01-01-2017 The Special Issue to provide a forum for contemporary studies of the genetics, genomics and phenomics of productivity traits in forage and bioenergy grasses, along with the application of such data to breeding practices and cultivar development. *Available as Download Only MDPI Book Link...
01-01-2014 In order to achieve high levels of agricultural productivity in the tropics at the lowest possible economic and ecological costs, we need to properly understand the relationship between nutrients in the soil and crop productivity. For this to happen, the current understanding needs to change. The...
This book was designed to fill a gap in currently available textbooks in production economics with applications to agriculture. This book provides the student with a detailed presentation of production theory, with emphasis on the linkages between the graphical and the mathematical approaches of...
This book is meant to help agricultural researchers and extension staff in the selection and application of tools that facilitate decision-making to improve soil fertility management and agricultural productivity. These tools provide valuable additions to traditional approaches in research and...
This Manual treats issues related to a single crop within the farmers' total cropping system. While the Manual features examples from maize and wheat, the procedures can be readily applied to other crops and cropping systems. Although we emphasize biological technologies the procedures also can...
Sustainable crop production intensification can be summed up in the words "save" and "grow." Sustainable intensification means a productive agriculture that conserves and enhances natural resources. It uses an ecosystem approach that draws on nature's contribution to crop growth and applies...