Agronomy of Tropical Crops (Electronic book text)

Section I: Field Crops Cereals1. Rice (Oryza spp.) 2. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 3. Maize (Zea mays L.) 4. Sorghum Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench.] 5. Pearl millet Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.] Pulses6. Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] 7. Bambara groundnut Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.] Oilseeds8. Soybean Glycine max (L.) Merr.]9. Groundnut (Arachis hypogeae L.) 10. Beniseed (Sesamum indicum L.) Root and Tuber Crops11. Sweet potato Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam] 12. Yam (Dioscorea spp.) 13. Cassava (Manihot utilissima Pohl.) 14. Cocoyam Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott.] Vegetable Crops15. Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) 16. Carrot (Daucus carota L.) 17. Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) 18. Egg plant (Solanum melongena L.) 19. Okra Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] 20. Onion (Allium cepa L.) Spices21. Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) 22. Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Fibre Crops23. KenafCHibiscus canabinus L.) Miscellaneous24. Sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum L.) Agronomy of Tropical CropsSection II: Plantation Crops Fruit Crops25. Mango (Mangifera indica L.) 26. Banana (Musa spp.) 27. Guava (Psidiumguajava L.) 28. Orange (Citrus spp.) 29. Pineapple Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.] 30. Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Beverage Crops31. Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) 32. Coffee (Coffea arabica L.)33. Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) 34. Kola Cola nitada; C. acuminata (Vent.) Schott & Endl.] Miscellaneous35. Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis J acq.) 36. Rubber Hevea brasiliensis (Wild. ex Juss) Mull.] Glossary of Soil and Crop Science terms Conversion factors from SI units to non-SI units Subject index