Handbook of Weed Management Systems
Handbook of Weed Management Systems

Author: Albert E. Smith

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 768

ISBN-13: 1351441825

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This work provides the fundamental information necessary for the development of weed management strategies for all the major US crops using concepts that can be applied worldwide. Weed management systems are provided for cotton, peanut, soybean, wheat, barley, oat, sorghum, rice, fruits, nut crops, and more. The dynamics involved in creating the best management approaches for specific types of crops are explained.

Principles of Field Crop Production
Principles of Field Crop Production

Author: J. E. Pratley

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13:

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Commercial crop production in the 21st century is a highly technical pursuit. There is an economic imperative for farmers to make a reasonable living through increased productivity, cost containment and market satisfaction. Contending with the variability of the Australian climate remains a major challenge. Of increasing importance is the environmental imperative - the need to manage soil structure decline, erosion, acidity and salinity. Involved also are boidiversity preservation and thewater reform agenda. The fourth edition of Principles of Field Crop Production addresses these issues and provides a contemporary understanding involved in the production of crops in Australia. The book provides background on the evolution of farming systems. A new chapter on climate variability and its predictability is included as are new treatments of rotations, weeds, pests and diseases. An introduction to supply chain management provides the reader with an understanding of market forces.All chapters have been updated and the principles clearly defined.

Rainfed Farming Systems
Rainfed Farming Systems

Author: Philip Tow

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-09-16

Total Pages: 1324

ISBN-13: 140209132X

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While a good grasp of the many separate aspects of agriculture is important, it is equally essential for all those involved in agriculture to understand the functioning of the farming system as a whole and how it can be best managed. It is necessary to re-assess and understand rain-fed farming systems around the world and to find ways to improve the selection, design and operation of such systems for long term productivity, profitability and sustainability. The components of the system must operate together efficiently; yet many of the relationships and interactions are not clearly understood. Appreciation of these matters and how they are affected by external influences or inputs are important for decision making and for achieving desirable outcomes for the farm as a whole. This book analyses common rain-fed farming systems and defines the principles and practices important to their effective functioning and management.

Wheat
Wheat

Author: Brett F. Carver

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-09-15

Total Pages: 615

ISBN-13: 0813819237

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Wheat: Science and Trade is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference work designed to expand the current body of knowledge on this staple crop, incorporating new information made available by genetic advances, improvements in the understanding of wheat's biology, and changes in the wheat trade industry. Covering phylogeny and ontogeny, manipulation of the environment and optimal management, genetic improvement, and utilization and commercialization, the book focuses on the most economically significant diseases and impacts