Sustainable Management of Soil Resources in the Humid Tropics
| Author | : R. Lal |
| Publisher | : United Nations University Press |
| Total Pages | : 170 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9789280808766 |
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Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 721 |
| Release | : 1993-02-01 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0309047498 |
Rainforests are rapidly being cleared in the humid tropics to keep pace with food demands, economic needs, and population growth. Without proper management, these forests and other natural resources will be seriously depleted within the next 50 years. Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics provides critically needed direction for developing strategies that both mitigate land degradation, deforestation, and biological resource losses and help the economic status of tropical countries through promotion of sustainable agricultural practices. The book includes: A practical discussion of 12 major land use options for boosting food production and enhancing local economies while protecting the natural resource base. Recommendations for developing technologies needed for sustainable agriculture. A strategy for changing policies that discourage conserving and managing natural resources and biodiversity. Detailed reports on agriculture and deforestation in seven tropical countries.
Causes of Soil Degradation and Development Approaches to Sustainable Soil Management
| Author | : Kurt Georg Steiner |
| Publisher | : Balogh Scientific Books |
| Total Pages | : 158 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Agricultural conservation |
| ISBN | : |
This report describes the extent of soil degradation, its bio-physical and socio-economic causes and macro- and micro-economic impacts. The causes behind the failure of soil conservation projects are analyzed. It also describes approaches for creating more favourable agro-political conditions.
Tropical Soils
| Author | : Anthony S. R. Juo |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2003-09-18 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9780195353877 |
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.
Toward Sustainability
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 76 |
| Release | : 1991-02-01 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 0309046416 |
How can high-growth areas such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America sustain agricultural production for current and future generations? Toward Sustainability explores research priorities to support sustainable agriculture. The book identifies six areas that could offer great rewards: addressing institutional constraints on resource conservation, enhancing soil biological processes, managing soil properties, improving water resource management, matching crops to environments, and effectively incorporating social and cultural dimensions into research. Also highlighted is the importance of developing collaborative, integrated research strategies and flexible mechanisms to periodically evaluate and reassess research priorities.
Tillage Systems in the Tropics
| Author | : R. Lal |
| Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9789251037768 |
The objectives of this Bulletin are to collate up-to-date information on soil tillage requirements for soils in the tropics; to assess the impacts of different ways of tillage on soil, environment and crop productivity; and to outline criteria for developing environment-friendly and economically viable tillage techniques for sustainable use of soil and water resources
Soil Management
| Author | : Bobby A. Stewart |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 578 |
| Release | : 1995-03-09 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9781566700764 |
The experiments and experiences discussed in Soil Management carefully document crop production systems with well-defined boundaries. These long-term agronomic trials provide a valuable data resource that has, until now, been largely ignored by both the research community and the sustainability experts. With a rigorous definition of sustainability and this data, the sustainability of various cropping systems will be more clearly illustrated than any previous effort. Particular emphasis is given to research involving the tropics and sub-tropics. This book is unique in providing an experimental basis for sustainable management of soil resources. It describes technological options for sustainable management of soil resources and identifies priorities for additional long-term experimentation needed in key ecoregions. Topics discussed include changes in soil processes and properties, environmental quality, soil management, soil dynamics, soil organic matter, and nutrient cycling. Soil Management is for those who ask whether agriculture is sustainable, want to analyze or review sustainability experiments and experiences, or wish to initiate new long-term trials. It is a valuable reference on soil processes and an excellent text for courses in soil management.
Soil Science and Sustainable Land Management in the Tropics
| Author | : John Keith Syers |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : |
Soil science and sustainable land management. Evaluation of the soil and land resource. Proposals for quantitative criteria in the management of sutainable agricultural systems. Soil erosion and conservation: A place for soil science? Agroforestry practices to control runoff and erosion on steeplands in ilocos norte, Philippines. The qurternary legacy in the tropics. Fundamental Property of the land resource. Effects of soil erosion and sedimentation on land qualy. Defining pedofenetic baselines in the kondoa distric of Tanzania. Sustainable regeneration of surface tilth in Zimbawean vertisols through water management. Agrohydrological modelling. A tool for sustainable development of land resources. Extending the growing season by efficient use of rainfall. The role soil organisms in the sustainability of tropical cropping sustems. Can biological nitrogen fixation sustain agriculture in the tropics? Improving the agriculturakl productivity of the soils of Northeast Thailand through soil organic matter management. Soil organic matter management in Thailand. A diagnostic approach to solving soil fertility problems in the tropics. Physical and chemical constraints to sustainable soil use under raingfed conditions in the himid tripocs of Southar Asia. The use of simplified nutrient balances at farm level to determine boudary conditions for sustainable production. The economic context of soil science. Soil Science research developing contries. Towards a holistic approach. Soil science and better land use in the tropics.
Ecological Aspects of Development in the Humid Tropics
| Author | : ESTADOS UNIDOS. National Research Council. Committee on Selected Biological Problems in the Humid Tropics |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
Development of the humid tropics. Humid tropical ecosystems. Evaluation of renewable natural reseources. Germplasm and conservation genetic resources. Agriculture in the humid tropics. Ecological and management conservation for forested lands. Soil management conservations. Surface water reseources in the humid tropics.
