Agriculture in the Tropics
3rd Edition
Published on 28. September 1998
Book
Hardback
550 pages
978-0-632-04054-4 (ISBN)
Description
Agriculture in the Tropics is one of the most successful and widely read books in the Tropical Agriculture Series and offers a general account of all the factors that affect agriculture in the tropics. It details the economic and physical factors that affect tropical agriculture and discusses land management and the different types of farming systems in practice. It also discusses tropical crops and the improvements that can be made by effective plant breeding programmes. Information is provided on animal feeds, how animals adapt to their environment and how livestock can be improved by well managed hygiene, breeding and nutrition. The third edition has been fully updated and is an essential reference source for all those requiring a comprehensive introduction to tropical agriculture.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1501 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-04054-4 (9780632040544)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Cyril C. Webster | Peter Northcote Wilson
Agriculture in the Tropics
Book
01/1980
2nd Edition
Longman Publishing Group
€73.79
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Persons
C. C. Webster and P. N. Wilson are the authors of Agriculture in the Tropics, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.
Content
Preface. Acknowledgements.
Contributors.
1 Socio-economic Background: The World Food Problem.
2 Climate, Agriculture and Vegetation in the Tropics.
3 Tropical Soils.
4 Soil and Water Conservation.
5 Land Clearing, Drainage, Tillage and Weed Control.
6 Rain-fed Arable Farming Systems and their Improvement.
7 Rice and Rice-based Farming Systems.
8 Plantation Crops.
9 Agroforestry.
10 Tropical Crops and their Improvement.
11 Production of Animal Feed.
12 Tropical Grasslands Used for Livestock.
13 Classes of Tropical Livestock.
14 Adaptation of Livestock to Tropical Environments.
15 Cattle Management in the Tropics.
16 Livestock Improvement by Feeding and Nutrition.
17 Livestock Improvement Through Health and Hygiene.
18 Livestock Improvement Through Breeding.
References.
Index.
Contributors.
1 Socio-economic Background: The World Food Problem.
2 Climate, Agriculture and Vegetation in the Tropics.
3 Tropical Soils.
4 Soil and Water Conservation.
5 Land Clearing, Drainage, Tillage and Weed Control.
6 Rain-fed Arable Farming Systems and their Improvement.
7 Rice and Rice-based Farming Systems.
8 Plantation Crops.
9 Agroforestry.
10 Tropical Crops and their Improvement.
11 Production of Animal Feed.
12 Tropical Grasslands Used for Livestock.
13 Classes of Tropical Livestock.
14 Adaptation of Livestock to Tropical Environments.
15 Cattle Management in the Tropics.
16 Livestock Improvement by Feeding and Nutrition.
17 Livestock Improvement Through Health and Hygiene.
18 Livestock Improvement Through Breeding.
References.
Index.