The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia: Efficient Production Management Contributor(s): Kataki, Palit (Author), Babu, Suresh Chandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 1560220864 ISBN-13: 9781560220862 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2001 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Horticulture - Business & Economics | Industries - Agribusiness - Business & Economics | Production & Operations Management |
Dewey: 631.58 |
LCCN: 2001033161 |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.46 lbs) 336 pages |
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Publisher Description: The lives of more than a billion people depend on the answer This valuable book surveys the problems of the rice-wheat cropping system practiced on the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). Introduced at the time of the Green Revolution, it transformed agriculture and produced thirty years of bumper crops. The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia: Efficient Production Management offers scientific analysis of the aftereffects of this intense cropping. The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia: Efficient Production Management focuses on the questions of soil depletion, pest infestation, and soil alkalinity as elements of declining productivity. Along with clear charts, maps, and graphs, it provides practical suggestions for improving and maintaining the productivity of this irreplaceable farmland. The Rice-Wheat Cropping System of South Asia looks at the problems that have arisen for both the rice and wheat phases, including:
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