
Yield Formation in the Main Field Crops
- 1st Edition, Volume 13 - February 1, 1988
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Authors: V. Cerný, L. Hruška, J. Petr
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 6 6 0 9 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 9 9 5 0 - 6
This book gives a detailed overview of production processes and yield formation in field crops and permanent grasslands. Yield formation is discussed by the authors as a dynamic… Read more

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Request a sales quoteThis book gives a detailed overview of production processes and yield formation in field crops and permanent grasslands. Yield formation is discussed by the authors as a dynamic process, involving many factors at each stage. Knowledge of the optimum levels of individual yield components makes it possible to control this dynamic process. It is intended that this approach will help to point out gaps in the understanding of the production processes and indicate the direction for further research on this subject.The authors report on various aspects which are involved in yield formation, such as uptake of nutrients, root growth, water use, photosynthesis, transport, distribution and accumulation of photosynthates, etc. A separate chapter discusses the production process as seen from a genetic standpoint. It includes an analysis of phenotype and genotype with respect to production potential, also the heredity, variability of yield potential and new cultivation methods are mentioned. The main part of the book deals with the theory and practice of yield formation in cereals, maize, legumes, sugarbeet, potatoes, clovers and perennial grass stands.
Field Cultures as Ecological Systems. Genetics of the Production Potential of Plants and its Possible Improvement by Breeding. Yield Formation in Cereals. Yield Formation in Maize. The Yield Formation of Pulses. Yield Formation in Crops of the Clover Family. Yield Formation in Grasslands. Yield Formation in Potatoes. Yield Formation in Sugar Beet. References. Subject Index.
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 13
- Published: February 1, 1988
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780444566096
- eBook ISBN: 9780444599506
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