Agriculture in the Tropics Hardcover - 1998 - 3rd Edition
by C. C. Webster (Editor); P. N. Wilson (Editor)
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Agriculture is carried out for three main reasons, and these apply whether the production is conducted in tropical, subtropical or temperate regions: food production; fibre production; bio-fuel production.
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Agriculture in the Tropics is one of the most successful and widely read books in the Tropical Agriculture Series and offers a general account of all the factors that affect agriculture in the tropics. It details the economic and physical factors that affect tropical agriculture and discusses land management and the different types of farming systems in practice. It also discusses tropical crops and the improvements that can be made by effective plant breeding programmes. Information is provided on animal feeds, how animals adapt to their environment and how livestock can be improved by well managed hygiene, breeding and nutrition. The third edition has been fully updated and is an essential reference source for all those requiring a comprehensive introduction to tropical agriculture.
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- Title Agriculture in the Tropics
- Author C. C. Webster (Editor); P. N. Wilson (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 3rd
- Edition 3
- Pages 552
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, U.S.A.
- Date November 30, 1998
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780632040544 / 0632040548
- Weight 3.31 lbs (1.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.97 x 7.74 x 1.51 in (25.32 x 19.66 x 3.84 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Agriculture - Tropics
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98055082
- Dewey Decimal Code 630.913
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