Soil fertility decline in the tropics : with case studies on plantations / Alfred E. Hartemink.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartemink, Alfred E., 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soil fertility--Tropics.

Soil fertility.

Soil degradation--Tropics.

Soil degradation.

Agriculture--Tropics--Case studies.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; Cambridge, MA, USA : CABI Pub., c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is generally assumed that soil fertility decline is widespread in the tropics. In contrast, perennial plant cover provides better protection for the soil. This book reviews these concepts, focusing on soil chemical changes under different land-use systems in the tropics, including perennial crops, annual crops, and forest plantations.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Human Population and Soil Degradation; 3 Plantation Agriculture; 4 Soil Fertility Decline - Theoretical Considerations; 5 Annual Crops; 6 Perennial Crop Plantations; 7 Forest Plantations; 8 Sugarcane Plantations; 9 Case 1 - Sugarcane Plantation, Papua New Guinea; 10 Case 2 - Sisal Plantations, Tanzania; 11 Synthesis; 12 Summary and Conclusions; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-83385-8

9786610833856

0-85199-849-6

OCLC:

476061856