Agronomy and crop production Books

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This full-color, user-friendly book covers the basics involved in the collection, cleaning, and storage of seeds. Learn from an expert how to safely and effectively construct your own sieve and seed cleaner with household materials, overcome pests when...

"Ploughs Up-To-Date" is a vintage catalogue of ploughs made by the Hornsby company in the late nineteenth century. With a wealth of interesting historical information and wonderful illustrations and photographs, this is a volume that is not to be missed...

This book provides a comprehensive guide to cultivating Saragolla wheat. The author explains the history of this unique crop and provides practical advice for successful cultivation. With this book, readers will be able to produce a high-yielding and...

Recent advances in gene technology, plant transformation, and the growing knowledge of DNA sequences of plants as well as of their most important parasites and symbionts offer many interesting prospects for the breeding of new...

This book presents a comprehensive study regarding biodiversity, its conservation and utilization. It discusses the regulation and consumption of resources to meet human demands in different spheres varying from agriculture to wildlife and exhaustible to...

This book elucidates important advancements and perspectives relating to organic food and agriculture. After nearly three decades of uninterrupted advancement, the global phenomenon of organic food and farming is confronting novel challenges as markets...

Soybean is the most crucial oilseed and livestock feed crop in the world. This is ascribed to the crop's high protein content (nearly 40% of seed weight) and oil content (approximately 20%) characteristics that cannot be competed with any other agronomic...

New frontiers in crop science are elucidated in this comprehensive book. It provides the readers with a comprehensive overview of Crop Plant with latest advances in research. This book deals with information regarding markers and gen-next sequencing...

A broad perspective, encompassing lucid descriptions of crop management towards higher yield and sustenance has been provided to the readers in this book. Agricultural production has a relation with physical problems which may not always be overcome by...

This book is a source of information about agronomy - the science of producing and using plants. It focuses on the most important aspect of life "food and agriculture". It brings to its readers all the researches, studies and projects taking place in...

Agronomy - the science of producing and using plants is an essential and progressing field. This book provides significant information of this discipline to help develop a good understanding of agronomy and related fields. It collates all the researches,...

This book presents the findings of Guy N. Collins, a well-known plant breeder, who studied the characteristics of a new type of Indian corn from China. Collins investigated the plant's growth, cultivation, and yield, and provides valuable information...

This book is a comprehensive guide to the Florida velvet bean and other related plants, written by Charles V. Piper and Samuel Mills Tracy. The book provides information on cultivation techniques, plant identification, and the uses of these plants in...

This manual with more than 400 pages includes 38 chapters and over 340 photographs. It's a user-friendly yet comprehensive manual, which will educate and inspire producers to produce higher yields and better quality vegetables, naturally resulting in...

New Zealand grazing consultant Peter Bacchus shares a lifetime of experience on applying biodynamics to pastures. His multi-pronged approach to managing pastures considers balance of fertility elements, organic matter levels, soil life, and particularly...

This antiquarian book comprises a comprehensive guide to general vegetable crop production, with information on the methods of growing, preserving, and protecting vegetable crops. Complete with simple, step-by-step instruction, information on soil types,...

This antique book contains a comprehensive treatise on the various machines used in seed harvesting, with information on cleaning, power requirements, proper use, common problems, and much more besides. Written in clear, plain language and including a...

Contained within this volume is a comprehensive treatise on the various different machines used in planting crops, with information on seeding, drilling, transplanting, and other mechanical methods of crop planting. Written in clear, plain language and...

This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive guide to the various types of machinery used in corn picking and shelling. It offers detailed descriptions of the machinery in question, along with handy information on how they are best used, problems...

This book contains a detailed treatise on the care and management of grasslands, with information on crop rotation, irrigation, and the use of manure on meadows and pastures. Complete with interesting discussions, statistical information, and comparative...

This book contains a detailed treatise on artificial grasses, including information on clovers, rye-grass, tares, and other types of artificial grasses. This text discusses the benefits, drawbacks, and uses of a variety of artificial grasses, written in...

This text contains a detailed guide to growing cereals, with information on cultivation, harvesting, and the general care and maintenance of various cereal crops. This volume contains all the fundamental information a farmer would need to know about the...

This volume deals with the subject of grassland management, looking at such aspects as grazing, mowing, cultivating, etc. Written in simple, plain language and full of useful tips and simple instructions, "Management of Grassland" will be of utility to...

"Hay Making" deals with every aspect of the process, from cultivation and sowing to mulching and beyond. This timeless guide is clear and concise, containing much to offer both existing and prospective farmers with an interest in the subject. Contents...

This vintage book offers the reader a comprehensive guide to growing hay and pasture crops in arid areas, exploring in detail the various problems and how they can be overcome. It will be of especial utility to those working on dry land farms, but also...

This book offers the reader a comprehensive guide to growing grain in arid areas, exploring in detail the various problems and how they can be overcome. Containing information on the methods of growing a variety of different types of grain crop, this...

This vintage book offers the reader a comprehensive guide to cultivating food in arid areas, exploring in detail the various problems and how they can be overcome. Containing information on the methods of growing corn, sorghums, potatoes, field beans and...

This antiquarian text contains a detailed guide to growing corn, with information on selection, sowing, growing, pest control of corn crops, and much more besides. Containing much in the way of interesting and practicable information, as well as offering...

This book contains an interesting and practical guide to various grasses commonly used in agriculture. It provides information on the different varieties, their properties, benefits, and drawbacks. The purpose of this book is to provide essential...

This book contains a detailed treatise on producing farm crops, with information on soil, cultivation, grain crops, forage crops, potatoes, and much more. Full of case studies, historical information, and handy tips, this text constitutes an invaluable...

Contained within this book is a complete introductory guide to creating and maintenance hay fields. Establishment and Maintenance of Hay Fields offers the reader simple, clear descriptions and explanations of what should and should not be done, coupled...

This antique volume contains a detailed treatise on crop rotation on dry farms. Discussed within this text are such topics as: the importance of rotation in dry areas, methodology, equipment, scientific reasoning, pitfalls, rotation tips, and much more...

This text comprises a comprehensive guide to cereal grasses, including information on growing corn, wheat, barley and oats. Full of statistical information, scientific explanations, comments on soil requirements, equipment, machinery, sowing techniques,...

This text contains a detailed guide to barley production on the farm, with information on germination, yields, and growth of barley. Including helpful tables, scientific information, simple instructions, and much more, this text contains all the...

This vintage text contains a detailed treatise on the chemistry of agricultural fungicides and insecticides. The huge financial loss associated with the loss of crop due to insects and fungi has led to the artificial control of the pests with a large...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. ...

The American Short-Horn Record V9, Part 1 is a historical book published in 1881 by the Short Horn Record Association. It contains detailed information on the pedigrees of Improved Short Horn Cattle in America. The book serves as a comprehensive...

This new volume highlights the various emerging techniques and molecular applications that are currently being used in plant abiotic stress physiology. It provides a thorough overview of omics approaches in response to stressors such as low water...

This 4-volume set focuses on the use of microbial bioremediation and phytoremediation to clean up pollutants in soil, such as pesticides, petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, and chlorinated solvents, which reduce the soil's fertility and renders it unfit for...

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

“The Tobacco Plant and its Cultivation” is a collection of classic articles on the subject of tobacco. The articles cover a variety of topics including the history of the plants use, its cultivation, contemporary industry, popularity, effects on the...

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.