Overview

This book provides a synthesis of plant-soil interactions in agroforestry, intercropping and grass-legume interactions. It focuses on the process level, which is relevant to many types of multi-species agro-ecosystems. It also links basic research to practical applications in a wide range of systems with or without trees, and considers effects of global change on below-ground interactions.

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Author:   Meine van Noordwijk (World Agroforestry Centre, (ICRAF), Bogor, Indonesia) ,  Georg Cadisch (Department of Biological Sciences, Wye College, University of London, UK) ,  Chin K. Ong (University of Nottingham, Malaysia) ,  Georg Cadisch (Department of Biological Sciences, Wye College, University of London, UK)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.137kg
ISBN:  

9780851996738

ISBN 10:   0851996736
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   27 May 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Ecological interactions in multispecies agroecosystems: concepts and rules, C K Ong, R M Kho, Kamerlingh Onnesstraat, The Netherlands and S Radersma, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya 2: Locally derived knowledge of soil fertility and its emerging role in integrated natural resource management, L Joshi, ICRAF, Bogor, Indonesia, P K Shrestha, LI-BIRD, Nepal, C Moss and F L Sinclair, University of Wales, Bangor, UK 3: Models of below-ground interactions: their validity, applicability and beneficiaries, R Matthews, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK, M van Noordwijk, A J Gijsman, CIAT, Cali, Colombia and G Cadisch 4: Tree root architecture, F K Akinnifesi, ICRAF, Southern Africa, E C Rowe, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, S J Livesley, The University of Western Australia, et al. 5: Crop and tree root-system dynamics, M van Noordwijk, S Rahayu, S E Williams, ICRAF, Bogor, Indonesia, et al. 6: Opportunities for capture of deep soil nutrients, R J Buresh, IRRI, The Philippines, E C Rowe, S J Livesley, et al. 7: Phosphorus dynamics and mobilization by plants, P F Grierson, The University of Western Australia, P Smithson, ICRAF, Kenya, G Nziguheba, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, et al. 8: Managing soil acidity and aluminium toxicity in tree-based agroecosystems, M T F Wong, CSIRO, Australia, K Hairiah,Brawijaya University, Indonesia and J Alegre, ICRAF, Peru 9: Uptake, partitioning and redistribution of water by roots in mixed-species agroecosystems, M Smith, CSIRO, Australia, S S O Burgess, University of California, USA, D Suprayogo, Brawijaya University, Indonesia, et al. 10: Catching and competing for mobile nutrients in soils, G Cadisch, P de Willigen, Alterra, The Netherlands, D Suprayogo, et al. 11: Below-ground inputs: relationships with soil quality, soil C storage and soil structure, A Albrecht, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya, G Cadisch, E Blanchart, IRD, Montpellier, France, S M Sitompul, Brawijaya University, Indonesia, et al. 12: Soil-atmosphere gas exchange in tropical agriculture: Contributions to climate change, L V Verchot, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya, A Mosier, USDA, Fort Collins, USA, E M Baggs, Imperial College of London, Wye, UK, et al. 13: Benefiting from N2-fixation and managing rhizobia, P L Mafongoya, ICRAF, Chiputa, Zambia, K E Giller, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, D Odee, KEFRI, Kisumu, Kenya, et al. 14: Managing mycorrhiza in tropical multispecies agroecosystems, T W Kuyper, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, I M Cardoso, Federal University of Vitosa, Brazil, N A Onguene, IRAD, Cameroon, et al. 15: Nematodes and other soilborne pathogens in agroforestry, J Desaeger, University of Georgia Coastal Plant Experiment Station, USA, M R Rao, ICRISAT, AP. India and J Bridge, CABI Bioscience, Surrey, UK 16: Soil biodiversity and food webs, F X Susilo, Lampung University, Indonesia, A M Neutel, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, M van Noordwijk, et al. 17: Managing below-ground interactions in agroecosystems, M E Rao, G Schroth, National Institute for Research in the Amazon, USA, S E Williams, et al. 18: Managing movements of water, solutes and soil: from plot to landscape scale, S B L Ranieri, ICRAF, Bogor, Indonesia, R Stirzaker, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia, D Suprayogo, et al. 19: Soil and water movement: combining local ecological knowledge with that of modellers when scaling up from plot to landscape level, L Joshi, W Schalenbourg, ICRAF, Indonesia, L Johansson, Uppsala, Sweden, et al. 20: Challenges for the next decade of research on below-ground interactions in tropical agroecosystems: client-driven solutions at landscape scale, M van Noordwijk, G Cadisch and C K Ong

Reviews

It is good to see that mainstream scientific research is now taking complex agroecosystems seriously and this book takes the science forward in a significant step.-- Agroforestry News Overall the breadth of subjects covered makes this a useful synthesis of current concepts and practices.-- Experimental Agriculture This well-illustrated book is a welcome step towards in-depth understanding of below-ground interactions in tropical agroforestry, intercropping, and grass-legumes based agroecosystems. The book will be of much interest to researchers and advanced students viewing various crop production systems in ecosystem perspective.-- Tropical Ecology

Overall the breadth of subjects covered makes this a useful synthesis of current concepts and practices. --Experimental Agriculture This well-illustrated book is a welcome step towards in-depth understanding of below-ground interactions in tropical agroforestry, intercropping, and grass-legumes based agroecosystems. The book will be of much interest to researchers and advanced students viewing various crop production systems in ecosystem perspective. --Tropical Ecology It is good to see that mainstream scientific research is now taking complex agroecosystems seriously and this book takes the science forward in a significant step. --Agroforestry News

It is good to see that mainstream scientific research is now taking complex agroecosystems seriously and this book takes the science forward in a significant step. --Agroforestry News Overall the breadth of subjects covered makes this a useful synthesis of current concepts and practices. --Experimental Agriculture This well-illustrated book is a welcome step towards in-depth understanding of below-ground interactions in tropical agroforestry, intercropping, and grass-legumes based agroecosystems. The book will be of much interest to researchers and advanced students viewing various crop production systems in ecosystem perspective. --Tropical Ecology

This well-illustrated book is a welcome step towards in-depth understanding of below-ground interactions in tropical agroforestry, intercropping, and grass-legumes based agroecosystems. The book will be of much interest to researchers and advanced students viewing various crop production systems in ecosystem perspective.

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