Overview
Successful agroforestry requires an understanding of the complex relationship between trees, crops and soils. This book provides a review of both social and biophysical aspects of soil use and research in agroforestry in the tropics, with an emphasis on nutrient-poor forest and savanna soils. Key topics covered include decomposition, nutrient cycling and leaching, soil structure, and soil biological processes. The book combines theory and a review of methods used in research.
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Author: Goetz Schroth (National Institute for Research in the Amazon, Brazil) , Fergus Sinclair (School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK) , Fergus Sinclair (School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK) , Fergus Sinclair (School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK)
Publisher: CABI Publishing
Imprint: CABI Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 1.048kg
ISBN: 9780851995939
ISBN 10: 0851995934
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 19 February 2003
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
1: Impacts of trees on the fertility of agricultural soils, G Schroth and F L Sinclair 2: Economic aspects of soil fertility management and agroforestry practices, A M N Izac, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya 3: Designing experiments and analysing data, R Coe, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya, B Huwe, University of Bayreuth, Germany and G Schroth 4: Soil organic matter, G Schroth, B Vanlauwe, Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme, Nairobi, Kenya and J Lehmann, Cornell University, USA 5: Soil nutrient availability and acidity, G Schroth, J Lehmann and E Barrios, CIAT, Cali, Colombia 6: Decomposition and nutrient supply from biomass, G Schroth 7: Nutrient leaching, J Lehmann and G Schroth 8: Nutrient capture, G Schroth and J Lehmann 9: Nutrient exchange with the atmosphere, G Schroth and J Burkhardt, University of Bonn, Germany 10: Soil structure, M Grimaldi, IRD-ORSTOM, France, G Schroth, W G Teixeira, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria-Amazonia Ocidental, Brazil and B Huwe 11: Soil water, W G Teixeira, F L Sinclair, B Huwe and G Schroth 12: Root systems, G Schroth 13: Biological nitrogen fixation, K E Giller, Wageningen University, The Netherlands 14: Mycorrhizas, D L Godbold and R Sharrock, University of Wales, Bangor, UK 15: Rhizosphere processes, D Jones, University of Wales, Bangor, UK 16: Soil macrofauna, P Lavelle, Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Sols Tropicaux, France, B Senapati, Sambalpur University, India and E Barros, INPA, Brazil 17: Soil erosion, M A McDonald, University of Wales, Bangor, UK, A Lawrence, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK and P K Shrestha, LI-BIRD, Nepal
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From the foreword: The book is written within a particular context - soil fertility development under agroforestry. At first this may seem very specific and thus limited in appeal and application. But over the last decade or so agroforestry research has been one of the most influential in developing new insights into soil biology and fertility and thus provides a very suitable framework for review of progress. Furthermore the influence of trees on soil is profound and of significance beyond agroforestry systems, so the book is likely to be of interest in the wider spheres of agriculture, forestry and ecological sciences. --Mike Swift
From the foreword: The book is written within a particular context - soil fertility development under agroforestry. At first this may seem very specific and thus limited in appeal and application. But over the last decade or so agroforestry research has been one of the most influential in developing new insights into soil biology and fertility and thus provides a very suitable framework for review of progress. Furthermore the influence of trees on soil is profound and of significance beyond agroforestry systems, so the book is likely to be of interest in the wider spheres of agriculture, forestry and ecological sciences.
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