Author: K. V. RamaiahPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Parasitic plants
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Striga
Author: K. V. RamaiahPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Parasitic plants
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Striga, Improved Management in Africa
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251027646
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Dynamics of Weed Populations
Author: Roger CousensPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521499699
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Puts the broad empirical knowledge on weed ecology into a theoretical framework.
Proceedings of the Workshop on Integrated Weed Management in Managed and Natural Ecosystems, Bogor, Indonesia, 23-25 June 1998
Author: Soekisman TjitrosoedirdjoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Weeds
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
IITA Researach 4
Author: Expanding the Production and Use of Cool Season Food Legumes
Author: Fred J. MuehlbauerPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940110798X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
Book Description
The goal of the Second International Food Legume Research Conference held in Cairo, Egypt was to build on the success of the first conference held nearly 6 years earlier at Spokane, Washington, USA. It was at that first conference where the decision was made to hold the second Conference in Egypt and so near the ancestral home of these food legume crops. It has been a long held view that the cool season food legumes had their origin in the Mediterranean basin and the Near-east arc, and there is little doubt that food legumes were a staple food of the ancient Egyptian civilization. The cool season food legumes have the reputation for producing at least some yield under adverse conditions of poor fertility and limited moisture, i. e. , in circumstances where other crops are likely to fail completely. Yields of cool season food legumes are particularly poor in those regions where they are most important to local populations. The influx of more profitable crops such as wheat, maize, and soybeans have gradually relegated the food legumes to marginal areas with poor fertility and limited water which exposes them to even greater degrees of stress. In the past two decades, production of food legumes has declined in most of the developing countries while at the same time it has expanded greatly in Canada, Australia, and most notably in Turkey.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Genetic Improvement of Sorghum and Pearl Millet
Author: Breeding Sorghum for Diverse End Uses
Author: Aruna CPublisher: Woodhead Publishing
ISBN: 0081018800
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Breeding Sorghum for Diverse End Uses is a comprehensive overview of all significant global efforts for the genetic improvement of sorghum, a major crop of many semi-arid nations that is suitable for a huge range of uses, from human food, to biofuels. Split into two main sections, the book initially reviews the genetic suitability of sorghum for breeding, also providing the history of the genetic improvement of the grain. Finally, other sections look at specific breeding programs that could be improved in a number of areas, including human food, animal feed and industrial usage. Readers in academics, research, plant genetics and sorghum development will find this resource of great value. In addition, it is essential reading for engineers who utilize sorghum for food, feed and industrial materials in industry. - Provides information on key advances in the genetic makeup of sorghum - Allows plant breeders to apply this research to effectively breed new strains of sorghum that are dependent on final usage goals - Includes the latest findings in each section to orient researchers to plans for future genetic enhancement
Parasitic Plants
Author: M. PressPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0412371200
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Parasitic plants are of great economic importance and cause huge crop losses worldwide. They present unique biological aspects and control problems. This title provides full coverage relating to the biology, diversity and control of parasitic flowering plants and will be of great use to plant scientists, agricultural and environmental scientists.
Millets and Sorghum
Author: Jagannath V. PatilPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119123054
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Millets and sorghum are extremely important crops in many developing nations and because of the ability of many of them to thrive in low-moisture situations they represent some exciting opportunities for further development to address the continuing and increasing impact of global temperature increase on the sustainability of the world’s food crops. The main focus of this thorough new book is the potential for crop improvement through new and traditional methods, with the book’s main chapters covering the following crops: sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, foxtail milet, proso millet, little millet, barnyard millet, kodo millet, tef and fonio. Further chapters cover pests and diseases, nutritional and industrial importance, novel tools for improvement, and seed systems in millets. Millets and Sorghum provides full and comprehensive coverage of these crucially important crops, their biology, world status and potential for improvement, and is an essential purchase for crop and plant scientists, and food scientists and technologists throughout the developed and developing world. All libraries in universities and research establishment where biological and agricultural sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this important book on their shelves.