Agrosphere: Nutrient Dynamics, Ecology and Productivity

✍ Scribed by K R Krishna (Author)

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2003
• Leaves: 357
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The book deals with agroecological aspects of nutrients essential to crop production. A new concept termed `AGROSPHERE` has been introduced in the book. A brief description about agrosphere, its expanse, contrasting features and interactions with other ecospheres, global nutrient dynamics and food production trends within various agro ecosystems fo

✦ Table of Contents

The Agrosphere; The Temperate Wheat Agroecosystem in Great Plains of North America Nutrient Dynamics, Ecology and Productivity; The Temperate Wheat Zones of European Plains, Australia and Pampas in Argentina Nutrient Dynamics and Productivity; The Intensive Rice Culture in South and Southeast Asia Nutrients in Rice Land Ecosystem; The Rice-Wheat Agroecosystem of the Indo-Gangetic Plains Nutrients, and Productivity; The Dryland Agroecosystem of West Asia, North Africa and South Asia Nutrients, Water and Productivity; The Semi-arid Tropical Agroecosystem Nutrient Dynamics; The Humid Tropical Agroecosystem Nutrient Dynamics; The Citrus Agroecosystem of Florida Nutrient Dynamics and Productivity; Tropical Forest Ecosystems Nutrient Dynamics; The Temperate and Boreal Forests Nutrients and Productivity; Epilogue

✦ Subjects

Environment & Agriculture;Agriculture & Environmental Sciences;Agriculture