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100 1 _aConnor, D. J.
245 1 0 _aCrop ecology :
_bproductivity and management in agricultural systems /
_cDavid J. Connor, Robert S. Loomis, Kenneth G. Cassman.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _axii, 562 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c26 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRevised edition of: Crop ecology / R.S. Loomis, D.J. Connor. 1992.
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 516-545) and index.
505 0 0 _gPreface;
_gPart I.
_tFarming Systems and Their Biological Components:
_g1.
_tAgricultural systems;
_g2.
_tTrophic chains;
_g3.
_tCommunity concepts;
_g4.
_tGenetic resources;
_g5.
_tDevelopment;
_gPart II.
_tPhysical and Chemical Environments:
_g6.
_tAerial environment;
_g7.
_tSoil resources;
_gPart III.
_tProduction Processes:
_g8.
_tNitrogen processes;
_g9.
_tWater relations;
_g10.
_tPhotosynthesis;
_g11.
_tRespiration and partitioning;
_gPart IV.
_tResource Management:
_g12.
_tSoil management;
_g13.
_tStrategies and tactics for rainfed agriculture;
_g14.
_tWater management in irrigated agriculture;
_g15.
_tEnergy and labor;
_gPart V.
_tFarming, Then, Now and in the Future:
_g16.
_tEvolution of wheat farming systems in southern Australia;
_g17.
_tTechnological change in high-yield agriculture;
_g18.
_tThe future of agriculture; Species list; Conversions and constants useful in crop ecology; Index.
650 0 _aAgricultural ecology.
650 0 _aAgricultural systems.
650 7 _acrops.
_2agrovoc
650 7 _aagroecology.
_2agrovoc
650 7 _aagroecosystems.
_2agrovoc
650 7 _afarming systems.
_2agrovoc
650 7 _aNATURE
_xNatural Resources.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aAgricultural ecology.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00800685
650 7 _aAgricultural systems.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00801317
700 1 _aLoomis, R. S.
700 1 _aCassman, Kenneth G.
700 1 _aLoomis, R. S.
_tCrop ecology.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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856 4 2 _3Cover image
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856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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