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Trees, Crops and Soil Fertility: Concepts and Research Methods

By G Schroth , F L Sinclair

Book information

Publisher
CABI
Year
2003
ISBN
9780851995939, 0-85199-593-4
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1664112 bytes)
Edition
First
Pages
451\451
Time added
2010-04-25 21:59:20

Description

Successful agroforestry requires an understanding of the complex relationship between trees, crops and soils. This book provides a review of both economic and biophysical aspects of soil use Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 10 Foreword......Page 12 1. Impacts of Trees on the Fertility of Agricultural Soils......Page 14 2. Economic Aspects of Soil Fertility Management and Agroforestry Practices......Page 26 3. Designing Experiments and Analysing Data......Page 52 4. Soil Organic Matter......Page 90 5. Soil Nutrient Availability and Acidity......Page 106 6. Decomposition and Nutrient Supply from Biomass......Page 144 7. Nutrient Leaching......Page 164 8. Nutrient Capture......Page 180 9. Nutrient Exchange with the Atmosphere......Page 194 10. Soil Structure......Page 204 11. Soil Water......Page 222 12. Root Systems......Page 248 13. Biological Nitrogen Fixation......Page 272 14. Mycorrhizas......Page 284 15. Rhizosphere Processes......Page 302 16. Soil Macrofauna......Page 316 17. Soil Erosion......Page 338 References......Page 358 Index......Page 436 Team DDU......Page 9

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