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[edit] Traditional Field Crops (Peace Corps, 1981, 283 p.)

1. (introduction...)
2. About this manual
3. About the author
4. Acknowledgments
5. Introduction
   • The small-scale farmer and agricultural development
   • Assisting small farmers
   • The Package approach to improving crop yields
   • The role of the extension worker
6. The agricultural environment
   • The natural environment
   • The infrastructure
   • Understanding the individual farm unit
   • Guidelines for the orientation of the extension worker
   • Introductory orientation
   • Orientation to the farm unit
7. An introduction to the reference crops
   • Cereal crops versus pulse crops
   • The nutritional value of the reference crops
   • An introduction to the individual crops
   • Increasing reference crop production
   • Reference crop improvement programs
   • Crop improvement programs for individual crops
8. Planning and preparation
   • Cropping systems
   • Land preparation for cropping
   • Summary of land preparation recommendations for the reference crops
   • Seed selection
   • Planting
9. Soil fertility and management
   • Determining fertilizer needs
   • Fertilizer types and how to use them
   • Chemical fertilizers
   • Basic guidelines for applving chemical fertilizers
   • Determining how much fertilizer to use
   • Recommended fertilizer rates for the reference crops
   • Fertilizer recommendations for specific crops
   • Liming
   • Water management
10. Pest and disease control
    • Weed control
    • Insect control
    • Major pests of the reference crops
    • Methods of insect control
    • Some important facts on insecticides
    • Guidelines for applying insecticides
    • Disease control
    • Major diseases of the reference crops
    • Chemical disease control recommendations
    • Nematodes
    • Bird and rodent control
11. Harvesting, drying, and storage
    • From maturity to harvest
    • Harvesting and threshing
    • Drying and storage
    • Lessons of the Green Revolution
12. Appendices
    • Appendix A - Measurements and conversions
    • Appendix B - How to conduct a result test
    • Appendix C - How to conduct a result demonstration
    • Appendix D - How to conduct an elementary statistical analysis
    • Appendix E - How to convert small plot yields
    • Appendix F - How to take soil samples
    • Appendix G - Hunger signs in the reference crops
    • Appendix H - Miscellaneous pulses
    • Appendix I - Troubleshooting common crop problems
    • Appendix J - Guidelines for using pesticides
    • Appendix K - Guidelines for applying herbicides with sprayers
    • Appendix L - Important planting skill for extension workers
13. Glossary
14. Bibliography
15. References

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• Crops

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