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Tropical Homegardens

A Time-Tested Example of Sustainable Agroforestry

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Editors:
  1. B. M. Kumar

    1. College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India

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  2. P. K. R. Nair

    1. School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

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  • Pan-tropical coverage
  • Documented knowledge and skills to manage agrodiversity
  • Multidisciplinary team of authors
  • Lucid presentation with minimal scientific and technical jargon

Part of the book series: Advances in Agroforestry (ADAG, volume 3)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Historical and Regional Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 12-12
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    2. Introduction

      • B. M. Kumar, P. K. R. Nair
      Pages 1-10

    3. Diversity and change in homegarden cultivation in Indonesia

      • K. F. Wiersum
      Pages 13-24

    4. Urban and homegarden agroforestry in the Pacific islands: Current status and future prospects

      • R. R. Thaman, C. R. Elevitch, J. Kennedy
      Pages 25-41

    5. Amazonian homegardens: Their ethnohistory and potential contribution to agroforestry development

      • R. P. Miller, J. W. Penn Jr., J. van Leeuwen
      Pages 43-60

    6. Homegardens of Mesoamerica: Biodiversity, food security, and nutrient management

      • F. Montagnini
      Pages 61-84

  3. Structure, Function, and Dynamics of Homegardens

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Homegarden dynamics in Kerala, India

      • A. Peyre, A. Guidal, K. F. Wiersum, F. Bongers
      Pages 87-103

    3. Structure and dynamics of coconut-based agroforestry systems in Melanesia: A case study from the Vanuatu archipelago

      • N. Lamanda, E. Malézieux, P. Martin
      Pages 105-121

    4. Diversity and dynamics in homegardens of southern Ethiopia

      • Tesfaye Abebe, K. F. Wiersum, F. Bongers, F. Sterck
      Pages 123-142

    5. Homegarden plant diversity in relation to remoteness from urban centers: A case study from the Peruvian Amazon region

      • A. Wezel, J. Ohl
      Pages 143-158

    6. Gender and social dynamics in swidden and homegardens in Latin America

      • P. L. Howard
      Pages 159-182

  4. Some New Thrust Areas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. Carbon sequestration potential of tropical homegardens

      • B. M. Kumar
      Pages 185-204

    3. Medicinal plants in tropical homegardens

      • M. R. Rao, B. R. Rajeswara Rao
      Pages 205-232

    4. Commercialization of homegardens in an Indonesian village: Vegetation composition and functional changes

      • O. S. Abdoellah, H. Y. Hadikusumah, K. Takeuchi, S. Okubo, Parikesit
      Pages 233-250

    5. Transpiration characteristics of some homegarden tree species in Central Sri Lanka

      • W. A. J. M. de Costa, K. S. P. Amaratunga, R. S. Udumullage
      Pages 251-267

    6. Ecology versus economics in tropical multistrata agroforests

      • E. Torquebiau, E. Penot
      Pages 269-282

    7. Financial analysis of homegardens: A case study from Kerala state, India

      • S. Mohan, J. R. R. Alavalapati, P. K. R. Nair
      Pages 283-296
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About this book

‘Homegardens’ are integrated tree – crop – animal production systems, often in small parcels of land surrounding homesteads, and primarily found in tropical environments. These agroforestry systems, developed and nurtured by farmers through generations of innovation and experiment, are often cited as the epitome of sustainability, yet have been long neglected by the scientific community. Today, however, these age-old systems are receiving increasing attention owing to their perceived potential to mitigate environmental problems such as loss of biodiversity and rising levels of atmospheric CO2, while providing significant economic gains, as well as food and nutritional security to their owners. This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from the world’s leading researchers and professionals in this topic. It summarizes the current state of knowledge on homegarden systems, with a view to using this knowledge as a basis for improving both homegardens and other similar multistrata agroforestry systems.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"The editors, both very experienced researchers in the science and art of agroforestry and home gardening, have brought together 20 chapters on the current state of the art of the homegarden. … The book contains some very detailed studies of homegardens from different continents. … likely to be accessible in specialist libraries and research institutes." (David Gibbon, Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 43, 2007)

"The book is a well-structured collection of papers by experts in this field. The variety of aspects and approaches reflects the variety of disciplines dealing with this subject, as well as the variety of homegarden designs present. … It is … a very good, broad introduction into an important area of crop production." (Hartmut Stützel, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Sciences, Vol. 171 (2), 2008)

Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India

    B. M. Kumar

  • School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

    P. K. R. Nair

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tropical Homegardens

  • Book Subtitle: A Time-Tested Example of Sustainable Agroforestry

  • Editors: B. M. Kumar, P. K. R. Nair

  • Series Title: Advances in Agroforestry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4948-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature B.V. 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-4947-7Published: 28 July 2006

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7237-5Published: 23 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-4948-4Published: 21 April 2007

  • Series ISSN: 1875-1199

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1202

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 379

  • Topics: Agriculture, Ecology, Forestry, Environment, general

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