Crop yield

Abiotic stresses in crop plants

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This book provides an overall perspective on the current progress being made in the area of abiotic stresses and their management for sustainable agriculture. It contains 15 chapters divided into three sections: (i) temperature, water and salinity stress; (ii) heavy metals and o…

This book contains 21 chapters presenting the most comprehensive, accurate and informative view of the spread of improved crop cultivars in Africa south of Sahara. The importance of the diffusion and adoption of different crop cultivars and the impacts of the use of these improv…

Crop improvement, adoption and impact of improved varieties in food crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

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This book contains 21 chapters presenting the most comprehensive, accurate and informative view of the spread of improved crop cultivars in Africa south of Sahara. The importance of the diffusion and adoption of different crop cultivars and the impacts of the use of these improv…

Crop variety improvement and its effect on productivity: the impact of international agricultural research

by Evenson, Robert E., (Robert Eugene), Gollin, Douglas

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This book reports on the productivity impacts of varietal improvement research conducted at a number of international centres affiliated with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. Such centres have been at the forefront of a 40-year effort to breed new v…

Blueberries

by Hancock, James F., Retamales, J. B., (Jorge B.)

fromCrop production science in horticulture

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This book covers various aspects of blueberry (Vaccinium sp.) science and culture. The basic science behind the growth and development of blueberries, their botanical characteristics, and the implications and effects of various management practices and environmental conditions o…

The potato: botany, production and uses

by Navarre, Roy, Pavek, Mark J., (Mark Joseph)

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A gradual increase in global potato production will help address future food supply and nutrition issues, especially when combined with modern breeding techniques. The major focus of many potato breeding programmes is to improve yield and quality while using fewer production res…

Seed biology and yield of grain crops

by Egli, Dennis B.

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This book contains 6 chapters focusing on the understanding of the growth and development of seeds, the processes involved, the regulation of these processes and the effect of plant and environmental factors. The importance of this knowledge of seed growth and development in def…

Cherries: botany, production and uses

by C.A.B. International

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This book contains 20 chapters and is divided into 4 parts focusing on genetic resources and improvement, ecophysiology and production, pests and diseases and their management and harvesting, processing and utilization of sweet and sour cherries.

Climate change and cotton production in modern farming systems

by Bange, M. P., (Michael P.)

fromICAC review articles on cotton production research

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"This review aims to: (1) summarize the impacts and challenges that climate change will have on cotton (focusing on Gossypium hirsutum) production in different regions across the world; (2) compile and summarize climate change impacts on cotton growth and production; (3) documen…

Breeding rice for drought-prone environments

by Fischer, K. S.

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Information available for other cereals and the limited or circumstantial evidence available for rice indicate that we can now breed varieties that have improved yield under drought and produce high yields in the good seasons. This manual aims to help plant breeders develop such…

Nutrients for sugar beet production: soil-plant relationships

by Draycott, A. Philip, (Arthur Philip), Christenson, Donald R.

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This book provides an up-to-date review of research on sugarbeet nutrition, including topics not covered in a similar work published in the early 1970s, such as soil and plant analyses, organic farming, sustainability, satellite mapping and remote sensing. Chapter 1 provides an …

Crop plant anatomy

by Maiti, R. K.

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This book initially discusses the significance of anatomy in modern plant science and then provides an outline of the basic anatomical structures of angiosperms to give readers a basic idea about plant anatomy (section 1; chapters 1-4). In the second section (chapters 5-9), the …

Citrus

by Albrigo, Leo Gene, Stelinski, Lukasz L., Timmer, L. W., (Lavern Wayne), C.A.B. International

fromCrop production science in horticulture

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This second edition of Citrus, like the original by F.S. Davies and L.G. Albrigo, intends to provide the reader with an updated overview of citriculture from a worldwide perspective. Current theories and technological advances in citriculture are emphasized, citing specific exam…

Citrus

by Albrigo, Leo Gene, Stelinski, Lukasz L., Timmer, L. W., (Lavern Wayne)

fromCrop production science in horticulture

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"Citrus, 2nd Edition covers the biology and cultivation of citrus and considers the citrus industry from an international perspective. Fruits including oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes, grapefruit and hybrids such as tangelos are covered and the fundamental topics of taxonomy, …

Cucurbits

by Wehner, Todd C., Dhillon, Narinder P. S., Crosby, Kevin, Naegele, Rachel Pearl, Myers, James R., C.A.B. International

fromCrop production science in horticulture

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This second edition, which is completely updated with new content and full-colour figures throughout, continues to provide complete coverage relating to the production of cucurbits, including cucumbers, gourds, muskmelons, pumpkins, squashes and watermelons. It provides up-to-da…

Carrots and related Apiaceae crops

by C.A.B. International

fromCrop production science in horticulture

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"Fully updated with new content and full-colour figures, the second edition of this successful book reflects developments and growth in our knowledge of carrots and related crops. It covers the scientific basis of their biology and production, with updated technical crop managem…