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020			_a9780511974199 (ebook)
020			_z9780521761277 (hardback)
020			_z9780521744034 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aS589.7 _b.L66 2011
082	0	0	_a630.2/77 _222
100	1		_aConnor, David J., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCrop Ecology : _bProductivity and Management in Agricultural Systems / _cDavid J. Connor, Robert S. Loomis, Kenneth G. Cassman.
250			_a2nd ed.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (568 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aFood security and environmental conservation are two of the greatest challenges facing the world today. It is predicted that food production must increase by at least 70% before 2050 to support continued population growth, though the size of the world's agricultural area will remain essentially unchanged. This updated and thoroughly revised second edition provides in-depth coverage of the impact of environmental conditions and management on crops, resource requirements for productivity and effects on soil resources. The approach is explanatory and integrative, with a firm basis in environmental physics, soils, physiology and morphology. System concepts are explored in detail throughout the book, giving emphasis to quantitative approaches, management strategies and tactics employed by farmers, and associated environmental issues. Drawing on key examples and highlighting the role of science, technology and economic conditions in determining management strategies, this book is suitable for agriculturalists, ecologists and environmental scientists.
650		0	_aAgricultural ecology
650		0	_aAgricultural systems
700	1		_aLoomis, Robert S., _eauthor.
700	1		_aCassman, Kenneth G., _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521761277
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511974199
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37855 _d37855