Return to Agronomy CatalogueDetecting Mineral Nutrient Deficiencies in Tropical and Temperate Crops/edited by Donald L. Plucknett and Howard B. Sprague. Reprint. 1991, 552 p., col. plates, figs., $132.
Contents : Preface. I. Diagnostic techniques : 1. Visual plant symptoms as Indicators of mineral nutrient deficiencies/J. Fielding Reed. 2. Soil testing as a guide to productive crope yields/J.W. Fitts. 3. Plant and tissue testing principles relating to the identification of nutrient deficiencies/Werner L. Nelson.
II. Cereal Crops : 4. Rice/S.K. De Datta. 5. Wheat/R.A. Olson. 6. Maize/John J. Hanway. 7. Sorghum/B.A. Krantz. 8. Barley/William C. Dahnke. 9. Pearl Millet/L.N. Skold.
III. Grain Legumes : 10. Soybeans/Stanley A. Barber and W.B. Hallmark. 11. Dry Beans/Roger F. Sandsted. 12. Dry peas/F.J. Muehlbauer and R.J. Summerfield. 13. Mungbean/C.S. Ahn and S. Shanmugasundaram. 14. Groundnut (Peanut)/F.R. Cox and A. Perry. 15. Cowpea/D. Nangju and B.T. Kang.
IV. Roots and Tubers : 16. Potato/O.A. Lorenz and D.N. Maynard. 17. Cassava/R.H. Howeler. 18. Sweet potato/Walter A. Hill. 19. Onions/D.N. Maynard and O.A. Lorenz.
V. Sugar Crops : 20. Sugarcane/J.A. Silva. 21. Sugarbeets/Albert Ulrich and F. Jackson Hills.
VI. Vegetables : 22. Tomato/Allen V. Barker. 23. Cabbage and cauliflower/Ernest L. Bergman. 24. Cucumbers/Leonard M. Pike and Richard W. Jones. 25. Eggplants/James W. Paterson. 26. Melons/Stanley F. Gorski. 27. Peppers/B.A. Kratky and John E. Bowen.
VII. Fruits and Nuts, Tree Crops : 28. Apples/G.H. Oberly. 29. Peaches/Norman F. Childers. 30. Citrus/Robert C.J. Koo. 31. Banana/Robert L. Fox. 32. Walnuts/K. Uriu and D.E. Ramos. 33. Mango/Donald L. Plucknett.
VIII. Tropical and Subtropical Industrial Crops : 34. Cotton/Ulysses S. Jones. 35. Rubber/Camillus Silva. 36. Oil palm/R.L. Richardson. 37. Coconut/Donald L. Plucknett. 38. Cacao/Percy Cabala Rosand, Marcia B.M. Santana and Charles J.L. de Santana. 39. Coffee/Jose Vicente-Chandler.
IX. Temperate Forages : 40. Alfalfa (Lucerne)/Dale Smith. 41. Red clover/D.E. Peaslee and N.L. Taylor. 42. Lespedeza/M.S. Offutt. 43. Orchardgrass/D.D. Wolf and H.E. White. 44. Tall fescue/S.R. Wilkinson. 45. Bermudagrass (Stargrass)/Glenn W. Burton.
X. Tropical Forages : 46. Stylosanthes species/Jose G. Salinas and Ramon Gauldron. 47. Glycine/P.C. Kerridge. 48. Centrosema/Albert E. Kretschmer, Jr., and George H. Snyder. 49. Tropical Grasses/Jose Vicente-Chandler.
[Donald L. Plucknett is scientific adviser in the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research in the World Bank.
Howard B. Sprague is an Agricultural Consultant with the U.S. Agency for International Development.]