Selected references on crop production in the tropics and subtropics

1. Anonymous

"Guidelines for Weed Control", August 1973, U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook No. 447, Available from Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Wash., D.C.

2. Bailey L. H.

"Manual of Cultivated Plants", Revised 1949, The Macmillan Company, New York.

3. Coursey, D. G.

"Yams", 1967, Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., London

4. Cresta, M., and W. A. Odendaal

"Amino Acid Content of Foods", 1970, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.

5. deGeus, Jan G.

"Fertilizer Guide for the Tropics and Subtropics", 1973 Centre D'Etude De L'Azote, Zurich, Switzerland (2nd edition).

6. Dempsey, James M.

"Plant Fibers", 1975, University of Florida Press, Gainsville, Florida.

7. DeWilde John

"Development of Africa", Vol. I., 1967, Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore.

8. Elliott, Fred C., Marvin Hoover, and Walter K. Porter Jr. (editors)

"Advances in Production and Utilization of Quality Cotton: Principles and Practices", 1968, Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.

9. Grist D. H.

"Rice", 1965, Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., London.

10. Holleman, L. W. J. and A. Aten

"Processing of Cassava and Cassava Products in Rural Industries", FAO Agricultural Development Paper No. 54, 1956, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome.

11. Hubbell, Donald S.

"Tropical Agriculture; an Abridged Field Guide", 1965, Howard W. Sams International Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri.

12. Kirby, R. H.

"Vegetable Fibers", 1963, Leonard Hill, Ltd., London.

13. Leung, Woot-Tsuen Wu, R. K. Pecot and B. K. Watt

"Composition of Foods Used in Far Eastern Countries" Agricultural Handbook No. 34, 1952, Agricultural Research Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wash., D.C.

14. Lock, G. W.

"Sisal", 1962, Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., London.

15. Macmillan, H. F.

"Tropical Planting and Gardening", 1954, Macmillan and Co., Ltd., New York.

16. Martin, J. H., and W. H. Leonard

"Principles of Field Crop Production", 1949, The Macmillan Company, New York.

17. McLaughlin, F. M., Editor

"African Food Production System; Cases and Theory", 1970, Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore.

18. Mortensen, E., and E. T. Bullard

"Handbook of Tropical and Subtropical Horticulture", Revised 1970, U.S. Agency for International Development, Wash., D.C.

19. Ochse, J. J., M. J. Soule, M. J. Dijkman, and C. Wehlburg.

"Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture", 2 volumes, 1961, The Macmillan Company, New York.

20. Robinson B.B. and Falba L. Johnson

"Abaca, A Cordage Fiber", Miscellaneous Publication No. 32, 1951, Agricultural Research Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. (Limited number of copies available from Plant Genetics and Germplasm Institute, ARS, U SDA, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705).

21. Simmonds, N. W.

"Bananas", 2nd Ed., 1966, Longman Group, Ltd., London.

22. Stapley, J. H., and F. C. H. Gayner

"World Crop Protection", Volume I. 1969, Chemical Rubber Company Press, Cleveland, Ohio.

23. Tindall, H. D., and Florence A. Sai

"Fruits and Vegetables in West Africa", 1965, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome,

24. Webster, C. C., and P. N. Wilson

"Agriculture in the Tropics", 1966, Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., London.

25. Wellman, Fredrick L.

"Tropical American Plant Diseases", 1972, The Scarecrow Press Inc., Metuchen, New Jersey.

26. Whyte, R. O., and H. C. Trumble

"Legumes in Agriculture", 1953, FAO Agricultural Studies No. 21, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.

27. Winter, H. F., and G. W. Miskimen

"Vegetable Gardening in the Caribbean Area", Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wash., D.C,

28. Wrigley, Gordon

"Tropical Agriculture; The Development of Production", 1969, Fredric A. Praeger, New York.