Foley Scheuring A Guidebook to California Agriculture

Nachdruck 2020
ISBN: 978-0-520-37607-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten

With its unsentimental sympathies, its laughter, and its delightfully vivid sense of detail, the collection stands as a significant and moving monument to Ramanujan's memory as a scholar and writer.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Foley Scheuring, Ann

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents --
Foreword --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
Tables --
Figures --
Introduction: A Special Place --
PART I. Agriculture in California: An Overview --
1. The Human Story --
2. The Dimensions of California Agriculture --
PART II. Resources: The Natural Base --
3. Soils and Climate --
4. Water and Agriculture --
5. Energy and Agriculture --
PART III. Crops: The Pattern of Production --
6. Field Crops --
7. Fruit and Nut Crops --
8. Vegetable Crops --
9. Animal Products --
10. Nursery and Greenhouse Products --
PART IV. Institutions: Private and Public --
12. Organizations in Agriculture --
13. Agricultural Credit --
14. Technology and Services --
15. Marketing --
16. Food Processing --
17. The Changing Consumer --
18. Education and Research in Agriculture --
19. State Government's Role --
20. Federal Programs and California Agriculture --
PART V. Challenges: Today and Tomorrow --
21. Policy Issues --
22. An Ecological Overview --
Contributors --
Index