Advances in Irrigation Agronomy - Carr, M K V

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Résumé :
A synthesis of international research on the water requirements of eleven major fruit crops, highlighting opportunities for improving water productivity.

Biographie:
M. K. V. Carr is Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Water Management at Cranfield University, UK. He has over 45 years of experience in the management and delivery of international research, education, training and consultancy in agriculture and natural resource management. He is the author of Advances in Irrigation Agronomy: Plantation Crops (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and former editor in chief of the Cambridge University Press journal Experimental Agriculture.

Sommaire:
Foreword Elias Fereres; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Avocado; 3. Cashew; 4. Citrus; 5. Date palm; 6. Lychee; 7. Macadamia; 8. Mango; 9. Olive; 10. Papaya; 11. Passion fruit; 12. Pineapple; 13. Synthesis; Further reading; References; Index.