Daizy R. Batish, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India; Ravinder K. Kohli, Panjab University; Shibu Jose, University of Florida, Gainesville; Harminder P. Singh, Panjab University

CRC Press, 2007, 400 pp., ISBN 10: 1420043277, Hardback

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• Provides an understanding of the ecological relationships among forests, soils, root systems, and water systems
• Evaluates the socio-economic impact of agroforestry
• Covers the practice of agroforestry in temperate and tropical regions and is applicable worldwide
• Includes case studies, tables, and figures to facilitate understanding

Faced with the growing problems of climate change, ecosystem degradation, declining agricultural productivity, and uncertain food security, modern agricultural scientists look for potential relief in an ancient practice. Agroforestry, if properly designed, can mitigate greenhouse effects, maintain ecosystem health and biodiversity, provide food security, and reduce poverty. Poorly implemented agroforestry, however, can not o­nly exacerbate existing problems, but also contribute in its own right to the overall negative effects of our depleted and failing ecosystems. With a diminishing margin for error, a thorough understanding of the ecological processes that govern these complex systems is, therefore, crucial.

Table of Contents

Ecological Interactions: An Overview
Ecological Interactions in Agroforestry: An Overview, R.K. Kohli, H.P. Singh, D.R. Batish, and S. Jose
Tree–Crop Interactions: Lessons from Temperate Alley-Cropping Systems, S. Jose, S.C. Allen, and P.K.R. Nair
Allelopathic Tree–Crop Interactions under Agroforestry Systems, D.R. Batish, H.P. Singh, and R.K. Kohli
Approaches to Tree–Environment–Crop Interactions, R.M. Kho
Weeds, Diseases, Insect Pests, and Tri-Trophic Interactions in Tropical Agroforestry, G. Sileshi, G. Schroth, M.R. Rao, and H. Girma
Ecologically Based Pest Management in Agroforestry Systems, M.A. Altieri and C.I. Nicholls
A Case Study o­n the Potential of Contour Hedgerow Intercropping for Sustainable Crop Production o­n Sloping Highlands in Humid and Subhumid Zones of Sri Lanka, W.A.J.M. De Costa, A.G. Chandrapala, P. Surenthran, and L.G.N. Dharmasiri

The Belowground Ecology
Belowground Interactions in Tree–Crop Agroforestry: Need for a New Approach, G. Schroth, M. Schaller, and F. Jiménez
Tree–Grass Interactions and Water Use in Silvopastoral Systems in N.W. Patagonia, J.E. Gyenge, M.E. Fernández, and T.M. Schlichter
Litter Dynamics in Plantation and Agroforestry Systems of the Tropics—A Review of Observations and Methods, B.M. Kumar
Developments in the Research of the Potential of Agroforestry for Sustaining Soil Fertility in Zimbabwe, S. Zingore, R. Chikowo, G. Nyamadzawo, P. Nyamugafata, and P.L. Mafongoya
Soil Sustainability in Agroforestry Systems: Experiences o­n Impacts of Trees o­n Soil Fertility from a Humid Tropical Site, F. Montagnini
Root Competition for Water Between Trees and Grass in a Silvopastoral Plot of 10 Year Old Prunus avium, P. Balandier, F.X. De Montard, and T. Curt

Models in Agroforestry
Relationship of Three-Dimensional Structure to Shelterbelt Function: A Theoretical Hypothesis, X. Zhou, J.R. Brandle, E.S. Takle, and C.W. Mize
Modeling a Field Shelterbelt System with the Shelterbelt Agroforestry Modeling System, C.W. Mize, J. Colletti, W. Batchelor, J.S. Kim, E.S. Takle,and J.R. Brandle

Ecological Economics
Social and Economic Implications of Agroforestry for Rural Economic Development in Temperate Regions, C.J. Doyle and T. Waterhouse
Forest Patches in Northeast Luzon (the Philippines): Their Status, Role, and Perspectives for Conservation in Integrated Land-Use Systems, D.J. Snelder and G.A. Persoon
Adoption, Profitability, Impacts, and Scaling Up of Agroforestry Technologies in Southern African Countries, O.C. Ajayi, F.K. Akinnifesi, J. Mullila-Mitti,J.J. DeWolf, P.W. Matakala, and F.R. Kwesiga
Pasture Production and Tree Growth in Agroforestry Systems of Northwest Spain, M.P. González-Hernández and M.J.R. Lorenzo

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