Search Result For: "Tropical Agriculturalist"
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Key Resource 1995-01-01 Formerly a luxury food for the privileged few, the avocado has become an accepted part of the diet of many people in the developed countries of the West. Rapid urbanization and rising incomes in the developing world make the crop an increasingly valuable source of protein and minerals there also....
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Key Resource 1998-01-01 This text covers the main types of coconut palm, their origin, world distribution and characteristics. It examines important production factors such as climate and soils, selection, breeding and propagation, and establishing and managing a plantation. A section on pest and disease control...
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Key Resource 1992-01-01 This book in the Tropical Agriculturalist series is aimed at producers, farmers and farm managers, agricultural extension officers, teachers and students. It covers the characteristics and requirements of the cocoa crop and how to grow it in a variety of zones. The book also includes pest and...
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Key Resource 1993-01-01 Dairying covers in detail the rearing, husbandry and management, feeding and nutrition of calf, heifer and milk cows. Many examples of milk production systems and milk cow regimes are also described. The issues of the development of dairying and the constraints that affect farmers in tropical...
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Key Resource 1987-01-01 Maize covers in detail the characteristics and requirements of the crop and how to grow it in a variety of African zones and farming systmes, with relevance to the Caribbean and other tropical areas.
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Key Resource 1998-01-01 Cotton covers in detail the characteristics and requirements of the crop and how to grow it in a variety of African zones and farming systems,with relevance to other tropical areas.
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Key Resource 1991-05-04 Rabbits covers in detail the characteristics and requirements of this livestock group, and how to raise and produce rabbits in a variety of tropical zones and farming systems. Breeds, breeding, health, housing, slaughtering and processing of meat and skins are all included in this comprehensive...
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Key Resource 2002-01-01 Sheep covers in detail the characteristics and requirements of the livestock group, and how to raise and produce sheep ina variety of tropical zones and farming systems. Breeding, health, nutrition, and processing of meat, wool, skins, and milk, all all included in a cmprehensive style.
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Key Resource 2000-01-01 This book covers all practical aspects of growing rubber.
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Key Resource 1994-01-01 Sorghum examines the characteristics and cultivation of this important crop in a vairety of different agriculatural conditions and zones.