Cropping Systems

Author : Anil Shrestha
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-02-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1560221070

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Cropping Systems by Anil Shrestha Pdf

Learn the fundamentals as well as in-depth details of agricultural cropping systems from around the globe! Cropping Systems: Trends and Advances is a comprehensive review of past and present research efforts in North America and other parts of the world. It brings together biological, economic, sociological, and technical aspects of cropping systems in a single source to provide a reference unlike any other on the subject that is available today. This valuable book also points to future directions that cropping systems research needs to take in order to increase sustainable agriculture and feed the growing world population. Charts, tables, and illustrations make the information easy to access and understand. An ideal textbook for graduate and undergraduate courses in agronomy as well as a comprehensive reference for professionals involved in cropping systems research, Cropping Systems: Trends and Advances is a book you’ll refer to again and again. Topics covered in this well-referenced and thoughtfully indexed book include: emerging trends in cropping systems research designing resource-efficient cropping systems soil quality and fertility tillage root dynamics water quality concerns nitrogen use efficiency precision agriculture agricultural biotechnology weed biology and management integrated pest management the important role that cover crops can play key indicators for assessing nitrogen use efficiency in cereal-based agroecosystems the implications of elevated carbon dioxide-induced changes in agroecosystem productivity and a great deal more!

Author : Sp Palaniappan
Publisher : New Age International
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 812240667X

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Cropping Systems In The Tropics (Principles And Management) by Sp Palaniappan Pdf

Land And Soil Are Non-Renewable Natural Resources. The Nature Has Taken Thousands Of Years To Create An Inch Of Fertile Soil. Mismanagement Of This Precious Resource Is A Sin Against Nature And Will Play Havoc With The Fortunes Of The Country. Many Parts Of The Country Have Already Come To The Brink Of Devastation Through Injudicious Usages, Over Exploitation Of Natural Resources Resulting In Unsustainable Productivity Of Crops.Modern Concept Of Cropping System Is Based On The Principle Of Effective Utilization Of Soil Water, Nutrients And Light For Sustainable Crop Productivity. This Book Gives The Basic Principles And Broadly Accepted Definitions Terms Frequently Used In The Literature. A Short-Review Of The Cropping Systems Work Done In The Tropics, Particularly In India Is Presented.In This Revised Edition, Contents Of All The Chapters Have Been Revised To Give Orientation Towards Management Of Sustainable Crop Production Systems. A New Chapter On Farming System Is Also Added In Tune With The Latest Trends. Information Available On Perennial Crop-Based Cropping Systems, For Example High Density Multi Species Cropping Systems Involving Coconut And Arecanut Is Updated. The Various Management Aspects Of Sustainable Cropping Systems Are Discussed And The Research Methodology That Could Be Adopted Is Elucidated. Possible Future Lines Of Work Are Given In The Final Chapter.This Book Will Prove To Be Of Immense Value Not Only To The Research Workers But Also To The Teachers And Students And Above All Farmers And Individuals Who Are Desirous Of Improving Sustainable Crop Production Systems.

Author : Jeffrey A. Coulter
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783039289073

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Sustainable Cropping Systems by Jeffrey A. Coulter Pdf

Global crop production must substantially increase to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population. This is constrained by the availability of nutrients, water, and land. There is also an urgent need to reduce the negative environmental impacts of crop production. Collectively, these issues represent one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century. Sustainable cropping systems based on ecological principles are the core of integrated approaches to solve this critical challenge. This special issue provides an international basis for revealing the underlying mechanisms of sustainable cropping systems to drive agronomic innovations. It includes review and original research articles that report novel scientific findings on improvement in cropping systems related to crop yields and their resistance to biotic and abiotic stressors, resource use efficiency, environmental impact, sustainability, and ecosystem services.

Author : Vimal Chandra Pandey,Gordana Gajic,Manhattan Lebrun,Pooja Mahajan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323956192

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Designer Cropping Systems for Polluted Land by Vimal Chandra Pandey,Gordana Gajic,Manhattan Lebrun,Pooja Mahajan Pdf

Designer Cropping Systems for Polluted Land explores the processes and techniques of making polluted land safe for planting edible and non-edible crops. The book provides readers and practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of contaminated land use through designer cropping systems. It seeks to present promising and affordable practices for transforming polluted lands while also providing an excellent basis from which scientific knowledge can grow and widen in the fields of phytoremediation-based biofortification. Provides basic understanding on how to produce edible crops on polluted lands with biofortification Explores cropping systems for the extraction of metals for industrial use Discovers the role of designer cropping systems in phytoremediation programs

Author : Anonim
Publisher : IICA Biblioteca Venezuela
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Seminar on cropping systems: yam, vegetable, ginger, irish potato, pulses by Anonim Pdf

Author : Weston Anderson,Liangzhi You,Stanley Wood,Ulrike Wood-Sichra,Wenbin Wu
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A comparative analysis of global cropping systems models and maps by Weston Anderson,Liangzhi You,Stanley Wood,Ulrike Wood-Sichra,Wenbin Wu Pdf

This study aims to explore and quantify systematic similarities and differences between four major global cropping systems products: the dataset of monthly irrigated and rainfed crop areas around the year 2000 (MIRCA2000), the spatial production allocation model (SPAM), the global agroecological zone (GAEZ) dataset, and the M3 dataset developed by Monfreda, Ramankutty, and Foley. The analysis explores not only the final cropping systems maps but also the interdependencies of each product, methodological differences, and modeling assumptions, which will provide users with information vital for discerning between datasets in selecting a product appropriate for each intended application.

Author : Lee Wiley Fluharty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UIUC:30112019243531

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Cropping Systems for the Moister Portion of Eastern Washington and Oregon and Northern Idaho by Lee Wiley Fluharty Pdf

Author : Willem C. Beets
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429689673

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Multiple Cropping And Tropical Farming Systems by Willem C. Beets Pdf

This book covers the uses of tropical farming systems in tropics of mixed, strip, relay, sequential and multistorey cropping. It discusses the aspects of the tropical farming systems including their history and agronomy and the plant inter-relationship within them.

Author : K.Ch. Kersebaum,Jens-Martin Hecker,W. Mirschel,Martin Wegehenkel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402044793

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Modelling water and nutrient dynamics in soil-crop systems by K.Ch. Kersebaum,Jens-Martin Hecker,W. Mirschel,Martin Wegehenkel Pdf

This book contains articles from a workshop on the modeling of water and nutrient dynamics in crop-soil systems. Data sets from lysimeters and experimental fields of multiyear crop rotations were provided for modelers. A unique data set is provided of a 100-year, long-term field experiment into crop yield and organic carbon development under different management systems. The book includes a detailed description of data sets which can be used by modelers and the papers describe the applications of 18 different modeling approaches.

Author : K. E. Giller
Publisher : CABI
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781845933043

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Nitrogen Fixation in Tropical Cropping Systems by K. E. Giller Pdf

Nitrogen fixation by leguminous plants is especially important when farmers are trying to minimise fertilizer use for cost or environmental reasons. This second edition of the highly successful book, first published in 1991, contains thoroughly updated and revised material on the theory and practice of nitrogen fixation in tropical cropping systems.

Author : Wenhua Li
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9231037846

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Agro-ecological Farming Systems in China by Wenhua Li Pdf

Concepts, principles, history, classification, structure and function analysis of various models in the same production sector and in different sectors, at different scales, in mountain and dryland ecosystems. The book is aimed primarily at young post-graduate scientists in the disciplines or at agronomy, forestry, animal husbandry, land use management and ecology experts.

Author : Manish Kumar Singh
Publisher : Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag)
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783954896226

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Intercropping Under Rice-Based Cropping System: An Experimental Study on Productivity and Profitability by Manish Kumar Singh Pdf

Rice farmers are mostly involved in monoculture practices. This deprives the land for growing other food crops. Hence, a better alternative of mono/sole cropping is required to overcome this shortcoming. Therefore, a shift from mono cropping to inter/multiple cropping as an excellent strategy for intensifying land use and increasing income and production per unit area and time is appreciated. Production efficiency, economic efficiency and employment generation efficiency of any diversified system is a direct measure of its preferability. Keeping this view in mind, this study deals with the production potential and economic viability of different rabi intercropping in rabi cereal, legume, oilseeds and spices to identify the suitable/remunerative rice (Oryza sativa L.) based cropping systems.

Author : Donal Murphy-Bokern,Fred Stoddard,Christine A. Watson
Publisher : Cabi
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1780644981

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Legumes in Cropping Systems by Donal Murphy-Bokern,Fred Stoddard,Christine A. Watson Pdf

Based on contributions from members of the Legumes Future research consortium and complemented by articles from other research teams, this book provides a comprehensive overview of knowledge relevant to developing legume-supported cropping systems in Europe. It reflects the growing interest in using legumes to improve cropping and the current debate over the imbalance in European systems where the low use of legumes has caused concern in the agricultural policy community. This book supports informed debate and decision-making that addresses the associated challenges. Legumes in Cropping Systems presents current knowledge on this subject across 15 coordinated chapters. Each chapter addresses a specific aspect of legume cropping and provides insight into the relevant literature to help support understanding and explore the underlying processes that influence cropping system development. This book includes coverage of: · the role of legumes in cropping systems; · the role of legumes in European protein supplies; · environmental effects of grain and forage legumes; · current status of the major grain and forage legume crops; · economic effects; and · policy development. Written by an international team of expert authors and presented in full-colour throughout, this book is an invaluable resource for researchers in agronomy and crop sciences, agricultural professionals, policy makers, and students.

Author : P. Narain,M.P. Singh,A. Kar,S. Katju,P. Kumar
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789387741546

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Diversification of Arid Farming Systems by P. Narain,M.P. Singh,A. Kar,S. Katju,P. Kumar Pdf

Over the years, economic considerations have overtaken the sustainability issue. Low and erratic rainfall, frequent droughts, the increasing costs of cultivation, lower compensation of labour and inputs have made farming in the arid regions a challenging enterprise. Employment opportunities in sectors other than agriculture have enticed many to cross the floor. The largest segment of the farming community, however, is constrained to make a living from farm related activities. With the opening of markets for international trade in farm commodities, the competition has toughened for the resource-constrained farmers of the arid regions of the country. On the other hand, useful technologies have been generated by researchers on many alternative systems, which could be adopted. In this scenario, the farmers could benefit greatly by inducing diversification in the farming systems and by strengthening the traditional systems. With this backdrop, a National Symposium on Livelihood Security and Diversified Farming Systems in Arid Region was organized by the Arid Zone Research Association of India at the Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, from January 14-16, 2006. Selected papers presented at the symposium and invited articles have been included in this compendium and are grouped in sections on Diversification, Strengthening the Traditional Farming Systems, Enhancing Resource Use Efficiency, Livestock-based Farming Systems, Value Addition, Socio-economic Issues and Transfer of Technology. Currently, food, water and energy crises are of global concern. The challenge ahead is to strike a balance between basic needs of a large population and to maintain the pace of development. Diversification of farming systems may contribute towards achieving this goal to some extent. It is hoped that the book will provide options for diversification of the existing farming systems and benefit there from.

Author : W. R. Schmehl,W R Schmehl,Perry F Philipp,W. W. Shaner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000237177

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Readings In Farming Systems Research And Development by W. R. Schmehl,W R Schmehl,Perry F Philipp,W. W. Shaner Pdf

This collection offers a comprehensive view of the commonalities and diversities of the farming systems research and development (FSR&D) approaches being applied around the world. The authors–among the leading practitioners in FSR&D–discuss conceptual frameworks, research methodology, data collection, and several ongoing FSR&D programs. The book is a must for anyone interested in gaining a concise, yet broad view of this new and growing field of research and its importance to small-scale farming in developing countries.