Faidherbia albida: monograph and annotated bibliography
<p>Population pressure and inadequate land management systems have led to deforestation over most of the dry zones of the African continent. Without trees, soil fertility declines, nutritious fodder and forage species cannot be sustained and agricultural production of crops and livestock are d...
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| description | <p>Population pressure and inadequate land management systems have led to deforestation over most of the dry zones of the African continent. Without trees, soil fertility declines, nutritious fodder and forage species cannot be sustained and agricultural production of crops and livestock are drastically reduced. The solution to this problem lies not in the introduction of exotic plants, but in the proper management and cultivation of indigenous species, particularly the pioneer legumes that are the natural colonizers of these disturbed and degraded lands. Most important among these are the acacias...</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:fe18e8c9-1a92-435f-94c2-7c5827cbea572022-03-27T13:33:39ZFaidherbia albida: monograph and annotated bibliographyWorking paperhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_8042uuid:fe18e8c9-1a92-435f-94c2-7c5827cbea57Forests and forestryPlant sciencesEnglishForestry InstituteOxford Forestry Institute, University of Oxford2003Barnes, RFagg, C<p>Population pressure and inadequate land management systems have led to deforestation over most of the dry zones of the African continent. Without trees, soil fertility declines, nutritious fodder and forage species cannot be sustained and agricultural production of crops and livestock are drastically reduced. The solution to this problem lies not in the introduction of exotic plants, but in the proper management and cultivation of indigenous species, particularly the pioneer legumes that are the natural colonizers of these disturbed and degraded lands. Most important among these are the acacias...</p> |
| spellingShingle | Forests and forestry Plant sciences Barnes, R Fagg, C Faidherbia albida: monograph and annotated bibliography |
| title | Faidherbia albida: monograph and annotated bibliography |
| title_full | Faidherbia albida: monograph and annotated bibliography |
| title_fullStr | Faidherbia albida: monograph and annotated bibliography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Faidherbia albida: monograph and annotated bibliography |
| title_short | Faidherbia albida: monograph and annotated bibliography |
| title_sort | faidherbia albida monograph and annotated bibliography |
| topic | Forests and forestry Plant sciences |
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