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Advances in irrigation agronomy : plantation crops / M.K.V. Carr ; with contributions from Rob Lockwood and Jerry Knox.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 343 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780511998263 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 633 23
LOC classification:
  • SB111 .C37 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
Banana -- Cocoa -- Coconut -- Coffee -- Oil palm -- Rubber -- Sisal -- Sugar cane -- Tea -- Synthesis.
Summary: 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.
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Banana -- Cocoa -- Coconut -- Coffee -- Oil palm -- Rubber -- Sisal -- Sugar cane -- Tea -- Synthesis.

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.

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