Main Title |
Tillage for sustainable cropping / |
Author |
Gajri, P. R.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Food Products Press, |
Year Published |
2002 |
Stock Number |
1133198 |
OCLC Number |
47716413 |
ISBN |
1560229020; 9781560229025; 1560229039; 9781560229032 |
Subjects |
Tillage ;
Cropping systems ;
Ackerbau--(DE-588)4000395-4 ;
Bodenbearbeitung--(DE-588)4007353-1 ;
Nachhaltigkeit--(DE-588)4326464-5 ;
Plantio ;
Sistemas de cultivo ;
Nachhaltige Entwicklung
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
S604.G25 2002 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
09/20/2005 |
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Collation |
vii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-190). |
Contents Notes |
Ch. 1. The Need for Sustainable Cropping. Demographic Trends. Land Resources. Water Resources. The Need for Intensive Cropping. Intensive Cropping and Tillage. Tillage and Sustainability -- Ch. 2. Tillage Systems. Objectives. Evolution of Tillage Systems. Diversity of Tillage Systems and Allied Land-Shaping Practices -- Ch. 3. Tillage and Edaphic Environment. Edaphic Needs of Crop Plants -- A Rationale for Tillage. Tillage-Induced Edaphic Changes -- Ch. 4. Crop Responses to Tillage. Crop Stand. Root Growth. Weed Growth. Crop Yields. Input Use Efficiency -- Ch. 5. Tillage Systems and Environmental Quality. Tillage and Soil Quality. Tillage and Water Quality. Tillage and Air Quality -- Ch. 6. Rationalization of Tillage for Sustainable Cropping. Rationale of Soil Tillage. Adaptation of Tillage Practices for Production Systems. Tillage and Energy Conservation. |