Sustaining growth : soil fertility management in tropical smallholdings / Karl M. Müller-Sämann and Johannes Kotschi ; [translation, Christine Ernsting and Simon Chater].

CONTENTS

1. Introduction

2. The natural resource base
climate
vegetation
soils

3. Agroforestry
introduction
establishing sustainable and stable agro-ecosystems
examples of indigenous agroforestry systems
ecological effects of agroforestry systems
Technology development: three examples
Micro-economic evaluation
zonal considerations

4. Green manuring and intensive fallowing
introduction
some definitions
general principles
green manure as a catch crop
seasonal green manuring or intensive fallowing
under sowing as green manure or intensive fallow
e.tc

5. Mulch and its application
definition
principles of mulching
effects of mulch
economics of mulching
use of mulch in a zonal context

6. Composting and compost application
introduction
principles of composting
general practice and methods of composting
using compost
socio-economic considerations
zonal aspects of composting and compost application

7. Manure and its application
introduction
quantity and composition of manure
producing and managing farmyard manure
e.tc

Encouraging and using natural symbionts
general remarks
The vescular-arbuscular mycorrhiza
Biological nitrogen fixation

Includes references.