Conservation and Improvement of Sloping Land
A
Manual of Soil and Water Conservation and Soil Improvement on Sloping Lands
Volume
1: Practical Understanding
P.J. Storey
ISBN 978-1-57808-201-8; 2002; 336 Pages; US $ 66.10
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A comprehensive
manual which should provide an invaluable guide to anyone working in this
field. Not only does it provide the reader with practical advice on how to
carry out various conservation practices, but also the basic information
that every field worker should have about soils, including their formation,
chemistry, physical attributes and management. It also provides much useful
information on related subjects, including vegetation, livestock management,
surveying and approaches to extension.
"This book will provide
an invaluable guide to any rural development worker faced with the basic
problems of farmers in the developing world, on how to gain the maximum
productivity from their land while at the same time conserving its soil and
fertility."
- Newsletter of the World Assn. of
Soil and Water Conservation, Vol. 18, No. 4, Oct.-
Dec., 2002 "
"....
a comprehensive manual covering virtually every aspect of the subject, ...
Essentially, he (author) is asserting that it is not too late to reverse, or
at least substantially mitigate, the effects of population pressure on these
marginal lands."
- The Tropical Agriculture
Association Newsletter, Vol. 23, No. 1, March 2003
Contents:.
Soil and water conservation, and soil improvement, one of the greatest
challenges of our time
. Some of the wrong ideas and practices
concerning soil conservation
. Soil
. A closer look
at better plant nutrition
. Improving the soil management
.
Erosion
. Soil conservation theory
. Soil and
fertility conservation
. Water conservation
.
Forestry and agroforestry
. Bamboo: An undervalued crop plant
.
Livestock
. Some grasses and legumes for use in soil
conservation
. Practical surveying of land for soil conservation
.
Appropriate field trials
. Weed control
. What are
the needs for research and development for genuine sustainable soil
conservation and improvement; particularly that appropriate for normal third
world situations?
Extension policy and methods
. Other
considerations
. To close
