Resource Pointer #87
July 11, 1996
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*Crop Production: Evolution, History and Technology,
1995.* C. Wayne Smith. Examines eight major grain, fiber
and oilseed crops produced in the U.S., including
barley, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, peanut, rice,
soybean and wheat. Describes evolution, domestication,
production practices, uses, pests, marketing and trade
of each of these crops. Includes additional information
specific to individual crops, such as overviews of
cotton grading, rice enrichment and wheat milling
practices. 469 pp. US$59.95. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,
One Wiley Drive, Somerset, NJ 08875; phone (908) 469-
4400; fax (908) 302-2300.
*Weeds: Control Without Poisons, 1996.* Charles Walters.
Describes weed and soil ecology and provides information
for identifying many North American weed species.
Stresses that careful weed identification can provide
important information about soil, plant health and water
availability, and discusses how this information can
enable farmers to improve crops and control weeds
without relying on herbicides. Emphasizes hazards of
synthetic pesticides and need for ecological
alternatives. 352 pp. US$20. Acres, U.S.A., P.O. Box
8800, Metairie, LA, 70011; phone (504) 889-2100; toll
free (800) 355-5313; fax (504) 889-2777.
*Agriculture on the Road to Industrialization, 1995.*
John W. Mellor, ed. Investigates growth in agricultural
production over the last 100 years in eight countries:
Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Kenya, Philippines,
Punjab (India), Taiwan and Thailand. Compares
agricultural growth with industrial growth and describes
factors influencing these changes, including policy,
agricultural resources and technology. Examines ways in
which these nations attempt to convert agricultural
growth into accelerated growth of nonagricultural
sector. 358 pp. US$57.50. Published for the
International Food Policy Research Institute by Johns
Hopkins University Press, 2715 North Charles Street,
Baltimore, MD 21218; phone (410) 516-6956; (410) 516-
6998.
*Dynamics in Farming Systems: Changes in Time and Space
in Sukumaland, Tanzania, 1995.* H.C.C. Meertens, L.J.
Ndege and H.J. Enserink. Analyzes agricultural change in
Sukumaland region of Tanzania over last 100 years in
order to determine appropriate directions for future
agricultural development in this area. Presents overview
of Sukumaland's agroecosystems, farming systems, recent
history and economy. Stresses that agricultural
developent projects must take into account
agroecological variations, farming systems, labor and
capital availability to ensure crop success and adoption
by farmers. 95 pp. US$25 (Dfl 29). Royal Tropical
Institute - The Netherlands, KIT Press, Mauritskade 63,
1092 AD Amsterdam, The Netherlands; phone (31 20) 5688-
711; fax (31 20) 5688-286.
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