The University of the West Indies Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences

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ECOL3453 - Crop Ecology

Semester 2  2004-2005
(4 credits)

Lecturer:- Dr. Louis Chinnery, Senior Lecturer in Biology

Lectures:- Mon 12 and Tue 12, BSR;  Tutorial:- Wed 10, BSR;  Practical:- Fri 14

Office Hours:- Open door Wed (When not teaching, at lunch or at a meeting), Pot luck on other days.
Internet:- lchinnery@uwichill.edu.bb

Lecture Outlines

These may not exactly match the lectures. The time taken for each topic can vary from year to year. Also, this site is being revised to reflect changes from last year's course review and reorganisation.

• DeBach, P. (1974) Biological Control Cambridge U.P.
• Driscoll, C.J. (1990) Plant Scinces: Production, Genetics and Breeding Ellis Horwood
• Gumbs, F.A. (1987) Soil and Water Conservation Methods for the Caribbean U.W.I., Ag Extension, St.Augustine, Trinidad
• Hill, D.S. and J.M. Waller (1988) Pests and Diseases of Tropical Crops: Field Handbook Longman
• Miller, R.W. AND R.L. Donahue (1990) Soils - An Introduction to Soils and Plant Growth 6th Edn. Prentice-Hall
• Morgan, R.P.C. and D.A. Davidson (Eds) (1986) Soil Erosion and Conservation Longman
• Norman, M.J.T., C.J. Pearson and P.G.E. Searle (1984) The Ecology of Tropical Food Crops Cambridge U.P.
• Tivy, J. (1990) Agricultural Ecology Longman
• Youdeowei, A., F.O.C. Ezedinma and O.C. Onazi (Eds) (1986) Introduction to Tropical Agriculture Longman

•   The World Wide Web Virtual Library - Agriculture maintained by the Center for Integrated Pest Management, located at North Carolina State University.
•   The World Wide Web Virtual Library - Sustainable Agriculture maintained by Florida Plants.
•   New Crop Resource Online Program at Purdue University. Information on the World's crops.
• Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
•   International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
• The Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center
• CICP  The Consortium for International Crop Protection
•   Ecological Agriculture Projects Virtual Library, McGill University
• Our Planet - UNEP's bimonthly magazine on the environment and sustainable development.
•   Ecological Agriculture (Internet Links) from People in Action for a Better World.

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