
Tree-Crop Interactions
A Physiological Approach
CABI Publishing
Published on 1. June 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-85198-987-7 (ISBN)
Description
The potential role and benefits of agroforestry in sustainable agriculture have been recognized for some time. However, until recently there has been only a limited amount of quantitative physiological evidence to support this. This book breaks new ground in showing how the principles of crop physiology can be applied to the understanding of tree-crop interactions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85198-987-7 (9780851989877)
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Content
I: Contributors II: Preface Peter Huxley 1: A Framework for quantifying the various effects of tree-crop interactions C K Ong 2: Mixed cropping of annuals and woody perennials: An analytical approach to productivity and management R Ranganathan and C T de Wit 3: Mulch and shade model for optimum alley cropping design depending on soil fertility M van Noordwijk 4: Principles of resource capture and utilisation of light and water C K Ong, C R Black, F M Marshall and J E Corlett 5: Microclimatic modifications in agroforestry A J Brenner 6: The water balance of mixed tree-crop systems J S Wallace 7: Biological factors affecting form and function in woody/non-woody plant mixtures P Huxley 8: Tree-soil-crop interactions on slopes D P Garrity 9: Root distribution of trees and crops: Competition and/or complementarity M van Noordwijk, G Lawson, A Soumare, J J R Groot and K Hairiah 10: Woody/non-woody plant mixtures: some afterthoughts P Huxley