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North American Agroforestry Explore the many benefits of alternative land-use systems with this incisive resource Humanity has become a victim of its own success. While we’ve managed to meet the needs—to one extent or another—of a large portion of the human population, we’ve often done so by ignoring the health of the natural environment we rely on to sustain our planet. And by deteriorating the quality of our air, water, and land, we’ve put into motion consequences we’ll be dealing with for generations. In the newly revised Third Edition of North American Agroforestry, an expert team of researchers delivers an authoritative and insightful exploration of an alternative land-use system that exploits the positive interactions between trees and crops when they are grown together and bridges the gap between production agriculture and natural resource management. This latest edition includes new material on urban food forests, as well as the air and soil quality benefits of agroforestry, agroforestry’s relevance in the Mexican context, and agroforestry training and education. The book also offers: A thorough introduction to the development of agroforestry as an integrated land use management strategy Comprehensive explorations of agroforestry nomenclature, concepts, and practices, as well as an agroecological foundation for temperate agroforestry Practical discussions of tree-crop interactions in temperate agroforestry, including in systems such as windbreak practices, silvopasture practices, and alley cropping practices In-depth examinations of vegetative environmental buffers for air and water quality benefits, agroforestry for wildlife habitat, agroforestry at the landscape level, and the impact of agroforestry on soil health Perfect for environmental scientists, natural resource professionals and ecologists, North American Agroforestry will also earn a place in the libraries of students and scholars of agricultural sciences interested in the potential benefits of agroforestry.

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Author:   Harold E. Gene Garrett (University of Missouri, Columbia, MO) ,  Shibu Jose ,  Michael A. Gold
Publisher:   American Society of Agronomy
Imprint:   American Society of Agronomy
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 25.90cm
Weight:   1.293kg
ISBN:  

9780891183778

ISBN 10:   0891183779
Pages:   576
Publication Date:   14 January 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Section I Agroforestry Fundamentals 1 1 — Agroforestry as an Integrated, Multifunctional Land Use Management Strategy 3 Shibu Jose, Harold E. “Gene” Garrett, Michael A. Gold, James P. Lassoie, Louise E. Buck, and Dean Current 2 — Agroforestry Nomenclature, Concepts and Practices 27 Michael A. Gold and Harold E. “Gene” Garrett 3 — An Agroecological Foundation for Temperate Agroforestry 43 Brent R. W. Coleman, Naresh V. Thevathasan, Andrew M. Gordon, and P. K. Ramachandran Nair 4 — Tree–Crop Interactions in Temperate Agroforestry 67 Shibu Jose and Eric J. Holzmueller Section II Agroforestry Practices 89 5 — Windbreak Practices 91 James R. Brandle, Eugene Takle, and Xinhua Zhou 6 — Silvopasture Practices 127 Gabriel J. Pent, J. H. Fike, Joseph N. Orefice, Steven H. Sharrow, Dave Brauer, and Terry R. Clason 7 — Alley Cropping Practices 163 Harold E. “Gene” Garrett, Kevin J. Wolz, W. D. “Dusty” Walter, Larry D. Godsey, and Robert L. McGraw 8 — Riparian and Upland Buffer Practices 205 Richard C. Schultz, Ranjith P. Udawatta, Thomas M. Isenhart, and William W. Simpkins Illustrated by Peter L. Schultz, Roland, IA 9 — Forest Farming Practices 281 J. L. Chamberlain, John Davis, and John F. Munsell 10 — Urban Food Forests and Community Agroforestry Systems 315 John F. Munsell, Catherine J. Bukowski, Mario Yanez, and James A. Allen Section III Agroforestry Benefits 337 11 — Vegetative Environmental Buffers for Air Quality Benefits 339 Chung-Ho Lin, Eric E. Weber, W. D. “Dusty” Walter, Teng Teeh Lim, and Harold E. “Gene” Garrett 12 — Agroforestry for Soil Health 355 Ranjith P. Udawatta, Stephen H. Anderson, Robert J. Kremer, and Harold E. “Gene” Garrett 13 — Managing for Wildlife in Agroforestry 387 Thomas W. Bonnot, Joshua J. Millspaugh, John H. Schulz, Dirk Burhans, Daniel C. Dey, and W. D. “Dusty” Walter 14 — Agroforestry at the Landscape Level 417 Sarah T. Lovell, Gary Bentrup, and Erik Stanek Section IV Human Dimensions of Agroforestry 437 15 — Agroforestry Product Markets and Marketing 439 Zhen Cai, Michael A. Gold, Michaela M. “Ina” Cernusca, and Larry D. Godsey 16 — Agroforestry Economics and Policy 469 Zhen Cai, Larry D. Godsey, D. Evan Mercer, Robert K. Grala, Stephen C. Grado, and Janaki R. R. Alavalapati 17 — Human and Institutional Dimensions of Agroforestry 489 Corinne B. Valdivia, Michael A. Gold, Carla Barbieri, Jie Gao, and Cornelia B. Flora 18 — An Overview of Agroforestry and its Relevance in the Mexican Context 521 Stewart A. W. Diemont, Lorena Soto-Pinto, and Guillermo Jimenez-Ferrer 19 — Agroforestry Education and Training 543 Hannah L. Hemmelgarn and Michael A. Gold Index 555

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Harold. E. “Gene” Garrett, School of Natural Resources, The Center for Agroforestry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA Shibu Jose, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA Michael A. Gold, School of Natural Resources, The Center for Agroforestry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA

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