Agroforestry: Principles and Practices: 2nd Fully Revised and Enlarged Edition (Hardback, Alok Kumar Patra)

"Agroforestry has been recognized as a crucial subject in the undergraduate curricula of forestry, horticulture, and agriculture. To cater to the needs of students and equip them with the necessary knowledge, this book has been written. Apart from fulfilling the curriculum requirements, it will also aid students in their preparation for competitive examinations.

This book will be of interest to plant enthusiasts as well. It has been structured into twenty chapters, encompassing all facets of agroforestry, including its concepts, systems classifications, soil productivity, tree-crop interaction, watershed and wasteland management, climate change adaptation and mitigation, carbon sequestration, urban agroforestry, agroforestry design and diagnosis, economics, and extension of agroforestry.

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Content

"1. Forests and Forestry2. Agroforestry- A Sustainable Land Use System3. Agroforestry: Policy and Projects4.Agroforestry Systems and Their Classification5. Social Forestry6. Urban Forestry7. Agroforestry for Soil Fertility and Productivity8. Tree Crop Interaction in Agroforestry9. Selection of Tree Species for Agroforestry10. Agroforestry: Planning and Management11. Agroforestry for Different Agroecological Zones12. Agroforestry for Watershed Management13. Agroforestry for Wasteland Development14. Agroforestry for Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation 15. Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems16. Agroforestry: Diagnosis and Design17. Design and Analysis of Agroforestry Experiments18. Economics of Agroforestry19. Agroforestry Extension20.Management Practices of Multipurpose Trees

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