G. Cassman.
"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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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 556 p. :; ill. |
| Notes: | Rev. ed. of: Crop ecology / R.S. Loomis, D.J. Connor. 1992. |
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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.