Maximizing Crop YieldsDetails the physiological, agronomical, and environmental factors needed to maintain or increase the productivity and sustainability of agricultural systems. Addressed to scientists in the agriculture industry, and graduate and advanced undergraduate students, rather than to farmers. Explores the ba |
Contents
Crop Yield Problems and Prospects | 1 |
YIELD POTENTIAL OF ANNUAL CROPS | 3 |
QUANTITY VERSUS QUALITY | 5 |
YIELD AND ADAPTABILITY | 7 |
BIOLOGICAL YIELD ECONOMIC YIELD AND HARVEST INDEX | 10 |
STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CROP YIELD | 13 |
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE | 14 |
CONCLUSIONS | 16 |
NITROGEN EFFICIENCY | 128 |
PHOSPHORUS EFFICIENCY | 129 |
POTASSIUM EFFICIENCY | 132 |
FACTORS AFFECTING NUTRIENT EFFICIENCY | 133 |
BREEDING FOR NUTRIENT EFFICIENCY | 146 |
CONCLUSIONS | 154 |
REFERENCES | 155 |
Yield and Environmental Stress | 164 |
REFERENCES | 18 |
Growth Development and Physiological Aspects of Crop Yield | 22 |
PLANT ARCHITECTURE | 52 |
PHOTOSYNTHESIS | 55 |
YIELD COMPONENTS | 64 |
PHYSIOLOGICAL MATURITY | 69 |
CONCLUSIONS | 70 |
REFERENCES | 71 |
MultipleCropping Systems and Crop Yield | 81 |
TYPES OF MULTIPLE CROPPING | 82 |
INDICES TO EVALUATE ADVANTAGES OF MULTIPLE CROPPING | 90 |
EFFICIENCY OF RESOURCE USE | 94 |
DISADVANTAGES | 98 |
CONCLUSIONS | 99 |
REFERENCES | 101 |
Nutritional Deficiency in Crop Plants | 105 |
FUNCTIONS OF ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS | 107 |
FACTORS AFFECTING THE AVAILABILITY OF NUTRIENTS TO PLANTS | 108 |
NUTRITIONAL DISORDER DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES | 111 |
CORRECTING NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY | 121 |
CONCLUSIONS | 122 |
REFERENCES | 123 |
Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crop Production | 125 |
DEFINITION OF NUTRIENT EFFICIENCY | 126 |
TEMPERATURE STRESS | 171 |
SOLAR RADIATION STRESS | 178 |
FLOODING STRESS | 181 |
NUTRIENT STRESS | 187 |
SALINITY STRESS | 188 |
ALUMINUM TOXICITY | 194 |
IRON STRESS | 199 |
SOIL EROSION STRESS | 209 |
DISEASE INSECT AND WEED STRESSES | 213 |
CONCLUSIONS | 214 |
REFERENCES | 215 |
Alternative Crops | 228 |
CEREALS | 229 |
LEGUMES | 237 |
OILSEED CROPS | 246 |
ROOTS AND TUBER CROPS | 252 |
FIBER CROPS | 255 |
NUT CROPS | 260 |
SPECIAL CROPS | 261 |
CONCLUSIONS | 262 |
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