Author: Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Inter-American TRopical Pulses Program
Author: Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Tropical Pulses
Author: J. SmarttPublisher: Longman Publishing Group
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The origins and history of pulse crops; The botany of pulses; Pulses in human nutrition; Physiology of growth, development and reproduction; Mineral nutrition and productivity; Cultural practices and crop handling; Pests and pest control; Diseases and disease control; The breeding and improvement of pulses; The economic importance of pulse crops; Bibliography; Index.
Cereals and Pulses
Author: Martin BrinkPublisher: PROTA
ISBN: 9057821702
Category : CD-ROMs
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Tropical Agriculturist
Author: The global economy of pulses
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251097305
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The production, trade and consumption of pulses have seen substantial growth over the last fifteen years. This report examines the trends and patterns of this growth, and the factors that explain these for different kinds of pulses. The report presents an analysis of trends of consumption of pulses in different regions of the world and discusses the role that pulses can play in human nutrition. The report presents an analysis of the dynamics of growth of major pulses in different pulse-producing countries of the world. It describes the increasingly important role of trade in the global economy of pulses and presents an analysis of changing patterns of trade. The report argues that there is a pressing need to close the large gap between potential and actual yields, particularly on smallholder farms in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, by increased adoption of improved varieties and modern agronomic practices in all developing countries. This in turn requires a major thrust in agricultural research and extension, improving credit availability, and public investment directed at pulse production. The report discusses future prospects and policy imperatives for sustaining the growth of pulse production.
Tropical Legumes
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.
ISBN: 9780894991929
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This National Academy of Sciences report describes plants of the family Leguminosae, all of them greatly underexploited. Some are extensively used in one part of the world but unknown elsewhere; others are virtually unknown to science but have particular attributes that suggest they could become major crops in the future; a few are already widespread but their possibilities are not yet fully realized.Most of the plants described in this book have the capacity to provide their own nitrogenous fertilizer through bacteria that live in nodules on their roots; the bacteria chemically convert nitrogen gas from the air into soluble compounds that the plant can absorb and utilize. As a result, legumes generally require no additional nitrogenous fertilizer for average growth. This is advantageous because commercial nitrogenous fertilizers are now extremely expensive for peasant farmers. This report demonstrates how farmers in developing countries, by using leguminous plants, can grow useful crops while avoiding that expense. However, the plants to be discussed here should be seen as complements to, not as substitutes for, conventional tropical crops.
The World's Commercial Products
Author: William George FreemanPublisher: Morang
ISBN:
Category : Botany, Economic
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Agricultural Insect Pests of the Tropics and their Control
Author: Dennis S. HillPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521288675
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Utilization of Tropical Foods: Tropical Beans
Author: Handbook of Tropical Food Crops
Author: Franklin W. MartinPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351089706
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
This book presents a concise amount of useful information about a wide variety of tropical food crops. It helps the reader judge which particular crop of a class is most useful for his/her particular situation.