Essays about: "effect of agroforestry on soil properties"
Found 3 essays containing the words effect of agroforestry on soil properties.
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1. Carbon sequestration in the pastoral area of Chepareria, western Kenya : a comparison between open-grazing, fenced pastures and maize cultivations
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Carbon sequestration through restoration of degraded pastoral soils is an advocated way of mitigating global warming, and simultaneously alleviating poverty. An often proposed rehabilitation strategy is fencing of pastures, a method that was introduced to the farmers of Chepareria by the Vi-Agroforestry organization in 1987. READ MORE
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2. Leaf area index in Vittelaria Paradoxa parklands in Burkina Faso estimated by light interception and leaf sampling
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : Burkina Faso as well as most sub-Saharan African countries struggle with providing food for a fast growing population. The dominating farming system is agroforestry parklands. Agroforestry parklands can broadly be defined as areas where scattered trees occur on farmlands as a result of selective clearing. READ MORE
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3. The impact of agroforestry and other landuses on soil functional capacity
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Deforestation, agricultural cultivation and overuse of land resources can lead to decreasing functional capacity of soil microorganisms, e.g. decreasing decomposition and mineralisation capacity and rate. READ MORE
