| Description |
1 online resource (418 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
A synthesis of international research on the water requirements of eleven major fruit crops, highlighting opportunities for improving water productivity. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- pt. I Background -- Reasons for writing this book -- Definitions -- Which fruit crops to review? -- Centres of origin and production -- Production systems -- Intensification -- Irrigation -- pt. II Understanding Crop Productivity -- Crop development stages -- Plant -- water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- pt. III Irrigation Systems -- Irrigation scheduling -- Conclusion -- 2. Avocado -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant -- water relations -- Summary: plant -- water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 3. Cashew -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant -- water relations -- Summary: plant -- water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Water productivity. |
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Note continued: Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 4. Citrus -- Introduction -- Species and centres of production -- Crop development -- Plant -- water relations -- Summary: plant -- water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- General conclusions -- Summary -- 5. Date palm -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant -- water relations -- Summary: plant -- water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Salinity -- Summary: Salinity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 6. Lychee -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant -- water relations -- Summary: plant -- water relations -- Crop water requirements. |
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Note continued: Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 7. Macadamia -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant -- water relations -- Summary: plant -- water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 8. Mango -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant -- water relations -- Summary: plant -- water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Water management -- Summary: water management -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 9. Olive -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant -- water relations -- Summary: plant -- water relations. |
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Note continued: Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 10. Papaya -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant -- water relations -- Summary: plant -- water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 11. Passion fruit -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: plant development -- Plant -- water relations -- Summary: plant -- water relations -- Crop water requirements -- Summary: crop water requirements -- Water productivity -- Summary: water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- Summary: irrigation systems -- Conclusions -- Summary -- 12. Pineapple -- Introduction -- Crop development -- Summary: crop development -- Plant -- water relations. |
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Note continued: Summary: plant -- water relations -- Crop water requirements and water productivity -- Summary: crop water requirements and water productivity -- Irrigation systems -- General conclusions -- Summary -- 13. Synthesis -- Crop comparisons -- Reporting research -- Global challenges -- Concluding comment. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fruit-culture -- Tropics.
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Fruit-culture. |
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Tropics. |
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Crops and water -- Tropics.
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Crops and water. |
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Irrigation farming -- Tropics.
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Irrigation farming. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carr, M.K.V. Advances in Irrigation Agronomy : Fruit Crops. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2014 9781107037359 |
| ISBN |
9781139870948 (electronic book) |
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1139870947 (electronic book) |
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9781139584012 (electronic book) |
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1139584014 (electronic book) |
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9781139863094 (electronic book) |
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1139863096 |
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9781139865210 |
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1139865218 |
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9781107037359 |
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1107037352 |
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