Plants in Agriculture

James C. Forbes (Author), Drennan Watson (Author)

9780521427913, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 20 August 1992

372 pages
24.4 x 18.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.665 kg

"In general, each chapter effectively blends botanical principles with applications to agricultural situations....will appeal to beginning students seeking a botanical grounding in the applied plant sciences, and serve them well." David M. Bates, The Quarterly Review of Biology

The effective management of plants is fundamental to all agricultural enterprise, making plant science a key discipline for all growers. This book provides an integrated explanation of all aspects of plant structure and function for students of agriculture, horticulture and applied biology, with the aim of highlighting the practical relevance of plant science to agriculture. Each chapter is self-contained and self-explanatory, with specific chapters covering energy, water, minerals, structure, growth and development from sowing to harvest, environmental effects and controls, breeding, vegetative propagation, field production and yield, and the nutritional content of produce. Taken as a whole, Plants in Agriculture fulfills the need for a single text which promotes a comprehensive understanding of how plants operate in agriculture.

Preface
1. Plants as the basis of agriculture
2. Plants and water
3. Plants and minerals
4. Plant strength and integrity
5. Plant growth and development: seed and seedling
6. Plant growth and development: the vegetative plant
7. Plant growth and development: flower, fruit and seed
8. Plant growth and development: environmental effects and internal control
9. Plant variation, inheritance and breeding
10. Vegetative propagation
11. Crop production and yield
12. Plants as food
Index.

Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV]