JEANNE ZHENG、E.S.PILLAY编著的《FARMING IN SOUTH AFRICA(AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICAL TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA)》介绍了，This book is intended to help serve as a guide to all those whowish to start cultivating any crops they desire; whether it is grownin their window boxes, small gardens or fields for commercialfarming.

We would like to acknowledge and express our appreciation toall the researchers and academics from Europe, USA, Africa andAsia, whose books we have referred to in the past for our ownexperiences with farming and cultivation over the years.

CHAPTER1 SOIL

 Location of Growing Site

 Soil Analysis

 How to Improve Soil

 Soil Tillage

CHAPTER2 SOILLESS CULTIVATION-HYDROPONICS

 The Advantages

 Types of Hydroponics

CHAPTER3 SEED SOWING AND TRANSPLANTING

 Seed Treatment and Preparation

 Sowing Outdoors

 Sowing Indoors

 Transplanting

CHAPTER4 TIMING, PLANNING AND CROP ROTATION

 Planning

 Timing

 Crop Rotation

 Intercropping

CHAPTER5 WATERING

 How Much is Enough

 Irrigation Series

CHAPTER6 FERTILISER

 Timing of Fertilisation

 Organic Material

 Chemical Fertilisers

 Compound Fertilisers

CHAPTER7 SHADING AND PROTECTION

 Climatic Features of South Africa

 Greenhouse

 Mulch Film

CHAPTER8 MAIZE

 How Does Maize Grow

 Planting Conditions

 Caring

 Intercropping

 Pests

 Diseases

CHAPTER9 WHEAT

CHAPTER10 POTATO

CHAPTER11 TOMATO

CHAPTER12 ONION

CHAPTER13 BEANS

CHAPTER14 CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER

CHAPTER15 CUCUMBER

CHAPTER16 PEPPER

CHAPTER17 WATERMELON

METRICATION GUIDE

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