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Agricultural compendium for rural development in the tropics and subtropics /
Agricultural Compendium: For Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics focuses on the development of rural resources in the tropics and subtropics, as well as climate, water control, and animal production. The book first offers information on climate and soil and land classification. Topics in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores Corporativos: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York : New York :
Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co. ; Distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Elsevier North-Holland,
1981.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Agricultural Compendium: For Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; Preface; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Arrangement of the Compendium; Chapter 1. Climate; 1.1 CLASSIFICATION OF CLIMATE; 1.2 PHENOMENA RELEVANT TO AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY; 1.3 DATA COLLECTION; 1.4 REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Soil and land classification; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 PARENT MATERIALS OF SOILS; 2.3 ESSENTIAL SOIL PROPERTIES; 2.4 SOIL FERTILITY; 2.5 SOIL DESCRIPTION; 2.6 DIAGNOSTIC NOMENCLATURE USED IN THE PRESENT U.S. TAXONOMY
- 2.7 SYSTEMS OF SOIL CLASSIFICATION2.8 THE FIELD SURVEY; 2.9 LAND EVALUATION; 2.10 REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Geodesy; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 MEASURING METHODS; 3.3 INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES; 3.4 ADJUSTMENT OF INSTRUMENTS; 3.5 THE GEOMETRIC FRAMEWORK; 3.6 PROCESSING, CHECKING AND ADJUSTMENT OF MEASUREMENTS; 3.7 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; 3.8 MAPS: TYPES, SCALES AND DEGREES OF ACCURACY; 3.9 CALCULATION OF SURFACES; 3.10 REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Water Control; 4.1 HYDRAULICS; 4.2 SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; 4.3 GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY; 4.4 DRAINAGE; 4.5 IRRIGATION; 4.6 MISCELLANEOUS HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES
- 4.7 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE4.8 REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Land improvement; 5.1 LAND CLEARING; 5.2 LAND LEVELLING; 5.3 RECLAMATION OF SALINE AND ALKALI SOILS; 5.4 SOIL IMPROVEMENT; 5.5 SOIL EROSION AND SOIL CONSERVATION; 5.6 RURAL ROADS; 5.7 CAPACITY STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION; Chapter 6. Agriculture; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 CROPS; 6.3 LAND USE; 6.4 YIELDS; 6.5 WATER REQUIREMENTS; 6.6 CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; 6.7 ORGANIC MANURES; 6.8 PEST CONTROL; 6.9 WEED CONTROL; 6.10 MECHANIZATION; 6.11 STORAGE; 6.12 SEED PRODUCTION; 6.13 CLIMATIC AND SOIL REQUIREMENTS
- 6.14 LABOUR REQUIREMENTS IN CROP PRODUCTION (See Table 6.14/1 on pp. 574-5.)6.15 NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF FOODS; 6.16 REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Part A
- Animal production; 7.1 INTRODUCTION; 7.2 CATTLE; 7.3 WATER BUFFALOES; 7.4 SHEEP AND GOATS; 7.5 HORSES, DONKEYS AND MULES (EQUINES); 7.6 CAMELS AND LLAMAS; 7.7 PIGS; 7.8 ANIMAL POWER; 7.9 POULTRY; 7.10 BREEDING; 7.11 NUTRITION AND FEEDING; 7.12 GRASSES AND LEGUMES; 7.13 GRASSLAND UTILIZATION; 7.14 ANIMAL DISEASES AND SANITATION; 7.15 NOMADISM; 7.16 HOUSING; Chapter 7. Part B
- Fisheries; 7.17 INTRODUCTION; 7.18 MARINE FISHERIES
- 7.19 INLAND FISHERIES7.20 GLOSSARY; 7.21 REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Farm economics; 8.1 INTRODUCTION; 8.2 DATA COLLECTION; 8.3 DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS; 8.4 FARM PLANNING; 8.5 GLOSSARY; 8.6 REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Economic and financial appraisal of projects; 9.1 INTRODUCTION; 9.2 THE ECONOMIC APPRAISAL; 9.3 THE FINANCIAL APPRAISAL; 9.4 SENSITIVITY AND RISK ANALYSIS; 9.5 INCOME GROWTH AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION; 9.6 ANNEX
- COMPOUND INTEREST FACTORS; 9.7 GLOSSARY; 9.8 REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Sociology; 10.1 SOCIOLOGY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; 10.2 DEVELOPMENT AS AN OBJECT OF SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS