The soil under shifting cultivation /

Nye, P. H.

The soil under shifting cultivation / P.H. Nye, D.J. Greenland - England : CAB, 1960 - vi, 156 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Contents

Introduction

Part 1: The fallow period
the range of fallows and soils
the amounts of nutrients in the fallow and soil
the nutrient cycle
the restoration of fertility under the fallow

Part II: The cropping period
the effect of clearing and burning
the decline in fertility under cropping


Part III: The system as a whole
soil fertility under native practice
retrospect and prospect

Includes references and index


Soil fertility
Tillage

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