Rainfed Farming Systems
While agriculturists need a good grasp of the many separate aspects of agriculture, it is essential that they also understand the functioning of farming systems as a whole and how they can be best managed. This book takes such a combined approach. It analyses common rainfed farming systems around th...
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2011.
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Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Preface
- Foreword
- 1. Principles of a Systems Approach to Agriculture
- 2. Types of Rainfed Farming Systems Around the World
- 3. A Systems Approach to Climate Risk in Rainfed Farming Systems
- 4. Water Availability and Use in Rainfed Farming Systems
- 5. Plant Nutrient Management in Rainfed Farming Systems
- 6. Principles and Management of Soil Biological Factors for Sustainable Rainfed Farming Systems
- 7. Technological Change in Rainfed Farming Systems
- 8. Weed Management in Rainfed Agricultural Systems
- 9. Principles and Methods for Sustainable Disease Management in Rainfed Agricultural Systems
- 10. Sustainable Pest Management in Rainfed Farming Systems
- 11. Interactions Between Crop and Livestock Activities in Rainfed Farming Systems
- 12. Economic and Social Influences on the Nature, Functioning and Sustainability of Rainfed Farming Systems
- 13. Farming Systems Design
- 14. Soil Organic Carbon – Role in Rainfed Farming Systems
- 15. Rainfed Farming Systems in the West Asia-North Africa (WANA) Region
- 16. Rainfed Farming Systems in South Africa
- 17. Farming Systems, Emerging Farmers and Land Reform in the Limpopo Province of South Africa
- 18. Modernisation of Eritrean Rainfed Farming Systems Through a Conservation Farming Systems Approach
- 19. Rainfed Farming Systems on the Canadian Prairies
- 20. Rainfed Farming Systems in the USA
- 21. Rainfed Agroecosystems in South America
- 22. Important Rainfed Farming Systems of South Asia
- 23. Rainfed Farming Systems in the Loess Plateau of China
- 24. Farming Systems in the Valleys of Central Tibet
- 25. Rainfed Farming Systems of North-Eastern Australia
- 26. Diversity and Evolution of Rainfed Farming Systems in southern Australia
- 27. Using Monitoring and Evaluation for Continuous Improvement of Rainfed Farming Systems
- 28. More from Less – Improvements in Precipitation Use Efficiency in Western Australian Wheat Production
- 29. Transforming Farming Systems: Expanding the Production of Soybeans in Ontario
- 30. The Social Dimensions of Mixed Farming Systems
- 31. A Study in the Development of a Farm System on the Canadian Prairies
- 32. Improving Traditional Crop-Pasture Farming Systems with Lucerne South Eastern Australia
- 33. Use of Conservation Agriculture to Improve Farming Systems in Developing Countries
- 34. Using Conservation Agriculture and Precision Agriculture to Improve a Farming System
- 35. Risk Management Strategies and Decision Support Systems in Agriculture
- 36. The Emergence of ‘Farming Systems’ Approaches to Grains Research, Development and Extension
- 37. Farmer Decision-Making in Rainfed Farming Systems
- 38. When Culture and Science Meet, the Tension Can Mount
- 39. Advances in No-Till Farming Technologies and Soil Compaction Management in Rainfed Farming Systems
- 40. No-Tillage Agriculture in West Asia & North Africa
- 41. A Comparison of Three Farms in South Australia
- 42. Ruradene, South Australia
- 43. Lindene
- 44. Developments in a Mixed Farming System in Southern New South Wales, Australia
- 45. The Development and Operation of No-Till Farming in Northern New South Wales (NSW), Australia
- 46. Farming System Development in North-Central Victoria
- 47. The Jochinke Farm; David Jochinke
- 48. The Halford Farm
- 49. Four Farms in the USA
- 50. Summing Up
- Glossary
- Index.
