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1 online resource (377 pages) |
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Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management |
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Earthscan studies in natural resource management.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; List of figures; List of acronyms; Introduction and justification; Preamble; Fifty years of soil, land use and soil fertility research in sub-Saharan Africa; The chapters and the story-lines; Notes; 1 The exploratory years: 1967-1976; 1.1 Scope, approaches and partnerships; 1.2 Characterisation of soils, farms and farming systems; 1.2.1 Soil mapping; 1.2.2 Capability assessment; 1.3 Technology development; 1.3.1 Soil and soil fertility management; 1.3.2 Cropping systems; 1.4 Technology delivery and dissemination |
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1.5 Outputs, impact and emerging trends1.5.1 Highlights of research outputs; 1.5.2 Uptake and impact; 1.6 Emerging trends; Notes; References; 2 More exploration, lagging integration, weak impact: 1977-1982; 2.1 Scope, approaches and partnerships; 2.2 Characterisation of soils, farms and farming systems; 2.2.1 Benchmark Soils; 2.2.2 Characterisation of hydromorphic soils; 2.2.3 Capability assessment; 2.3 Technology development; 2.3.1 Soil and soil fertility management; 2.3.2 Cropping systems; 2.3.3 Technology validation; 2.4 Technology delivery and dissemination |
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2.4.1 Databases, technology digests and guidelines2.4.2 Decision support; 2.4.3 Dissemination and M 2.5 Outputs and impact; 2.5.1 Highlights of research outputs; 2.5.2 Uptake and impact; 2.6 Emerging trends; Notes; References; 3 New trends, old habits: 1983-1988; 3.1 Scope, approaches and partnerships; 3.2 Characterisation of soils, farms and farming systems; 3.2.1 Wetlands soils; 3.3 Technology development; 3.3.1 Soil and soil fertility management; 3.3.2 Cropping systems; 3.3.3 Technology validation by farmers; 3.4 Technology delivery and dissemination |
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3.4.1 Databases, technology digests, guidelines and decision support3.4.2 Dissemination and monitoring and evaluation; 3.5 Outputs and impact; 3.5.1 Highlights of research outputs; 3.5.2 Uptake and impact; 3.6 Emerging trends; Notes; References; 4 Towards farming systems: 1989-1994; 4.1. Scope, approaches and partnerships; 4.2. Characterisation of soils, farms and farming systems; 4.2.1 Characterisation in the Humid Forest Zone; 4.2.2 Characterisation in the Northern Guinea Savannah; 4.2.3 Characterisation of inland valleys2; 4.2.4 Indigenous soil classifications |
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4.2.5 Modelling attainable crop yield4.3 Technology development; 4.3.1 Soil and soil fertility management; 4.3.2 Cropping systems; 4.3.3 Technology validation; 4.4 Technology delivery and dissemination; 4.4.1 Databases, technology digests and guidelines; 4.4.2 Decision support; 4.4.3 Dissemination and monitoring and evaluation; 4.5 Outputs, impact and emerging trends; 4.5.1 Highlights of research outputs; 4.5.2 Uptake and impact; 4.6 Emerging trends; Notes; References; 5 Ecoregions, benchmarks and projects: 1995-2001; 5.1 Scope, approaches and partnerships |
| Notes |
5.2 Characterisation of soils, farms and farming systems |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Soils -- Research -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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Soil fertility -- Management -- Research -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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Soils -- Research
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Coyne, Danny
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Hauser, Stefan
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Huising, Jeroen
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Kamara, Alpha
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Nziguheba, Generose
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Pypers, Pieter
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Taulya, Godfrey
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Van Asten, Piet
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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| ISBN |
9781315518831 |
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131551883X |
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