Tropical Soils: Properties and Management for Sustainable Agriculture

Neuausgabe 2003
ISBN: 978-0-19-511598-7
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 572 g

Reihe: Topics in Sustainable Agronomy

Agricultural ecology, or agroecology, deals with the structure and function of agroecosystems at different levels of resolution. This text describes in terms of agroecology the tropical environments of sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin and Central America, focusing on production and management systems unique to each region.

Agricultural ecology, or agroecology, deals in general with the structure and function of agroecosystems at different levels of resolution. In this text/reference, the authors describe in terms of agroecology the tropical environments of sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin and Central America, focusing on production and management systems unique to each region.

1. Introduction; 2. Mineralogy; 3. Soil Chemistry; 4. Soil Physics; 5. Soil Biology and Microbiology; 6. Soil Fertility; 7. Soil Formation and Classification; 8. Major Soils of the Tropics: A Descriptive Classification Based on Clay Mineralogy; 9. Soil Management: An Overview; 10. Properties and Management of Kaolinitic Soils; 11. Properties and Management of Oxidic Soils; 12. Properties and Management of Smectitic Soils; 13. Properties and Management of Allophanic Soils; 14. Soils and Sustainable Agriculture

Autoren/Hrsg.

Juo, A. S. R.

Juo, Anthony S. R.

Backman, Clifford R.

Franzluebbers, Kathrin

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Wasserversorgung
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tropische Landwirtschaft

Über Autor(innen)

Juo, Anthony S.R. (Professor of Soils and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, USA)