Perspectives For Agronomy
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Perspectives For Agronomy
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Author : M.K. van Ittersum
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 1997-12-11
Perspectives For Agronomy written by M.K. van Ittersum and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-12-11 with Technology & Engineering categories.
During the 4th ESA-Congress, held in the Netherlands, 7-11 July 1996, a new perspective for agronomy emerged. Various contributions demonstrate the need for a new role of agronomy and its tools. In recent decades, agriculture has evolved from an activity with mainly productivity aims, into an issue conciliating environmental, agricultural, and economic and social objectives. Placing agriculture in such a broadened perspective requires a different agronomy, with new tools and approaches at a range of aggregration levels. It calls for detailed knowledge concerning the functioning, productivity and ecological relationships of agricultural plants and crops. In addition, it calls for a constant update and synthesis of existing and newly generated knowledge, the design of new ideotypes and genotypes, new production technologies, cropping systems, farming systems and agro-ecological land use systems. This proceedings book presents a set of case studies illustrating the various agronomic tools that can be used for specific agronomic questions. The case studies are grouped in sections illustrating relevant subquestions in developing an agriculture with broadened objectives. The book starts with an introductory paper on the role of agronomy in research and education in Europe. The second section deals with agricultural land use, food security and environment. This is followed by a set of papers describing experimental research and modeling approaches used to design new ideotypes of crops, including physiological properties in relation to growth factors such as radiation, CO2, temperature and water. Sustained soil fertility directly links to nutrient cycling and soil organic matter. A selected set of papers addresses the improvements in resource use efficiency and as such their contribution towards economic, environmental and agricultural objectives. The final section addresses the design of integrated and ecological arable farming systems. It highlights the role of prototyping interaction with leading-edge farmers, as promising tools to design, implement and test new farming systems. It is hoped that the activities of the European Society for Agronomy and the Proceedings of its 4th Congress will stimulate to serve the new perspectives of agronomy, i.e. to adopt ecological principles, to optimally manage the use of resources and to meet social and economic objectives.
Perspectives For Agronomy Adopting Ecological Principles And Managing Resource Use
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Author : European Society for Agronomy. Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Perspectives For Agronomy Adopting Ecological Principles And Managing Resource Use written by European Society for Agronomy. Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Agricultural ecology categories.
Preface. Acknowledgements. Section 1: Introduction. Section 2: Agricultural Land Use, Food Security and Environment. Section 3: Crop Physiology and Ideotyping. Section 4: Managing Resource Use. Section 5: Designing Farming Systems. Author Index. Subject Index.
Agroecological Perspectives In Agronomy Forestry And Agroforestry
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Author : Paul Anthony Wojtkowski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Agroecological Perspectives In Agronomy Forestry And Agroforestry written by Paul Anthony Wojtkowski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Agricultural ecology categories.
Agroecological Perspectives In Agronomy Forestry And Agroforestry
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Author : Paul A Wojtkowski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Agroecological Perspectives In Agronomy Forestry And Agroforestry written by Paul A Wojtkowski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with categories.
Agriculture Diversification
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Author : A. K. Sharma
language : en
Publisher: I. K. International Pvt Ltd
Release Date : 2010
Agriculture Diversification written by A. K. Sharma and has been published by I. K. International Pvt Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Science categories.
Poverty continues to persist in many countries throughout the world despite improvements in the global trade regime and significant enhancement in agricultural productivity through the green revolution technologies. To achieve the millennium goal of halving poverty by 2015, these people should be provided with alternative production opportunities that can generate new employment and enhance incomes. Data from several countries reviewed in this study confirm that agricultural diversification can contribute to this. In a scenario of shrinking land and depleting water resources, the challenge of the new millennium is to increase biological yields to feed the ever-growing population without destroying the ecological foundation. It is thus important-not to package this challenge as a demand or imposition on farmers, for which they would bear the cost, but as a necessity and methodology to also sustain their welfare. This book deals with different practices in agriculture diversification. Care has been taken to include applied aspects and present scenario of different practices necessary for agriculture to the diversification. The book will be of use to the students, researchers and progressive farmers.
New Perspectives On The History Of Life Sciences And Agriculture
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Author : Denise Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-02-12
New Perspectives On The History Of Life Sciences And Agriculture written by Denise Phillips and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-12 with Science categories.
This volume explores problems in the history of science at the intersection of life sciences and agriculture, from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Taking a comparative national perspective, the book examines agricultural practices in a broad sense, including the practices and disciplines devoted to land management, forestry, soil science, and the improvement and management of crops and livestock. The life sciences considered include genetics, microbiology, ecology, entomology, forestry, and deal with US, European, Russian, Japanese, Indonesian, Chinese contexts. The book shows that the investigation of the border zone of life sciences and agriculture raises many interesting questions about how science develops. In particular it challenges one to re-examine and take seriously the intimate connection between scientific development and the practical goals of managing and improving – perhaps even recreating – the living world to serve human ends. Without close attention to this zone it is not possible to understand the emergence of new disciplines and transformation of old disciplines, to evaluate the role and impact of such major figures of science as Humboldt and Mendel, or to appreciate how much of the history of modern biology has been driven by national ambitions and imperialist expansion in competition with rival nations.
Agronomy Science And Technology Of Plants Volume Ii
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Author : Jamie Hanks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-03-31
Agronomy Science And Technology Of Plants Volume Ii written by Jamie Hanks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-31 with categories.
Agronomy - the science of producing and using plants is an essential and progressing field. This book provides significant information of this discipline to help develop a good understanding of agronomy and related fields. It collates all the researches, studies and projects undertaken in this field. The readers will gain knowledge that would broaden their perspectives about agronomy.
Women In Agriculture
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Author : Ranajit Kumar Samanta
language : en
Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Release Date : 1995
Women In Agriculture written by Ranajit Kumar Samanta and has been published by M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Social Science categories.
The volume consists of nine chapters covering relevant issues on women in farming and its allied disciplines projecting multifaceted experiences, authored by several experts, academics and practitioners on the field from the countries like, Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands and India.
Climate Resilient Agriculture Strategies And Perspectives
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 19??
Climate Resilient Agriculture Strategies And Perspectives written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 19?? with categories.
Perspectives In World Food And Agriculture 2004 Volume 2
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Author : John A. Miranowski
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-02-25
Perspectives In World Food And Agriculture 2004 Volume 2 written by John A. Miranowski and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-25 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The second volume in a series designed to keep agricultural leaders abreast of the most up-to-date information concerning global agriculture, Perspectives in World Food and Agriculture, Volume 2 brings together cutting-edge agricultural research and the latest views on agricultural policy. Written by internationally renowned researchers, scientists, and academics, Volume 2 includes: The UN's approaches to address global food security and poverty An essay by the World Food Prize Laureat Globalization, emerging diseases, and invasive specie Environmental sustainability Plant-derived vaccines, antibiotic bans, and health impacts The future of agricultural biotechnology The pivotal role of agriculture in human developmen Global agricultural statistics and projections Aimed at faculty, undergraduate and graduate students in colleges of agriculture, policy makers, government and industry scientists, public libraries, farmers and agribusiness operators, this book is key to keeping current on agricultural research and policy.