Download or read book Toward Agroforestry Design written by Shibu Jose and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-29 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an important reference for anyone interested in exploring or managing the physiological and ecological processes which underlie resource allocation and plant growth in agroforestry systems. The book highlights how recent developments in agroforestry research can contribute to understanding agroforestry system function, and discusses the potential application of agroforestry in addressing a range of land use challenges in both tropical and temperate regions of the world.