Title:
Principles of field crop production
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Edition:
4th ed.
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2006
Physical Description:
xxi, 954 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
ISBN:
9780130259677
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Table of Contents
| I General Principles of Crop Production |
| 1 The Art and Science of Crop Production |
| Crop Production as an Art |
| Crop Production as a Science |
| Population and Food Supply |
| Origin of Cultivated Plants |
| Variation in Cultivated Plants |
| Spread of Cultivated Plants |
| Classification of Crop Plants |
| Botanical Classification of Crop Plants |
| The Leading Field Crops |
| Future Increases in Productivity |
| 2 Crop Plants in Relation to the Environment |
| Factors in Crop Distribution |
| Climate |
| Air |
| Soil Requirements |
| Indicator Significance of Native Vegetation |
| Insects and Diseases |
| Economic Factors in Crop Choice |
| Cropping Regions in the U.S |
| 3 Botany of Crop Plants |
| General Nature of Crop Plants |
| The Plant Cell |
| Structure and Functions of Crop Plants |
| Reproductive Processes in Crop Plants |
| Seeds and Fruits |
| Growth Processes in Crop Plants |
| Plant Competition |
| 4 Crop Improvement |
| Possibilities in Crop Improvement |
| Objectives in Crop Breeding |
| Methods of Crop Breeding |
| Production of Hybrid Seed |
| Breeding for Disease Resistance |
| Biotechnology and Crop Improvement |
| Experimental Methods |
| 5 Tillage Practices |
| History of Tillage Operations |
| Purposes of Tillage |
| Implements for Seedbed Preparation |
| Surface Implements in Final Seedbed Preparation |
| Tillage in Seedbed Preparation |
| Subsoiling |
| Conservation Tillage |
| Fallow |
| Soil Mulches for Moisture Conservation |
| Cultivation in Relation to Soil Nitrates |
| Other Effects of Cultivation |
| Intertillage or Cultivation |
| Artificial Mulches |
