Sustaining soil fertility in West Africa.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Soil Science Society of America. Division S-4, Soil Science Society of America. Division S-8, Soil Science Society of America. Division A-6, American Society of Agronomy
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Madison, Wis. : Soil Science Society of America : American Society of Agronomy, ©2001.
Series:	SSSA special publication ; no. 58.
Subjects:	Soil productivity > Africa, West > Congresses. Fertilizers > Congresses. Soils > Africa, West > Congresses.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Sustaining soil fertility in West Africa in the face of rapidly increasing pressure for agricultural intensification / J.D.H Keatinge (p.1-22).
Soil microorganisms and soil fertility / Richard P Dick (p.23-44).
Soil fauna and soil fertility / Guanglong Tian (p.45-68).
Soil organic matter and soil fertility / Roel Merckx (p.69-90).
Indigenous knowledge and soil management / Fusako Ishida (p.91-110).
Mucuna cover crop fallow systems: potential and limitations / Robert J Carsky (p.111-136).
Pueraria cover crop fallow systems : benefits and applicability / Guanglong Gian (p.137-156).
Nitrogen contribution of promiscuous soybeans in maize-based cropping systems / Nteranya Sanginga (p.157-178).
Herbaceous legumes : the panacea for West African soil fertility problems? / Steffen Schulz (p.179-196).
Agroforestry with focus on alley cropping / B.T Kang (p.197-224).
Application of inorganic phosphorus fertilizer / Kanwar L Sahrawat (p.225-246).
Combined application of organic matter and fertilizer / Bernard Vanlauwe (p.247-280).
The contribution of livestock to woil fertility / Shirley A Tarawali (p.281-304).
Decision support systems for improving the application of integrated nutrient management technologies / Upendra Dingh (p.305-321).