This chapter provides different methods of cultural control of insect pests. Cultural control of insect pests uses manipulation of the environment in such a way as to render it unfavourable for the pest. Many of the methods interfere with the pest's ability to colonize a crop, thus promoting...

This chapter focuses on the various factors affecting the success of cassava cultivation, such as seed systems and propagule selection, soil preparation, plant densities and crop establishment, intercropping, weeding, fertilizer application and nutrient disorders and harvesting.

This chapter focuses on the effects of various seed systems and propagule selection methods, soil preparation techniques, crop densities and establishment, intercropping, weeding, fertilizer application and harvesting systems on the agronomic characteristics of sweet potatoes. Some...

This chapter describes the abiotic and biotic components of soil ecosystem structure, and the soil environment as a habitat for organisms. It also discusses the role of nematodes as bioindicators (trophic levels and functional guilds) and as indicators of soil health in agroecosystems. It also...

This chapter assesses a variety of land treatment methods (tillage, fertilizer application, residue incorporation, and bush burning) with a view to ascertaining their effects on soil nutrient status on the one hand and the possible nexus between physico-chemical parameters and the various treatment ...

This chapter focuses on the various tillage methods and equipment used in vegetable production. The importance of these tillage systems in drainage and erosion control and crop residue management are discussed. The various cropping systems used in vegetable production around the world are also...

This chapter elaborates on why no-till conservation agriculture (CA) - comprising no or minimal soil disturbance, permanent soil cover, and cropping system diversity, plus other good agricultural practices - is better able to weatherproof agriculture compared with tillage agriculture. This is...

This chapter discusses the biology (e.g. life cycle), host range, crop damage and integrated pest management, involving chemical, cultural (including sowing date and rate, row spacing and tillage systems), plant resistance and biological (using predators, parasitoids and entomophillic nematodes)...

This chapter reviews relevant literature about the impact that various agricultural practices have in shaping the communities of Pseudomonas in soil agroecosystems.

An almond orchard is a dynamic structure made up of the trees over a fixed infrastructure defined by the planting distance. The dynamic structure of the trees will be defined by the training and pruning systems adopted and will be additionally affected by the orchard management. Therefore, this...