Essential Aspects of Agricultural Crop Production

Food and agriculture constitute the largest industry. The past decade has sown an amazing increase in research in both fields. The impact of this research on the practical, present-day development of agriculture and food has been tremendous. New mechanical equipment, new varieties of fruits of fruits and vegetables, improvements in the storage and handling of agricultural raw materials, utilization of by-products, greater attention to nutritional values of foods and feeds, improvements in storage and transportation facilities all have contributed to the spectacular growth and present important position of these industries. In the chapters which are included in this book every effort has been made to being the information on their respective subjects up to date, with additional references in each chapter to supplement, where desired, the reader’s available information. Essential aspects of agricultural crop production such as Soils, Soil fertility, Soil microbiology, Fertilizers, Insecticides, fungicides and herbicides, growth regulants: their nature and action, Enzymes, Oxidative rancidity and antioxidants, Essential nutrients and Storage of agricultural raw products have been discussed in this book.