Agriculture Agronomy
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Author | : James Sumberg |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2012-03-15 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1136450254 |
The dramatic increases in food prices experienced over the last four years, and their effects of hunger and food insecurity, as well as human-induced climate change and its implications for agriculture, food production and food security, are key topics within the field of agronomy and agricultural research. Contested Agronomy addresses these issues by exploring key developments since the mid-1970s, focusing in particular on the emergence of the neoliberal project and the rise of the participation and environmental agendas, taking into consideration how these have had profound impacts on the practice of agronomic research in the developing world especially over the last four decades. This book explores, through a series of case studies, the basis for a much needed ‘political agronomy’ analysis that highlights the impacts of problem framing and narratives, historical disjunctures, epistemic communities and the increasing pressure to demonstrate ‘success’ on both agricultural research and the farmers, processors and consumers it is meant to serve. Whilst being a fascinating and thought-provoking read for professionals in the Agriculture and Environmental sciences, it will also appeal to students and researchers in agricultural policy, development studies, geography, public administration, rural sociology, and science and technology studies.
Author | : B. Chandrasekaran |
Publisher | : New Age International |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Agronomy |
ISBN | : 9788122427431 |
Author | : Neal Kinsey |
Publisher | : Acres USA |
Total Pages | : 391 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781601730404 |
This book brings together organics and conventional farming. It discusses fertilisers, how to balance soil nutrients, and the proper use of manures, compost, tillage, and micronutrients.
Author | : Francisco J. Villalobos |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 543 |
Release | : 2017-01-25 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 3319461168 |
This textbook explains the various aspects of sustainable agricultures to undergraduate and graduate students. The book first quantifies the components of the crop energy balance, i.e. the partitioning of net radiation, and their effect on the thermal environment of the canopy. The soil water balance and the quantification of its main component (evapotranspiration) are studied to determine the availability of water to rain fed crops and to calculate crop water requirements. Then it sets the limitations of crop production in relation to crop phenology, radiation interception and resource availability (e.g. nutrients). With that in mind the different agricultural techniques (sowing, tillage, irrigation, fertilization, harvest, application of pesticides, etc.) are analyzed with special emphasis in quantifying the inputs (sowing rates, fertilizer amounts, irrigation schedules, tillage plans) required for a given target yield under specific environmental conditions (soil & climate). For all techniques strategies are provided for improving the ratio productivity/resource use while ensuring sustainability. The book comes with online practical focusing on the key aspects of management in a crop rotation (collecting weather data, calculating productivity, sowing rates, irrigation programs, fertilizers rates etc).
Author | : Robert D. Munson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1223 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Plants |
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Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2009-09-19 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0080888631 |
Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial. - Maintains the highest impact factor among serial publications in agriculture - Presents timely reviews on important agronomy issues - Enjoys a long-standing reputation for excellence in the field
Author | : D. Kent Shannon |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2020-01-22 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0891183663 |
With the growing popularity and availability of precision equipment, farmers and producers have access to more data than ever before. With proper implementation, precision agriculture management can improve profitability and sustainability of production. Precision Agriculture Basics is geared at students, crop consultants, farmers, extension workers, and practitioners that are interested in practical applications of site-specific agricultural management. Using a multidisciplinary approach, readers are taught to make data-driven on-farm decisions using the most current knowledge and tools in crop science, agricultural engineering, and geostatistics. Precision Agriculture Basics also features a stunning video glossary including interviews with agronomists on the job and in the field.
Author | : James Sumberg |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2017-07-06 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1315284049 |
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- List of abbreviations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Knowledge politics in development-oriented agronomy -- 2 On the movement of agricultural technologies: packaging, unpacking and situated reconfiguration -- 3 South-South cooperation and agribusiness contestations in irrigated rice: China and Brazil in Ghana -- 4 GM crops 'for Africa': contestation and knowledge politics in the Kenyan biosafety debate -- 5 Systems research in the CGIAR as an arena of struggle: competing discourses on the embedding of research in development -- 6 One step forward, two steps back in farmer knowledge exchange: 'scaling up' as Fordist replication in drag -- 7 When the solution became a problem: strategies in the reform of agricultural extension in Uganda -- 8 Sweet 'success': contesting biofortification strategies to address malnutrition in Tanzania -- 9 Crops in context: negotiating traditional and formal seed institutions -- 10 Laws of the field: rights and justice in development-oriented agronomy -- 11 A golden age for agronomy? -- References -- Index
Author | : James Stuart Schepers |
Publisher | : ASA-CSSA-SSSA |
Total Pages | : 994 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780891181644 |
Review of the principles and management implications related to nitrogen in the soil-plant-water system.
Author | : S. Ramamoorthy |
Publisher | : Scientific Publishers |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2004-05-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9387913694 |
Agronomy deals with the principles and practices of crop production and soil management. In its broader sense, it includes crop ecology, crop production, crop nutrition, soil fertility, water management, weed control, seed technology etc. To be a good agronomist, one needs to have a sound knowledge of all these agronomic aspects as also some related aspects from other sciences. The task of selecting the terms to be included in any branch of science offers many difficulties particularly in Agronomy, which draws upon from several diverse fields of agriculture. How far, it is advisable to include terms from those over lapping science which lie on the borderland is a question on which no two people might think alike. A compilation of available information has been a felt need of students, teachers, research workers and administrators in Agronomy. This book makes an attempt to present the available information on Agronomy in an easily understandable manner. It would be useful not only to graduate and post graduate students and those appearing in the competitive examinations, but also to the teachers and researchers of the Agricultural Universities / research organizations.