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Crop ecology : productivity and management in agricultural systems
- Title
- Crop ecology : productivity and management in agricultural systems / R.S. Loomis, D.J. Connor.
- Author
- Loomis, R. S.
- Publication
- Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | S589.7 .L66 1992 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Connor, D. J.
- Description
- xiv, 538 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- Crop Ecology is based on courses taught by the authors in the United States and Austria, and is designed for use as a text for an introductory course in crop ecology. The authors do not, however, see the book limited to agriculturalists. It can also provide an ecological context for courses in environmental science that would benefit from agricultural perspective
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 493-514) and index.
- Contents
- Preface -- pt. I Farming systems and their biological components (starting p. 1) -- 1 Agricultural systems (starting p. 3) -- 2 Community concepts (starting p. 32) -- 3 Stability (starting p. 60) -- 4 Genetic resources (starting p. 82) -- 5 Development (starting p. 104) -- pt. II Physical and chemical environments (starting p. 129) -- 6 Aerial environment (starting p. 131) -- 7 Soil resources (starting p. 164) -- pt. III Production processes (starting p. 193) -- 8 Nitrogen processes (starting p. 195) -- 9 Water relations (starting p. 224) -- 10 Photosynthesis (starting p. 257) -- 11 Respiration and partitioning (starting p. 289) -- pt. IV Resource management (starting p. 317) -- 12 Soil management and sustainability (starting p. 319) -- 13 Strategies and tactics for rainfed agriculture (starting p. 349) -- 14 Water management in irrigated agriculture (starting p. 378) -- 15 Energy and labor (starting p. 400) -- 16 Analysis of wheat-sheep farming in southern Australia (starting p. 428) -- 17 Mixed farming in the North American Corn Belt (starting p. 450) -- 18 Towards an uncertain future (starting p. 475) -- References (starting p. 493) -- Species list (starting p. 515) -- Conversions and constants useful in crop ecology (starting p. 518) -- Index (starting p. 520)
- ISBN
- 052138379X
- 9780521383790
- 0521387760
- 9780521387767
- LCCN
- 91029201
- OCLC
- ocm24214606
- 24214606
- SCSB-13652869
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library