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Overview
Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems examines the environmental and social conditions that affect the roles and performance of trees in field- and forest-based agricultural production systems. Various types of ecological settings for agroforestry are analyzed within temperate and tropical regions. The roles of soil, water, light, nutrient and pest management in mixed, annual, woody perennial and livestock systems are discussed. Important new case studies from around the world offer innovative strategies that have been used successfully in raising forests and tree products on a sustainable basis for commercial harvesting and for providing other environmental services in land conservation and watershed management.
Synopsis
Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems examines the environmental and social conditions that affect the roles and performance of trees in field- and forest-based agricultural production systems. Various types of ecological settings for agroforestry are analyzed within temperate and tropical regions. The roles of soil, water, light, nutrient and pest management in mixed, annual, woody perennial and livestock systems are discussed. Important new case studies from around the world offer innovative strategies that have been used successfully in raising forests and tree products on a sustainable basis for commercial harvesting and for providing other environmental services in land conservation and watershed management.
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Presents 17 contributions that examine the environmental and social conditions that affect the roles and performance of trees in field-and forest-based agricultural production systems. Topics include the roles of soil, water, light, nutrient and pest management in mixed, annual, woody perennial, and livestock systems. Also included are case studies from around the world addressing topics such as the science and practice of black walnut agroforestry in Missouri; domestication of tropical trees; water management and hedgerow agroforestry systems; and animals and agroforestry in the tropics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.