Connor, D. J. <br/><br/>
Crop ecology :  productivity and management in agricultural systems / 
David J. Connor, Robert S. Loomis, Kenneth G. Cassman. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Cambridge ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2011. 
 - xii, 562 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/> Revised edition of: Crop ecology / R.S. Loomis, D.J. Connor. 1992. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 516-545) and index. 
<br/><br/> Farming Systems and Their Biological Components:  Agricultural systems;  Trophic chains;  Community concepts;  Genetic resources;  Development;  Physical and Chemical Environments:  Aerial environment;  Soil resources;  Production Processes:  Nitrogen processes;  Water relations;  Photosynthesis;  Respiration and partitioning;  Resource Management:  Soil management;  Strategies and tactics for rainfed agriculture;  Water management in irrigated agriculture;  Energy and labor;  Farming, Then, Now and in the Future:  Evolution of wheat farming systems in southern Australia;  Technological change in high-yield agriculture;  The future of agriculture; Species list; Conversions and constants useful in crop ecology; Index.  Preface;  Part I.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  Part II.  6.  7.  Part III.  8.  9.  10.  11.  Part IV.  12.  13.  14.  15.  Part V.  16.  17.  18. 
<br/><br/> "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 essentially unchanged. This updated and thoroughly revised second edition provides in-depth coverage of the impact of environmental conditions and management on crops, resource requirements for productivity and effects on soil resources. The approach is explanatory and integrative, with a firm basis in environmental physics, soils, physiology and morphology. System concepts are explored in detail throughout the book, giving emphasis to quantitative approaches, management strategies and tactics employed by farmers, and associated environmental issues. Drawing on key examples and highlighting the role of science, technology and economic conditions in determining management strategies, this book is suitable for agriculturalists, ecologists and environmental scientists"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521761277 0521761271 9780521744034 0521744032 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010053580 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB0C7839  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Agricultural ecology.<br/>Agricultural systems.<br/>crops.<br/>agroecology.<br/>agroecosystems.<br/>farming systems.<br/>NATURE--Natural Resources.<br/>Agricultural ecology.<br/>Agricultural systems.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>S589.7  / .L66 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>630.2/77 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>S589.7  / .L66 2011