9788183242196 - international encyclopaedia of agricultural science and technology (8 vols.) (1 Ergebnisse)
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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Vol. I. Sustainable Agriculture Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Organic agriculture. 3. Sustainable organic farming. 4. Irrigation management. 5. Nutrient management in agriculture. 6. Crop residue management. 7. Sustainable agriculture in the humid tropics. 8. Understanding products used i…n sustainable agriculture. 9. Biotechnology for sustainable agriculture. Bibliography. Index. Vol. II. Horticultural Crops Preface. 1. Organic grapes production. 2. Organic blueberries production. 3. Organic tree fruits production. 4. Organic apple production. 5. Deciduous fruit production. 6. Organic allium production. 7. Crop handling and conditioning. 8. Post harvest handling of horticultural crops. 9. Flame weeding for vegetable crops. 10. Preservation and storage of fruits and vegetable. 11. Marketing of horticultural products. Bibliography. Index. Vol. III. Field Crops Preface. 1. Alternative agronomic crops. 2. Organic alfalfa production. 3. Transgenic crops. 4. Organic field corn production. 5. Bridging the rice yield gap in India. 6. Grain drying and storage problems in India. 7. Organic soybean production. 8. Kenaf production. 9. Corn sheller and moisture meter. 10. Prevention of post harvest food losses. Bibliography. Index. Vol. IV. Soils and Composts Preface. 1. Soil management. 2. Soil borne diseases. 3. Drought resistant and soil moisture. 4. Soil amendments. 5. Cover crops and green manures for soil improvements. 6. Soils and carbon sequestration. 7. Pasture soil resource. 8. Methods of composting. 9. Biodynamic compost preparation. 10. On farm composting. Bibliography. Index. Vol. V. Irrigation Management Preface. 1. Fundamentals of irrigation. 2. Irrigation techniques. 3. Crop water needs. 4. Irrigation for arid zones. 5. Maintenance of irrigation infrastructures. 6. Significance of effective rainfall. 7. Irrigation water measurement. 8. Irrigation scheduling. 9. Irrigation challenges. Bibliography. Index. Vol. VI. Pest Management Preface. 1. Principles and theory of integrated pest management. 2. Cultural and biological approaches to pest management. 3. Soil pest management options. 4. Insect control. 5. Taxonomy of stored products insect pests. 6. Storage losses and their estimation. 7. Integrated pest management for greenhouse crops. 8. Using pesticides in small fruit production. 9. Late blight control in potatoes. 10. Downy mildew control in cucurbits. 11. Colorado potato beetle and flea beetle. 12. Sustainable aphid and thrips control. 13. Nematodes alternative controls. 14. Biotechnology and pest control. 15. International code of conduct on the distribution and use of pesticides. Bibliography. Index. Vol. VII. Organic Farming Preface. 1. Basics of organic farming. 2. Holistic approach to organic farming. 3. Plugs and transplant production. 4. Organic cotton production. 5. Organic tobacco production. 6. Predator control in organic livestock production. 7. Research and development in organic farming. 8. Trends in on farm research. 9. Organic agriculture and biodiversity. 10. Marketing of organic agricultural products. 11. Organic certification. Bibliography. Index. Vol. VIII. Livestock Production Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Dairy sheep production. 3. Sustainable goat production. 4. Hog production. 5. Grass based dairying. 6. Ruminant livestock. 7. Recording systems. 8. Data processing. 9. Importation. 10. Genetic improvement programmes. 11. Livestock marketing. 12. Beef marketing. 13. Pork marketing. 14. Livestock and gender. 15. Livestock production in agro ecological zones. Bibliography. Index. The present encyclopedic work contains authoritative description of all vital aspects of agricultural science and technology. All essential aspects of agricultural science and technology are covered eight authentic volumes. Every effort has been made to bring the information on the respective topics up to date. Supported by facts and figures this work will prove beneficial and useful for students researchers agricultura.
