TY - BOOK AU - Huxley, Peter TI - Tropical agroforestry SN - 0632040475 U1 - 634.990913 PY - 1999/// CY - UK PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Forests and forestry - Tropical regions KW - Forests and forestry KW - Tropical regions N1 - Includes references and index; Section I. 1 Introduction. 2 The Nature of Agroforestry. 3 A Need for Agroforestry? 4 Agroforestry and the Farmer: Why Use Woody Plants? 5 Animal Agroforestry. 6 Agroforestry and Soil and Water Conservation. Section II. 7 The Pros and Cons of 'Woodiness'. 8 Learning from Growing Crops. 9 Agroforestry and the Use of Environmental Resources: the 'Promise' of Agroforestry. 10 Plant Spacing and Arrangement: an Essential Management Tool. 11 Resource Allocation in Plants. Section III. 12 The Tree-Crop Interface: a Key to Biological Success or Failure in Agroforestry. 13 Competition and Complementarity. 14 Measuring the Efficiency of Agroforestry Systems. Section IV. 15 Trees in Support of Agriculture: More About Trees. 16 Classifying Multipurpose Trees: What Are Functional Types? 17 Phenology: Understanding Plant Behaviour. 18 The Form and Nature of Root Systems. 19 Pruning and Tree Management: Some Practical Aspects. 20 Helpful Associations: Soil Biota, Nitrogen Fixing Organisms and Mycorrhizas. 21 Propagation, Planting Out and Tree Protection. Section V. 22 'Patchiness': Living in the Real World. 23 Trees and their Environment. 24 Agroforestry and Site Modification: Nutrient Recycling and Soil Organic Matter. 25 Agroforestry and Sustainability. Section VI. 26 Introducing the Philosophy and Practice of Agroforestry Research. 27 Agroforestry Field Experimentation: a First Approach. ER -