1st Edition

Agricultural Prairies Natural Resources and Crop Productivity

By K. R. Krishna Copyright 2015
514 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

514 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

514 Pages
by Apple Academic Press

This book is a comprehensive volume that brings together vast knowledge about agricultural prairies in one place, providing concise information and providing concise descriptions of natural resources and their influence on crop productivity. It provides detailed descriptions about natural settings as well as lucid discussions on soil fertility and crop production trends for various agricultural... Read more

Preface

The Great Plains of North America: Natural Resources, Prairie Crops, and Agricultural Productivity

Cerrados of Brazil: Natural Resources of Semi-Arid Prairies, Crops, and Productivity

The Pampas of South America: Natural Resources, Environment, and Crop Production

European Plains and Russian Steppes: Natural Resources, Environment, and Crop Productivity

Savannahs of West Africa: Natural Resources, Environment, and Crop Production

Prairies of South Asia: Natural Resources, Environment, and Crop Production

Steppes of Northeast China: Natural Resources, Environment, Crops, and Productivity

Agricultural Prairies and Man—Wither Bound?

Index

Biography

K. R. Krishna received his PhD in agriculture from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. Retired from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India, he has been a cereals scientist in India and a visiting professor and research scholar at the Soil and Water Science Department at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. Dr. Krishna is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Society for Precision Agriculture, the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, the Ecological Society of America, and the Indian Society of Agronomy.