Fighting poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa : the multiple roles of legumes in integrated soil fertility management /

Legumes play an important role in the cropping systems of sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Legumes are an important source of nutrition to both humans and livestock by providing the much needed protein, minerals, fibre and vitamins. The sale of legumes seed, leaves and fibre generates income for the margin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bationo, A. (André)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer, 2011.
Colección:Life sciences Fighting poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
Temas:
Soil fertility > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Agricultural ecology > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Legumes > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Integrated agricultural systems > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Poverty > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Sols > Fertilité > Afrique subsaharienne.
Écologie agricole > Afrique subsaharienne.
Systèmes agricoles intégrés > Afrique subsaharienne.
Pauvreté > Afrique subsaharienne.
Agricultural ecology
Integrated agricultural systems
Legumes
Poverty
Soil fertility
Sub-Saharan Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Legumes play an important role in the cropping systems of sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Legumes are an important source of nutrition to both humans and livestock by providing the much needed protein, minerals, fibre and vitamins. The sale of legumes seed, leaves and fibre generates income for the marginalized communities especially women. Cultivation of legumes is essential for the regeneration of nutrient-deficient soils. By biologically fixing nitrogen (BNF) in the soil, legumes provide a relatively low-cost method of replacing otherwise expensive inorganic nitrogen in the soil. This enhances so.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 246 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789400715363
9400715366
128347008X
9781283470087
9786613470089
6613470082

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