Ratoon Cropping

B Sundara (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

371 Seiten

2011
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-61728-695-7 (ISBN)

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Ratoon cropping is growing a fresh crop from the stubbles or suckers of the plant crop without replanting. It is also referred to as stubble cropping, re-harvesting, second crop. Ratoon cropping is used extensively in sugarcane, bananas, forage crops and minor fibre crops. This title collects and presents information on ratoon cropping.

Ratoon cropping is growing a fresh crop from the stubbles or suckers of the plant crop without replanting. It is also referred to as stubble cropping, re-harvesting, second crop, etc. Ratoon cropping is used extensively in sugarcane, bananas and plantains, pineapple, forage crops and minor fibre crops such as abaca and ramie; and to a limited extent in rice, sorghum, pigeon pea, and some vegetables. Ratoon cropping is an age-old practice with several advantages. Most importantly it is a cost effective practice as it saves seed material and to some extent, labour and inputs. It makes efficient use of the growing seasons and facilitates crop intensification, and thus helps in improving agricultural productivity. This book collects and presents relevant information on ratoon cropping.

Preface; Ratoon cropping: Definitions, importance, problems & prospects; Crops ratooned: Distribution, productivities & constraints; Improving ratoon crop productivity: Basic principles; Sugarcane Ratooning; Sorghum Ratooning; Rice Ratooning; Sorghum Ratooning; Banana Ratooning; Pineapple Ratooning; Cotton Ratooning; Abaca Ratooning; Ramie Ratooning; Ratooning of Vegetable Crops; Ratooning of Miscellaneous Crops; Future Research Needs; Index.

Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	978 g
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-61728-695-8 / 1617286958
ISBN-13	978-1-61728-695-7 / 9781617286957
Zustand	Neuware