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Crop ecology: productivity and management in agricultural systems

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1993

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Abstract

Preface Part I. Farming Systems and Their Biological Components: 1. Agricultural systems 2. Trophic chains 3. Community concepts 4. Genetic resources 5. Development Part II. Physical and Chemical Environments: 6. Aerial environment 7. Soil resources Part III. Production Processes: 8. Nitrogen processes 9. Water relations 10. Photosynthesis 11. Respiration and partitioning Part IV. Resource Management: 12. Soil management 13. Strategies and tactics for rainfed agriculture 14. Water management in irrigated agriculture 15. Energy and labor Part V. Farming, Then, Now and in the Future: 16. Evolution of wheat farming systems in southern Australia 17. Technological change in high-yield agriculture 18. The future of agriculture Species list Conversions and constants useful in crop ecology Index.