Buch, Englisch, 586 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1286 g
Buch, Englisch, 586 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1286 g
Reihe: Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment
ISBN: 978-1-4398-1695-0
Verlag: CRC Press
By the year 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach nine billion. To feed and sustain this projected population, world food production must increase by at least 50 percent on much of the same land that we farm today. To meet this staggering challenge, scientists must develop the technology required to achieve an "evergreen" revolution—one that increases crop productivity without degrading natural resources.
With 30 percent new material, the updated and revised third edition of Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Field Crops covers all aspects of crop growth and mineral nutrition that contribute to sustainable, high-yield agriculture. Bringing together international scientific knowledge of crop production and the impacts of agriculture on the environment, this book:
- Includes two new chapters on remediation of heavy-metal contaminated soils and cover crops
- Covers theoretical and practical aspects of mineral nutrition of field crops
- Provides recommendations for judicious use of fertilizers, which will reduce cost of crop production and enhance high crop yields without risking environmental pollution
- Provides growth patterns for annual crops and forages
- Includes a handful of color pictures of nutrient deficiencies for easy diagnostic purposes
To make the book as practical as possible, each chapter is supported by experimental results and extensive references. A large number of figures and tables are also included to save readers time when researching. The overall emphasis of this reference is on the soil’s ability to sustain high crop yields and a healthy human population.
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Academic and Professional Reference
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Weitere Infos & Material
Field Crops and Mineral Nutrition. Factors Affecting Production of Field Crops. Nutrient Flux in Soil–Plant System. Diagnostic Techniques for Nutritional Disorders. Nutrient Management of Degraded Soils. Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils. The Effects of Essential Nutrients on Plant Diseases. Wheat and Barley. Rice. Corn. Sorghum. Soybean. Common Bean and Cowpea. Peanut. Sugarcane. Cassava and Potato. Cotton. Forage. Cover Crops.
