Tropical Agroforestry

« Agroforestry is recognized as a sustainable land-use management in the tropics, as it provides environmental-friendly ecosystems; it also provides people with their every day need for food and cash. Since the recognition of agroforestry as a science, curricula have been developed for agroforestry programs for undergraduate and graduate trainings in Universities. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop and make available educational material. This textbook strives to provide up-to-date information on tropical agroforestry to serve as educational material in the tropical context. The authoritative textbook of Nair (1993) on agroforestry was published 18 years ago, and before the advent of tree domestication, an important agroforestry practice today. In addition, many other research activities, such as carbon sequestration and integrated pest management, have been included in the agroforestry agenda. This textbook is intended for agroforestry students, teachers, and practitioners. »-- Résumé de l'éditeur Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Tropical Biomes: Their Classification, Description and Importance....Pages 3-22 Major Land Use Issues in the Tropics, and the History of Agroforestry....Pages 23-33 Definitions and Classification of Agroforestry Systems....Pages 35-47 Major Agroforestry Systems of the Humid Tropics....Pages 49-93 Major Agroforestry Systems of the Semiarid Tropics....Pages 95-110 Participatory Domestication of New Crops using Agroforestry Techniques....Pages 111-148 Front Matter....Pages 149-149 Ecological Interactions and Productivity in Agroforestry Systems....Pages 151-172 Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Mycorrhizal Associations in Agroforestry....Pages 173-202 Agroforestry for Soil Conservation....Pages 203-216 Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry Systems....Pages 217-225 Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes....Pages 227-232 Integrated Pest Management in Tropical Agroforestry....Pages 233-240 Front Matter....Pages 241-241 Diagnosis and Design (D & D) Approach and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)....Pages 243-257 Experimental Design in Agroforestry....Pages 259-276 On-Farm Agroforestry Research....Pages 277-287 Front Matter....Pages 289-289 Economics in Agroforestry....Pages 291-322 Socio-Cultural Aspects of Agroforestry and Adoption....Pages 323-332 Front Matter....Pages 333-333 Tropical Agroforestry for Biofuels Production....Pages 335-341 Phytoremediation in Tropical Agroforestry....Pages 343-351 Agroforestry and the Carbon Market in the Tropics....Pages 353-365 Front Matter....Pages 333-333 Agroforestry Modeling....Pages 367-373 Back Matter....Pages 375-380