Kumar, B. M.
Tropical Homegardens
Section 1. Historical and Regional Perspectives
1. Introduction
B. M. Kumar, P. K. R. Nair
2. Diversity and change in homegarden cultivation in Indonesia
K. F. Wiersum
3. Urban and homegarden agroforestry in the Pacific islands: Current status and future prospects
R. R. Thaman, C. R. Elevitch, J. Kennedy
4. Amazonian homegardens: Their ethnohistory and potential contribution to agroforestry development
R. P. Miller, J. W. Penn, J. Leeuwen
5. Homegardens of Mesoamerica: Biodiversity, food security, and nutrient management
F. Montagnini
Section 2. Structure, Function, and Dynamics of Homegardens
6. Homegarden dynamics in Kerala, India
A. Peyre, A. Guidal, K. F. Wiersum, F. Bongers
7. Structure and dynamics of coconut-based agroforestry systems in Melanesia: A case study from the Vanuatu archipelago
N. Lamanda, E. Malézieux, P. Martin
8. Diversity and dynamics in homegardens of southern Ethiopia
Tesfaye Abebe, K. F. Wiersum, F. Bongers, F. Sterck
9. Homegarden plant diversity in relation to remoteness from urban centers: A case study from the Peruvian Amazon region
A. Wezel, J. Ohl
10. Gender and social dynamics in swidden and homegardens in Latin America
P. L. Howard
Section 3. Some New Thrust Areas
11. Carbon sequestration potential of tropical homegardens
B. M. Kumar
12. Medicinal plants in tropical homegardens
M. R. Rao, B. R. Rajeswara Rao
13. Commercialization of homegardens in an Indonesian village: Vegetation composition and functional changes
O. S. Abdoellah, H. Y. Hadikusumah, K. Takeuchi, S. Okubo, Parikesit
14. Transpiration characteristics of some homegarden tree species in Central Sri Lanka
W. A. J. M. Costa, K. S. P. Amaratunga, R. S. Udumullage
15. Ecology versus economics in tropical multistrata agroforests
E. Torquebiau, E. Penot
16. Financial analysis of homegardens: A case study from Kerala state, India
S. Mohan, J. R. R. Alavalapati, P. K. R. Nair
Section 4. Future of Homegardens
17. The role of homegardens in agroforestry development: Lessons from Tomé-Açu, a Japanese–Brazilian settlement in the Amazon
M. Yamada, H. M. L. Osaqui
18. Urban homegardens and allotment gardens for sustainable livelihoods: Management strategies and institutional environments
A. W. Drescher, R. J. Holmer, D. L. Iaquinta
19. Are tropical homegardens sustainable? Some evidence from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
K. Kehlenbeck, B. L. Maass
20. Whither Homegardens?
P. K. R. Nair
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Nyckelord: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / General SCI008000
- Författare
- Kumar, B. M.
- Nair, P. K. R.
- Utgivare
- Springer
- Utgivningsår
- 2006
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Kategori
- Naturvetenskaper
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781402049484