Category: Agricullture & Farming

The book is designed for students of agriculture on diploma and certificate courses at intermediate colleges first year agriculture students at University agriculture extension workers. The book deals with the special methods of vegetable cultivation, the cultivation of the major vegetable families and groups together with a discussion of management techniques that can be used to maximize yields. The book focuses on the principles and practice of tropical vegetable production and on the taxonomy of various crops along with their botanical families. This book has been written with the hope and...
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Handbook of Organic Farming and Compost Technology

By: Joy Daniel, Vilas Patil & Alka Najan (Authors)

Price: $31.00

Publisher: New Delhi, SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd.: 2010

Seller ID: 900223

ISBN: 9789380090085

Binding: Hardcover

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction to organic farming food fertilizer and agriculture. 2. Organic farming: history and methods. 3. Organic agriculture and food crop production: motivations principles economics and trade. 4. Towards sustainable organic agriculture policies and best practices. 5. Organic farm act and food certification: focus on provisions in North America. 6. Certification and standard setting of organic farming agriculture and animal husbandry in Australia. 7. Indias national programme for organic production: an overview. 8. Compost composting process and compost technology: a...
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Handbook of Agricultural Geophysics

By: Neeru Mathur

Price: $22.00

Publisher: New Delhi, SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd.: 2012

Seller ID: 900226

ISBN: 9789380090245

Binding: Hardcover

Geophysical methods are becoming an increasingly valuable tool for agricultural applications. Agricultural geophysics investigations are commonly focused on delineating small-and/or large-scale objects/features within the soil profile over very large areas. The book describes geophysical methods applied to agriculture might be the most important sections to some readers. A few methods involve taking GPS data, to better help farm machinery plant seeds, apply fertilizer and harvest. Emphasizing practical agricultural applications, this book offers an overview of potential near-surface geophysica...
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Agroforestry: An Ecological Tool

By: Prabha Shastri Ranade

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New Delhi, SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd.: 2012

Seller ID: 900246

ISBN: 8131427056

Binding: Hardcover

Printed Pages: 210.
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Agricultural Transformation: Concept and Country Perspectives

By: Subir Ghosh (Ed.)

Price: $20.90

Publisher: New Delhi, SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd.: 2012

Seller ID: 900224

ISBN: 8131427048

Binding: Hardcover

Low agricultural growth and increasing population pressure raise the problem of poverty of a nation. As agriculture is the only mainstay of most of the rural people of nation, there is need to transform traditional agricultural practices to more specialized production, oriented towards the market or other systems of exchange so as to ensure better standard of living. Agricultural transformation is a process through which a single farm shifts from traditional production system to a highly specialized production system towards market orientation. Agricultural transformation not only creates out...
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Crop Stress Management and Global Climate Change

By: Vijay Mittal

Price: $23.95

Publisher: New Delhi, SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd.: 2012

Seller ID: 900225

ISBN: 9789380090504

Binding: Hardcover

limate Change Will Pose Many Challenges To Agriculture In The Future, But By Taking An Integrative Approach To Predicting And Adapting To Change, This Book Will Inspire Researchers To Turn Those Challenges Into Opportunities. Both Biotic And Abiotic Stresses Occur At Various Stages Of Plant Development And Frequently More Than One Stress Concurrently Affects The Crop. Stresses Result In Both Universal And Definite Effects On Plant Growth And Development. The Book Provides An Integrated View Of The Challenges And Opportunities That Will Face Agriculture In The Future As A Result Of Climate Cha...
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Soil Biochemistry

By: Vijay Mittal

Price: $23.50

Publisher: New Delhi, SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd.: 2012

Seller ID: 900227

ISBN: 9789380090528

Binding: Hardcover

Soil Biochemistry Is The Reference Book Available That Covers The Essentials Of The Topic Plus Provides Information On The Latest Technological Advances That Represent The Cutting Edge Of The Science .Soil Plays A Crucial Role On Numerous Environmental Processes. They Interact With The Air Above Them, And The Biological Activity In Them. They Supply Nutrient To Plants And Filter Our Wastes. The Book Is A Concise And Authoritative Introduction To The Field Of Environmental Soil Biochemistry That Is Very Suitable For A One Semester Course. The Second Edition Is Replete With Crisp Graphics And ...
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Category: Agricullture & Farming