Agroecology : the science of sustainable agriculture
Miguel A. Altieri, with contributions by John G. Farrell ... [et al.].
2nd ed.
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press ; London : IT Publications, 1995.
xii, 433 págs. : ilustraciones ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0813317185
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 381-411) e índice.
Contenido
- 1. The evolution of agroecological thought
- 2. The methodology and practice of agroecology
- 3. The agroecosystem: determinants, resources, processes, and sustainability
- 4. Generating sustainable technologies appropriate to alternative farming
- 5. Designing sustainable agroecosystems
- 6. Traditional agriculture
- 7. Ecologically based agricultural development programs
- 8. Organic farming
- 9. Polyculture cropping systems
- 10. Cover cropping and mulching
- 11. Crop rotation and minimum tillage
- 12. Agroforestry systems
- 13. Integrated pest management
- 14. Weed ecology and management
- 15. Plant disease ecology and management
- 16. Pasture management to sustain agriculture
- 17. Soil quality and management
- 18. Toward sustainable agriculture.