Agriculture in the Tropics

by Webster, C. C.; Wilson, P. N.

• ISBN13: 9780632040544
• ISBN10: 0632040548
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-11-18
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Agriculture in the Tropics is one of the most successful and widely read books in the Tropical Agriculture Series and offers a general account of all the factors that affect agriculture in the tropics. It details the economic and physical factors that affect tropical agriculture and discusses land management and the different types of farming systems in practice. It also discusses tropical crops and the improvements that can be made by effective plant breeding programmes. Information is provided on animal feeds, how animals adapt to their environment and how livestock can be improved by well managed hygiene, breeding and nutrition. The third edition has been fully updated and is an essential reference source for all those requiring a comprehensive introduction to tropical agriculture

Author Biography

C. C. Webster and P. N. Wilson are the authors of Agriculture in the Tropics, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	viii
Contributors	ix
Socio-economic Background: The World Food Problem	1	(19)
J.C. Holmes
Climate, Agriculture and Vegetation in the Tropics	20	(28)
C.T. Agnew
Tropical Soils	48	(34)
J.K. Coulter
Soil and Water Conservation	82	(31)
M. Stocking
Land Clearing, Drainage, Tillage and Weed Control	113	(31)
B.D. Soane
Rain-fed Arable Farming Systems and their Improvement	144	(34)
J.K. Coulter
Rice and Rice-based Farming Systems	178	(22)
D.J. Greenland
Plantation Crops	200	(22)
W. Stephens
A.P. Hamilton
M.K.V. Carr
Agroforestry	222	(35)
P.A. Huxley
Tropical Crops and their Improvement	257	(37)
N.W. Simmonds
Production of Animal Feed	294	(19)
P.N. Wilson
Tropical Grasslands Used for Livestock	313	(23)
P.N. Wilson
Classes of Tropical Livestock	336	(35)
P.N. Wilson
Adaptation of Livestock to Tropical Environments	371	(20)
P.N. Wilson
Cattle Management in the Tropics	391	(26)
P.N. Wilson
Livestock Improvement by Feeding and Nutrition	417	(30)
P.N. Wilson
Livestock Improvement Through Health and Hygiene	447	(15)
P.N. Wilson
Livestock Improvement Through Breeding	462	(25)
P.N. Wilson
References	487	(41)
Index	528