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Tourism development, rural livelihoods and biodiversity conservation in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
By Mbaiwa, J. E. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845935085)
This chapter analyses the effectiveness of tourism development in achieving better means of subsistence and conservation in the Okavango Delta, Botswa...
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Cropping systems and production agronomy.
By Masood Ali Singh, K. K. Pramanik, S. C. Ali, M. O. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934873)
This chapter reviews lentils with respect to cropping systems (monocropping, double cropping, mixed cropping, intercropping, relay cropping) and produ...
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Parasitic weeds.
By Rubiales, D. Fernández-Aparicio, M. Haddad, A. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934873)
This chapter presents weeds (Cuscuta and Orobanche spp.) that are parasitic on lentil, briefly covering their biology, geographical distribution, and ...
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Mechanization.
By Diekmann, J. Al-Saleh, Y. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934873)
This paper discusses the different practices considered in field crops mechanization including: field selection; soil tillage (deep tillage, shallow t...
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Biological nitrogen fixation and soil health improvement.
By Quinn, M. A. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934873)
This paper provides information on: the importance of biological nitrogen fixation and legumes; nodulation and nitrogen fixation in lentil; and the di...
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Soil nutrient management.
By Yadav, S. S. McNeil, D. L. Andrews, M. Chen ChengCi Brand, J. Guriqbal Singh Shivakumar, B. G. Gangaiah, B. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934873)
This paper discusses various management options and interactions as they apply to both high productivity and subsistence cropping of lentils. These in...
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Genetic resources: collection, characterization, conservation and documentation.
By Furman, B. J. Coyne, C. Redden, B. Sharma, S. K. Vishnyakova, M. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934873)
This chapter describes the major ex situ and core collections (including landraces, wild relatives, elite germplasm and cultivars), aiming to explore ...
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Agroecology and crop adaptation.
By Materne, M. Siddique, K. H. M. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934873)
This chapter describes the production environments; phenological adaptation to the environment; flowering response to photoperiod and temperature; and...
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Plant morphology, anatomy and growth habit.
By Saxena, M. C. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934873)
This chapter describes the root system, stems and plant structure, leaves, flowers and flowering, pods and seeds; and provides anatomical characterist...
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Origin, phylogeny, domestication and spread.
By Cubero, J. I. Pérez de la Vega, M. Fratini, R. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934873)
This chapter describes the history, taxonomy (morphological and molecular), centre of origin, spread of culture, and evolution of the cultivated forms...
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