Agroforestry for Commodity Production: Ecological and Social Dimensions

2010
ISBN: 978-94-007-9111-4
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 247 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 542 g

Agroforestry systems have been touted as sustainable production systems that alleviate many of the environmental problems associated with modern production systems. Are they indeed ecologically and economically sustainable? Using case studies from around the globe, this book highlights the potential of agroforestry systems to produce a broad range of commodities. In addition to addressing the biophysical and socioeconomic dimensions of producing traditional food, fodder and fiber crops, this volume examines the potential to integrate biomass crops, botanicals and ornamental plants into agroforestry practices. The book should be particularly useful to students, professionals, researchers and policy makers involved in natural resource management, agroforestry, and environmental management.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jose, Shibu

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Forstwirtschaft, Forstwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Interactions amongst trees and crops in taungya systems of western Kenya.- Active root distribution pattern of Hevea brasiliensis determined by radioassay of latex serum.- Production physiology of three native shrubs intercropped in a young longleaf pine plantation.- Dry matter partitions and specific leaf weight of soybean change with tree competition in an intercropping system.- Natural abundance of 15N in two cacao plantations with legume and non-legume shade trees.- Soil phosphorus and water effects on growth, nutrient and carbohydrate concentrations, ?13C, and nodulation of mimosa (Albizia julibrissin Durz.) on a highly weathered soil.- Silvopastoralism in New Zealand: review of effects of evergreen and deciduous trees on pasture dynamics.- Pasture production under densely planted young willow and poplar in a silvopastoral system.- Relationship between tree canopy height and the production of pasture species in a silvopastoral system based on alder trees.- Changes in limiting resources determine spatio-temporal variability in tree–grass interactions.- Are drought and wildfires turning Mediterranean cork oak forests into persistent shrublands?.- Allelopathic effects of Eucalyptus urophylla on ten tree species in south China.- Scaling-up productivity (NPP) using light or water use efficiencies (LUE, WUE) from a two-layer tropical plantation.- Modeling cotton production response to shading in a pecan alleycropping system using CROPGRO.- Transitioning from wild collection to forest cultivation of indigenous medicinal forest plants in eastern North America is constrained by lack of profitability.- Coppicing improved fallows are profitable for maize production in striga infested soils of western Kenya.- Adoption potential of selected organic resources for improvingsoil fertility in the central highlands of Kenya.- Current situation and prospects of Jatropha curcas as a multipurpose tree in China.- Complementary labor opportunities in Indonesian pulpwood plantations with implications for land use.

Über Autor(innen)

Shibu Jose is Professor of Forest Ecology in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida. He has authored more than 100 research articles that deal with ecological interactions, production ecology, and restoration ecology and edited four books. He currently serves as Editor-In-Chief of , Book Review Editor of , and Editorial Board Member of . He has also served as Editor of and Editorial Board Member of in the past.