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Tropical Agricultural Systems Books

Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics, 2nd edition

Author: Pedro Sanchez

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM501

Topics: soil properties, soil management, tropical environment, temperature, solar radiation, rainfall, tropical climates, vegetation, physiography, Anthropocene, biodiversity, climate change, demographics, Green Revolutions, Tropical Agroecosystems, land use, land-use change, Pedology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Laterite Paradigm, tropical soils, tropical soil research, Soil Taxonomy, soil classification systems, soil physical properties, soil temperature, soil structure, soil compaction, soil water, soil erosion, conservation, conservation agriculture, water, rainfed agriculture, irrigated agriculture, irrigation, mineralogy, clay minerals, mineralogy families, Anion Exchange Capacity, soil acidity capacity, Acid Soil Infertility, Liming, overliming, subsoil acidity, secondary acidity, soil biology, soil biodiversity, comminution, decomposition, nutrient elements transformation, soil structure regulation, organic carbon, carbon pools, carbon fractions, animal manures, composts, biochars, organic farming, soil fertility, nutrient cycling, nutrient uptake, determining fertilizer needs, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen pools, atmospheric deposition, biological nitrogen fixation, mineral fertilizers, organic nitrogen mineralization, soil nitrogen fertilizer reactions, Phosphorus Cycle, Phosphorus, Total Soil Phosphorus, inorganic Phosphorus, Phosphorus sorption, Phosphorus release, plant Phosphorus requirements, Phosphorus fertilization, sulfur cycle, sulfur sorption, Sulphur fertilization, Forest–Soil Nutrient Cycles, land clearing, Mechanized Land Clearing, Crop Yield Declines, Field Abandonment, Secondary Forest Fallows, puddling, flooding, rice cultivation systems, Nutrient Management, Yield Stagnation, Nitrogen Sequestration, Livestock-Based Tropical Systems, tropical pastures, Tropical Livestock Management Systems, pastoralism, Smallholder Mixed Crop–Livestock Systems, Extensive Pasture-Based Beef Production, Pasture Degradation, Crop–Pasture Integration, Tropical Tree-Based Systems, Plantation Forestry, Plantation Forestry Species, Agroforestry, Agroforestry Tree Species, Agroforestry Systems, Simultaneous Agroforestry, Sequential Agroforestry, tree crops

Agricultural Extension Education

Author: AA Ladele

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AEM701

Topics: Agricultural Extension Education, agricultural Extension Terminology, Participatory agricultural Extension, agricultural Extension Process, agricultural Extension Methods, agricultural extension aids, agricultural campaign

Agricultural Finances and Marketing

Author: Oyebanji, JA Afolabi

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AEM450

Topics: Agricultural Finances, Marketing, Credit Utilisation, Credit Instruments, repayment, Credit Agencies, Farm Record Keeping, Farm Accounting, Financial Statement preparation, budgeting, financial control, marketing, marketing function, Agricultural Supply Pattern Analysis, Agricultural demand, Supply Pattern Analysis, Agricultural Demand Pattern Analysis, Agricultural Supply Analysis, agricultural marketing

Agricultural Extension Administration and Supervision

Author: Awolumate Samuel

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AEM711

Topics: Agricultural Extension Administration, Agricultural Extension Supervision, agricultural Extension Programmes Planning, Agricultural Administration, Agricultural Extension staff supervision, Organisational Structure, Agricultural Extension Organisation theories, Staff Performance Appraisals, staff promotion

Agricultural Business Management

Author: Emem Bassey Inyang

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AEM509

Topics: Agricultural Business Management, agribusiness, agribusiness management, Farm Management Decision, Agricultural Business Organization, Agribusiness Enterprise Selection Guide, Nigerian Agricultural Development Policies, Nigerian Agricultural Development Programmes, taxation, Agricultural Processing, marketing, Marketing strategy, Organizational management, Organizational leadership

Handbook on Decision Support Systems 1

Author: Frada Burstein, Clyde Holsapple

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Administration, Social and Management science

Course Code: MBA853

Topics: Decision Support Systems, Information Systems, Decision-Making Process, decisions, knowledge, Decision Making, Sensemaking, Data Quality, Decision Makers, Decision Support, Knowledge Management, Integrated Document Management, Online Analytical Processing, Spreadsheet-Based Decision Support Systems, Multi-Criteria Decision Support, Web-Based Decision Support, MULTIPARTICIPANT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, Group Decision Support Systems, Organizational Decision Support Systems, Negotiation Support, E-negotiation Systems, INTELLIGENT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Mining, Data Fusion, Enhanced Decision Support, Adaptive Decision Support Systems, COMPUTER-BASED DECISION SUPPORT, Decision Support Systems Failure

Agricultural Finance

Author: James Olukosi

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AEA302

Topics: Agricultural Finance, farm accounts, Agricultural Credit Banks, acquiring capital, interest rates, planning, Net worth Statement, budgeting, income statement, cash flow, compounding, discounting, capital budgeting, Agricultural Loan Delinquency, Subsidising Agricultural Credit

Management of Agricultural Extension Personnel

Author: LA Akingbile

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ARD312

Topics: Agricultural Extension Personnel Management, Agricultural Extension Training, Agricultural Extension Supervision, Departmentalisation, Agricultural Extension Policy, human resources management

Introduction to General Agriculture 2

Author: AD Adeleye

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Administration, Social and Management science

Course Code: COP112, COP116

Topics: Agricultural Cooperatives, Agricultural Development Policy, Agricultural Development Planning, Agricultural Development Programmes, Integrated Rural Development, Agricultural Credit, Agriculture Credit Cooperatives, Agricultural Credit, Agricultural Marketing, Marketing Institution, Co-operative Marketing Organisations, Food Processing Cooperatives, Agriculture Products, Agricultural Produce, Storage, Pasture, Forage, Cash Crops, Cocoa, Oil Palm, Fertilizer, Manure, Livestock Farming, Poultry, Livestock Farming, Cattle Production, Livestock Farming

Agricultural marketing and Cooperatives

Author: PB Imoudu

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AEM716

Topics: Agricultural marketing, agricultural Cooperatives, agricultural Marketing Sub-Systems, laws of demand, laws of supply, breakeven analysis, pricing, pricing decisions, Commodity Marketing, Cooperative Enterprises, Marketing functions, Pricing strategy, Lifetime pricing, Grain Marketing, Livestock marketing, meat marketing, Poultry marketing, eggs marketing, fresh milk marketing

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