The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volumes 1-10Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 - Reference [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.--[2]-[11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.--[12]-[30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth. |
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Page 184
... crops cultivated in the region , rice , sugarcane , and , in Soviet Asia , sugar beets need the most water . Cereals other than rice , legumes , and root crops can be grown even on rain - fed land . A survey of Asian agricul- ture ...
... crops cultivated in the region , rice , sugarcane , and , in Soviet Asia , sugar beets need the most water . Cereals other than rice , legumes , and root crops can be grown even on rain - fed land . A survey of Asian agricul- ture ...
Page 209
... cropping ( growing two crops a year ) and other improved methods of cultivation were being introduced in the early 1970s . Tea cultivation in Assam was begun as early as 1835 . Before Assam's reorganization in 1972 , there were al- most ...
... cropping ( growing two crops a year ) and other improved methods of cultivation were being introduced in the early 1970s . Tea cultivation in Assam was begun as early as 1835 . Before Assam's reorganization in 1972 , there were al- most ...
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... crops grown in the United States alone are dependent on insect pollination , per- formed primarily by the honeybee . The average colony of bees is worth from 20 to 40 times as much in the pol- lination of crops as it is in the ...
... crops grown in the United States alone are dependent on insect pollination , per- formed primarily by the honeybee . The average colony of bees is worth from 20 to 40 times as much in the pol- lination of crops as it is in the ...
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