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Paperback. Condition: New. This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on intercropping.The first chapter summarises data from over 50 field experiments undertaken since 2001 on cereal-grain legume intercropping using spring and winter cereal-grain legume intercrops. The chapter addresses the effects of intercropping on yields and quality, the agronomical performance of intercropping and cultivation practices in intercropping.The second chapter reviews the existing evidence on systems productivity, resource capture and use efficiency, between intercrops and sole crops for maize-legume-dominated cropping systems. The chapter also considers intercropping under different conditions, including those with heightened or reduced levels of moisture and nitrogen.The third chapter considers the effects of crop rotation and intercropping management practices on soil health, focussing on their impact on crop productivity, soil health enhancement and stability. The chapter also highlights the importance of leguminous crops and soil organic matter in maintaining healthy soils, sustaining crop productivity and enhancing biodiversity.The final chapter provides an overview of the economic and ecological benefits, challenges and major considerations of implementing alley cropping systems within North America. A case study detailing the performance evaluation of a pecan-cotton alley cropping system is also included.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 326, [1] p. ; (part col.) 25 cm. ; ISSN: 0459-6137 ; LCCN: 63-24447 ; OCLC: 1783015 ; Serial Publication : Periodical ; stiff paper wrappers with color illustration ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due pocket ; Contents: Breeding biology of two Cuckoos and their hosts in South West Africa / Rolf A C Jensen and C F Clinning -- The Plumbeous Heron of the Galapagos / Barbara K Snow -- Breeding biology of Swallow-Tailed Kites in Florida / Noel F R Snyder -- The Red-Billed Toucan in Guyana / Godfrey R Bourne -- Bird diversity and abundance in Amazon forest communities / Thomas E Lovejoy -- Acoustic behavior of the Northern Jacana / Donald A Jenni, Roger D Gambs, and Burr J Betts -- The evolution of clutch size and mal chauvinism in the White-Bearded Manakin / Alan Lill -- The Antarctic Terns of Anvers Island / David F Parmelee and Stephen J Maxson -- Social structure and reproductive behavior in the Greater Rhea / Donald F Bruning -- Patterns in the life histories of Storm Petrels on the Farallon Islands / David G Ainley, Steve Morrell, and T James Lewis -- The authors and artists briefly noted -- Staff, administration board, research collaborators, field-collaborators, and Arthur A Allen Medalists -- Members of the Laboratory of Ornithology ; illustrators, Martin Glen Loates, William C Dilger, John P O'Neill, Arthur Singer, Frederick Kent Truslow, Rolf Jensen, Robert Gillmor, Donald L Malick, Orville O Rice, Tony Angell, John A Gwynne, Jr., Albert E. Gilbert, Don Radovich ; crease to page 146-147 ; VG. Book.…

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: New. This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on intercropping.The first chapter summarises data from over 50 field experiments undertaken since 2001 on cereal-grain legume intercropping using spring and winter cereal-grain legume intercrops. The chapter addresses the effects of intercropping on yields and quality, the agronomical performance of intercropping and cultivation practices in intercropping.The second chapter reviews the existing evidence on systems productivity, resource capture and use efficiency, between intercrops and sole crops for maize-legume-dominated cropping systems. The chapter also considers intercropping under different conditions, including those with heightened or reduced levels of moisture and nitrogen.The third chapter considers the effects of crop rotation and intercropping management practices on soil health, focussing on their impact on crop productivity, soil health enhancement and stability. The chapter also highlights the importance of leguminous crops and soil organic matter in maintaining healthy soils, sustaining crop productivity and enhancing biodiversity.The final chapter provides an overview of the economic and ecological benefits, challenges and major considerations of implementing alley cropping systems within North America. A case study detailing the performance evaluation of a pecan-cotton alley cropping system is also included.…

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