The biological management of tropical soil fertility /

Woomer, P. L.

The biological management of tropical soil fertility / edited by P.L. Woomer and M.J. Swift. - Chichester ; New York : Wiley, c1994 - viii, 243 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

CONTENT

Chapter 1. Soil fertility research in response to the demand for sustainability M. C. Scholes, M.J.Swift, O.W. Heal, P. A. Sanchez, J.S.I . Ingram and R. Dalal

Chapter 2. Soil biological process in tropical ecosystems S. Brown, J. M. Anderson, P. L. Woomer, M. J. Swift and E. Barrios

Chapter 3. The importance and management of soil organic matter in the tropics P. L. Woomer, A. Albrecht, D. V. S. Resck and H. W. Scharpenseel

Chapter 4. The synchronization of nutrient mineralization and plant nutrient demand R. J. K. Myers, C. A. Palm, E. Cuevas, I. U. N. Gunatilleke and M. Brossard

Chapter 5. Soil physics and fertility: The effects of water , temperature and texture R. J. Scholes, R. Dalal and S. Singer

Chapter 6. The relationship between soil macro fauna and tropical soil fertility P. Lavelle, M. Dangerfield, C. Fragoso, V. Eschenbrenner, D. Lopez-Hernandez, B. Pashanasi and L. Brussaard

Chapter 7. Modelling soil organic matter dynamics and plant productivity in tropical ecosystems W. J. Parton, P. L. Woomer and Martin

Chapter 8. The Jhum aggroecosystem in north-eastern India: A case study of the biological management of soils in a shifting agricultural system P. S. Ramakrishna

chapter 9. Biological management of tropical soils : Integrating process research and farm practice M. J. Swift, L. Bohren, S. S. Carter, A. M. Izac and P. L. Woomer


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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Soil fertility--Tropics.
Soil biology--Tropics.
Soil management--Tropics.

S599.9.T76 / B56 1994

631.4220913 / BIO