Appendix H: A bibliography of useful references

NOTE: The International Research Institutes listed in Appendix G have some excellent references and troubleshooting guides available. The following catalog is a comprehensive guide to their publications and costs about $10 (U.S. ) :

Publications on Internat. Agric. Research and Development, 1983, GTZ-CGIAR-IRRI, available from the Agribookstore, Winrock International, 1611 N. Kent St., Arlington, VA 22209, USA.

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND DEVELOPMENT

Africa in Crisis, L. Timberlake, 1985, Earthscan, 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Agricultural Extension, Manual M-18, PC/ICE, 1983.

Coming Full Circle: Farmers' Participation in the Development of Technology, P. Mation et. al., 1984, available from Agribookstore, Winrock International, 1611 N. Kent St., Arlington, VA 22209, USA. $12.15.

Planning Technologies Appropriate to Farmers, D. Byerlee, 1980, available from Agribookstore (same address as above). $7.60.

Two Ears of Corn, Roland Bunch, World Neighbors, 5116 N. Portland, Oklahoma City, OK 73112. 2nd ea., 1985. Cost: $7.50 plus postage ($0.50 overseas surface, $5 overseas air. Also available through PC/ICE as publication AG-49.

AGROFORESTRY (See also Windbreaks)

Agroforestry in the Sahel, Fred Weber and Marilyn Hoskins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ., 1983. Available through PC/ICE as publication FC125

Agroforestry In-Service Training, PC/ICE manure T-16, 1984.

Casuarinas: Nitrogen-Fixing Trees for Adverse Sites, 1984, National Research Council. Available from Nat. Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418, USA. Also available from PC/ICE as publication FC46.

Forestry for Food Collection, Food and Agric. Org., United Nations, 1979. Reprinted by PC/ICE as publication FC35.

Leucaena: A Promising Forage and Tree Crop for the Tropics, 2nd ea., 1984, National Academy of Sciences, available from Nat. Academy Press, 2102 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418, USA. Also available from PC/ICE as publication FC15.

Proceedings of the Kenya National Seminar on Agroforestry, International Council for Research in Agroforestry, 1981. Available from PC/ICE as publication FC86

Workshop on Agroforestry Systems in Latin America, CIAT, 1979. Reprinted by PC/ICE as publication FC87.

CROP AND FORAGE PRODUCTION Field Crops (General reference)

Guide for Field Crops in the Tropics and Subtropics, USAID, 1976. Reprinted by PC/ICE as publication R-10.

Handbook of Tropical Food Crops, ed. by F. Martin, 1984. Covers cereals, pulses, root crops, vegetables, and fruits. CRC Press, 2000 Corporate Blvd. N.W., Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA. $94.50.

Traditional Field Crops, PC/ICE Manual M-13, 1981. Covers maize, sorghum, millet, cowpeas, beans, peanuts.

Cereal Crops

A Farmer's Primer on Growing Rice, IRRI, 1979, available from UNIPUB, 345 Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10010, USA.

Modern Corn Production, Aldrich and Leng, 2nd. ea., 1978. Available from Thompson Publications, Box 9335, Fresno, CA 93791, USA.

Pearl Millet, Rachie and Majmudar, Penn. State Univ., 1980.

Training Manual for Rice Production, IRRI, 1976, available from UNIPUB, 345 Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10010, USA.

Legumes (for food)

Food Legumes, Crop and Product Digest #3, 1979; Tropical Products Institute, 56/62 Grays Inn Rd., London WC1X8LU, U.K. Also available from PC/ICE as publication A&85.

Modern Soybean Production, Scott and Aldrich, 1979, Thompson Publications, Box 9335, Fresno, CA 93791, USA.

Tropical Legumes: Resources for the Future, 1979, National Academy of Sciences, Printing and Pub. Ofc., 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418. Available from PC/ICE as publication AG21. Covers leguminous root, pulse, fruit, and tree crops.

The Winged Bean: A High-Protein Crop for the Tropics, 1981 Nat. Academy of Sciences; available from Nat. Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418, USA.

Mixed Gardening and Fruit Trees

Handbook of Tropical Fruits and Spices, H. Bittenbender, 1984, Dept. of Horticulture, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824, USA..

The Propagation of Tropical Fruit Trees, R. Garner, 1976, Commonwealth Agric. Bureau, Central Sales, Farnham Royal, Slough, SL2 3BN, UK. Cost: $32.75 + $12 overseas airmail. Available free from PC/ICE as publication FC111 only on a single-copy basis to PC offices/resource centers.

Techniques and Plants for the Tropical Subsistence Farm, 1980, Mayaguez Instit. of Tropical Agric., P.O. Box 70, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00708. Available from PC/ICE as publication AG40.

Tropical Horticulture for Secondary Schools, Book Two, PATS Educational Foundation of Mirconesia, P.O. Box 39, Ponape, Caroline Islands 96941. Has sections on banana, breadfruit, and coconut.

The UNICEF Home Gardening Handbook, P. Sommers, 1981, UNICEF, United Nations. Available from PC/ICE as publication AG 66.

Pastures

A Guide to Better Pastures for the Tropics and Sub-tropics, 4th ea., L.R. Humphreys, 1980. Available for about $5 from Public Sales Officer, Tropical Grassland Society of Australia, 306 Carmody Rd., St. Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia. Covers pasture management and specific pasture grasses and legumes.

Better Pastures for the Tropics, 1975, Arthur Yates and Co., P.O. Box 72, Revesby, NSW 2212, Australia. $5. Covers pasture management and specific pasture grasses and legumes.

Root Crops

Cassava Cultural Practices, 1980, Internat. Devel. Research Center, P.O. Box 8500, Ottawa, Canada K1G 3H9.

Tropical Horticulture for Secondary Schools, Book Two, PATS Educational Foundation of Micronesia, P.O. Box 39, Ponape, Caroline Islands 96941. Has section on sweetpotatoes, taro, yam, and cassava.

Tropical Root Crops: Production and Uses in Africa, 2nd Symposium of the Internat. Soc. for Tropical Root Crops, available from Agribookstore, Winrock International, 1611 N. Kent St., Arlington, VA 22209, USA. $15.00.

Vegetables

All about Tomatoes, Ortho Books, 1981, Chevron Chemical Co., 575 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105, USA.

Amaranth: Modern Prospects for an Ancient Crop, 1984, Nat. Research Council; available from Nat. Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20418, USA.

Gardening for Better Nutrition, A. Pacey, 1978, Intermediate Technology Publications, 9 King St., London WC2E 8HN, UK. Available through PC/ICE as publication AG74

Getting the Most from Your Garden, 1980, Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 18049, USA. . Available from PC/ICE as publication AG 75 only to PC offices/resource centers.

Growing Vegetables in Fiji, Kirk Dahlgren, 1982, 120 pp. Available as a reprint from ECHO, RK #2, Box 852, North Ft. Meyers, FL 33903, USA. $4.00 per copy plus postage ($1.00 overseas surface, $3.50 overseas air).

Guide to Vegetables and Fruits, 1982, Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 18049, USA.

Handbook of Tropical Vegetables, H. Bittenbender, 1983, Dept. of Horticulture, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.

Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers, Lorenz and Maynard, 2nd ea., 1980, John Wiley and Sons, New York. Available from PC/ICE.

Tomatoes in the Tropics, R. Villareal, 1980, Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado. Also available fro. the Agribookstore, Winrock International, 1611 N. Kent St., Arlington, VA 22209.

Tropical Horticulture for Secondary Schools, Book One, 2nd. ea., 1975, P.E.A.C.E. Foundation, 40 E. 49th St., New York, NY 10017. Available through PC/ICE as publication AG86.

Tropical Leaf Vegetables in Human Nutrition, Oomen & Grubben, 1977, Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Available from PC/ICE as publication AG88.

Vegetable Growing Handbook, W. Splittstoesser, 1979, AVI Publishing Co., Westport, Connecticut, USA.

Vegetables for the Hot-Humid Tropics, Martin, 1978, Mayaguez Tropical Agric. Research Service, P.O. Box 70, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00708, USA. Available from PC/ICE as publication AG 140. Covers amaranth, chaya, eggplant, pepper, okra, winged bean.

Vegetables in the Tropics, H. Tindall, 1983, AVI Pub. Co., 1983. Available free from PC/ICE as publication AG29 only to PC offices/resource centers.

IRRIGATION

Drip Irigation, Publication 2740, Univ. of Cal. Agr. Expt. Station, available from ANH Publications, Univ. of California, 6701 San Pablo Ave., Oakland, CA 94608-1239. $1.00.

Drip Irrigation Management, Publication 21259, Univ. of Cal. Agr. Expt. Station, same address as above. $3.75.

Improving Irrigated Agriculture, World Bank Staff Working Paper #531, World Bank, 1818 H St. N.W., Washington, DC 20433, USA.

Irrigation Principles and Practices, PC/ICE Manual R-5, 1969.

Small Scale Irrigation, Peter Stern, International Technology Publications Ltd., address unknown.

The following 4 publications are available from the Water Management Synthesis Project, University Services Center, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO 80523, USA:

Land Levelling Planning Guide #1, D. Lattimore, 1981.

Small Farm, Self-Help Irrigation Projects, Planning Guide #5, Embry and Adams, 1983.

Water Management on Small Farms: A Training Manual for Farmers in Hill Areas, L.J. Salazar, 1983.

Water Management on Small Farms: A Training Manual for Farmers in Hill Areas: Instructor's Guide, L. Salazar, 1983.

SOIL CONSERVATION, WINDBREAKS General Soil Conservation

A Manual on Conservation of Soil and Water, USDA, 1954. Available as reprint R-38 from PC/ICE.

Conservation in Arid and Semi-arid Zones , F.A.O. Conservation Guide #3, 1976. Available through PC/ICE as publication FC02.

Manual of Reforestation and Erosion Control for the Philippines, published by the German Agency for Technical Cooperation, 1976 but available from PC/ICE as a reprint.

Windbreaks (See also Agroforestry)

Agroforestry in the Sahel, Fred Weber and Marilyn Hoskins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ., 1983. Available through PC/ICE as publication FC125.

Conservation in Arid and Semi-arid Zones, listed under Soil Conservation.

Environmentally Sound Small-scale Forestry Projects, CODEL/ VITA, 1983. Available from PC/ICE as publication FC123.

Eucalypts for Planting, Forestry Series No. 11, Food and Agric. Org., United Nations, 1979. Available free through PC/ICE as publication FC122 only to PC offices/resource centers.

Firewood Crops, Vols. I and II, National Acad. of Sciences, 1980. Available through PC/ICE as publications FC42, FC46.

Reforestation in Arid Lands, Peace Corps/ICE Manual M-$, 1976. Available in English or French.

SOIL MANAGEMENT AND FERTILIZER USE

Hunger Signs in Crops, H. Sprague, 1979, David McKay Co., New York, USA.

The Nature and Properties of Soils, N. Brady, 8th ea., 1974, Macmillan Pub. Co., New York, USA.

Organic Farming: Current Technology and its Role in a Sustainable Agriculture, Amer. Soc. of Agronomy Special Pub.

#46, 1984, Amer. Soc. of Agronomy, 677 S. Segoe Rd., Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA.

Southern Gardener's Soil Handbook, W. Peavy, 1979, Pacesetter Press, Box 2608, Houston, TX 77001, USA.

Western Fertilizer Handbook, 1982, Interstate Printers & Publishers, Danville, IL 61832. Available from PC/ICE as publication AG44.