Trees, Crops and Soil Fertility: Concepts and Research Methods

Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: CABI (May 22, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0851995934
ISBN-13: 978-0851995939

About the Author
G. Schroth, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, National Institute for Research in the Amazon. F. L. Sinclair, School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor.

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. Key topics covered include decomposition, nutrient cycling and leaching, soil structure, and soil biological processes. The book combines theory and a review of methods used in research.
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