Trees, crops, and soil fertility [[electronic resource] ] : concepts and research methods / / edited by G. Schroth and F.L. Sinclair

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (450 p.)
• Disciplina: 631.4/22
• Soggetto topico: Agroforestry - Research; Agroforestry; Soil fertility - Research; Soil fertility
• Altri autori: SchrothG (Goetz) SinclairFergus L
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-421) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Chapter 1 Impacts of Trees on the Fertility of Agricultural Soils; Chapter 2 Economic Aspects of Soil Fertility Management and Agroforestry Practices; Chapter 3 Designing Experiments and Analysing Data; Chapter 4 Soil Organic Matter; Chapter 5 Soil Nutrient Availability and Acidity; Chapter 6 Decomposition and Nutrient Supply from Biomass; Chapter 7 Nutrient Leaching; Chapter 8 Nutrient Capture; Chapter 9 Nutrient Exchange with the Atmosphere; Chapter 10 Soil Structure; Chapter 11 Soil Water; Chapter 12 Root Systems; Chapter 13 Biological Nitrogen Fixation ; Chapter 14 MycorrhizasChapter 15 Rhizosphere Processes; Chapter 16 Soil Macrofauna; Chapter 17 Soil Erosion; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Trees, crops, and soil fertility
• ISBN: 1-280-82980-X; 9786610829804; 0-85199-792-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780204603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II