TY  - BOOK
AU  - Altieri, M. A.
TI  - Agroecology: the science of sustainable agriculture 
SN  - 0-8133-1717-7
U1  - e-book (SD) 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - United Kingdom
PB  - CRC Press, 
N1  - Includes bibliographical indexes
N2  - Contents
Preface 	 ix
Acknowledgments 	 xi
PART ONE
The Theoretical Basis of Agricultural Ecology
1 The Evolution of Agroecological Thought,
Susanna B. Hecht
	
1
2 The Methodology and Practice of Agroecology,
Richard B. Norgaard and Thomas 0. Sikor 	
21
3 The Agroecosystem: Determinants, Resources,
Processes, and Sustainability 	
41
PART TWO
The Design of Alternative Agricultural
Systems and Technologies
4 Generating Sustainable Technologies Appropriate
to Alternative Farming 	 71
5 Designing Sustainable Agroecosystems 	 89
6 Traditional Agriculture 	 107
7 Ecologically Based Agricultural Development Programs 	145
8 Organic Farming 	 179
viii
PART THREE
Alternative Production Systems
9 Polyculture Cropping Systems,
Matt Liebman 	 205
10 Cover Cropping and Mulching 	 219
11 Crop Rotation and Minimum Tillage 	 233
12 Agroforestry Systems,
John G. Farrell and Miguel A. Altieri 	 247
PART FOUR
Ecological Management of Insect Pests,
Pathogens, and Weeds
13 Integrated Pest Management 	 267
14 Weed Ecology and Management 	 283
15 Plant Disease Ecology and Management 	 307
16 Pasture Management to Sustain Agriculture,
Bill Murphy 	 321
17 Soil Quality and Management,
Fred Magdoff 	 349
PART FIVE
Looking Ahead
18 Toward Sustainable Agriculture 	 367
Bibliography 	 381
About the Contributors 	 413
About the Book 	 417
Index 	 419
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