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Tropical Forage Plantsby Antonio Sotomayor-Rios
CRC Press 2000; US$ 179.95Covering both scientific aspects and applications of forage-based agriculture technology, this work integrates the extensive research on tropical forage species in the Western Hemisphere with that of global research efforts. more...
Tropical Dairy Farmingby John Moran
CSIRO Publishing 2005; US$ 44.95Shows smallholder dairy farmers in the humid tropics how to improve feeding of cows cost-effectively. more...
Cassavaby R.J. Hillocks; J.M. Thresh; A. Bellotti
CAB International 2001; US$ 155.00Cassava is a major tropical tuber crop found throughout the tropics (India, Africa and Latin America). This text covers all aspects of cassava biology, production and utilization. It is a comprehensive research level overview of this crop. more...
Land Use Change in Tropical Watershedsby I. Coxhead; G.E. Shively
CAB International 2005; US$ 90.00This book studies land use change in tropical landscapes, with particular emphasis on the economic processes that influence rates of land degradation and forest clearing. Multidisciplinary contributions draw lessons from a rich, decade-long collection of economic, social, and environmental data on the Manupali upland watershed in the southern Philippines. more...
Tropical Fruit Pests and Pollinatorsby J. Pena; J. Sharp; M. Wysoki
CAB International 2002; US$ 140.00Insect and other pests cause major economic damage on fruit crops in the tropics. However, some insects are beneficial. This book reviews these injurious and beneficial organisms and how they might be controlled to enhance fruit production and quality. more...
Nitrogen Fixation in Tropical Cropping Systemsby K. Giller
CAB International 2001; US$ 155.00This second edition of this book, first published in 1991, contains thoroughly updated and revised material on the theory and practice of nitrogen fixation in tropical cropping systems. more...
Tropical Forest Seedby Lars Schmidt
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2007; US$ 219.00The book aims at dealing with all practical issues in connection with practical tree seed procurement and supply in tropical countries, with necessary background information and documentation of applied methods. It starts with seed collection and follows the processes of the standard fates of seeds, from extraction, cleaning, drying, testing and storing to distribution and sowing in the field or in the nursery. The text covers simple hands-on methods and more advanced methods, and emphasises the balance between using available technology, equipment and other facilities, and a sound view of what is needed. Although the essence of seed handling is necessarily linked to maintaining physiological quality, genetic aspects and the issue of collecting... more...
Tropical Homegardensby B.M. Kumar; P.K.R. Nair
Springer 2006; US$ 249.00Homegardens' are integrated tree - crop - animal production systems and primarily found in tropical environments. This work summarizes the state of knowledge on homegarden systems, with a view to using this knowledge as a basis for improving both homegardens and other similar multistrata agroforestry systems. more...
Tropical Maricultureby Sena S. De Silva
Elsevier 1998; US$ 215.00Tropical Mariculture takes an in-depth look at developmental activities in a growing industry striving towards sustainability and environmental integrity. All of the contributors to this book have considerable experience and expertise in the field of tropical mariculture, and this is the first book to bring expert contributions together. The topics covered are wide and varied, ranging from general issues such as the impact of mariculture on coastal ecosystems to genetic improvement of cultured marine species, as well as the specifics of breeding selected marine species of current importance, such as groupers and sea bass. Significant coverage is also given to the problems of larval rearing in inland aquaculture as well as the demands of water-... more...
Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropicsby F. K. Akinnifesi; R.R.B. Leakey; O.C. Ajayi
CABI 2007; US$ 150.00It has been recognized that an important factor in improving viability of rural livelihoods in developing countries is the promotion of sustainable agriculture. As opposed to relying solely on cash crops, this can be achieved through domestication of various indigenous fruit trees that can be cultivated and owned by smallholder farmers. more...









