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The solar corridor crop system : implementation and impacts /

The Solar Corridor Crop System: Implementation and Impacts presents a case-study format on the planning and implementation of alternative cropping systems designed to maximize incident sunlight and bio-support of all crops in a rotation system. The book describes the basic component of the system, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Deichman, C. LeRoy (Editor), Kremer, R. J. (Robert J.) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Academic Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Crops > Growth > Case studies.
Solar energy > Case studies.
Cultures > Croissance > Études de cas.
Énergie solaire > Études de cas.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
Crops > Growth
Solar energy
Electronic books.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Photosynthesis in the solar corridor system
  • Variety selection for the solar corridor crop system (SCCS)
  • Maize water use and yield in the solar corridor system : a simulation study
  • Soil health benefits of the solar corridor crop system
  • Putting it all together
  • The economic and social conditions of the solar corridor cropping system
  • The solar corridor crop system : a pivotal production system for African smallholder farmers
  • Vision.