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100	1		_aConnor, D. J. _92236
245	1	0	_aCrop ecology :productivity and management in agricultural systems / _cby David J. Connor, Robert S. Loomis, Kenneth G. Cassman.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _cc2011.
300			_axii, 562 p. : _bill., maps ; _c26 cm.
500			_aRev. ed. of: Crop ecology / R.S. Loomis, D.J. Connor. 1992.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [516]-545) and index.
505	8		_aPreface; 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.
650		0	_aAgricultural ecology. _92237
650		0	_aAgricultural systems. _92238
700	1		_aLoomis, R. S. _92239
700	1		_aCassman, Kenneth G. _92240
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