Tropical Homegardens A Time-Tested Example of Sustainable Agroforestry /

‘Homegardens’ are integrated tree – crop – animal production systems, often in small parcels of land surrounding homesteads, and primarily found in tropical environments. These agroforestry systems, developed and nurtured by farmers through generations of innovation and experiment, are often cited a...

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Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kumar, B. M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Nair, P. K. R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Σειρά:Advances in Agroforestry, 3
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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