Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Wheat Volume 2
Title | Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Wheat Volume 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Prof. Arun Kumar Joshi |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 351 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Electronic books |
ISBN | 9781786760234 |
Volume 2 discusses ways of improving cultivation from variety selection to post-harvest storage. It reviews trends in integrated crop management, sustainable intensification and organic cultivation before concluding by looking at ways of supporting smallholders in the developing world.
ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE CULTIVATION OF WHEAT VOLUME 1BREEDING, QUALITY TRAITS, PESTS AND DISEASES
Title | ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE CULTIVATION OF WHEAT VOLUME 1BREEDING, QUALITY TRAITS, PESTS AND DISEASES PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Langridge |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING |
ISBN | 9781351114257 |
"Wheat is the most widely cultivated cereal in the world and a staple food for around 3 billion people. It has been estimated that demand for wheat could increase by up to 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from pests and diseases and the need to make cultivation more resource-efficient and sustainable. Drawing on an international range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways of improving the cultivation of wheat at each step in the value chain, from breeding to post-harvest storage. Volume 1 reviews research in wheat breeding and quality traits as well as diseases and pests and their management. Chapters in Part 1 review advances in understanding of wheat physiology and genetics and how this has informed developments in breeding, including developing varieties with desirable traits such as drought tolerance. Part 2 discusses aspects of nutritional and processing quality. Chapters in Part 3 cover research on key wheat diseases and their control as well as the management of insect pests and weeds. Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1: Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases will be a standard reference for cereal scientists in universities, government and other research centres and companies involved in wheat cultivation. It is accompanied by Volume 2 which reviews improvements in cultivation techniques."--Provided by publisher.
Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Wheat: Cultivation techniques
Title | Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Wheat: Cultivation techniques PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Langridge |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Wheat |
ISBN |
Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Wheat: Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases
Title | Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Wheat: Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Langridge |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Wheat |
ISBN |
Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Wheat
Title | Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Wheat PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Langridge |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781786760227 |
Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Tomatoes
Title | Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Tomatoes PDF eBook |
Author | Autar Mattoo |
Publisher | Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9781786760401 |
This book reviews key developments in tomato breeding, including developing improved varieties with desirable traits such as drought or pest resistance. It also discusses ways of improving cultivation techniques as well as pests, diseases and their control.
Achieving Sustainable Crop Nutrition
Title | Achieving Sustainable Crop Nutrition PDF eBook |
Author | Zed Rengel |
Publisher | Burleigh Dodds Series in Agric |
Total Pages | 520 |
Release | 2019-11-22 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9781786763129 |
This collection reviews current research on understanding nutrient cycles, the ways crops process nutrients, the environmental effects of fertilizer use and how this understanding can be used to improve nutrient use efficiency for a more resource-efficient and climate-smart agriculture. Parts 1-3 summarise research on the primary macronutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Chapter review what we know about nutrient cycles, crop nutrient processing, potential environmental effects and ways of optimising nutrient use efficiency (NUE). The fourth section of the book discusses secondary macronutrients and micronutrients including: calcium, magnesium, sulphur, zinc, boron, manganese and molybdenum. The final two parts of the book review research on optimising fertiliser use. Chapters cover topics such as assessing nutrient availability, decision support systems for optimising crop nutrition, advances in site-specific nutrient management and advances in integrated plant nutrient management. Other chapters discuss enhanced efficiency fertilisers, the use of bio-effectors/bio-stimulants, fertigation techniques and the use of organic amendments. With its distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, this will be a standard reference on optimising crop nutrition for the crop science and farming community.