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Advances in Soil Science
R.R. Allen
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Description for Advances in Soil Science
Paperback. Series: Advances in Soil Science. Num Pages: 373 pages, 70 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 591.
From the beginning of agriculture until about 1950, increased food production came almost entirely from expanding the cropland base. Since 1950, however, the yield per unit of land area for major crops has increased dramatically. Much of the increase in yields was because of increased inputs of energy. Between 1950 and 1985, the farm tractor fleet quadrupled, world irrigated area tripled, and use of fertilizer increased ninefold. Between 1950 and 1985, the total energy used in world agriculture increased 6. 9 times. Irrigation played a particularly important role in the rapid increase in food production between 1950 and 1985. The ... Read more
From the beginning of agriculture until about 1950, increased food production came almost entirely from expanding the cropland base. Since 1950, however, the yield per unit of land area for major crops has increased dramatically. Much of the increase in yields was because of increased inputs of energy. Between 1950 and 1985, the farm tractor fleet quadrupled, world irrigated area tripled, and use of fertilizer increased ninefold. Between 1950 and 1985, the total energy used in world agriculture increased 6. 9 times. Irrigation played a particularly important role in the rapid increase in food production between 1950 and 1985. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Soil Science
Number of Pages
373
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461389842
SKU
V9781461389842
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