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For the eight primary crops grown in the US, describes the production practices and strategies, marketing aspects, the conversion of raw agriculture commodities into consumer products, the natural and artificial evolution of the species, and the history of its commercial production. Contains information on choosing the right cultivar, tillage, planting rates, rotations, fertility, pests and diseases, and other aspects. For agriculture students who, along with their instructors, often lose sight of the field for the chemical reactions. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


Book Description
This book deals with the agronomy of the eight major grain, fiber and oilseed row crops produced in the United States: Corn, Wheat, Grain Sorghum, Barley, Rice, Cotton, Soybeans, and Peanuts. For each crop, Dr. Smith presents a structured discussion of: the types of cultivars, the history of the crop, its uses and processing, a detailed discussion of how to plant and grow the crop, the pests and problems involved, and the harvesting, grading and marketing practices.


Book Info
Topics include: corn, wheat, grain sorghum, barley, rice, cotton, soybean, and peanut. Discusses each crops evolution, history, and technology. DLC: Field crops - U.S.


The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
One of the nation's leading agronomists presents an outstanding resource that deals with the agronomy of the eight major grain, fiber and oilseed row crops produced in the U.S. Each crop listed includes a structured discussion of the types of cultivars: its history, uses and processing, how to plant and grow the crop, pests and other problems and the harvesting, grading and marketing processes.

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One of the nation's leading agronomists presents an outstanding resource that deals with the agronomy of the eight major grain, fiber and oilseed row crops produced in the U.S. Each crop listed includes a structured discussion of the types of cultivars: its history, uses and processing, how to plant and grow the crop, pests and other problems and the harvesting, grading and marketing processes.

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