Farming Systems in the Tropics

Farming Systems in the Tropics
Author: Hans Ruthenberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1976
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Some general charscteristics of farming in a tropical environment; Shifting cultivation systems; Fallow systems; Ley systems; Systems with permanent upland cultivation; Systems with arable irrigation farming; Systems with perennial crops; Grazing systems; General tendences in the development of tropical farm systems.

Crop Protection Strategies For Subsistence Farmers

Crop Protection Strategies For Subsistence Farmers
Author: Miguel A Altieri
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2019-03-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0429723075

Top-down approaches to pest management, relying on agrochemical inputs that can be scarce, expensive, ecologically toxic, or inaccessible, have repeatedly failed to solve pest problems that affect small farmers in developing countries. Crop Protection Strategies for Subsistence Farmers offers an alternative. Drawing on examples from Latin Am

Small Farm Weed Control

Small Farm Weed Control
Author: J. A. F. Compton
Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1982
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

This bibliography is a guide to a range of weed control techniques.

Small Farm Equipment for Developing Countries

Small Farm Equipment for Developing Countries
Author:
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Total Pages: 640
Release: 1986
Genre: Agricultural machinery
ISBN: 971104157X

The role of small farm equipment; Land preparation; Irrigation; Seeding and planting; Plant protection and soil fertility; Harvesting; Threshing; Grain drying; Improving research and development, manufacturing, marketing, extension and use of small farm equipment.

Pesticide Application Equipment for Use in Agriculture: Manually carried equipment

Pesticide Application Equipment for Use in Agriculture: Manually carried equipment
Author: G. A. Matthews
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1994
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789251035825

Describes the main types of manually-operated or manually-carried pesticide application equipment. Gives details of design and shows the type of nozzle needed to treat crops and to improve the safety and efficiency of the spraying operation.

Pesticide Application Methods

Pesticide Application Methods
Author: Graham Matthews
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0470759860

Pesticide Application Methods is the standard work for all those involved in crop protection. This fully revised edition provides up-to-date information on the different types of application techniques and how they should be used to ensure efficient and effective pest control. Detailed information is provided on the role of chemical control in crop protection: targets, formulations and droplets, spray quality and the choice of nozzles are discussed, as are improvements in the design of new equipment, safety precautions and maintenance issues. Two new chapters highlight the application of biological pesticides and equipment used in the evaluation of pesticides. This important new edition is a commercially important reference tool and will be of great use and interest to all those working in crop protection, including agricultural entomologists and plant pathologists, pesticide scientists, advisors and consultants, large-scale growers, agricultural and horticultural scientists, agrochemical industry personnel including those involved in equipment supply and product formulation. Libraries in government and commercial research establishments, universities and agricultural colleges and anywhere the subject is taught or studied should have multiple copies of this definitive book on their shelves.