| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 437 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword / M. Swift -- 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 -- 3. Designing Experiments and Analysing Data / R. Coe, B. Huwe and G. Schroth -- 4. Soil Organic Matter / G. Schroth, B. Vanlauwe and J. Lehmann -- 5. Soil Nutrient Availability and Acidity / G. Schroth, J. Lehmann and E. Barrios -- 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 -- 10. Soil Structure / M. Grimaldi, G. Schroth, W.G. Teixeira 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 -- 14. Mycorrhizas / D.L. Godbold and R. Sharrock -- 15. Rhizosphere Processes / D. Jones -- 16. Soil Macrofauna / P. Lavelle, B. Senapati and E. Barros -- 17. Soil Erosion / M.A. McDonald, A. Lawrence and P.K. Shrestha |
| Summary |
This book contains seventeen chapters discussing the economic and biological aspects of soil use and research in agroforestry, with an emphasis on nutrient-poor forest and savanna soils. Topics covered include the economics of soil fertility management, cycling of water, nutrients and organic matter, soil structure, soil water, root systems, soil biological processes (e.g. nitrogen fixation, mycorrhizas and rhizosphere), soil macrofauna and erosion |
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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 |
| Analysis |
Agroforestry |
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Soil fertility |
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bomen |
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trees |
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gewassen |
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crops |
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bodemvruchtbaarheid |
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voedingsstoffen |
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nutrients |
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mycorrhizae |
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mycorrhizas |
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stikstoffixatie |
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nitrogen fixation |
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bodembiologie |
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soil biology |
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voedingsstoffenbeschikbaarheid |
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nutrient availability |
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bodemstructuur |
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soil structure |
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Bodemvruchtbaarheid |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-421) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Soil fertility.
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Agroforestry.
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Soil fertility -- Research.
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Agroforestry -- Research.
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Crop zones.
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Crops, Agricultural
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Soil Science.
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Crop zones
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Agroforestry
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Agroforestry -- Research
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Soil fertility
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Soil fertility -- Research
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schroth, G. (Goetz)
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Sinclair, Fergus L.
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| LC no. |
2002006036 |
| ISBN |
9780851997926 |
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0851997929 |
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128082980X |
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9781280829802 |
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