Advances in Irrigation Agronomy - Fruit Crops

Informationen zum Autor M. K. V. Carr is Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Water Management at Cranfield University, UK. He has over 45 years of experience in the management and delivery of international research, education, training and consultancy in agriculture and natural resource management. He is the author of Advances in Irrigation Agronomy: Plantation Crops (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and former editor in chief of the Cambridge University Press journal Experimental Agriculture. Klappentext A synthesis of international research on the water requirements of eleven major fruit crops, highlighting opportunities for improving water productivity. Zusammenfassung Synthesising international irrigation research! this book examines the factors influencing water productivity in individual crops and identifies opportunities for improving the effectiveness of water allocation. The chapters focus on eleven key fruit crops upon which millions of people in the tropics and subtropics depend for their livelihoods. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Elias Fereres; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Avocado; 3. Cashew; 4. Citrus; 5. Date palm; 6. Lychee; 7. Macadamia; 8. Mango; 9. Olive; 10. Papaya; 11. Passion fruit; 12. Pineapple; 13. Synthesis; Further reading; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: M K V Carr, M. K. V. Carr, M. K. V. (Cranfield University Carr, Mike Carr, Carr M. K. V.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.03.2014
• EAN: 9781107037359
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03735-9
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Environmental Economics, Biology, life sciences, Conservation of the environment, Life sciences: general issues, Plant Physiology, Agronomy and crop production, Plant Reproduction & Propagation, Plant pathology & diseases, Irrigation and water management