| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Contents |
Pre-publication REVIEWS, COMMENTARIES, EVALUATION ... -- NOTES FOR PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIANS -- CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION NOTES -- FOOD PRODUCTS PRESS® -- Publication & Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Agrometeorology: Perspectives and Applications -- Chapter 2 Solar Radiation and Its Role in Plant Growth -- Chapter 3 Environmental Temperature and Crop Production -- Chapter 4 Climatological Methods for Managing Farm Water Resources -- Chapter 5 Drought Monitoring and Planning for Mitigation -- Chapter 6 Climate, Crop Pests, and Parasites of Animals -- Chapter 7 Remote-Sensing Applications in Agrometeorology -- Chapter 8 Role of Computer Models in Managing Agricultural Systems -- Chapter 9 Agroclimatological Services -- Chapter 10 Using Climate Information to Improve Agricultural Systems -- Chapter 11 Climate Change and Its Impact on Agriculture -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
| Summary |
"Learn how the climate can affect crop production! Agrometeorology: Principles and Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture is a much-needed reference resource on the practice of merging the science of meteorology with the service of agriculture. Written in a concise, straightforward style, the book presents examples of clinical applications (methods, techniques, models, and services) in varying climates and agricultural systems, documenting up-to-date research literature from around the world. Its systematic approachdifferent from most books on the subjectmakes it an essential tool for teaching, planning, and practical use by working farmers, as it examines topics such as solar radiation, effective rain, drought monitoring, evapotranspiration, and remote sensing. Agrometeorology: Principles and Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture examines the developing discipline that international agencies such as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have declared to be an important growth area in university education. A panel of academics, researchers, and practitioners explore the role of agrometeorology in optimum crop growth, from the interactions between meteorological and hydrological factors and agriculture, including horticulture, animal husbandry, and forestry. The book addresses pressing topics of agriculture resource utilization and management, such as regional and land use planning; soil and water conservation; frost; growing degree day; risk analysis of climate hazards; animal parasites; harvest forecasts; crop models; decision support systems (DSS); agroclimatological forecast; and the ecological and economic implications of climate change. Agrometeorology: Principles and Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture also addresses: managing farm water resources environmental temperature planning for frost mitigation photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) thermoperiodism managing the extremesdroughts and floods using computers to manage agricultural systems and much more! The interdisciplinary focus and reader-friendly style of Agrometeorology: Principles and Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture make the book invaluable to scientists, planners, and academics working in the major agricultural sciences, geography, natural resource studies, and meteorology."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Agriculture.
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Climatology
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Meteorology.
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farming (activity or system)
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meteorology.
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agriculture (discipline)
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Agriculture
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Climatology
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Meteorology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tupper, Graeme J., author
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| ISBN |
9781482277999 |
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1482277999 |
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