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Tropical Agroecosystems 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

Tropical Pathology: Amoebiasis

Author: Halima Aliyu

School: Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Department: Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health science

Course Code: PATHOLOGY

Topics: Tropical Pathology, Amoebiasis, Asymptomatic infection, Intestinal amoebiasis, amoebic colitis, Acute fulminant, necrotizing colitis, Ameboma, Liver abscess, Cutaneous amoebiasis, Amoebic colitis, Amoebic liver abscess, Amebic meningoencephalitis

Tropical Fish Tales from Entebbe

Author: Doreen Baingana

School: University of Ibadan

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: ENG211

Topics: Tropical Fish

Epidemiology of tropical diseases

Author: HA Ameen

School: University of Ilorin

Department: Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health science

Course Code: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH500

Topics: dengue, Lymphatic Filariasis, schistosomiasis, tuberculosis, malaria, tropical disease research

Tropical disease research

Author: HA Ameen

School: University of Ilorin

Department: Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health science

Course Code: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH500

Topics: Tropical disease research, Human African Trypanosomiasis, Animal trypanosomiasis, Dengue, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Bilhaziasis, Malaria, Chagas disease, South American Trypanosomiasis, Trypanosoma cruzi

Current issues in the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Author: HA Ameen

School: University of Ilorin

Department: Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health science

Course Code: S2

Topics: Neglected Tropical Diseases, Buruli ulcer, Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative, Cholera, Dracunculiasis, Lymphatic filariasis, elephantiasis, Onchocerciasis, River blindness, Schistosomiasis, Leprosy

District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries,Part 1, Second Edition

Author: Monica Cheesbrough

School: Edo University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: AEB319

Topics: District Laboratory, microbial hazards, chemical hazards, reagent hazards, fire safety, emergency first aid, microscope, centrifuges, Equipping district laboratories, Parasitological tests, Clinical chemistry tests

District Laboratory Practice in Tropical Countries,part 2

Author: Monica Cheesbrough

School: Edo University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: AEB319

Topics: Microbiological tests, Haematological tests, Blood transfusion tests, culturing blood, semen examination, bacterial pathogens, fungal pathogens, Viral pathogens, blood collection, hemoglobin measurement, counting white cells, counting platelets, blood films, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Reticulocyte count, Methaemoglobin reduction test, blood donation, blood storage, blood grouping, compatibility testing

Introduction to Tropical Parasitology

Author: Ozemoka Habibat Joy

School: Edo University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: AEB319

Topics: Parasitology, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism, phoresis, parasite, parasitic infection, parasitic protozoans, Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba coli, flagellate parasites, trypanosoma crucei, Leishmania parasite, intestinal flagellates

Ecology of World Vegetation

Author: OW Archibold

School: Edo University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: AEB213

Topics: vegetation, tropical forests, climate, soils, floristic diversity, floral biology, flower development, pollination, fruit, seed production, microclimate, seeding patterns, forest productivity, tropical savannas, arid regions, Mediterranean ecosystems, temperate forest ecosystems, temperate grasslands, coniferous forests, terrestrial wetlands, freshwater ecosystems, coastal ecosystems, coral reefs, coastal vegetation

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