Tropical Homegardens
Author | : B.M. Kumar |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 383 |
Release | : 2007-04-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781402049484 |
ISBN-13 | : 140204948X |
Rating | : 4/5 (48X Downloads) |
Download or read book Tropical Homegardens written by B.M. Kumar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-04-21 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Homegardens’ are integrated tree–crop–animal production systems, often established on small parcels of land surrounding homesteads, and primarily found in tropical environments. This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from the world’s leading researchers and professionals in this topic. It summarizes the current state of knowledge on homegarden systems, with a view to using this knowledge as a basis for improving both homegardens and other similar multistrata agroforestry systems.