Engineering, Agronomy, Crop Science, Horticulture, Botany, Physiology, Biology & Life Sciences, Agriculture 

First published in 1989, Physiology of Crop Yield was thefirst student textbook to digest and assimilate the many advancesin crop physiology, within a framework of resource capture and use.Retaining the central core of the first edition, this long-awaitedsecond edition draws on recent developments in areas such asphenology, canopy dynamics and crop modelling, and the concepts ofsustainable crop production. A broad perspective is developed, fromthe gene through the plant and crop to the ecosystem,covering:Advances in molecular biology relating to crop scienceLimitation of crop yield by the supply of water ornitrogenGlobal climate change and its impact on crop modellingPhysiological aspects of crop qualityA wider range of species, with emphasis on wheat, maize andsoybeanThis book will be a valuable tool for advanced undergraduate andpostgraduate students of agricultural science, plant science,applied ecology and environmental science. It will be an essentialaddition to all libraries in universities and relevant researchestablishments. - from Amzon