Mauromicale, Giovanni <br/><br/>
Herbaceous Field Crops Cultivation 

 - Basel, Switzerland  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2021 
 - 1 electronic resource (424 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> Herbaceous field crops include several hundred plant species worldly widespread for different end-uses, from food to no-food applications. Among them are included cereals, grain legumes, sugar beet, potato, cotton, tobacco, sunflower, safflower, rape, flax, soybean, alfalfa, clover spp. and other fodder crops, but only 15–20 species play a relevant role for the worldly global economy. Nowadays, to meet the food demand of the ever-increasing world population in a scenario of decreased arable lands, the development of holistic agricultural management approaches to boost contemporaneously yield and quality of herbaceous field crops is essential. Accordingly, this book represents an up-to-date collection of the current understanding of the impact of several agricultural management factors (i.e., genetic selection, planting density and arrangement, fertilization, irrigation, weed control and harvest time) on the yield and qualitative performances of 11 field crops (wheat, cardoon, potato, clary sage, basil, sugarcane, canola, cotton, tomato, lettuce and hemp). On the whole, the topics covered in this book will ensure students and academic readers, such as plant physiologists, environmental scientists, biotechnologists, botanists, soil chemists and agronomists, to get the information about the recent research advances on the eco-sustainable management cultivation of herbaceous field crops, with a particular focus on varietal development, soil nutrient and water management, weed control, etc. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>books978-3-0365-2534-1 9783036525358 9783036525341 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-0365-2534-1  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Research & information: general<br/>Biology, life sciences<br/>Technology, engineering, agriculture
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>planting density fertilization the central composite design fiber yield analog optimization potato nitrogen fertilization environmental sustainability cost-effective nitrogen use efficiency tuber yield EONFR growth specific leaf nitrogen critical nitrogen uptake cotton dry matter yield root growth root physiology water productivity nitrogen productivity drip irrigation quota lint yield biomass leaf chlorophyll fluorescence leaf gas exchange leaf structure drought tolerance dry weight yield essential oil content leaf area index Ocimum basilicum potassium fertilizer biomass accumulation fiber quality organic farming system yield pH soluble solid content Bostwick viscosity phosphorus sensitivity phosphorus reproductive organ biomass nutrients accumulation plant density nitrogen fertilization rate photosynthesis rate SPAD readings nitrogen efficiency indices tuber nutritional composition cereal crops plant water extracts bioherbicides weed management allelopathy dual purpose canola nitrogen fertilizer oil content grazing sustainable agriculture integrated weed management yield losses preventive weed control mechanical weed control physical weed control biological weed control herbicides hybrids wheat weeds competition genetic gain genomic selection quantitative genetics sugarcane breeding pit plantation planting patterns ratoon crop sowing techniques sugarcane yield quality seasonal variation fatty acids free sugars chemical composition Cynara cardunculus L. cardoon organic acids clary sage essential oil aromatic plant species biometric and agronomic characteristics arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi organic farming calcareous soils crop physiology sustainability diatomaceous earth monosilicic acid Si application method soil water conditions wheat cultivar tocopherols lipidic fraction companion plants N-fertilization partial land equivalent ratio (PLER) weed control grain quality productivity n/a