Agriculture in the Tropics

Name: Agriculture in the Tropics
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ISBN: 9780632040544

ISBN-10: 0632040548

ISBN-13: 9780632040544

Edition: 3rd 1998

Authors: C. C. Webster, P. N. Wilson, C. C. Webster

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This well-established text details the economic and physical factors that affect tropical agriculture, discussing land management, the different types of farming systems in practice, and both crop and livestock management.

Book details

List price: $246.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/18/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 552
Size: 7.70" wide x 10.00" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 3.322
Language: English



Socio-economic background - the world food problem


Climate, agriculture and natural vegetation


Tropical soils


Soil and water conservation


Land clearing, drainage, tilage, weed control


Rain-fed arable farming sytems and their improvement


Rice and rice-based farming systems


Tree and bush crop s


Tropical crops and their improvement


Production of animal feed


Tropical grasslands used for livestock


Classes of tropical livestock


Adaptation of livestock to tropical environments


Cattle management in the tropics


Livestock improvement by feeding and nutrition


Livestock improvement through health and hygiene


Livestock improvement through breeding


References


Index