An Introduction to Agroforestry
Autor P. K. Ramachandran Nairen Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 iul 1993
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ISBN-13: 9780792321347
ISBN-10: 0792321340
Pagini: 499
Ilustrații: XIV, 499 p. 50 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.86 kg
Ediția:1993
Editura: SPRINGER NETHERLANDS
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN-10: 0792321340
Pagini: 499
Ilustrații: XIV, 499 p. 50 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.86 kg
Ediția:1993
Editura: SPRINGER NETHERLANDS
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Dordrecht, Netherlands
Public țintă
ResearchCuprins
Section I. Introduction.- 1. The history of agroforestry.- 2. Definition and concepts of agroforestry.- Section II. Agroforestry Systems and Practices.- 3. Classification of agroforestry systems.- 4. Distribution of agroforestry systems in the tropics.- 5. Shifting cultivation and improved fallows.- 6. Taungya.- 7. Homegardens.- 8. Plantation crop combinations.- 9. Alley cropping.- 10. Other agroforestry systems and practices.- Section III. Agroforestry Species.- 11. General principles of plant productivity.- 12. Agroforestry species: the multipurpose trees.- 13. Component interactions.- Section IV. Soil Productivity and Protection.- 14. Tropical soils.- 15. Effects of trees on soils.- 16. Nutrient cycling and soil organic matter.- 17. Nitrogen fixation.- 18. Soil conservation.- Section V. Design and Evaluation of Agroforestry Systems.- 19. The diagnosis and design (D & D) methodology.- 20. Field experiments in agroforestry.- 21. On-farm research.- 22. Economic considerations.- 23. Sociocultural considerations.- 24. Evaluation of agroforestry systems.- Section VI. Agroforestry in the Temperate Zone.- 25. Agroforestry in the temperate zone.- List of acronyms and abbreviations.- SI units and conversion factors.
Notă biografică
Dr. P.K.R. Nair is Professor of Agroforestry at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA and has been a founder-scientist at the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya for about 10 years. He is a leading world authority and a pioneering researcher and educator in agroforestry.