ABSTRACT

This book analyses the nature of the relationships between crops, livestock and the bio-physical environment, and the extent to which man has managed and modified the products and environment to suit his/her own particular needs.

chapter 1|6 pages

The agro-ecosystem

chapter 2|14 pages

Crops

chapter 3|21 pages

Agroclimate

chapter 4|21 pages

The cultivated soil

chapter 5|27 pages

Nutrient cycling

chapter 6|25 pages

Agricultural productivity

chapter 7|19 pages

Domestic livestock

chapter 8|12 pages

Land capability for agriculture

chapter 9|17 pages

Pastoral farming

chapter 10|21 pages

The humid tropical lowlands

chapter 11|12 pages

Rice

chapter 12|13 pages

Dryland agriculture

chapter 13|15 pages

Irrigation agriculture

chapter 14|19 pages

Intensive agriculture

chapter 15|18 pages

Agriculture and the environment