The tropics are the source of many of our familiar fruits, vegetables, oils, and spice, as well as such commodities as rubber and wood. Moreover, other tropical fruits and vegetables are being introduced into our markets to offer variety to our diet. Now, as tropical forests are increasingly...
East African Crops is a comprehensive textbook on the production of the crops of East Africa. It is suitable for agriculture students in Secondary Schools, Universities, Agriculture Colleges and Institutes, as well as field workers.
01 Januari 1989 Compendium on technological and nutritional aspects of processing and utilization of tropical foods, both animal and plant, for purposes of training and field reference.
This is one of a series of books prepared by the staff of the Food Policy and Nutrition Division on the subject of traditional food crops froom tropical areas. The series includes studies on the nutritional value, household processing and utilization of food plants growing in given ecological...
Sumber Daya Utama19 Januari 1980 The first part of the book, which assumes an elementary knowledge of agriculture, biology, and allied sciences, covers in detail the methods best suited to the cultivation of crops in the wet tropics. It advocates the use of intensive systems of agriculture which are less destructive to the...
This bulletin, based on contributions from various contributors and edited by Dr. D.W. Roubik, introduces the reader to various aspects of natural and insect pollination. It discusses the pollinators themselves, and the ecological and economic importance of pollination, as well as applied...
01 Januari 1976 This annual newsletter, distributed free to any research worker or institution that requests it, it is desibned to fill a special need through emphasizing the lesser knwon vegetables and making them available throughout the tropics.
The main purpose of this report is to review the status of the types of triticale developed at the Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT) as food crops for use in developing nations. A secondary purpose is to reintroduce triticale to the research community outside the Third...
The aim of this book is to bring the results of scientific research and progress in crop production within the easy reach of students of agriculture, and to provide a comprehensive text for an introductory course in field crop production.