This book is the result of a combined effort from scientists covering many disciplines interacting within a European Union-funded Copernicus project entitled 'Carbohydrate Biotechnology Network for Grain Legumes' (CABINET). The CABINET project linked 30 participants from 14 coun…
Abstract: Recent progress in the chemistry and nutrition of tropical foods are explored through 37 papers presented at an international conference. Among the foods discussed are papayas, prickly pears, grapefruits, sugarcane, rice, sorghum, yams, coconuts, peanuts, soybeans, avo…
Describes how plants respond genetically and physiologically to nutrients at the cellular and whole-plant levels and under stress. Essential information for the implementation of low-impact sustainable agriculture globally.
Poultry litter is an important nutrient source in crop production. However, the traditional practice of broadcasting poultry litter on the soil surface could result in nutrient losses in runoff as well as substantial ammonia volatilization losses, which could adversely affect bo…
In order to determine the effectiveness of phenotypic recurrent selection for resistance to melonworm, two cycles of selection were carried out on Cucurbita moschata ‘Taína Dorada’. Selection was based on results of a laboratory detached leaf test followed by a field evaluation.…
Scope and Method of Study. Thirty cultivars of winter wheat originating from the U.S.A., the U.S.S.R., and European countries were studied in 1977 at Stillwater and in 1978 and 1979 at Stillwater and Lahoma, Oklahoma. Characters studied in all years and locations were tiller num…
Nitrogen is the nutrient that most frequently limits growth of grasses in rangelands. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation through establishment of legume-grass mixtures is a means of providing N inputs to rangeland systems. Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum(DC.) Urb. cv. siratro) and …
Sesbania rostrata is a stem nodulated legume from Senegal, West Africa, which has been proposed as a salt-tolerant green manure crop for the tropics. This research examined its effectiveness as a green manure to improve soil fertility by increasing the supply of NH\sb4⁺-N from b…
Field studies were conducted at three Wyoming locations from 1987 to 1989 to evaluate the influence of downy brome infestation and fertilizer placement methods on dryland winter wheat. Also, greenhouse studies were established in 1988 and 1989 to determine the response of downy …
Currently, Egypt is faced with several fundamental problems; an ever-increasing population, a limited supply of cultivable land and a limited supply of water resources. These problems intensify the importance of developing efficient natural resource use strategies. There is stro…
Much of agricultural research concerns the relationship between the agroecological environment and the application of purchased inputs. In highly variable environments, economic models of intra-seasonal input decisions should incorporate the stochastic nature of biological respo…
Controlled environment and field research were undertaken to study the performance of selected Moroccan bread wheats (Triticum aestivum L.): 'Potam', 'Nasma' and 'Florelle', durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.): 'Keyperounda' and 'Cocorit', and barleys (Hordeum vulgare L.): 'Arig …
