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Exploring careers in dietetics and nutrition.
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2. SS S3 (3N) (SOY? OR OAT? OR WHEAT? OR RYE)
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4. SS S10(N)OPTION??
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ALTERNATIVE CROPS
1 NAL Call. No.: 275.29 W27P
1992 alternative crop rotation enterprise budgets, Eastern
Whitman County, Washington.
Painter, K.; Granatstein, D.; Miller, B.
Pullman, Wash. : The Service; 1992 Sep.
Extension bulletin - Washington State University, Cooperative
Extension Service (1725): 75 p.; 1992 Sep. In subseries: Farm
Business Management Reports. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Washington; Crop enterprises; Rotations; Farming
systems; Farm budgeting; Farm size; Prices; Production costs;
Crops; Yields; Tillage; Farm inputs
2 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
Advances in new crops proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, October 23-26, 1988. Janick,
Jules,_1931-; Simon, James E.
National Symposium NEW CROPS: Research, Development, Economics
1st : 1988 : Indianapolis, Ind.
Portland, Or. : Timber Press,; 1990.
xxii, 560 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Language: English
Descriptors: New crops; Congresses
3 NAL Call. No.: S651.A37
Agriculture and fertilizers fertilizers in perspective, their
role in feeding the world, environmental challenges, are there
alternatives?. Bockman, Oluf C.
Norsk hydro, Agricultural Group
Oslo, Norway : Agricultural Group, Norsk Hydro,; 1990.
245 p. : col. ill., map ; 24 cm. "A report from Norsk Hydro"-
-Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and
index.
Language: English
Descriptors: Fertilizers; Crops; Food supply; Fertilizers;
Alternative agriculture
4 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65A46 1992
Alternative crop and alternative crop production research a
progress report.. Alternative crops and crop production
North Dakota State University, United States, Cooperative
State Research Service
Fargo, N.D.? : North Dakota State University,; 1992.
95 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Cover title. Running title:
Alternative crops and crop production. Agricultural research
sponsored in-part by a grant from the USDA Cooperative States
Research Service. February 1992. Includes bibliographical
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alternative agriculture
5 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65A46 1990
Alternative crop and alternative crop production research a
progress report.. Alternative crops and crop production
North Dakota State University, United States, Cooperative
State Research Service
Fargo, N.D.? : North Dakota State University,; 1990.
40 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. Cover title. Running title:
Alternative crops and crop production. Agricultural research
sponsored in-part by a grant from the USDA Cooperative States
Research Service. January 1990. Includes bibliographical
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alternative agriculture
6 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68
Alternative crop prospects in western Nebraska.
Plett, S.; Nelson, L.A.; Clegg, M.D.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Apr.
Journal of production agriculture v. 4 (2): p. 162-166; 1991
Apr. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nebraska; Crop management; Grain crops; Rowcrops;
Field crops; Summer fallow; Rotations; No-tillage; Tillage;
Profits; Returns; Farm inputs; Variable costs; Fixed costs;
Total digestible nutrients; Nutrient content
7 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Alternative cropping: field trials at the Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences.
Nilsson, G.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and
sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth
international scientific conference of the International
Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. sweden; 1988.
Language: English
Descriptors: Rotations; Crop management; Organic farming;
Field tests; Soil analysis; Soil fertility; Soil structure;
Biological activity in soil; Plant analysis; Nutrient content;
Weeds; Disease prevalence; Crop yield; Crop production
8 NAL Call. No.: HD1.A3
Alternative cropping systems and intensive irrigation under
arid zone conditions.
Dinar, A.; Yaron, D.; Baruchin, A.
Essex : Elsevier Applied Science Publishers; 1992.
Agricultural systems v. 38 (3): p. 301-318; 1992. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Israel; Double cropping; Arid regions; Farm
management; Sprinkler irrigation; Trickle irrigation;
Irrigation systems; Costs; Gross margins; Land use; Farm
inputs; Mathematical models; Cropping systems
9 NAL Call. No.: 100 N813B
Alternative crops and crop production for North Dakota.
Gardner, J.C.; Schatz, B.G.
Fargo, N.D. : The Station; 1989 Mar.
North Dakota farm research - North Dakota, Agricultural
Experiment Station v. 46 (5): p. 3-5; 1989 Mar. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: North Dakota; Field crops; Crop production
10 NAL Call. No.: HD9014.C4A32 1987
Alternative Crops Conference 1987, Lethbridge, Alterta
proceedings.. Proceedings
Alberta, Alberta Agriculture
Alternative Crops Conference 1987 : Lethbridge, Alta.
Alberta : Alberta Agriculture,; 1987.
ii, 290 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Caption title. Includes
bibliographical references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crops; Alternative agriculture
11 NAL Call. No.: SB415.C625
Alternative crops for Christmas sale.
McAvoy, R.J.
Storrs, Conn. : The Service; 1991 Aug.
Connecticut greenhouse newsletter - University of Connecticut,
Cooperative Extension Service (163): p. 24-25; 1991 Aug.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pot plants; Holidays; Ornamental plants;
Marketing
12 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.S8R47 no.84-1
Alternative crops for ethanol fuel production agronomic,
processing, and economic considerations.
Dobbs, Thomas L.
Brookings, S.D. : Economics Dept., South Dakota State
University,; 1984. xi, 187 p. : maps ; 28 cm. (Research report
(South Dakota State University. Economics Dept.) ; 84-1.).
April 1984. Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-178).
Language: English
Descriptors: Energy crops; Energy crops industry; Alcohol fuel
industry
13 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.A65A47 1989
Alternative crops for Nebraska., [1st ed.].
Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service
Lincoln, Neb. : Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of
Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-
Lincoln, 1989-; 1989-9999. 1 v. (loose-leaf) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Cover title. 1989 edition. Includes bibliographical
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alternative agriculture; Plant varieties; New
crops
14 NAL Call. No.: aHD1401.A2U52
Alternative crops help farmers look to the future.
Glynn, P.
Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1991 Feb.
Farmline - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research
Service v. 12 (2): p. 12-15. ill; 1991 Feb.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Horticultural crops; Alternative farming
15 NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3
Alternative crops: January 1987-October 1991.
Schneider, D.
Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1991 Nov.
Quick bibliography series - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (92-08): 25 p.; 1991
Nov. Updates QB 90-25. Bibliography.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crops; Alternative farming; Diversification;
Production possibilities; Bibliographies
16 NAL Call. No.: SB187.U6A47 1990
Alternative field crops manual.
University of Wisconsin--Extension, Cooperative Extension
Service, University of Minnesota, Center for Alternative Crops
and Products, Minnesota Extension Service
Madison, WI? : University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative
Extension,; 1990.
1 v. (loose-leaf) ; 30 cm. Includes bibliographical
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Field crops; Alternative agriculture
17 NAL Call. No.: 1.90 C2OU8
Alternative garden crops for the 21st century.
Cathey, H.M.
Washington, D.C. : The Department; 1991 Mar.
Outlook - Proceedings, Agricultural Outlook Conference, U.S.
Department of Agriculture (67th): p. 448-456; 1991 Mar. Paper
presented at "Agriculture in a world of change," November
27-29, 1990, Washington, DC.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Landscape gardening; Plant development;
Usda; Arboreta; Federal programs
18 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
Asian pears.
Beutel, J.A.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 304-308; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Pears; New products; Hybrids;
Rootstocks; Cultural methods; Crop production; Agronomic
characteristics; Cultivars; Crop yield; Postharvest treatment;
Production economics
19 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
Asian vegetables.
Yamaguchi, M.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 387-390; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Asia; Zizania caduciflora; Nelumbo nucifera;
Ipomoea aquatica; Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis;
Cryptotaenia japonica; Raphanus sativus; Vegetables; New
products; Agronomic characteristics; Food quality
20 NAL Call. No.: Z5354.P3A542 1990
Bibliography of cultivated amaranths insects and diseases,
1924 to 1989 : 132 citations with abstracts.. Insects and
diseases
Mallory, Ellen
Rodale Research Center, New Crops Dept
Kutztown, PA : The Center,; 1990.
40 p. ; 28 cm. Cover title: Insects and diseases.
RRC/NC-90/15.
Language: English
Descriptors: Amaranthus; Insect pests
21 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.M8A34
Botany, bees, institutions, and new crops: the case of canola
and industrial rapeseed.
Bevins, R.J.
Columbia, Mo. : Cooperative Extension Service, University of
Missouri; 1992 Sep.
Economic & policy information for Missouri agriculture -
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-
Columbia v. 35 (5): 4 p.; 1992 Sep.
Language: English
Descriptors: Missouri; Rapeseed; Rape; Erucic acid; Cross
pollination; Apidae
22 NAL Call. No.: A00061
California farmers try new crops.
Shaffer, R.
Boston, Mass. : Christian Science Pub. Society; 1990 Jul13.
The Christian Science monitor v. 82 (171): p. 8; 1990 Jul13.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Crop enterprises; Diversification;
Asparagus officinalis; Fruit crops; Mangoes; Imports; Demand;
Food safety
23 NAL Call. No.: 100 IL64
Canola: an alternative crop for Illinois.
Nafziger, E.D.; Frank, R.W.
Urbana, Ill. : The Station; 1989.
Illinois research - Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
v. 31 (3/4): p. 10-11; 1989.
Language: English
Descriptors: Illinois; Brassica napus var. oleifera;
Cultivation
24 NAL Call. No.: A00061
Canola payoff on the horizon: Canadian oil-producing seed
could be a profitable alternative crop for United States
farmers.
Belsie, L.
Boston, Mass. : Christian Science Pub. Society; 1990 Oct11.
The Christian Science monitor v. 82 (221): p. 12; 1990 Oct11.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Canada; Brassica napus var. oleifera;
Rapeseed oil; Unsaturated fats; Erucic acid; Usda; Product
development; Plastics; Crambe abyssinica
25 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.I6P82
Canola--an alternative crop in Indiana.
Christmas, E.P.
West Lafayette, Ind. : The Service; 1990 Jul.
AY - Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service (272): 4
p.; 1990 Jul. In subseries: Agronomy Guide.
Language: English
Descriptors: Indiana; Rape; Crop production
26 NAL Call. No.: S602.5.C47 1991
Cereal-legume cropping systems nine farm case studies in the
dryland Northern Plains, Canadian Prairies and Intermountain
Northwest.
Matheson, Nancy; Kirschenmann, Frederick
Helena, Mont. : Alternative Energy Resources Organization,;
1991. 75 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cropping systems; Legumes; Alternative
agriculture
27 NAL Call. No.: 421 J822
Chemical control of a carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae
(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), and various nitidulid beetles
(Coleoptera) on 'Deglet Noor' dates in California.
Warner, R.L.; Barnes, M.M.; Laird, E.F.
Lanham, Md. : Entomological Society of America; 1990 Dec.
Journal of economic entomology v. 83 (6): p. 2357-2361; 1990
Dec. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Phoenix dactylifera; Ectomyelois
ceratoniae; Chemical control; Carbaryl; Dusts; Malathion;
Naled
Abstract: Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller), a carob moth, is a
date pest that was recently introduced into the Coachella
Valley of California. Infestation of the current season's crop
of 'Deglet Noor' dates by this moth or by nitidulid beetles
does not occur in the khalal stage of development of date
fruits unless summer rains occur. Rain and accompanying high
relative humidity results in fruit cracks, fungus infection,
and susceptibility to insect infestation of khalal stage
dates. In summers without rain, significant nitidulid
populations fail to develop. In dry summers, E. ceratoniae
oviposits on fallen dates of the previous season that are
lodged in frond axils. They begin to oviposit on the new crop
when the rutab or ripening stage begins. The appearance of the
rutab stage is forecast by the development of a glossy finish
on khalal dates and is the time when the first insecticide
treatment should be applied. Commercial treatments are applied
exclusively by powerful dusting equipment that delivers a dust
stream through a hand-directed tube. Only insecticides of low
toxicity to the operator can be used. During three seasons,
trials were made of various application schedules of a
malathion (5%) dust. In a summer with rain-induced nitidulid
populations, four applications at 2-wk intervals adequately
controlled both beetles and moths. Treatment should begin just
ahead of the development of the rutab stage of fruit
development. In rainless summers, three treatments applied at
3-wk intervals successfully controlled E. ceratoniae. Early
initiation of the treatment schedule did not improve control.
28 NAL Call. No.: 94.69 N81
Chinkapin: potential new crop for the South.
Payne, J.A.; Johnson, G.P.; Miller, G.
Hamden, Conn. : The Association; 1991 Aug.
Annual report of the Northern Nut Growers Association (82nd):
p. 64-71; 1991 Aug. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Georgia; Castanea; Temperate tree nuts;
Geographical distribution; Biology; Nut crops
29 NAL Call. No.: 80 AC82
Commercial aspect of new crop development.
Mikkelsen, J.C.
Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science;
1987 Mar. Acta horticulturae (205): p. 49-55; 1987 Mar. Paper
presented at the "Symposium on the Development of New
Floricultural Crops," 22nd International Horticultural
Congress, August 11-20, 1986, Davis, California.
Language: English
Descriptors: Floriculture; Ornamental plants; Plant breeding;
Economic analysis; Production costs
30 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.D3I5 1988
Coupled expert system and simulation to assess alternative
crops in Indiana. Clarke, N.D.; Miles, G.E.; Barrett, J.R.;
Christmas, E.P.; Doster, D.H. Gainesville : Florida
Cooperative Extension Service, IFAS, Univ. of Florida,
[1988?]; 1988 Feb.
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computers
in Agricultural Extension Programs Fedro S. Zazueta, A.B.
(Del) Bottcher, eds. p. 253-258; 1988 Feb. Conference held
February 10-11, 1988 at the Grosvenor Resort Hotel, Disney
World Village, Lake Buenavista, Orlando, Florida. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Indiana; Crop production; Diversification; Expert
systems
31 NAL Call. No.: QH506.U34
Crop management systems and their effects on biological
control of insects. Stimac, J.L.
New York, N.Y. : Wiley-Liss, Inc; 1990.
UCLA symposia on molecular and cellular biology v. 112: p.
449-465; 1990. In the series analytic: New directions in
biological control: Alternatives for suppressing agricultural
pests and diseases / edited by R.R. Baker and P.E. Dunn.
Proceedings of a UCLA Colloquium, January 20-27, 1989, Frisco,
Colorado. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Plant pests; Insect pests; Insect control;
Biological control; Biological control agents; Crop
management; Computer simulation; Simulation models; Predators
of insect pests; Natural enemies; Mathematical models
Abstract: The primary objective of crop management systems is
to produce net profit, not merely to manage populations of
insects and other pest species through the use of biological
control tactics. Yet, biological control of insects and other
pest species can play an important role in pest management if
crop systems are engineered in ways which allow biological
agents to realize their potential without major interferences
from other control tactics (pesticides) and other crop
production practices (cultivation and irrigation). To achieve
this goal, crop system models which incorporate the effects of
biological control agents in the context of the crop
production system can be constructed and computer simulation
can be used to evaluate alternative crop production
strategies. Computer simulation offers a means to explore a
large number of combinations of biological control agents and
predict how they might perform in the crop system environment.
Also, simulation models may be used to evaluate the
characteristics that biological agents should have to be
successful in the crop system environment. Thus, the models
might be used to help identify the goals of genetic
engineering of biological control agents. The use of two
highly technological tools, computer simulation and genetic
engineering, could provide new and unique opportunities for
biological control experimentation and perhaps allow the
agricultural research community to move from classical
biocontrol into the new age of biological control. Some of the
challenges and obstacles we will face in attempting to
incorporate the effects of biocontrol agents into crop system
models are identified and discussed. A serious challenge will
be to gain a better understanding of how crop management
systems effect biological control of insects and other pests.
32 NAL Call. No.: SB319.2.N6G84
Crop marketing alternatives for the individual.
Kraenzel, D.G.
Las Cruces, NM : The Service; 1985 Jan.
Guide H - New Mexico State University, Cooperative Extension
Service (149): 2 p.; 1985 Jan.
Language: English
Descriptors: Fresh products; Marketing; Channels
33 NAL Call. No.: QA76.9.C65S95 1989
Crop simulation models and economic analysis.
Bryant, K.J.; Lacewell, R.D.
San Diego, CA : The Society; 1989.
Proceedings of the 1989 Summer Computer Simulation Conference
: July 24-27, 1989, the Stouffer Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas /
edited by Joe K. Clema ; conference sponsor, the Society for
Computer Simulation. p. 732-737; 1989. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sorghum bicolor; Gossypium hirsutum; Crop
production; Crop yield; Simulation models; Computer
simulation; Growth models; Returns; Profitability; Irrigation
Abstract: Crop growth simulation models are becoming
increasingly important in agricultural economic studies. These
models offer an opportunity to generate distributions of crop
yields which can be converted to farmer net returns. With
these distributions of yield and net returns, the economist
can do risk analysis where quadratic programming or stochastic
dominance techniques are applied. This provides a basis for
farm policy studies, farm management studies, and natural
resource use studies. A study by the authors that is in the
early stages will use the crop model EPIC to generate expected
yield data over time, by alternative crop rotations,
irrigation strategies, and tillage practices. A major
objective of the research is to apply the data generated under
alternative irrigation strategies so as to identify an
economically optimal decision rule for when and how much
irrigation water to apply for a single crop. Crop growth
simulation models have a place in economic studies anywhere
that large quantities of crop data are needed and are not
available.
34 NAL Call. No.: S69.R47
Crops and rotations: alternatives for Maine growers.
Orono, Maine : The Station; 1989 May.
Research for Maine and its people - Agricultural Experiment
Station, University of Maine v. 2 (4): 4 p.; 1989 May.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maine; Crop production; Rotations
35 NAL Call. No.: HD9000.1.J6
Cross-hedging as a pricing strategy for alternative crops: the
case of southeastern Canola.
Ames, G.C.W.; Shumaker, G.A.; Myneni, G.
Binghamton, N.Y. : Haworth Press; 1992.
Journal of international food & agribusiness marketing v. 4
(3): p. 25-43; 1992. In the special issue: Strategic
marketing in international agribusiness marketing / edited by
M. Diriker. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Southeastern states of U.S.A.; Rape; Rapeseed;
Futures trading; Imports; Trade agreements; Tariffs; Market
prices
36 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.D3I5 1990
A decision support system for alternative cropping systems.
Dobbins, C.L.; Preckel, P.V.; Doster, D.H.; Han, Y.; Horan, W.
Gainesville, FL : Florida Cooperative Extension Service,
University of Florida; 1990.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computers
in Agricultural Extension Programs / Fedro S. Zazueta, editor.
; January 31-February 1, 1990, Grosvenor Resort Hotel, Disney
World Village, Lake Buenavista, FL. p. 276-281; 1990.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Indiana; Cropping systems; Crop production;
Linear models; Support systems
37 NAL Call. No.: A00031
Designer plants: using genetic tools to create new crops.
Salm, P.
Palo Alto, Calif. : BioVenture View; 1991 Jul.
BioVenture view v. 6 (7/8): p. 16-17; 1991 Jul.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crops; Genetic engineering; Resistance; Nutrient
improvement; Transposable elements; Electroporation
38 NAL Call. No.: TP368.F662
Development of lupins as a new crop legume.
Gladstones, J.S.
North Sydney, Australia : Council of Australian Food
Technology Associations; 1990 Jun.
Food Australia - official journal of CAFTA and AIFST v. 42
(6): p. 270-272; 1990 Jun.
Language: English
Descriptors: Australia; Lupins; New products; Product
development; Legumes; History; Food research; Plant breeding;
Food composition; Protein sources; Environmental factors;
World markets; Rotations; Genetic improvement
39 NAL Call. No.: SB106.B56P55 1989
Development of new crops using recombinant DNA technology.
Eede, G. van den; Montagu, M. van
Ede, Netherlands : CTA, 1989? :.; 1989.
Plant biotechnologies for developing countries : proceedings
of an international symposium organized jointly by the
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation and
the FAO and held in Luxembourg, 26-30 June 1989. p. 77-83;
1989. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Developing countries; Plant breeding; Recombinant
DNA
40 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1053
Diversifying your farm operation produced under the direction
of Roger Williams ; director/editor, Richard Geier.. Economic
options for Wisconsin farm families
Williams, Roger T.
University of Wisconsin--Madison, Health and Human Issues
Madison, Wis. : Health and Human Issues, University of
Wisconsin-Madison,; 1989.
1 videocassette (16:13 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in + 1 study
guide. (Signs of change ; part 2). VHS format. Title on
study guide: Economic options for Wisconsin farm families.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crops; Agriculture; Alternative agriculture
Abstract: This video examines ways of diversifying the farm
operation and how and where to find help in doing so. Examples
shown are a cut-flower operation on a tobacco farm, an organic
farming or sustainable agriculture operation, and growing
specialty foods for farmers' markets.
41 NAL Call. No.: 100 L93 (3)
Double-cropping rice following rice as an alternative to
ratoon cropping. Bollich, P.K.; Leonards, W.J. Jr; Rawls,
S.M.; Walker, D.M. Crowley, La. : The Station; 1988.
Annual progress report - Louisiana Agricultural Experiment
Station (80th): p. 130-134; 1988.
Language: English
Descriptors: Louisiana; Oryza sativa; Cropping systems
42 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
Dry pea and lentil as new crops in Saskatchewan: a case study.
Slinkard, A.E.; Bhatty, R.S.; Drew, B.N.; Morrall, R.A.A.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 164-168; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Saskatchewan; Pisum sativum; Lens culinaris; Crop
production; Regional development; Production possibilities;
Cultivars
43 NAL Call. No.: 382 P56
The ecological functions of the phytochrome family. clues to a
transgenic programme of crop improvement.
Smith, H.
Augusta, GA : American Society for Photobiology; 1992 Nov.
Photochemistry and photobiology v. 56 (5): p. 815-822; 1992
Nov. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Phytochrome; Transgenics; Crops; Genetic
engineering
Abstract: Phytochrome-mediated proximity perception and
induction of shade avoidance responses provide clues towards a
novel genetic engineering approach for the improvement of crop
plants. In this Commentary Article, I argue that the
elimination, or disablement, of proximity perception and the
associated shade avoidance syndrome by transgenic manipulation
of phytochrome genes should provide a strategy for the
creation of new crop plants in which a greater proportion of
assimilates is incorporated into harvestable material. Such a
programme would enable increases in agricultural productivity
without a requirement for the increased application of
agrochemicals. Some potential approaches towards realizing
these goals are proposed.
44 NAL Call. No.: 281.8 C16
Economic comparison of alternative tillage systems under risk.
Weersink, A.; Walker, M.; Swanton, C.; Shaw, J.
Ottawa : Canadian Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
Society; 1992 Jul.
Canadian journal of agricultural economics; Revue Canadienne
d'economie rurale v. 40 (2): p. 199-217; 1992 Jul. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ontario; Maize; Soybeans; Cash crops; Tillage;
No-tillage; Chiselling; Production costs; Farm comparisons;
Risk; Ranking; Farm income; Farm size; Soil types; Stochastic
processes; Conservation tillage; Alternative farming; Ridging;
Crop yield; Zea mays; Glycine max
45 NAL Call. No.: HD1775.M8A34
Economic development via new crops/products from agriculture.
Breimyer, H.F.
Columbia, Mo. : Cooperative Extension Service, University of
Missouri; 1990 Nov.
Economic & policy information for Missouri agriculture -
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-
Columbia v. 33 (11): p. 1-3; 1990 Nov.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Missouri; Agricultural development; New
products
46 NAL Call. No.: 100 M693Sp no.422
Economic development via new crops/products from agriculture
report of seminar on agricultural marketing and policy,
College of Agriculture and Extension Division University of
Missouri, November 15-16 1990 Columbia, Missouri. University
of Missouri, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of
Missouri-Columbia, College of Agriculture
Seminar on Agricultural Marketing and Policy 1990 : University
of Missouri--Columbia.
Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri, College of
Agriculture,; 1990. 64 p. ; 28 cm. (Special report (University
of Missouri-Columbia. Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 422).
Report of Seminar College of Agriculture and Extension
Division, University of Missouri-Columbia, November 15-16,
1990.
Language: English
Descriptors: Agriculture and state; Farm produce; New crops
47 NAL Call. No.: 100 IL64
Economic incentives for alternative cropping systems.
Swanson, E.R.; Wax, L.M.
Urbana, Ill. : The Station; 1989.
Illinois research - Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
v. 31 (3/4): p. 6-8; 1989.
Language: English
Descriptors: Illinois; Cropping systems; Incentives
48 NAL Call. No.: HD2155.N4R87 no.13
Economic research into plant breeding and new crop varieties
report on a period of secondment to the International Maize
and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico, July 1988 to January
1990.
Brennan, John P.
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, NSW
Agriculture & Fisheries, Division of Rural and Resource
Economics
Sydney, NSW : NSW Agriculture and Fisheries,; 1990.
19 p. ; 30 cm. (Rural and resource economics report, no. 13).
August 1990. "Agdex 102/960"--Cover.
Language: English
Descriptors: Wheat; Plant-breeding
49 NAL Call. No.: 79.8 W41
The economics of alternative tillage systems, crop rotations,
and herbicide use on three representative East-Central Corn
Belt farms. Martin, M.A.; Schreiber, M.M.; Riepe, J.R.; Bahr,
J.R.
Champaign, Ill. : Weed Science Society of America; 1991 Apr.
Weed science v. 39 (2): p. 299-307; 1991 Apr. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Indiana; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays; Glycine
max; Cost benefit analysis; Conservation tillage;
Sustainability; Integrated pest management; Alternative
farming; Farm income; Farm inputs; Herbicides; Weed control;
Rotations; Farm size; No-tillage; Farm results; Crop yield;
Continuous cropping; Chiselling; Mathematical models; Linear
programming
Abstract: A linear programming model was used to determine
which crop rotations and weed management systems result in the
highest net farm income for each of three farm sizes (120,
240, and 480 hectares) under alternative tillage systems. Test
plot data for the years 1981 through 1988 from the Purdue
University Agronomy Farm, which has highly productive, well-
drained soils, were analyzed. Net incomes for no-till tillage
systems on all farms in the model were consistently and
significantly lower than incomes for moldboard and chisel plow
tillage systems due to slightly lower yields and substantially
higher herbicide costs. Generally, net farm incomes were
slightly higher with a moldboard plow versus chisel plow
tillage system. Also, as farm size increased, per hectare net
incomes increased. About 80% of the time under moldboard or
chisel plow tillage systems, the model chose as optimal the
lowest of three herbicide application rates. A corn/soybean
rotation was chosen as optimal on 56% of the farm area
analyzed, versus 25% for continuous corn and 13% for a
corn/soybean/wheat rotation.
50 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
The economics of new crops.
Paarlberg, D.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 2-6; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crops; Improvement; New products; Cost benefit
analysis; Product development; Problem analysis
51 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5
The effect of crop residue mulches on the yield and production
pattern of plantain (Musa AAB).
Obiefuna, J.C.
Oxon : A B Academic Publishers; 1991.
Biological agriculture and horticulture : an international
journal v. 8 (1): p. 71-80; 1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nigeria; Musa; Ultisols; Tropical rain forests;
Mulches; Crop residues; Wood chips; Sawdust; Rice husks;
Brewery byproducts; Surface treatment; Ratooning; Crop yield;
Productivity; Soil chemistry; Nutrient availability;
Biodegradation; Physicochemical properties; Tropical climate
52 NAL Call. No.: 80 AC82
Effects of supplementary lighting on the biological and
agronomic behaviour of snap bean, cucumber and summer squash
in cold greenhouse. Foti, S.; Mauromicale, G.; Cosentino, S.
Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science;
1991 May. Acta horticulturae (287): p. 51-58; 1991 May. Paper
presented at the "Second International Symposium on Protected
Cultivation of Vegetables in Mild Winter Climates," October
29-November 13, 1989, Crete, Greece. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sicily; Phaseolus vulgaris; Cucumis sativus;
Cucurbita pepo; Greenhouse culture; Supplementary light
Abstract: The current research aims to study the effects of
supplementary lighting on the biological and agronomic
behaviour of some alternative crops to solanacea. Different
species (Phaseolus vulgaris L. 'Provider', Cucurbita pepo L.
'Diamant' F1 and Cucumis sativus L. 'Sprint, F1) cultivated in
cold greenhouse (S. Croce Camerina - RG-36 degrees 48' N Lat 2
degrees 55' E Long) in winter spring season (sowing or
transplanting 23rd November 1984) were exposed to
supplementary lighting (two hours before dawn and two hours
after dark) using lamps producing about 3 W m -2 50 cm above
soil level and were compared to a control exposed to natural
light only. The effect of supplementary light resulted in
significant biological and productive differences in all the
three studied species. Compared to the control supplementary
lighting in all three species determined a reduction of the
length of the interval "sowing-opening of the first flower"
(snap bean and squash) and "transplanting-opening of the first
flower" (cucumber) of 15 days in snap bean (56 vs. 71 days) 9
days in squash (52 vs. 61) and cucumber (53.0 vs. 62.0). In
the same way, the supplementary light increased the yield by
67% in snap bean (t ha-1 13.2 vs.7.9), by 34% in cucumber (t
ha-1 54.2 vs. 40.3) and 14% in squash (t ha-1 87.2 vs. 76.2).
The highest yields determined by the supplementary light
appeared to depend more on the number of fruit/plant than on
unitary weight in snap bean and cucumber, and exclusively on
the number of fruits per plant in squash.
53 NAL Call. No.: HD101.S6
Evaluation of selected fresh vegetable terminal markets: a
stochastic dominance approach.
Hinson, R.; Huh, M.; Lee, J.G.
Experiment, Ga. : The Association; 1990 Dec.
Southern journal of agricultural economics - Southern
Agricultural Economics Association v. 22 (2): p. 39-48; 1990
Dec. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Georgia; Illinois; Texas; Louisiana; Missouri;
Broccoli; Capsicum; Cabbages; Cucumbers; Fresh products;
Market research; Market prices; Risk; Geographical
distribution; Cash crops; Stochastic processes; Econometric
models
Abstract: Vegetable production can offer a high-valued cash
crop alternative. While returns may be high, vegetables are
perceived to have more risk than conventional row crops. This
study used stochastic dominance analysis to evaluate terminal
market price risk for four vegetable crops across five market
locations. Results from the analysis identify differences in
efficient market selection depending on the form which price
risk follows. While vegetables as a whole are considered
risky, substantial differences in the type of terminal market
price variability existed between the commodities.
54 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
Fiber morphology and new crops.
Horn, R.A.; Setterholm, V.C.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 270-275. ill; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Wood; Fiber plants; Plant fibers; Wood pulp;
Fiber quality; Length; Indexes; Wood anatomy; Parenchyma;
Vessels; Tensile strength; Breaking strength
55 NAL Call. No.: 80 AC82
A financial management system for fruit holdings.
Goedegebure, J.
Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science;
1990 Jul. Acta horticulturae (276): p. 347-355; 1990 Jul.
Paper presented at the "Second International Symposium on
Computer Modelling in Fruit Research and Orchard Management,"
September 5-8, 1989, Logan, Utah. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Financial planning; Farm management; Liquidity;
Models
Abstract: On many horticultural holdings, especially holdings
growing outdoor crops, the liquidity position strongly varies
according to the season. Expenditures mostly start early in
the season and returns become available several months, or
sometimes even more than one year later. For instance on fruit
holdings expenditures for the new crop may start in January,
while the last part of the production may perhaps be marketed
in May or June of the next year. Besides expenditures and
returns directly related to the crop, growers also have to
deal with other expenditures for private purposes, for outside
capital and for new or additional investments. With regard to
receipts, other sources of income like returns on own capital,
family income, grants, etc. have to be taken into account
also. Because of all these different aspects, the liquidity
pattern of holdings can be very complex. Periods of high
liquidity surplus may be followed by periods where liquidity
resources become very low and additional outside capital is
needed. A good tuning of needs and resources is depending on
appropriate planning of the developments of the liquidity
position of the holding and regular checking of the actual
situation. Appropriate action should be taken in situations of
liquidity surpluses as well as shortages. The model presented
is aiming to provide the grower with a tool for planning his
medium-term liquidity position and confronting it regularly
with the actual results. Furthermore the comparison of
planning and realisation enables the grower to analyze the
causes of differences between planning and realisation and
enables him to adjust his planning to the actual developments
in an early stage. Optimizing the liquidity management will
also avoid losses because of too high liquidity resources and
lead to a better tuning of requirements and sources of outside
capital, thus improving the overall farming results.
56 NAL Call. No.: 1.98 AG84
For alternative crops--he's the Duke.
Kaplan, J.K.
Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1990 Sep.
Agricultural research - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service v. 38 (9): p. 18-20. ill; 1990
Sep.
Language: English
Descriptors: Medicinal plants; Hypericum perforatum; Plant
introduction; Germplasm; Genetic resources
57 NAL Call. No.: Z5074.F35F67 1990
Forage and grain for livestock, 1919-1988 134 citations with
abstracts. Mallory, Ellen
Rodale Research Center, New Crops Dept
Kutztown, Pa. : The Center,; 1990.
41 p. ; 28 cm. (Bibliography of cultivated amaranths).
Databases searched 1982 to 1988: AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICOLA, AGRIS
INTERNATIONAL, CAB, FOODS ALIBRA, FOOD SCI AND TECHNOLOGY ABS,
MAGAZINE, PTS-MARS, PTS-PROMPT, SCI-SEARCH.
Language: English
Descriptors: Feeds; Forage plants; Amaranthus
58 NAL Call. No.: 80 J825
Fruit development and postharvest physiology of Cucumis
metuliferus Mey., a new crop plant.
Mendlinger, S.; Benzioni, A.; Huyskens, S.; Ventura, M.
Ashford : Headley Brothers Ltd; 1992 Jul.
The Journal of horticultural science v. 67 (4): p. 489-493;
1992 Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cucumis metuliferus; Fruits; Ripening; Crop
growth stage; Growth; Plant development; Postharvest
physiology; Ethylene; Storage life; Harvesting date; Transport
59 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
Genetic enhancement and plant breeding.
Duvick, D.N.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 90-96; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crops; Plant breeding; Genetic improvement;
Terminology; Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
60 NAL Call. No.: SB123.P535
Genetics of new crop genus Limnanthes. I. Five morphological
marker loci in L. alba X L. gracilis Progenies.
Dole, J.A.; Jain, S.K.
Berlin, W. Ger. : Paul Parey; 1992 Oct.
Plant breeding; Zeitschrift fur Pflanzenzuchtung v. 109 (3):
p. 198-202; 1992 Oct. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Limnanthes; Interspecific hybridization; Genetic
markers; Genetic analysis; Dehiscence; Loci; Pigmentation;
Plant hairs; Segregation distortion; Mendelism
61 NAL Call. No.: 64.8 C883
Genotype X environment interaction effects on winter rapeseed
yield and oil content.
Shafii, B.; Mahler, K.A.; Price, W.J.; Auld, D.L.
Madison, Wis. : Crop Science Society of America; 1992 Jul.
Crop science v. 32 (4): p. 922-927; 1992 Jul. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Idaho; Brassica napus; Cultivars; Performance
appraisals; Environment; Diversity; Winter; Crops; Crop yield;
Variety trials; Seed production; Rapeseed oil; Composition;
Genotype environment interaction; Adaptability
Abstract: Since rapeseed (Brassica napus L. subsp. oleifera
(Metzg.) Sinsk. f. biennis) is a relatively new crop in the
USA, little is known about cultivar performance across diverse
environments. During the 1986-1987, 1987-1988 and 1988-1989
growing seasons, six cultivars of winter rapeseed were grown
at 12, 16, and 17 locations across the USA, respectively.
These genetically diverse cultivars were grown as controls in
the U.S. Winter Rapeseed Variety Trial. Average seed yields
across locations in these trials ranged from 0.727 to 6.287 Mg
ha-1 while oil contents in these trials ranged from 33.6 to
45.4%. Testing of winter rapeseed cultivars in different
environments is important in evaluating yield and oil content
stability to define performance and a range of adaptation. Our
objective was to diagnose the genotype X environment (GE)
interaction patterns for seed yield and oil content using the
Additive Main effects and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI)
statistical model. Results indicated a significant GE
interaction influenced the relative ranking of genotypes
(cultivars) across environments. 'Glacier' had small
interaction effects for both seed yield and oil content.
'Bienvenu' produced the highest average yield across 27
environments (2.487 Mg ha-1). 'Bridger' had the highest
percent oil content (40.9%), while Glacier and Bienvenu seemed
more stable across 25 environments. Examination of the GE
interaction structure revealed specific areas of the USA that
could consistently produce competitive yields of high quality
canola and industrial rapeseed if adapted cultivars were
grown.
62 NAL Call. No.: Z5356.A65G47 1990
Germplasm distribution, taxonomy, genetics, and breeding, 1848
to 1988 : 422 citations with abstracts.
Mallory, Ellen
Rodale Research Center, New Crops Dept
Kutztown, Pa. : The Center,; 1990.
97 p. ; 28 cm. (Bibliography of cultivated amaranths).
Databases searched 1982 to 1988: AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICOLA, AGRIS
INTERNATIONAL, CAB, FOODS ALIBRA, FOOD SCI AND TECHNOLOGY ABS,
MAGAZINE, PTS-MARS, PTS-PROMPT, SCI-SEARCH.
Language: English
Descriptors: Amaranthus
63 NAL Call. No.: Z5074.A65H57 1990
History and ethnobotany, 1904 to 1987 98 citations with
abstracts. Mallory, Ellen
Rodale Research Center, New Crops Dept
Kutztown, Pa. : The Center,; 1990.
23 p. ; 28 cm. (Bibliography of cultivated amaranths).
Databases searched 1982 to 1987: AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICOLA, AGRIS
INTERNATIONAL, CAB, FOODS ALIBRA, FOOD SCI AND TECHNOLOGY ABS,
MAGAZINE, PTS-MARS, PTS-PROMPT, SCI-SEARCH.". RRC/NC-90/18.
Language: English
Descriptors: Amaranthus
64 NAL Call. No.: 100 Ok4 (3) no.32
How new crop varieties developed at the Oklahoma Agricultural
Experiment Station reach growers.
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Stillwater, Okla. : Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station,;
1953. 8 p. ; 23 cm. (Miscellaneous publication (Oklahoma
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; no. 32.). Cover title.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Agricultural extension work; Plant varieties
65 NAL Call. No.: Z5776.C35H85 1990
Human nutrition and food applications of grain amaranth, 1915
to 1988 323 citations with abstracts.
Mallory, Ellen
Rodale Research Center, New Crops Dept
Kutztown, PA (RD 1, Box 323, Kutztown 19530) : New Crops
Dept., Rodale Research Center, Rodale Press,; 1990.
96 p. ; 29 cm. (Bibliography of cultivated amaranths).
RRC/NC-90/12. Databases searched 1982 to 1988: AGRIBUSINESS,
AGRICOLA, AGRIS INTERNATIONAL, CAB, FOODS ALIBRA, FOOD SCI AND
TECHNOLOGY ABS, MAGAZINE, PTS-MARS, PTS-PROMPT, SCI-SEARCH.
Language: English
Descriptors: Amaranthus; Cereals as food
66 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
The importance of biological nitrogen fixation to new crop
development. Grasshoff, P.M.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 113-119. ill; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Glycine max; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogen fixing
bacteria; Nodulation; Genes; Symbiosis; Genetic engineering;
Biotechnology
67 NAL Call. No.: 23 AU792
The influence of crossing strategy on the potential for
breeding new crop varieties.
Brennan, P.S.; Butler, D.G.
East Melbourne : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organization; 1992.
Australian journal of experimental agriculture v. 32 (1): p.
65-70; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Queensland; Triticum; Breeding programs; Crosses;
Crop yield; Genetic variance; Genotype environment
interaction; Varieties; Analysis of variance
68 NAL Call. No.: 99.8 F7623
Intercropping valuable hardwood tree species and agricultural
crops in southern Ontario.
Gordon, A.M.; Williams, P.A.
Ottawa : Canadian Institute of Forestry; 1991 Jun.
The Forestry chronicle v. 67 (3): p. 200-208; 1991 Jun. Paper
presented at the First Conference on Agroforestry in North
America, August 1989, Guelph, Ontario. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ontario; Forest trees; Hardwoods; Cash crops;
Intercropping; Agroforestry systems; Growth; Crop production;
Establishment; Row spacing; Site factors
Abstract: Intercropping of hardwood trees with cash crops is
an alternative to conventional agriculture and forestry
practices that gives flexibility in goals and a potential for
gradual changes in land use. Six intercropped plantings have
been established in southern Ontario to investigate aspects of
tree growth, crop production, and site relationships. This
paper reports preliminary results from this research.
Important considerations during establishment of an
intercropped plantation include: equipment size, cropping
methods, competition control and wildlife concerns. Plantings
and spraying equipment have primary influence over plantation
layout; and mice, groundhogs and deer can cause serious
problems in some situations.
69 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
International repercussions of new crops.
Hardin, L.S.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 47-51; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maize; Triticale; Wheat; Genetic improvement;
Cultivars; Technology transfer; Innovation adoption; Crop
quality
70 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
International System for Germplasm: new crop genetic resources
and the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources.
Perry, M.C.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 75-84; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crops; Germplasm; Gene banks; Genetic
improvement; Research projects; Research institutes;
International organizations
71 NAL Call. No.: SB123.3.D5
Introduction of chia and gum tragacanth, new crops for the
United States. Gentry, H.; Mittleman, M.; McCrohan, P.
Fort Collins, Colo. : Laboratory for Information Science in
Agriculture; 1992. Diversity v. 8 (1): p. 28-29; 1992.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; China; Hyptis suaveolens; Salvia; Plant
introduction; Diversity
72 NAL Call. No.: 100 AR42R no.139
Investigations with new crops.
Davis, A. M.
Fayetteville, Ark. : Agricultural Experiment Station, Division
of Agriculture, University of Arkansas,; 1965.
12 p. ; 23 cm. (Report series (University of Arkansas
(Fayetteville campus). Agricultural Experiment Station) ;
139.). Cover title. Bibliography: p. 12.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Sesame; Flax; Safflower
73 NAL Call. No.: SB261.A5T5
Kenaf an alternative crop for Delaware.
Tilmon, Hames Don,; Taylor, Richard; Malone, G. Wayne
Newark, DE : Delaware Cooperative Extension, University of
Delaware : Delaware State College, [1990?]; 1990.
6, [3] p. ; 28 cm. Cover title.
Language: English
Descriptors: Kenaf
74 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
Latin American vegetables.
Lamberts, M.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 378-387; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Latin America; Caribbean; Vegetables; New
products; Exotics; Imports; Exports; Agricultural statistics;
Commodity markets; World markets
75 NAL Call. No.: Slide no.398
Lesser known and grown field crops D.H. Putnam ... [et al.]..
Alternative field crops manual
Putnam, Daniel H.,
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
St. Paul, MN : University of Minnesota, Minnesota Agricultural
Experiment Station? :; 1990.
240 slides : col. + 1 index (4 p.).. Supplement to:
Alternative field crops manual.
Language: English
Descriptors: Field crops
Abstract: Depicts vegetative and reproductive growth stages,
as well as some seed photos, of sixty-nine crops, organized
into grain, pulse, oilseed, forage, and miscellaneous
categories. Designed to serve as a resource for presentations
about lesser known and grown field crops.
76 NAL Call. No.: 100 Or3M no.877
Malheur County alternative crops and alternative marketing
research.. Malheur Experiment Station, Ontario, Oregon
Oregon State University, Agricultural Experiment Station,
Oregon State University, Malheur Agricultural Experiment
Station
Corvallis : Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State
University,; 1991. 107 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Special report
(Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station) ;
877.). At head of title: Malheur Experiment Station, Ontario,
Oregon. June 1991. Includes bibliographical references (p.
100-101).
Language: English
Descriptors: Agriculture
77 NAL Call. No.: 100 Or3M no.900
Malheur County alternative crops and marketing research.
Corvallis, Or. : Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State
University,; 1992.
48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Special report (Oregon State
University. Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 900.). June
1992.
Language: English
78 NAL Call. No.: 275.29 Id13Idc no.102
Malting barley a new crop in southeastern Idaho.
McKay, Hugh C.
Moscow, Idaho : Agricultural Extension Service, Agricultural
Experiment Station, College of Agriculture, University of
Idaho,; 1969. [3] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Idaho current
information series ; no. 102). Caption title.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Barley
79 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
Marketing new crops.
Babb, E.M.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 6-11; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crops; Improvement; New products; Commodity
markets; Supply balance; Consumer behavior; Marketing
channels; Market competition; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics;
Product development
80 NAL Call. No.: QL391.N4J62
Maximizing the potential of cropping systems for nematode
management. Noe, J.P.; Sasser, J.N.; Imbriani, J.L.
Lake Alfred, Fla. : Society of Nematologists; 1991 Jul.
Journal of nematology v. 23 (3): p. 353-361; 1991 Jul.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Gossypium hirsutum; Glycine max; Hoplolaimus
columbus; Nematode control; Rotation; Cropping systems;
Population density; Yield losses
Abstract: Quantitative techniques were used to analyze and
determine optimal potential profitability of 3-year rotations
of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum cv. Coker 315, and soybean,
Glycine max cv. Centennial, with increasing population
densities of Hoplolaimus columbus. Data collected from
naturally infested on-farm research plots were combined with
economic information to construct a microcomputer spreadsheet
analysis of the cropping system. Nonlinear mathematical
functions were fitted to field data to represent damage
functions and population dynamic curves. Maximum yield losses
due to H. columbus were estimated to be 20 on cotton and 42%
on soybean. Maximum at harvest population densities were
calculated to be 182/100 cm3 soil for cotton and 149/100 cm3
soil for soybean. Projected net incomes ranged from a
$17.74/ha net loss for the soybean-cotton-soybean sequence to
a net profit of $46.80/ha for the cotton-soybean-cotton
sequence. The relative profitability of various rotations
changed as nematode densities increased, indicating economic
thresholds for recommending alternative crop sequences. The
utility and power of quantitative optimization was
demonstrated for comparisons of rotations under different
economic assumptions and with other management alternatives.
81 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
Melofon: a new crop for concentrated yield of pickles.
Nerson, H.; Paris, H.S.; Edelstein, M.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 399-402. ill; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cucumis sativus; Cucumis melo; Interspecific
hybridization; Hybrids; Pickles; New products; Crop yield;
Mechanical harvesting; Crop quality
82 NAL Call. No.: TxCMS602.5.R48 1979
Memoria [Regional Meeting about Methods for the Development
of Technological Alternatives for Cropping Systems]..
Metodologia para el desarrollo de alternativas tecnologicas en
sistemas de cultivo
Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza,
Programa de Cultivos Anuales, Centro Nacional de Tecnologia
Agropecuaria
Reunion Regional sobre Metodologia para el Desarrollo de
Alternativas Tecnologicas en Sistemas de Cultivo 1979 : Cerro
Verde, El Salvador. Turrialba, Costa Rica : Centro Agronomico
Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza, Programa de Cultivos
Anuales : Centro Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria,; 1980.
iv, 341 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (Serie tecnica. Informe tecnico ;
no. 2). Cerro Verde, El Salvador, julio 24-27, 1979. Cover
title: Metodologia para el desarrollo de alternativas
tecnologicas en sistemas de cultivo. Includes bibliographies.
Language: Spanish; Spanish
Descriptors: Cropping systems; Agricultural innovations
83 NAL Call. No.: S530.J6
Mueller Farm: Lupin as an alternative crop for on-farm protein
production. Simmons, S.R.; Putnam, D.; Otterby, D.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992.
Journal of natural resources and life sciences education v. 21
(1): p. 9-14; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Minnesota; Lupinus albus; Dairy farming; Decision
making; Protein supplements; Dairy cattle; Crop management;
Dairy herds; Animal husbandry; Farm management; Case studies
84 NAL Call. No.: HD6073.A292G93 1991
Mujeres tradicionales y nuevos cultivos [Traditional women
and new crops]. Dary, Claudia
Guatemala, C.A. : FLACSO Guatemala,; 1991.
89 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p.
83-89).
Language: Spanish
Descriptors: Guatemala; Social conditions; Women agricultural
laborers; Agriculture
85 NAL Call. No.: TX341.F623
New crop varieties in a green revolution for Africa:
Implication for sustainability and equity.
Cleveland, D.A.
Philadelphia, Pa. : Gordon & Breach; 1991.
Food & nutrition in history & anthropology v. 9: p. 325-338;
1991. In the series analytic: The political economy of
African famine / edited by R.E. Downs, D.O. Kerner, and S.P.
Reyna. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Africa; Green revolution; Sustainability; Crops;
Varieties
86 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N48 1991
New crops agronomy and potential of alternative crop species.
Jessop, R. S.; Wright, R. L.
Melbourne : Inkata Press,; 1991.
vi, 186 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical
references and index.
Language: English
Descriptors: New crops; Field crops
87 NAL Call. No.: SB185.N48
New crops and minor oilseeds research needs for the Southern
Region. United States, Dept. of Agriculture, Joint Task Force
of the Southern Agricultural Experiment Station and the United
States Dept. of Agriculture S.l. : s.n., 1975?; 1975.
iv, 94 p. ; 28 cm.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Field crops; Oilseeds
88 NAL Call. No.: aHD1401.A2U52
New crops, and old, offer alternative opportunities.
Buckley, K.C.; Dicks, M.R.; Van Dyne, D.L.
Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1990-1991.
Farmline - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research
Service v. 12 (1): p. 12-16. ill; 1990-1991. First in a two-
part series.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Oilseeds; Jojoba; Lesquerella; Kenaf;
Parthenium argentatum; Soybeans; Industrial crops;
Agricultural development
89 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.N6N62
New crops for North Carolina.
Davis, J.M.; Ferguson, J.M.
Raleigh, N.C. : The Service; 1992 Aug.
AG - North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, North
Carolina State University (462): 4 p.; 1992 Aug.
Language: English
Descriptors: North Carolina; Field crops; Horticultural crops;
Cultivars
90 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
New crops for space bases.
Walkinshaw, C.H.; Galliano, S.G.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 532-535. ill; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Space science; Crop production; Environmental
factors; Atmospheric pressure; Magnetic field; Greenhouses
91 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
New crops from Brazil.
Arkcoll, D.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 367-371; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Brazil; Tropical fruits; New products; Production
possibilities; Agronomic characteristics
92 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
New crops in the U.S. National Germplasm System.
Shands, H.L.; White, G.A.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 70-75. maps; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Amaranthus; Crambe; Parthenium;
Limnanthes; Stokesia; Vernonia; Hibiscus; Germplasm releases;
Genetic improvement; New products
93 NAL Call. No.: SB187.U6N48
New crops memo.
North Carolina State University, Dept. of Crop Science
Raleigh : N.C. : North Carolina State University, Dept. of
Crop Science, 1987-; 1987-9999.
v. : ill. ; 28 cm. Title from caption.
Language: English
Descriptors: Field crops
94 NAL Call. No.: 1 Ag84Y 1992
New crops, new uses, new markets industrial and commercial
products from U.S. agriculture.. Industrial and commercial
products from U.S. agriculture United States, Dept. of
Agriculture, Office of Publishing and Visual Communication
Washington, DC : Office of Publishing and Visual
Communication, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture : For sale by the
Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., [1992?]; 1992; A 1.10:992.
xviii, 302 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (Yearbook of agriculture ;
1992). Shipping list no.; 92-0710-P. Includes index.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Plant biotechnology; Crops
95 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
New crops research and development: a federal perspective.
Princen, L.H.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 17-20; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Industrial crops; Genetic improvement;
New products; Germplasm; Research institutes; Federal
government; Breeding programs; Technology transfer; Usda;
Product development
96 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
New crops research and development: a state perspective.
Walters, L. Jr
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 14-16; 1988.
Language: English
Descriptors: Minnesota; Crops; Improvement; New products;
University research; Research projects; Research institutes;
Product development
97 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
New crops research and development: an industry perspective.
Sampson, R.L.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 21-24; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Industrial crops; Improvement; New
products; Research; Product development; Private sector;
Public sector
98 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
New crops survey.
Duke, J.A.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 54-57; 1988.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Crops; New products; Product development;
Surveys; Scientists; Agricultural research
99 NAL Call. No.: SB320.7.M3V43
Pansies and sweet williams as an alternative crop. I.
Selecting and germinating seeds.
Gouin, F.
College Park, Md. : Cooperative Extension Service; 1992.
Vegetable views newsletter. p. 8-11; 1992.
Language: English
Descriptors: Viola tRicolor; Dianthus barbatus; Cultivars;
Winter hardiness; Planting; Pot culture; Disease control;
Irrigation; Seed sources; Seedlings
100 NAL Call. No.: SB320.7.M3V43
Pansies and sweet williams as an alternative crop. II.
Transplanting, growing and overwintering.
Gouin, F.
College Park, Md. : Cooperative Extension Service; 1990.
Vegetable views newsletter v. 1 (2): p. 3-5; 1990.
Language: English
Descriptors: Viola tRicolor; Dianthus barbatus; Site
preparation; Pot culture; Transplanting; Plastic film;
Overwintering
101 NAL Call. No.: 10 J822
Performance of conventional and alternative cropping systems
in cryoboreal subhumid central Alberta.
Izaurralde, R.C.; Juma, N.G.; McGill, W.B.; Chanasyk, D.S.;
Pawluk, S.; Dudas, M.J.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press; 1993 Feb.
The Journal of agricultural science v. 120 (pt.1): p. 33-41;
1993 Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alberta; Festuca; Hordeum vulgare; Pisum sativum;
Vicia faba; Cropping systems; Nitrogen fertilizers; Phosphorus
fertilizers; Soil properties; Crop weed competition; Crop
yield; Seeds
102 NAL Call. No.: SB950.A2B74
Pests and diseases of some new and potential alternative
arable crops for the United Kingdom.
Rawlinson, C.J.; Dover, P.A.
Surrey : British Crop Protection Council; 1986.
Brighton Crop Protection Conference-Pests and Diseases v. 2:
p. 721-732; 1986. Paper presented at the British Crop
Protection Conference, Pests and Diseases, November 17-20,
1986, Brighton, England. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Uk; Linum usitatissimum; Oenothera biennis;
Borago officinalis; Lupinus; Helianthus annuus; Zea mays;
Phaseolus vulgaris; Plant diseases; Insect pests; Plant
protection
103 NAL Call. No.: SB123.A3 1986
Plant domestication by induced mutation proceedings of an
Advisory Group Meeting on the Possible Use of Mutation
Breeding for Rapid Domestication of New Crop Plants.
Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and
Agriculture Advisory Group Meeting on the Possible Use of
Mutation Breeding for Rapid Domestication of New Crop Plants
1986 : Vienna, Austria.
Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency,; 1989.
199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (Panel proceedings series).
"STI/PUB/793."--T.p. verso. Bibliography: p. 187-195.
Language: English
Descriptors: Plant mutation breeding; Plant breeding
104 NAL Call. No.: QL461.E532
Potato leafhopper (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) populations on
soybean relay intercropped into winter wheat.
Hammond, R.B.; Jeffers, D.L.
Lanham, Md. : Entomological Society of America; 1990 Dec.
Environmental entomology v. 19 (6): p. 1810-1819; 1990 Dec.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ohio; Triticum aestivum; Glycine max; Empoasca
fabae; Population dynamics; Intercropping
Abstract: Relay intercropping soybean, Glycine max (L.)
Merr., into winter wheat, Triticum aestivum L., is an
alternative to double cropping soybean following winter wheat
in the more northern latitudes of the United States. Because
increased crop diversity affects arthropod populations, a
study was conducted to determine if a wheat-soybean cropping
system might have an effect on the potato leafhopper, Empoasca
fabae (Harris), a pest of soybean. Two soybean isolines
differing in their pubescence (pubescent and glabrous) were
grown in monoculture and a relay intercropped system during
1987 and 1989. Potato leafhoppers were sampled with a D-Vac
sampling apparatus throughout the summer. In these years,
leafhopper populations were extremely high, and potato
leafhopper damage was severe on glabrous soybean grown in
monoculture; whereas numbers of leafhoppers were moderate and
damage was absent on pubescent soybean in monoculture. Potato
leafhoppers were virtually nonexistent before wheat harvest on
the pubescent and glabrous soybean that were relay
intercropped; no damage to either isoline was evident.
Following wheat harvest and removal of wheat straw, potato
leafhoppers entered those plots, causing damage to the
glabrous soybean. During the time period when wheat was
present, both soybean isolines were protected from feeding by
potato leafhopper. The ramifications for potato leafhopper
control on soybean and other crops is discussed when a
companion grass crop is grown.
105 NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3
Potential new crop: crambe January 1970-December 1990.
Rafats, J.
Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1991 Feb.
Quick bibliography series - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (91-45): 24 p.; 1991
Feb. Updates QB 88-12. Bibliography.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crambe; Bibliographies
106 NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3
Potential new crop: guayule January 1979-December 1990.
Rafats, J.
Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1991 Feb.
Quick bibliography series - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (91-44): 34 p.; 1991
Feb. Updates QB 88-57. Bibliography.
Language: English
Descriptors: Parthenium argentatum; Bibliographies
107 NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3
Potential new crop: kenaf, commercical fiber & pulp source
January 1979-June 1992.
Rafats, J.
Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1992 Jul.
Quick bibliography series - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (92-54): 45 p.; 1992
Jul. Updates QB 90-33. Bibliography.
Language: English
Descriptors: Hibiscus cannabinus; Kenaf; Fiber; Production
possibilities; Bibliographies
108 NAL Call. No.: S397.7.S6
Production opportunities and availability of new crops.
Jermyn, W.A.
Christchurch, N.Z. : The Society; 1991.
Special publication - Agronomy Society of New Zealand (7): p.
61; 1991. In the series analytic: Grain legumes: national
symposium and workshop / edited by G.D. Hill and G.P. Savage.
Meeting held December 11-12, 1989, Lincoln, N.Z.
Language: English
Descriptors: Legumes; Crop production; Workshops (programs)
109 NAL Call. No.: SB123.3.D5
Profile: The International Centre for Underutilised Crops.
Haq, N.
Fort Collins, Colo. : Laboratory for Information Science in
Agriculture; 1991. Diversity v. 7 (4): p. 16-17; 1991.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cropping systems; Alternative farming; Market
gardens; Technology transfer
110 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68
Profit, cost, and soil erosion implications of dryland crop
production systems: Texas High Plains.
Bryant, K.J.; Masud, S.M.; Lacewell, R.D.; Keeling, J.W.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Jul.
Journal of production agriculture v. 5 (3): p. 307-312; 1992
Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Texas; Triticum aestivum; Gossypium hirsutum;
Sorghum bicolor; Dry farming; Alternative farming; Simulation
models; Crop yield; Erosion; Soil; Losses from soil systems;
Production costs; Returns; Profitability; Energy consumption
111 NAL Call. No.: 280.8 J822
Providing crop disaster assistance through a modified
deficiency payment program.
Miranda, M.J.; Glauber, J.W.
Ames, Iowa : American Agricultural Economics Association; 1991
Nov. American journal of agricultural economics v. 73 (4): p.
1233-1243; 1991 Nov. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Maize; Crop insurance; Federal programs;
Agricultural regions; Simulation models; Target prices;
Returns; Public expenditure; Federal government; Program
participants
Abstract: Federal income support programs provide producers
with only a limited degree of income protection in the event
of a widespread crop failure. As an alternative to
supplemental disaster assistance, we propose a modification of
the deficiency payments program in which a producer's payment
would be based on the difference between a target revenue and
the average revenue in the producer's region. A regional
target revenue program would provide improved individual
income protection without promoting moral hazard and would
limit regional revenue shortfalls, thereby eliminating the
demand for supplemental disaster assistance and reducing
government costs.
112 NAL Call. No.: SB320.7.M3V43
Pussy willows as an alternative crop.
Gouin, F.R.
College Park, Md. : Cooperative Extension Service; 1990 Dec.
Vegetable views newsletter v. 1 (3): p. 5-7; 1990 Dec.
Language: English
Descriptors: Horticultural crops; Weed control; Cultivars;
Pruning; Fertilizers; Harvesting; Drying; Fasciation;
Marketing
113 NAL Call. No.: 100 K13S (1)
Rapeseed and Crambe: alternative crops with potential
industrial uses. Erickson, D.B.; Bassin, P.
Manhattan, Kan. : The Station; 1990 Jul.
Bulletin - Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station (656): 36 p.
ill; 1990 Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Brassica campestris; Brassica napus;
Crambe abyssinica; Market research; Erucic acid; Plant oils;
Chemical composition; Cultivation; Varieties; Production
costs; Seeds; Processing; Technology; Crambe meal; Rapeseed
oilmeal; Feeds; Animal feeding
114 NAL Call. No.: HD1401.S73 no.91-11
Reduction of yield and income risk under alternative crop
insurance and disaster assistance plans.
Carriker, Gordon L.
Manhattan, Kan. : Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Kansas
State University,; 1990.
21 p. : 28 cm. (Staff papers / Department of Agriculture
Economics, Kansas State University ; no. 91-11). August 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 16).
Language: English
115 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Relations of grazing to wheat smut and tillering.
Finnell, H.H.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1929 Mar.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 21 (3): p.
367-374; 1929 Mar.
Language: English
Descriptors: Oklahoma; Triticum aestivum; Crop production;
Grazing effects; Tillering; Plant pathogenic fungi; Seed
treatment; Crop yield; Plant density
Abstract: 1. Standard treatments of formaldehyde and copper
carbonate controlled stinking smut of hard red winter wheat
under conditions that produced in untreated plats 13.28% of
smutted plants and 10.81% of smutted heads. 2. Stands of wheat
secured from seed treatments were represented by the following
average numbers of plants per plat: Untreated, 80.9;
formaldehyde treated, 40.9; copper carbonate treated, 108.2.
3. Tillering was encouraged by the very thin stands but did
not vary significantly above moderately thick stands in this
experiment. The correlation of thickness of stand to tillering
was--0.47 +/- .05. 4. Excessive seedbed moisture did not
influence tillering in either sound or diseased plants. 5.
Grazing in the early spring growth stage, April 1, did not
change the number of heads formed per sound plant but
decreased the number formed by smutted plants. 6. Grazing the
vegetative growth just prior to shooting of the culms, April
26, markedly decreased the number of heads formed per sound
plant. The original crop of shoots was undisturbed but failed
to develop the full number. Maturity was not delayed. 7.
Grazing after the shoots were 1 to 3 inches high, May 3,
required the development of a partially new crop of shoots,
delayed maturity five days, and resulted in an increase of
tillering over the previous grazing date, but the heads per
plant remained below the normal number. 8. Grazing after the
shoots were 4 to 5 inches high, May 9, required the
development of a full new crop of shoots, delayed maturity
nine days, and gave a further increase in heads formed per
plant, bringing the number up to that of the unpastured
plants. 9. Diseased plants did not respond to the cutting back
but showed a steady decline in number of heads formed with
later grazing. 10. The percentage of plants infected with
stinking smut and producing heads was not affected by early
grazing but was slightly reduced by late grazing. 11. The
percentage of smutted heads was consistently decreas
116 NAL Call. No.: 80 AC82
Research and development on new crops in the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Roh, M.S.; Lawson, R.H.
Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science;
1987 Mar. Acta horticulturae (205): p. 39-48; 1987 Mar. Paper
presented at the "Symposium on the Development of New
Floricultural Crops," 22nd International Horticultural
Congress, August 11-20, 1986, Davis, California.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Floriculture; Ornamental plants; Crop
production; Research projects; Government research; Usda;
Eustoma grandiflorum
117 NAL Call. No.: SB319.2.N6G84
Statice, a new crop for northern New Mexico.
Widmoyer, F.B.; Matta, F.B.; Herrera, E.
Las Cruces, NM : The Service; 1981 Jun.
Guide H - New Mexico State University, Cooperative Extension
Service (417): 2 p.; 1981 Jun.
Language: English
Descriptors: New Mexico; Limonium sinuatum; Cultivars;
Transplanting; Fertilizers; Irrigation; Weed control;
Harvesting
118 NAL Call. No.: SB160.N38 1988
Strategic planning for new-crop development.
Jolliff, G.D.
Portland, Or. Timber Press; 1988.
Advances in new crops : proceedings of the First National
Symposium NEW CROPS, Research, Development, Economics,
Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct 23-26, 1988 edited by Jules Janick,
J.E. Simon. p. 29-40; 1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crops; Improvement; New products; Forest
products; Product development; Technology transfer; Research
support
119 NAL Call. No.: SB160.S7
Strategies for alternative crop development case histories : a
national symposium planned for the Crop Science Society of
America, conducted at their annual meeting in Anaheim,
California, November 29, 1988. Hardman, L. L.; Waters, L.
Crop Science Society of America, Center for Alternative Plant
and Animal Products
St. Paul, Minn.? : University of Minnesota, Educational
Development System?, 1990?; 1990.
iii, 72 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crops
120 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1986
Suitability of winter wheat varieties for ecological
agriculture. Stoeppler, H.; Koelsch, E.; Vogtmann, H.
Santa Cruz, CA : Agroecology Program, University of
California; 1988. Global perspectives on agroecology and
sustainable agricultural systems : proceedings of the sixth
international scientific conference of the International
Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. p. 407-412d;
1988. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: German federal republic; Triticum aestivum; Plant
breeding; Selective breeding; Genetic variation; Performance
testing; Farming systems; Alternative farming; Sustainability;
Crop yield; Roots; Growth; Length; Yield increases; Varietal
resistance; Genetic resistance
121 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1331
Sustainable agriculture produced by Nebraska Educational TV
Network, Educational Services Unit.
Nebraska Educational Television Network, Educational Services
Unit Lincoln, Neb.? : The Unit,; 1989.
1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1
script/readings booklet. Financed by LISA Grant No. LI-88-19.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sustainable agriculture; Cropping systems;
Alternative agriculture
Abstract: Discusses alternative crops, tillage styles and
systems, pest management, and soil fertility in terms of
improving farms while preserving the environment.
122 NAL Call. No.: 421 J822
Tarnished plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae): effect on seed
weight of grain amaranth.
Olson, D.L.; Wilson, R.L.
Lanham, Md. : Entomological Society of America; 1990 Dec.
Journal of economic entomology v. 83 (6): p. 2443-2447; 1990
Dec. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Amaranthus cruentus; Crop damage; Lygus
lineolaris; Population density; Seed weight
Abstract: Grain amaranth, Amaranthus cruentus L., is a
potential, alternative crop for midwestern farmers. The
tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois),
is a potentially serious pest of amaranth, feeding on grain
amaranth and causing developing seed to shrivel and discolor.
Field tests were conducted during 1987 and 1988, at Ames,
Iowa, to determine the effect of L. lineolaris on amaranth
seed weight. The treatments included artificially (by hand)
infesting heads with selected numbers of tarnished plant bugs
and determining the effect of tarnished plant bug density, the
effect of a naturally occurring tarnished plant bug
population, and the effect of tarnished plant bug feeding
duration. In 1987, when 50 tarnished plant bugs were caged on
developing heads for 8 wk, seed weight decreased by 82%. When
10 bugs were caged on developing heads, there was no
significant decrease in seed weight. In 1988, when 12 bugs
were caged on developing heads for 8 wk, seed weight decreased
by 80%. In 1987, when tarnished plant bugs were caged on
developing heads for 2, 4, 6, or 8 wk, seed weight
significantly decreased by 39.5% between the second and fourth
week of feeding. In 1988, tarnished plant bugs feeding on the
developing heads for 5 wk reduced seed weight by 57.6%. During
1987, naturally occurring tarnished plant bugs feeding
continuously on the terminal heads significantly reduced seed
weight by 28.2% between the third and fifth week of feeding.
123 NAL Call. No.: SB610.W39
Tolerance of Chinese milkvetch (Astragalus sinicus) to
herbicides. Cai, Z.L.; Brauen, S.E.; Gealy, D.R.; Johnston,
W.J.; Lumpkin, T.A. Champaign, Ill. : The Society; 1992 Jan.
Weed technology : a journal of the Weed Science Society of
America v. 6 (1): p. 104-107; 1992 Jan. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: China; Astragalus sinicus; Green manures;
Screening; Weed control; Chemical control; Herbicides;
Selectivity; Crop damage; Phytotoxicity
124 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43
Understory cover crops in pecan orchards: possible management
systems. Bugg, R.L.; Sarrantonio, M.; Dutcher, J.D.; Phatak,
S.C.
Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1991.
American journal of alternative agriculture v. 6 (2): p.
50-62; 1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Georgia; Carya illinoensis; Orchards; Legumes;
Grasses; Cover crops; Green manures; Alternative farming;
Sustainability; Crop management; Cultivation; Soil organic
matter; Nitrogen; Soil fertility; Biological control;
Aphididae; Predators of insect pests; Habit; Seasonality
Abstract: Annual legumes and mixtures of annual legumes and
grasses can perform several functions as understory cover
crops in pecan orchards, such as providing nitrogen-rich
organic matter to improve soil fertility, or by sustaining
lady beetles and other arthropods that may aid the biological
control of pecan pests. Remaining questions concern selection
of appropriate plant materials; whether to use cover crops
singly or in mixtures; how to ensure reseeding as well as a
substantial N contribution; whether, when, and how to use
mowing and tillage; and fertilization options. Different
considerations apply when dealing with cool- vs. warm-season
cover crops. With minor adjustments, growers could adapt
present cultural practices to include cool-season cover crops.
These could be used throughout the orchard, by establishing
appropriate self-reseeding species and avoiding both excessive
mowing and indiscriminate placement of N-rich fertilizers.
Within alleys, alternating 2-m strips of cool-season cover
crops could be tilled in mid to late April or allowed to
mature. The tilled strips would supply N to pecan trees
immediately, whereas the adjoining untilled (remnant) strips
could be mowed after seed is mature, to ensure dispersal of
seed and reestablishment of cover crops over the entire alley.
Cool-season annual legumes that die or are killed in late
spring will probably furnish N and other nutrients at a
suitable time, particularly in orchards with sprinkler
irrigation. Warm-season cover crops, if desired, should be
restricted to alleys to reduce possible competition with
pecan. Alleys provide better illumination than do tree rows
during periods when pecan trees are in leaf and the tillage
mentioned above will encourage emergence of warm-season cover
crops. If these die or are killed in late summer or early
fall, timing of N release may not be optimal, in the absence
of adequate irrigation. Many options and tradeoffs need to be
explored before choosing a cover-crop system. At
125 NAL Call. No.: TP669.I57
U.S. efforts focus on variety of new crops.
Haumann, F.
Champaign, Ill. : American Oil Chemist's Society; 1991 Aug.
International news on fats, oils and related materials v. 2
(8): p. 685-690; 1991 Aug.
Language: English
Descriptors: Oilseed plants; Oil plants; Crop production;
Jojoba; Lesquerella; Limnanthes; Cuphea; Vernonia; Salvia;
Industrial crops
126 NAL Call. No.: Z5074.A65V44 1990
Vegetable amaranth and leaf protein concentrate, 1886 to 1988
297 citations with abstracts.
Mallory, Ellen
Rodale Research Center, New Crops Dept
Kutztown, Pa. : The Center,; 1990.
112 p. ; 28 cm. (Bibliography of cultivated amaranths).
Databases searched 1982 to 1988: AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICOLA, AGRIS
INTERNATIONAL, CAB, FOODS ALIBRA, FOOD SCI AND TECHNOLOGY ABS,
MAGAZINE, PTS-MARS, PTS-PROMPT, SCI-SEARCH.
Language: English
Descriptors: Amaranthus; Plant proteins
127 NAL Call. No.: 80 AC82
What is a new crop?.
Armitage, A.M.
Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science;
1987 Mar. Acta horticulturae (205): p. 1-2; 1987 Mar. Paper
presented at the "Symposium on the Development of New
Floricultural Crops," 22nd International Horticultural
Congress, August 11-20, 1986, Davis, California.
Language: English
Descriptors: Floriculture; Cut flowers; Crop production;
Ornamental plants
128 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.N7A4
Which new crop deserves adoption?.
Wright, M.J.
Middletown, N.Y. : Cornell Cooperative Ext.--Orange County
Agriculture Program, Education Center; 1992 Mar.
Agfocus : publication of Cornell Cooperative Extension--Orange
County. p. 16; 1992 Mar.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cropping systems; Crop production; Field crops;
Selection
129 NAL Call. No.: S451.N7A5
Which new crop deserves adoption?.
Wright, M.J.
Belmont, N.Y. : Cooperative Extension Association of Allegany
County; 1992 Feb21.
Allegany agriculture v. 17 (1): p. 5-6; 1992 Feb21.
Language: English
Descriptors: New York; Crops; Innovations; Dairy farms
130 NAL Call. No.: HD1401.S73 no.92-11
A Whole-farm risk analysis of double-cropping and alternative
crop rotations under farm commodity programs an application of
crop and market simulation models.
Crisostomo, Mario F.
Manhattan, Kan. : Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Kansas
State University,; 1992.
19 p. ; 30 cm. (Staff paper (Kansas State University. Dept. of
Agricultural Economics ; no. 92-11.). February 1992.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 14-16).
Language: English
131 NAL Call. No.: HD9000.1.J6
Wholesale market feasibility analysis for new crop
development: the case of potatoes in New Mexico.
Falk, C.L.; Gorman, W.D.; Paulk, M.R.
Binghamton, N.Y. : Haworth Press; 1992.
Journal of international food & agribusiness marketing v. 4
(1): p. 53-70; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: New Mexico; Potatoes; Packing; Storage;
Feasibility studies; Wholesale marketing; New products;
Product development; Market prices; Operating costs; Yields;
Returns; Multipliers; Simulation models; Case studies; Rural
development; Entrepreneurship
132 NAL Call. No.: 1.98 AG84
Wormwood: a new crop to combat malaria.
Gerriets, M.
Washington, D.C. : The Service; 1992 Jun.
Agricultural research - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Research Service v. 40 (6): p. 24-25; 1992 Jun.
Language: English
Descriptors: Mississippi; Artemisia annua; Qinghaosu; Crop
production; Herbicides; Weed control; Malaria
133 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Yield and quality of soybean forage as affected by cultivar
and management practices.
Hintz, R.W.; Albrecht, K.A.; Oplinger, E.S.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Sep.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 84 (5): p.
795-798; 1992 Sep. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Wyoming; Glycine max; Cultivars; Fodder crops;
Row spacing; Plant density; Harvesting; Maturity; Crop yield;
Crop quality; Developmental stages
Abstract: Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] has potential for
use as an alternative forage crop, however, little is known
about the effects of cultural practices on forage yield and
quality. A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of
cultivar, row spacing, plant density, and harvest maturity on
the yield and quality of soybean forage. The study was
conducted at the Univ. of Wisconsin Arlington Agricultural
Research Station, Arlington, WI on a Plano silt-loam soil
(fine-silty, mixed, mesic, Typic Argiudoll) in 1987 and 1989.
The cultivars Corsoy 79, Pella, and Williams 82 were grown at
20- and 76-cm row spacings at planting rates of 280 000 and
890 000 seeds ha-1 and were harvested at the R1, R3, R5, and
R7 stages of development. Harvest maturity had the greatest
effect on soybean forage yield and quality of the management
practices evaluated. The yield of soybean forage increased
from 2.4 Mg ha-1 when harvested at R1 to 7.4 Mg ha-1 when
harvested at R7, but quality declined between stages R1 and R5
then increased from R5 to R7 as pods developed and seeds
filled. Late maturing cultivars (Maturity Group III vs.
Maturity Group II) produced greater forage yields but lower
quality forage when harvested at the same stage of
development. The 20-cm row spacing produced 1.2 Mg ha-1 more
forage than the 76-cm row spacing, but crude protein
concentration was 8 g kg-1 less. The results of this
experiment indicate that soybean can produce forage similar in
quality to alfalfa and that management practices typically
used for grain production are suitable for forage production.
134 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Yield response of canola to nitrogen, phosphorus,
precipitation, and temperature.
Nuttall, W.F.; Moulin, A.P.; Townley-Smith, L.J.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Sep.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 84 (5): p.
765-768; 1992 Sep. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Saskatchewan; Brassica napus var. oleifera; Crop
yield; Responses; Nitrogen fertilizers; Phosphorus
fertilizers; Application rates; Environmental impact;
Temperature; Precipitation; Soil chemistry; Nitrogen content;
Phosphorus; Silty soils; Clay soils; Correlated traits
Abstract: Canola (Brassica napus L.) is a major crop in
western Canada, and been used extensively as an alternative
crop to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Yet, little information
is available on the response of this crop to N and P
fertilizers in relation to soil tests for these elements under
varying environmental conditions. Accordingly, this study was
conducted for a 16-yr period to determine the yield response
of canola to N and P fertilizers in relation to soil tests for
these elements in northeastern Saskatchewan on black Melfort
silty clay (Typic Cryoboroll) previously cropped to spring
wheat. Nitrogen fertilizer was applied at 45 and 134 kg N ha-1
in factorial combination with 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 kg P ha-1.
Extra treatments consisted of 10N-20P kg ha-1 and a control
with no fertilizer applied. Canola grain and straw response to
N and P fertilizer was significant, but the N by P interaction
was not significant. The interaction effects of Year by P and
Year by N were significant, indicating a wide range of
response to applied elements among years because of
temperature, precipitation and sod nutrient effects. Grain
yield was positively correlated to total precipitation and
negatively correlated to mean maximum daily temperature for
the months of July and August (R2 = 0.32). The highest grain
yield (2.46 t ha-1) was obtained in 1987 with P fertilizer
applied at 40 kg P ha-1 (averaged across N rates), 162 mm of
rainfall and an average maximum temperature of 21.2 degrees C.
The lowest yield (0.37 t ha-1) was obtained in 1989 with P
fertilizer applied at 20 kg P ha-1, 95 mm of rainfall and an
average maximum temperature of 25.1 degrees C. In conclusion,
soil tests for N and P accounted for much of the variation in
yield response to these elements (r2 = 0.58 and R2 = 0.46,
respectively) despite large yield differences among years
because of temperature and precipitation.
SUBJECT INDEX
Adaptability 61
Africa 85
Agricultural development 45, 88
Agricultural extension work 64
Agricultural innovations 82
Agricultural regions 111
Agricultural research 98
Agricultural statistics 74
Agriculture 40, 76, 84
Agriculture and state 46
Agroforestry systems 68
Agronomic characteristics 18, 19, 91
Alberta 101
Alcohol fuel industry 12
Alternative agriculture 3, 4, 5, 10, 13, 16, 26, 40, 121
Alternative farming 14, 15, 44, 49, 109, 110, 120, 124
Amaranthus 20, 57, 62, 63, 65, 92, 126
Amaranthus cruentus 122
Analysis of variance 67
Animal feeding 113
Animal husbandry 83
Aphididae 124
Apidae 21
Application rates 134
Arboreta 17
Arid regions 8
Artemisia annua 132
Asia 19
Asparagus officinalis 22
Astragalus sinicus 123
Atmospheric pressure 90
Australia 38
Barley 78
Bibliographies 15, 105, 106, 107
Biodegradation 51
Biological activity in soil 7
Biological control 31, 124
Biological control agents 31
Biology 28
Biotechnology 59, 66
Borago officinalis 102
Brassica campestris 113
Brassica napus 61, 113
Brassica napus var. oleifera 23, 24, 134
Brazil 91
Breaking strength 54
Breeding programs 67, 95
Brewery byproducts 51
Broccoli 53
Cabbages 53
California 18, 22, 27
Canada 24
Capsicum 53
Carbaryl 27
Caribbean 74
Carya illinoensis 124
Case studies 83, 131
Cash crops 44, 53, 68
Castanea 28
Cereals as food 65
Channels 32
Chemical composition 113
Chemical control 27, 123
China 71, 123
Chiselling 44, 49
Clay soils 134
Commodity markets 74, 79
Composition 61
Computer simulation 31, 33
Congresses 2
Conservation tillage 44, 49
Consumer behavior 79
Continuous cropping 49
Correlated traits 134
Cost benefit analysis 49, 50
Costs 8
Cover crops 124
Crambe 92, 105
Crambe abyssinica 24, 113
Crambe meal 113
Crop damage 122, 123
Crop enterprises 1, 22
Crop growth stage 58
Crop insurance 111
Crop management 6, 7, 31, 83, 124
Crop production 7, 9, 18, 25, 30, 33, 34, 36, 42, 68, 90,
108, 115, 116, 125, 127, 128, 132
Crop quality 69, 81, 133
Crop residues 51
Crop weed competition 101
Crop yield 7, 18, 33, 44, 49, 51, 61, 67, 81, 101, 110, 115,
120, 133, 134
Cropping systems 8, 26, 36, 41, 47, 80, 82, 101, 109, 121,
128
Crops 1, 3, 10, 15, 37, 40, 43, 50, 59, 61, 70, 79, 85, 94,
96, 98, 118, 119, 129
Cross pollination 21
Crosses 67
Cryptotaenia japonica 19
Cucumbers 53
Cucumis melo 81
Cucumis metuliferus 58
Cucumis sativus 52, 81
Cucurbita pepo 52
Cultivars 18, 42, 61, 69, 89, 99, 112, 117, 133
Cultivation 23, 113, 124
Cultural methods 18
Cuphea 125
Cut flowers 127
Dairy cattle 83
Dairy farming 83
Dairy farms 129
Dairy herds 83
Decision making 83
Dehiscence 60
Demand 22
Developing countries 39
Developmental stages 133
Dianthus barbatus 99, 100
Disease control 99
Disease prevalence 7
Diversification 15, 22, 30
Diversity 61, 71
Double cropping 8
Dry farming 110
Drying 112
Dusts 27
Econometric models 53
Economic analysis 29
Ectomyelois ceratoniae 27
Electroporation 37
Empoasca fabae 104
Energy consumption 110
Energy crops 12
Energy crops industry 12
Entrepreneurship 131
Environment 61
Environmental factors 38, 90
Environmental impact 134
Erosion 110
Erucic acid ‡21, 24, 113
Establishment 68
Ethylene 58
Eustoma grandiflorum 116
Exotics 74
Expert systems 30
Exports 74
Farm budgeting 1
Farm comparisons 44
Farm income 44, 49
Farm inputs 1, 6, 8, 49
Farm management 8, 55, 83
Farm produce 46
Farm results 49
Farm size 1, 44, 49
Farming systems 1, 120
Fasciation 112
Feasibility studies 131
Federal government 95, 111
Federal programs 17, 111
Feeds 57, 113
Fertilizers 3, 3, 112, 117
Festuca 101
Fiber 107
Fiber plants 54
Fiber quality 54
Field crops 6, 9, 16, 75, 86, 87, 89, 93, 128
Field tests 7
Financial planning 55
Fixed costs 6
Flax 72
Floriculture 29, 116, 127
Fodder crops 133
Food composition 38
Food quality 19
Food research 38
Food safety 22
Food supply 3
Forage plants 57
Forest products 118
Forest trees 68
Fresh products 32, 53
Fruit crops 22
Fruits 58
Futures trading 35
Gene banks 70
Genes 66
Genetic analysis 60
Genetic engineering 37, 43, 59, 66
Genetic improvement 38, 59, 69, 70, 92, 95
Genetic markers 60
Genetic resistance 120
Genetic resources 56
Genetic variance 67
Genetic variation 120
Genotype environment interaction 61, 67
Geographical distribution 28, 53
Georgia 28, 53, 124
German federal republic 120
Germplasm 56, 70, 95
Germplasm releases 92
Glycine max 44, 49, 66, 80, 104, 133
Gossypium hirsutum 33, 80, 110
Government research 116
Grain crops 6
Grasses 124
Grazing effects 115
Green manures 123, 124
Green revolution 85
Greenhouse culture 52
Greenhouses 90
Gross margins 8
Growth 58, 68, 120
Growth models 33
Guatemala 84
Habit 124
Hardwoods 68
Harvesting 112, 117, 133
Harvesting date 58
Helianthus annuus 102
Herbicides 49, 123, 132
Hibiscus 92
Hibiscus cannabinus 107
History 38
Holidays 11
Hoplolaimus columbus 80
Hordeum vulgare 101
Horticultural crops 14, 89, 112
Hybrids 18, 81
Hypericum perforatum 56
Hyptis suaveolens 71
Idaho 61
Illinois 23, 47, 53
Imports 22, 35, 74
Improvement 50, 79, 96, 97, 118
Incentives 47
Indexes 54
Indiana 25, 30, 36, 49
Industrial crops 88, 95, 97, 125
Innovation adoption 69
Innovations 129
Insect control 31
Insect pests 20, 31, 102
Integrated pest management 49
Intercropping 68, 104
International organizations 70
Interspecific hybridization 60, 81
Ipomoea aquatica 19
Irrigation 33, 99, 117
Irrigation systems 8
Israel 8
Jojoba 88, 125
Kenaf 73, 88, 107
Land use 8
Landscape gardening 17
Latin America 74
Legumes 26, 38, 108, 124
Length 54, 120
Lens culinaris 42
Lesquerella 88, 125
Limnanthes 60, 92, 125
Limonium sinuatum 117
Linear models 36
Linear programming 49
Linum usitatissimum 102
Liquidity 55
Loci 60
Losses from soil systems 110
Louisiana 41, 53
Lupins 38
Lupinus 102
Lupinus albus 83
Lygus lineolaris 122
Macroeconomics 79
Magnetic field 90
Maine 34
Maize 44, 69, 111
Malaria 132
Malathion 27
Mangoes 22
Market competition 79
Market gardens 109
Market prices 35, 53, 131
Market research 53, 113
Marketing 11, 32, 112
Marketing channels 79
Mathematical models 8, 31, 49
Maturity 133
Mechanical harvesting 81
Medicinal plants 56
Mendelism 60
Microeconomics 79
Minnesota 83, 96
Mississippi 132
Missouri 21, 45, 53
Models 55
Mulches 51
Multipliers 131
Musa 51
Naled 27
Natural enemies 31
Nebraska 6
Nelumbo nucifera 19
Nematode control 80
New crops 2, 13, 46, 86
New Mexico 117, 131
New products 18, 19, 38, 45, 50, 74, 79, 81, 91, 92, 95, 96,
97, 98, 118, 131
New York 129
Nigeria 51
Nitrogen 124
Nitrogen content 134
Nitrogen fertilizers 101, 134
Nitrogen fixation 66
Nitrogen fixing bacteria 66
No-tillage 6, 44, 49
Nodulation 66
North Carolina 89
North Dakota 9
Nut crops 28
Nutrient availability 51
Nutrient content 6, 7
Nutrient improvement 37
Oenothera biennis 102
Ohio 104
Oil plants 125
Oilseed plants 125
Oilseeds 87, 88
Oklahoma 115
Ontario 44, 68
Operating costs 131
Orchards 124
Organic farming 7
Ornamental plants 11, 29, 116, 127
Oryza sativa 41
Overwintering 100
Packing 131
Parenchyma 54
Parthenium 92
Parthenium argentatum 88, 106
Pears 18
Performance appraisals 61
Performance testing 120
Phaseolus vulgaris 52, 102
Phoenix dactylifera 27
Phosphorus 134
Phosphorus fertilizers 101, 134
Physicochemical properties 51
Phytochrome 43
Phytotoxicity 123
Pickles 81
Pigmentation 60
Pisum sativum 42, 101
Plant analysis 7
Plant biotechnology 94
Plant breeding 29, 38, 39, 59, 103, 120
Plant density 115, 133
Plant development 17, 58
Plant diseases 102
Plant fibers 54
Plant hairs 60
Plant introduction 56, 71
Plant mutation breeding 103
Plant oils 113
Plant pathogenic fungi 115
Plant pests 31
Plant protection 102
Plant proteins 126
Plant varieties 13, 64
Plant-breeding 48
Planting 99
Plastic film 100
Plastics 24
Population density 80, 122
Population dynamics 104
Postharvest physiology 58
Postharvest treatment 18
Pot culture 99, 100
Pot plants 11
Potatoes 131
Precipitation 134
Predators of insect pests 31, 124
Prices 1
Private sector 97
Problem analysis 50
Processing 113
Product development 24, 38, 50, 79, 95, 96, 97, 98, 118, 131
Production costs 1, 29, 44, 110, 113
Production economics 18
Production possibilities 15, 42, 91, 107
Productivity 51
Profitability 33, 110
Profits 6
Program participants 111
Protein sources 38
Protein supplements 83
Pruning 112
Public expenditure 111
Public sector 97
Qinghaosu 132
Queensland 67
Ranking 44
Rape 21, 25, 35
Rapeseed 21, 35
Rapeseed oil 24, 61
Rapeseed oilmeal 113
Raphanus sativus 19
Ratooning 51
Recombinant DNA 39
Regional development 42
Research 97
Research institutes 70, 95, 96
Research projects 70, 96, 116
Research support 118
Resistance 37
Responses O134
Returns 6, 33, 110, 111, 131
Rice husks 51
Ridging 44
Ripening 58
Risk 44, 53
Roots 120
Rootstocks 18
Rotation 80
Rotations 1, 6, 7, 34, 38, 49
Row spacing 68, 133
Rowcrops 6
Rural development 131
Safflower 72
Salvia 71, 125
Saskatchewan 42, 134
Sawdust 51
Scientists 98
Screening 123
Seasonality 124
Seed production 61
Seed sources 99
Seed treatment 115
Seed weight 122
Seedlings 99
Seeds 101, 113
Segregation distortion 60
Selection 128
Selective breeding 120
Selectivity o123
Sesame 72
Sicily 52
Silty soils 134
Simulation models 31, 33, 110, 111, 131
Site factors 68
Site preparation 100
Social conditions 84
Soil 110
Soil analysis 7
Soil chemistry 51, 134
Soil fertility 7, 124
Soil organic matter 124
Soil properties 101
Soil structure 7
Soil types 44
Sorghum bicolor 33, 110
Southeastern states of U.S.A. 35
Soybeans 44, 88
Space science 90
Sprinkler irrigation 8
Stochastic processes 44, 53
Stokesia 92
Storage 131
Storage life 58
Summer fallow 6
Supplementary light 52
Supply balance 79
Support systems 36
Surface treatment 51
Surveys 98
Sustainability 49, 85, 120, 124
Sustainable agriculture 121
Symbiosis 66
Target prices 111
Tariffs 35
Technology 113
Technology transfer 69, 95, 109, 118
Temperate tree nuts 28
Temperature 134
Tensile strength 54
Terminology 59
Texas 53, 110
Tillage 1, 6, 44
Tillering 115
Total digestible nutrients 6
Trade agreements 35
Transgenics 43
Transplanting 100, 117
Transport 58
Transposable elements 37
Trickle irrigation 8
Triticale 69
Triticum 67
Triticum aestivum 49, 104, 110, 115, 120
Tropical climate 51
Tropical fruits 91
Tropical rain forests 51
U.S.A. 14, 17, 24, 45, 71, 74, 88, 92, 95, 97, 98, 111, 113,
116
Uk 102
Ultisols 51
University research 96
Unsaturated fats 24
Usda 17, 24, 95, 116
Variable costs 6
Varietal resistance 120
Varieties 67, 85, 113
Variety trials 61
Vegetables 19, 74
Vernonia 92, 125
Vessels 54
Vicia faba 101
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis 19
Viola tRicolor 99, 100
Washington 1
Weed control 49, 112, 117, 123, 132
Weeds 7
Wheat 48, 69
Wholesale marketing 131
Winter 61
Winter hardiness 99
Women agricultural laborers 84
Wood 54
Wood anatomy 54
Wood chips 51
Wood pulp 54
Workshops (programs) 108
World markets 38, 74
Wyoming 133
Yield increases 120
Yield losses 80
Yields 1, 131
Zea mays 44, 49, 102
Zizania caduciflora 19
AUTHOR INDEX
Alberta, Alberta Agriculture 10
Albrecht, K.A. 133
Ames, G.C.W. 35
Arkcoll, D. 91
Armitage, A.M. 127
Auld, D.L. 61
Babb, E.M. 79
Bahr, J.R. 49
Barnes, M.M. 27
Barrett, J.R. 30
Baruchin, A. 8
Bassin, P. 113
Belsie, L. 24
Benzioni, A. 58
Beutel, J.A. 18
Bevins, R.J. 21
Bhatty, R.S. 42
Bockman, Oluf C. 3
Bollich, P.K. 41
Brauen, S.E. 123
Breimyer, H.F. 45
Brennan, John P. 48
Brennan, P.S. 67
Bryant, K.J. 33, 110
Buckley, K.C. 88
Bugg, R.L. 124
Butler, D.G. 67
Cai, Z.L. 123
Carriker, Gordon L. 114
Cathey, H.M. 17
Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza,
Programa de Cultivos Anuales, Centro Nacional de Tecnologia
Agropecuaria 82
Chanasyk, D.S. 101
Christmas, E.P. 25, 30
Clarke, N.D. 30
Clegg, M.D. 6
Cleveland, D.A. 85
Cosentino, S. 52
Crisostomo, Mario F. 130
Crop Science Society of America, Center for Alternative Plant
and Animal Products 119
Dary, Claudia 84
Davis, A. M. 72
Davis, J.M. 89
Dicks, M.R. 88
Dinar, A. 8
Dobbins, C.L. 36
Dobbs, Thomas L. 12
Dole, J.A. 60
Doster, D.H. 30, 36
Dover, P.A. 102
Drew, B.N. 42
Dudas, M.J. 101
Duke, J.A. 98
Dutcher, J.D. 124
Duvick, D.N. 59ƒ
Edelstein, M. 81
Eede, G. van den 39
Erickson, D.B. 113
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