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Agro-ecological farming systems in China

Title
Agro-ecological farming systems in China / edited by Li Wenhua.
Publication
New York : Parthenon Pub., 2001.

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Li, Wenhua.
Description
xv,433 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
  • "This volume presents an overview of integrated agro-ecological farming systems in China, within the context of the main obstacles to agricultural development in the world's most populous country and the recent challenges of the concept of 'sustainable agriculture'. The volume has been prepared by a multidisciplinary group of Chinese scientists, scholars and resource managers, headed by Professor Li Wenhua.
  • The review represents a joint venture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Agriculture, thus bringing together the research focus of the academic community and the practical experience of the agricultural community."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Man and the biosphere series ; v. 26
Uniform Title
Man and the biosphere series ; v. 26.
Subject
  • Integrated agricultural systems > China
  • Agricultural ecology > China
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
1. Achievements of Agriculture in China -- 2. Concepts and Principles of Integrated Farming Systems -- 3. Historical Review -- 4. Classification of Integrated Farming Systems -- 5. Rotation, Relay Intercropping and Intercropping Systems -- 6. Poly-Aquaculture in Water Bodies -- 7. Mixed Stand Afforestation -- 8. Agro-Silviculture Systems -- 9. Tree-Medicinal Herb Intercropping -- 10. Cash Tree-Multiuse Forest Intercropping Systems -- 11. Integrated Phyto-Animal Systems -- 12. Integrated Farming Systems at Different Scales -- 13. Integrated Farming Systems in Mountain Ecosystems -- 14. Integrated Farming Systems in Wetland Ecosystems -- 15. Integrated Farming Systems in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands -- 16. Agro-Industry Complex Ecological Engineering -- 17. Muti-Component and Multi-Step Use of Energy Resources -- 18. Systematic Design for Integrated Farming Systems in China -- 19. Analysis and Assessment of Integrated Farming Systems -- 20. Perspectives.
ISBN
185070631X (alk. paper)
LCCN
99053873
OCLC
  • 499901372
  • ocn499901372
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Columbia University Libraries