Agriculture in the Tropics,9780632040544

Agriculture in the Tropics

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780632040544
ISBN10: 0632040548
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-11-18
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

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

Author Biography

C. C. Webster and P. N. Wilson are the authors of Agriculture in the Tropics, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
Contributors ix
Socio-economic Background: The World Food Problem
1(19)
J.C. Holmes
Climate, Agriculture and Vegetation in the Tropics
20(28)
C.T. Agnew
Tropical Soils
48(34)
J.K. Coulter
Soil and Water Conservation
82(31)
M. Stocking
Land Clearing, Drainage, Tillage and Weed Control
113(31)
B.D. Soane
Rain-fed Arable Farming Systems and their Improvement
144(34)
J.K. Coulter
Rice and Rice-based Farming Systems
178(22)
D.J. Greenland
Plantation Crops
200(22)
W. Stephens
A.P. Hamilton
M.K.V. Carr
Agroforestry
222(35)
P.A. Huxley
Tropical Crops and their Improvement
257(37)
N.W. Simmonds
Production of Animal Feed
294(19)
P.N. Wilson
Tropical Grasslands Used for Livestock
313(23)
P.N. Wilson
Classes of Tropical Livestock
336(35)
P.N. Wilson
Adaptation of Livestock to Tropical Environments
371(20)
P.N. Wilson
Cattle Management in the Tropics
391(26)
P.N. Wilson
Livestock Improvement by Feeding and Nutrition
417(30)
P.N. Wilson
Livestock Improvement Through Health and Hygiene
447(15)
P.N. Wilson
Livestock Improvement Through Breeding
462(25)
P.N. Wilson
References 487(41)
Index 528

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