Author: Alfred E. Hartemink
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 9780851998497
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Wide coverage of soils and perennial cropping systems in the tropicsSynthesis of decades of researchChallenges assumptions on the benefits of plantations for soil fertilityIt is generally assumed that soil fertility decline is widespread in the tropics and that this is largely associated with annual cropping and subsistence farming. In contrast, perennial plant cover (as in plantation agriculture) provides better protection for the soil.This book reviews these concepts, focusing on soil chemical changes under different land-use systems in the tropics. These include perennial crops, annual crops and forest plantations. Two case studies, on sisal plantations in Tanzania and sugar cane in Papua New Guinea, are presented for detailed analysis. The author demonstrates that soil fertility decline is also a problem on plantations.
Soil Fertility Decline in the Tropics
Author: Alfred E. Hartemink
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 9780851998497
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Wide coverage of soils and perennial cropping systems in the tropicsSynthesis of decades of researchChallenges assumptions on the benefits of plantations for soil fertilityIt is generally assumed that soil fertility decline is widespread in the tropics and that this is largely associated with annual cropping and subsistence farming. In contrast, perennial plant cover (as in plantation agriculture) provides better protection for the soil.This book reviews these concepts, focusing on soil chemical changes under different land-use systems in the tropics. These include perennial crops, annual crops and forest plantations. Two case studies, on sisal plantations in Tanzania and sugar cane in Papua New Guinea, are presented for detailed analysis. The author demonstrates that soil fertility decline is also a problem on plantations.
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 9780851998497
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Wide coverage of soils and perennial cropping systems in the tropicsSynthesis of decades of researchChallenges assumptions on the benefits of plantations for soil fertilityIt is generally assumed that soil fertility decline is widespread in the tropics and that this is largely associated with annual cropping and subsistence farming. In contrast, perennial plant cover (as in plantation agriculture) provides better protection for the soil.This book reviews these concepts, focusing on soil chemical changes under different land-use systems in the tropics. These include perennial crops, annual crops and forest plantations. Two case studies, on sisal plantations in Tanzania and sugar cane in Papua New Guinea, are presented for detailed analysis. The author demonstrates that soil fertility decline is also a problem on plantations.
Soil Fertility Decline in the Tropics with Case Studies on Plantation Crops
Author: A. E. Hartemink
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Land Cover Change and Soil Fertility Decline in Tropical Regions
Author: Alfred E. Hartemink
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
The Biological Management of Tropical Soil Fertility
Author: P. L. Woomer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This book reports on the first five years of research by scientists of the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This book reports on the first five years of research by scientists of the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme
Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics
Author: Pedro A. Sanchez
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107176050
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 685
Book Description
Long-awaited second edition of classic textbook, brought completely up to date, for courses on tropical soils, and reference for scientists and professionals.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107176050
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 685
Book Description
Long-awaited second edition of classic textbook, brought completely up to date, for courses on tropical soils, and reference for scientists and professionals.
Management of Low Fertility Acid Soils of the American Humid Tropics
Author:
Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Shifting Cultivation and Secondary Succession in the Tropics
Author: Albert O. Aweto
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 9781780641713
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Shifting cultivation is the predominant system of arable farming in the humid and sub-humid tropics, where several hundred million people depend on this system of agriculture for their livelihood. This book documents and systematizes findings in shifting cultivation from over the last six decades, including characterizing secondary succession and relating the changes that fallow vegetation undergoes to the process of soil fertility restoration. This book is essential reading for researchers and students of tropical agriculture and related areas.
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 9781780641713
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Shifting cultivation is the predominant system of arable farming in the humid and sub-humid tropics, where several hundred million people depend on this system of agriculture for their livelihood. This book documents and systematizes findings in shifting cultivation from over the last six decades, including characterizing secondary succession and relating the changes that fallow vegetation undergoes to the process of soil fertility restoration. This book is essential reading for researchers and students of tropical agriculture and related areas.
Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics
Author: Pedro A. Sanchez
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
The tropical environment. Soils of the tropics. Soil physical properties. Clay mineralogy and Ion Exchange Processes. Soil organic matter. Nitrogen. Soil acidity and liming. Phosphorus, silicon, and sulfur. Soil fertility evaluation. Soil management in shifting cultivation areas. Soil management in rice cultivation systems. Soil management in multiple cropping Systems. Soil Management for tropical pasture production.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
The tropical environment. Soils of the tropics. Soil physical properties. Clay mineralogy and Ion Exchange Processes. Soil organic matter. Nitrogen. Soil acidity and liming. Phosphorus, silicon, and sulfur. Soil fertility evaluation. Soil management in shifting cultivation areas. Soil management in rice cultivation systems. Soil management in multiple cropping Systems. Soil Management for tropical pasture production.
Soil Fertility Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: W. Graeme Donovan
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821342367
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
World Bank Technical Paper No. 408. This report is a critical review of the technical, economic, and institutional constraints on improving soil fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the actions recommended to address them. Action plans prepared for Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Mali examine the demand for and supply of mineral fertilizers, the exploitation of local mineral resources, the prevention of soil erosion and increasing soil-water retention, and soil fertility management using organic technologies and management practices.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821342367
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
World Bank Technical Paper No. 408. This report is a critical review of the technical, economic, and institutional constraints on improving soil fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the actions recommended to address them. Action plans prepared for Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Mali examine the demand for and supply of mineral fertilizers, the exploitation of local mineral resources, the prevention of soil erosion and increasing soil-water retention, and soil fertility management using organic technologies and management practices.
Priorities for Alleviating Soil-related Constraints to Food Production in the Tropics
Author:
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
ISBN: 9712202240
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
ISBN: 9712202240
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description