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Applied Crop Physiology: Understanding the Fundamentals of Grain Crop Management
Contributor(s): Egli, Dennis B. (Author)
ISBN: 1789245958     ISBN-13: 9781789245950
Publisher: Cabi
OUR PRICE:   $106.88  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science
- Business & Economics | Industries - Agribusiness
- Science | Life Sciences - Botany
Dewey: 631.582
LCCN: 2021018810
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 9.4" (1.00 lbs) 192 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This book presents a simple, straightforward discussion of the principles and processes involved in the production of grain yield by agronomic crops, and how these processes underlie and influence management decisions. The focus is principally on maize and soybean, although the general principles apply equally well to cereals, grain legumes and oil crops.

Management decisions define all cropping systems - what (crop species, variety), where (climate), when (planting date), and how (row spacing and population density) are the fundamental choices. Knowledge of the fundamental processes responsible for plant growth and the accumulation of yield simplifies the decision-making process and leads to improved management decisions, higher grain yields, and cropping systems that are efficient, resilient and sustainable. The contents include:

  • Basic plant growth processes e.g. photosynthesis, respiration, evapotranspiration
  • Growth and production of yield
  • Crop management - seed quality, variety selection, plant date, row spacing
  • Crop production in the future - climate change, GMOs, precision data and new crops
Intended for researchers in crop science, agronomy and plant science, and crop production practitioners, this book will enable readers to make better, more informed management decisions; decisions that will help maintain a well-fed world in the future.