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The sustainable management of vertisols / edited by J. Keith Syers, Frits Penning de Vries, and Phibion Nyamudeza ; with the assistance of Robin L. Leslie.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- IBSRAM proceedings ; no. 20.
- IBSRAM proceedings ; no. 20
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vertisols--Africa--Congresses.
- Vertisols.
- Soil management--Africa--Congresses.
- Soil management.
- Vertisols--Congresses.
- Soil management--Congresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (318 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York : CABI Pub., c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text reviews the state of knowledge on the management of vertisols in Africa, with comparative chapters covering other parts of the world.
- Contents:
- Contents; 1 Vertisols: Genesis, Properties and Soilscape Management for Sustainable Development; 2 Soil and Water Conservation Strategies for Vertisols: Past Experiences and Challenges Ahead for Africa; 3 Sustainable Nutrient Management of Vertisols; 4 New Tools for Research and Development to Promote Sustainable Land Management; 5 Vertisols Management in Malawi; 6 Vertisols Management in South Africa; 7 Vertisols Management in the Sudan; 8 Vertisols Management in Tanzania; 9 Vertisols Management in Zambia; 10 Vertisols Management in Zimbabwe
- 11 Improving the Productivity of Vertisols for Smallholders on the Accra Plains of Ghana12 From Plot to Watershed Management: Experience in Farmer Participatory Vertisol Technology Generation and Adoption in Highland Ethiopia; 13 Low-cost Animal-drawn Implements for Vertisol Management and Strategies for Land-use Intensification; 14 Indian Vertisols: ICRISAT's Research Impact - Past, Present and Future; 15 Planning and Facilitating a 'Negotiated Learning and Action System': Participatory Research to Improve Soil Management Practices on Indian Vertisols and Alfisols
- 16 Research Approaches to Developing Sustainable Management Practices on Australian Vertisols17 The Vertisols of Texas; 18 Research Needs and Opportunities for Farming Vertisols Sustainably; Index
- Notes:
- "In association with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI)."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-81197-8
- 9786610811977
- 0-85199-894-1
- OCLC:
- 476051796
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