Weather and Yield: Volume 20
J. Petr(Editor)
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published on 19. August 1991
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-444-98803-4 (ISBN)
Description
Agriculture is significantly influenced by the weather and as the world's population increases, every fluctuation of food quantity and quality incurs serious economic consequences which could ultimately lead to major social problems. Agronomists as a result, seek information on yields and how the effects of adverse weather conditions on crops can be ameliorated by cultural and agronomical practices. The influence of the main weather factors on growth processes of the plants and their yields is the primary theme of this book with emphasis on the critical periods when yield formation is most sensitive to effects of weather. The book explores energy management and demonstrates how farmers must concentrate more on the protection of the atmosphere and on environmental conservation than on increasing the amount of energy spent in production since the latter is drawn from non-renewable fossil sources. All this requires improved knowledge of atmospheric processes and their action on the production processes in field crops. This book contributes to the efforts of these phenomena, their interactions and implications.
Agriculture is significantly influenced by the weather and as the world's population increases, every fluctuation of food quantity and quality incurs serious economic consequences which could ultimately lead to major social problems. Agronomists as a result, seek information on yields and how the effects of adverse weather conditions on crops can be ameliorated by cultural and agronomical practices. The influence of the main weather factors on growth processes of the plants and their yields is the primary theme of this book with emphasis on the critical periods when yield formation is most sensitive to effects of weather. The book explores energy management and demonstrates how farmers must concentrate more on the protection of the atmosphere and on environmental conservation than on increasing the amount of energy spent in production since the latter is drawn from non-renewable fossil sources. All this requires improved knowledge of atmospheric processes and their action on the production processes in field crops. This book contributes to the efforts of these phenomena, their interactions and implications.
Agriculture is significantly influenced by the weather and as the world's population increases, every fluctuation of food quantity and quality incurs serious economic consequences which could ultimately lead to major social problems. Agronomists as a result, seek information on yields and how the effects of adverse weather conditions on crops can be ameliorated by cultural and agronomical practices. The influence of the main weather factors on growth processes of the plants and their yields is the primary theme of this book with emphasis on the critical periods when yield formation is most sensitive to effects of weather. The book explores energy management and demonstrates how farmers must concentrate more on the protection of the atmosphere and on environmental conservation than on increasing the amount of energy spent in production since the latter is drawn from non-renewable fossil sources. All this requires improved knowledge of atmospheric processes and their action on the production processes in field crops. This book contributes to the efforts of these phenomena, their interactions and implications.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-444-98803-4 (9780444988034)
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Content
Preface. 1. The effect of weather on crop production. 2. The importance of meteorological information for the management of crop production. 3. The climate. 4. The atmosphere and its physical characteristics. 5. Meteorological services to agriculture. 6. The use of meteorological forecasts. 7. The effect of weather on plant production. 8. Influence of weather on nutrient uptake. 9. Influence of weather on the incidence of diseases and pests. 10. The influence of weather on weeds. 11. The effect of weather on the biological and economic yield of cereals. 12. The effect of weather on the biological and economic yields of legumes. 13. The effect of weather on biological and economic yield of winter rape. 14. The effect of weather on the yield and quality of sugar beet. 15. The effect of weather on the yield and quality of potatoes. 16. Weather and grasslands: herbage yields and quality. 17. Mathematical models in agricultural meteorology. 18. Remote sensing of the Earth's surface from the Space: possibilities for use in agrometerology. References. Index.