Introduction to Agronomy: Food, Crops, and Environment - Hardcover

Sheaffer, Craig C.; Moncada, Kristine M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1418050377 ISBN 13: 9781418050375

Verlag: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Agronomy: Food, Crops and Environment, provides an introductory look at agronomy and crop science in an easy to understand format that will appeal to traditional agriculture learners, as well as those without an agricultural background. Any agriculture professional or student interested in issues related to society such as food, fiber, and energy, ecology, and environmental quality will find Introduction to Agronomy a useful resource.

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Kristine M. Moncada is an assistant scientist in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, where she assists with research in organic agriculture and has helped develop a risk management guide for organic farmers. Kristine has a B.S. in ecology and an M.S. in applied plant sciences, both from the University of Minnesota. Her previous research has included characterizing the genetic diversity of native plants in Minnesota including purple prairie clover, spotted joe-pye weed, and prairie cord grass. She has also assisted in teaching undergraduate plant identification courses. She has co-authored two interactive computer-based learning modules--Forage Legume Identification" and "Forage Legume Morphology"--for the Crop Advisor Institute at Iowa State University." Craig C. Sheaffer received his B.S. at Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA; and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Maryland, College Park before becoming a professor in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, where he received the College of Food and Natural Resources distinguished teaching award in 2006. He has studied sustainable cropping systems for more than 30 years, focusing on the topics of forage production, pasture improvement, organic crop production, and bioenergy crops. He is particularly interested in using legumes such as alfalfa, kura clover, and Illinois bundleflower for livestock nutrition and soil conservation and to supply biologically fixed nitrogen for other crops. He is a fellow in the American Society of Agronomy and the Crop Science Society.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1418050377
• ISBN 13: 9781418050375
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 564
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