Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 343 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9780511998263
Inhalt:
Irrigation has been used for thousands of years to maximize the performance, efficiency and profitability of crops and it is a science that is constantly evolving. This potential for improved crop yields has never been more important as population levels and demand for food continue to grow. Recognising the need for a coherent and accessible review of international irrigation research, this book examines the factors influencing water productivity in individual crops. It focuses on nine key plantation/industrial crops on which millions of people in the tropics and subtropics depend for their livelihoods (banana, cocoa, coconut, coffee, oil palm, rubber, sisal, sugar cane and tea). Linking crop physiology, agronomy and irrigation practices, this is a valuable resource for planners, irrigation engineers, agronomists and producers concerned with the international need to improve water productivity in agriculture in the face of increased pressure on water resources
Inhalt:
Banana -- Cocoa -- Coconut -- Coffee -- Oil palm -- Rubber -- Sisal -- Sugar cane -- Tea -- Synthesis
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781107012479
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781107012479
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511998263
