Bibliograph

Agroforestry, systems and practices, Ramesh Umrani, C.K. Jain

Type

Label

Agroforestry, systems and practices, Ramesh Umrani, C.K. Jain

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-296) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Agroforestry

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

650495425

Responsibility statement

Ramesh Umrani, C.K. Jain

Sub title

systems and practices

Summary

Agroforestry is an integrated approach of using the interactive benefits from combining trees and shrubs with crops and/or livestock. It combines agricultural and forestry technologies to create more diverse, productive, profitable, healthy and sustainable land-use systems. In agroforestry systems, trees or shrubs are intentionally used within agricultural systems, or non-timber forest resources are cultured in forest settings. The present book describes the state of current knowledge in the rapidly expanding field of agroforestry. Organised into 16 chapters, it reviews the developments in agr

Table Of Contents

Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction to Agroforestry -- Agroforestry Practices in India -- Nutrient Cycling in Agroforestry Systems -- Silviculture -- Agroforestry for Environmental Management -- Forest Plantations -- Smallholder Agroforestry Systems -- Agroforestry in Semi-arid Tropics -- Domestication of Trees in Agroforestry Systems -- Agroforestry and Tenure Issues -- Policy Issues in Forest Plantation Development -- Sustainable Forest Management13; -- Agroforestry and Poverty Alleviation -- Industrial Agroforestry -- Women's Role in Agroforestry -- Agroforestry Research13; -- Bibliography -- Index

Target audience

general

Classification