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Case study 7: Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau rangelands.
By Long RuiJun Shang ZhanHuan Guo XuSheng Ding LuMing 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934965)
The rangelands of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau cover an extensive area on the roof of the world. Grazing animals, principally yaks and sheep, and grazi...
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Case study 6: Alashan Plateau, Inner Mongolia.
By Li QingFeng 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934965)
This chapter examines and analyses animal husbandry development and the role of animal husbandry in the local economy of Alashan Plateau, Inner Mongol...
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Case study 5: Hexi Corridor, Gansu.
By Li YuHong Squires, V. R. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845934965)
The Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province is a major production base for many agricultural products. This status was achieved through large-scale conversion...
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Transfrontier tourism and relations between local communities and the private sector in the Great Li
By Spierenburg, M. Wels, H. Waal, K. van der Robins, S. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845935085)
This chapter discusses the possibilities for communities in and close to the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park to benefit from tourism development.
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Coastal bird tourism in Namibia: postcolonial resources and restraints.
By Hottola, P. 2009 (H ISBN 9781845935085)
This chapter focuses on selected situations illustrative of the inertia of bird tourism on the coast and their implications on the strategic goals of ...
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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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