A First Report on the Relations Between Climates and Crops (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Cleveland Abbe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266877893 ISBN 13: 9780266877899

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

Explore how climate shapes the growth and distribution of our staple crops and what it means for farmers today.

This book offers a concise look at the links between weather, environment, and agricultural yield, presenting a careful synthesis of what was known at the time and how to build on it.

The author lays out three complementary ways to study climates and crops: physiological insight into plant growth, experimental trials at stations and laboratories, and statistical comparisons of harvests with climate data. It presents a practical framework for connecting observations across sources, with an eye toward guiding future inquiry and real-world farming needs. The work is framed as an introduction to a larger, ongoing exploration of how climate affects crops.

• Learn how plant growth depends on sunlight, moisture, and temperature, from a physiological perspective.
• See how controlled experiments and climate simulations can reproduce or predict crop responses.
• Understand the challenges and limitations of using statistics to relate climate to harvests.
• Get a sense of how early researchers gathered data and what questions remained open for farmers and policymakers.

Ideal for readers of agriculture, climate science, and the history of crop research who want a clear, accessible overview of how climate and crops relate.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266877893
• ISBN 13: 9780266877899
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 394