Slash/mulch systems : sustainable methods for tropical agriculture / H. David Thurston.
Slash/mulch systems : sustainable methods for tropical agriculture / H. David Thurston.
Slash/mulch systems : sustainable methods for tropical agriculture / H. David Thurston.
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Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N631.581/1
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English
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Physical content
ix, 196 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Mulching -- 3. Slash/Mulch Systems in the Americas -- 4. Slash/Mulch Systems of Africa -- 5. Slash/Mulch Systems of Asia and the Pacific Islands -- 6. Slash/Mulch Systems That Also Include Burning -- 7. Breeding Crops for Traditional Slash/Mulch Systems -- 8. Cover Crops and Gr...
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Publisher
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Place of Publication
Colorado
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
Slash/mulch systems, ancient agricultural practices still widely used today, are often overlooked by farmers or mistaken for slash-and-burn systems; however, slash/mulch systems, in which vegetation is cut and mulched on site rather than being discarded or burned, are far more beneficial than are the latter, particularly in tropical regions. This i...
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Slash/mulch systems : sustainable methods for tropical agriculture / H. David Thurston.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-186) and index.
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N631.581/1
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74VvDb6y7aZM
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ISBN
0813388201 (alk. paper)
9780813388205 (alk. paper)
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631.581
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991005045369702626
