Growing Food: A Guide to Food Production

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Cassava/Manioc


Papaya (Pawpaw)


Winged Bean (Four-angled Bean)


Peppers



  • SECTION

  • A Plant Growth IN AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

  • a Plant Propagation

  • b Plant Population

  • c Leaf Area Index

  • d The Root System

  • e The Nitrogen Cycle

  • B Arid Regions

  • a Plant/Soil/Water Relationships

  • b Plant Reaction to Stress

  • c Crop Management in Arid Regions

  • C Soil

  • a Saline Soils

  • b Soil Analysis

  • c Acid Soils/pH value

  • d Trace Elements

  • D Fertiliser

  • E The Plant

  • a Annual/Biennial/Perennial

  • b Botanical Classification/Taxonomy

  • c Cultivar/Variety

  • d Photosynthesis/Respiration

  • e Transpiration

  • f Wilting

  • g Shade Plants/Sun Plants

  • h Vegetative Reproduction

  • i Determinate/Indeterminate

  • j Day length/Photoperiodism

  • k Growth Period

  • l Tuber

  • m Rogue Plants

  • n Volunteer Plants

  • F The Seed vi TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • a Germination

  • b Seed Rate

  • c Hybrids

  • d Composite Varieties

  • e Inoculation/Nitrogen Fixation

  • f Seed Treatment (Dressing)

  • g Vernalisation

  • G Crops

  • a Cropping Calendar

  • b Break Crops

  • c Catch Crops

  • d Climbing Crops

  • e Companion Crops

  • f Cover Crops

  • g Pioneer Crops

  • h Smother Crops

  • i Shade Crops

  • H Farming Systems

  • a Rotation

  • b Mixed Cropping

  • c Alley Cropping

  • d Green Manure

  • e Mulch

  • f Silage

  • g Hay

  • h Land Area Measurement

  • I The Harvest

  • a Maturity

  • b Yield

  • c Haulm

  • J Insects

  • K Diseases

  • L Weeds

  • M Tools

  • N Irrigation

  • O Storage

  • SECTION

  • Barley OF THE MAIN FOOD CROPS

  • Buckwheat

  • Maize



  • Oats

  • Rice

  • Rye

  • Sorghum

  • Teff

  • Wheat



  • Chickpea

  • Cowpea

  • Field pea

  • Groundnut



  • Lentil

  • Lima Bean

  • Mung Bean

  • Pigeon Pea

  • Soybean



  • Castor

  • Linseed

  • Niger Seed

  • Sesame

  • Sunflower

  • A Cereals vii

  • B Legumes Millets

  • TABLE OF CONTENTS



  • Irish Potato

  • Sweet Potato

  • Taro

  • Yam

  • Cabbage

  • Carrot

  • Cucurbits

  • Okra

  • Onion



  • Tomato

  • Avocado

  • Banana

  • Citrus

  • Guava

  • Mango



  • Watermelon

  • Amaranth

  • Bambara Groundnut

  • Buffalo Gourd

  • Leucaena

  • Lupin

  • Tepary Bean



  • E Vegetables viii

  • F Fruits D Root Crops



  • TABLE OF CONTENTS

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