Crop ecology :productivity and management in agricultural systems /
Connor, D. J.
Crop ecology :productivity and management in agricultural systems / by David J. Connor, Robert S. Loomis, Kenneth G. Cassman. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2011. - xii, 562 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Crop ecology / R.S. Loomis, D.J. Connor. 1992.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [516]-545) and index.
Preface; Part I. Farming Systems and Their Biological Components: 1. Agricultural systems; 2. Trophic chains; 3. Community concepts; 4. Genetic resources; 5. Development; Part II. Physical and Chemical Environments: 6. Aerial environment; 7. Soil resources; Part III. Production Processes: 8. Nitrogen processes; 9. Water relations; 10. Photosynthesis; 11. Respiration and partitioning; Part IV. Resource Management: 12. Soil management; 13. Strategies and tactics for rainfed agriculture; 14. Water management in irrigated agriculture; 15. Energy and labor; Part V. Farming, Then, Now and in the Future: 16. Evolution of wheat farming systems in southern Australia; 17. Technological change in high-yield agriculture; 18. The future of agriculture; Species list; Conversions and constants useful in crop ecology; Index.
9780521761277
Agricultural ecology.
Agricultural systems.
630.277
Crop ecology :productivity and management in agricultural systems / by David J. Connor, Robert S. Loomis, Kenneth G. Cassman. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2011. - xii, 562 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Crop ecology / R.S. Loomis, D.J. Connor. 1992.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [516]-545) and index.
Preface; Part I. Farming Systems and Their Biological Components: 1. Agricultural systems; 2. Trophic chains; 3. Community concepts; 4. Genetic resources; 5. Development; Part II. Physical and Chemical Environments: 6. Aerial environment; 7. Soil resources; Part III. Production Processes: 8. Nitrogen processes; 9. Water relations; 10. Photosynthesis; 11. Respiration and partitioning; Part IV. Resource Management: 12. Soil management; 13. Strategies and tactics for rainfed agriculture; 14. Water management in irrigated agriculture; 15. Energy and labor; Part V. Farming, Then, Now and in the Future: 16. Evolution of wheat farming systems in southern Australia; 17. Technological change in high-yield agriculture; 18. The future of agriculture; Species list; Conversions and constants useful in crop ecology; Index.
9780521761277
Agricultural ecology.
Agricultural systems.
630.277