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From enhancing the flavour of food to providing a substrate for fermentation, sugar is renowned worldwide for its importance as a commodity. For many centuries sugarcane has been cultivated and developed, and we now have a huge range of crop varieties.
From enhancing the flavour of food to providing a substrate for fermentation, sugar is renowned worldwide for its importance as a commodity. For many centuries sugarcane has been cultivated and developed, and we now have a huge range of crop varieties.
Based on Blackburn’s highly successful Sugarcane, originally published in 1984, this new edition has been fully revised and expanded by an international team of widely respected sugarcane specialists. Focussing on the agricultural aspects of the crop, this book follows a logical progression from the botany and breeding through to planning cultivation, control of weeds, pests and diseases, harvest management and payment for cane.
- An invaluable asset to those involved in planning or running sugar estates as well as small producers
- An easy-to-follow reference for students and agriculturalists alike
Comprehensive reference sections and further reading
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From enhancing the flavour of food to providing a substrate for fermentation, sugar is renowned worldwide for its importance as a commodity. For many centuries sugarcane has been cultivated and developed, and we now have a huge range of crop varieties.Based on Blackburn's highly successful Sugarcane, originally published in 1984, this new edition has been fully revised and expanded by an international team of widely respected sugarcane specialists. Focussing on the agricultural aspects of the crop, this book follows a logical progression from the botany and breeding through to planning cultivation, control of weeds, pests and diseases, harvest management and payment for cane.An invaluable asset to those involved in planning or running sugar estates as well as small producersAn easy-to-follow reference for students and agriculturalists alikeComprehensive reference sections and further reading.
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Worldwide, man is known for his 'sweet tooth'; however, it is not known whether this delight in sweet things is inherent or acquired. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Mount Edgecombe, Plant Improvement of Sugarcane, South America, Crop Science, Sugarcane Fig, West Indies, Field Crops Research, Uttar Pradesh, Puerto Rico, Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, Far East, New York, International Ltd, North America, Sugar Journal, Copersucar International Sugarcane Breeding Workshop, Focused Plant Improvement, Journal of Economic Entomology, Plant Disease, Thomas Telford, United States, Ametr Acetochlor, British Standards Institution New!
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Worldwide, man is known for his 'sweet tooth'; however, it is not known whether this delight in sweet things is inherent or acquired. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Mount Edgecombe, Plant Improvement of Sugarcane, South America, Crop Science, Sugarcane Fig, West Indies, Field Crops Research, Uttar Pradesh, Puerto Rico, Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, Far East, New York, International Ltd, North America, Sugar Journal, Copersucar International Sugarcane Breeding Workshop, Focused Plant Improvement, Journal of Economic Entomology, Plant Disease, Thomas Telford, United States, Ametr Acetochlor, British Standards Institution New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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- Sugarcane Improvement Through Breeding (Developments in Crop Science) by Don J. Heinz on page 47, page 48, and page 49
- The Sugar Cane by Arthur Chapman Barnes on page 19, and page 159
- Advanced project management by F. L Harrison on page 201
- Project Control of Engineering Contracts by M. O'C. Horgan on page 201
- Site Management for Engineers by Trevor Holroyd on page 201
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