Diversity in Homegarden Agroforestry Systems of Southern Ethiopia
Title | Diversity in Homegarden Agroforestry Systems of Southern Ethiopia PDF eBook |
Author | Tesfaye Abebe |
Publisher | |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Agroforestry |
ISBN |
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Tropical Homegardens
Title | Tropical Homegardens PDF eBook |
Author | B.M. Kumar |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 383 |
Release | 2007-04-21 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 140204948X |
‘Homegardens’ are integrated tree–crop–animal production systems, often established on small parcels of land surrounding homesteads, and primarily found in tropical environments. This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from the world’s leading researchers and professionals in this topic. It summarizes the current state of knowledge on homegarden systems, with a view to using this knowledge as a basis for improving both homegardens and other similar multistrata agroforestry systems.
Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems
Title | Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems PDF eBook |
Author | B. Mohan Kumar |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 317 |
Release | 2011-08-05 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9400716303 |
Tree based production systems abound especially in the tropics. Despite the pervasiveness of such multipurpose “trees-outside-forest” resources, they have not attracted adequate attention in the development paradigms of many nation states. These multispecies production systems impact the ecosystem processes favourably. Yet, our understanding of the diversity attributes and carbon dynamics under agroforestry is not adequate. This book focuses on the role of multispecies production systems involving tree and crop species as a means for carbon sequestration and thereby reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Sixteen chapters organized into three broad sections titled: Measurement and Estimation, Agrobiodiversity and Tree Management, and Policy and Socioeconomic Aspects represent a cross section of the opportunities and challenges in current research and emerging issues in harnessing carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems.
Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins
Title | Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins PDF eBook |
Author | Teja Tscharntke |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 516 |
Release | 2007-02-09 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9783540302896 |
Tropical rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate, causing unprecedented losses in biodiversity and ecosystem services. This book contributes to an improved understanding of the processes that have destabilizing effects on ecological and socio-economic systems of tropical rain forest margins, as well as striving to integrate environmental, technological and socio-economic issues in their solution.
Useful Trees and Shrubs of Ethiopia
Title | Useful Trees and Shrubs of Ethiopia PDF eBook |
Author | Azene Bekele-Tesemma |
Publisher | Relma in Icraf Project |
Pages | 572 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Gardening |
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Home Gardens and in Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in Farming Systems
Title | Home Gardens and in Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in Farming Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Jessica W. Watson |
Publisher | Bioversity International |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9290435178 |
An Introduction to Agroforestry
Title | An Introduction to Agroforestry PDF eBook |
Author | P. K. R. Nair |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 524 |
Release | 1993-07-31 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780792321354 |
This college-level textbook summarizes the state of current knowledge in the rapidly expanding field of agroforestry. The book, organized into 25 chapters in six sections, reviews the developments in agroforestry during the past 15 years and describes the accomplishments in the application of biophysical (plant and soil related) and socioeconomic sciences to agroforestry. Although the major focus of the book is on the tropics, where the practice and potential of agroforestry are particularly promising, the developments in temperate zone agroforestry are also discussed. This text is recommended for students, teachers, and researchers in agroforestry, farming systems, and tropical land use.