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<p>Preface vii</p> <p>Acknowledgments ix</p> <p><b>Section I Agroforestry Fundamentals 1</b></p> <p>1 — Agroforestry as an Integrated, Multifunctional Land Use Management Strategy 3<br /> Shibu Jose, Harold E. “Gene” Garrett, Michael A. Gold, James P. Lassoie,<br /> Louise E. Buck, and Dean Current</p> <p>2 — Agroforestry Nomenclature, Concepts and Practices 27<br /> Michael A. Gold and Harold E. “Gene” Garrett</p> <p>3 — An Agroecological Foundation for Temperate Agroforestry 43<br /> Brent R. W. Coleman, Naresh V. Thevathasan, Andrew M. Gordon, and <br /> P. K. Ramachandran Nair</p> <p>4 — Tree–Crop Interactions in Temperate Agroforestry 67<br /> Shibu Jose and Eric J. Holzmueller</p> <p><b>Section II Agroforestry Practices 89</b></p> <p>5 — Windbreak Practices 91<br /> James R. Brandle, Eugene Takle, and Xinhua Zhou</p> <p>6 — Silvopasture Practices 127<br /> Gabriel J. Pent, J. H. Fike, Joseph N. Orefice, Steven H. Sharrow,<br /> Dave Brauer, and Terry R. Clason</p> <p>7 — Alley Cropping Practices 163<br /> Harold E. “Gene” Garrett, Kevin J. Wolz, W. D. “Dusty” Walter, Larry D. Godsey,<br /> and Robert L. McGraw</p> <p>8 — Riparian and Upland Buffer Practices 205<br /> Richard C. Schultz, Ranjith P. Udawatta, Thomas M. Isenhart, and William W. Simpkins<br /> Illustrated by Peter L. Schultz, Roland, IA</p> <p>9 — Forest Farming Practices 281<br /> J. L. Chamberlain, John Davis, and John F. Munsell</p> <p>10 — Urban Food Forests and Community Agroforestry Systems 315<br /> John F. Munsell, Catherine J. Bukowski, Mario Yanez, and James A. Allen</p> <p><b>Section III Agroforestry Benefits 337</b></p> <p>11 — Vegetative Environmental Buffers for Air Quality Benefits 339<br /> Chung-Ho Lin, Eric E. Weber, W. D. “Dusty” Walter, Teng Teeh Lim, and<br /> Harold E. “Gene” Garrett</p> <p>12 — Agroforestry for Soil Health 355<br /> Ranjith P. Udawatta, Stephen H. Anderson, Robert J. Kremer, and Harold E. “Gene” Garrett</p> <p>13 — Managing for Wildlife in Agroforestry 387<br /> Thomas W. Bonnot, Joshua J. Millspaugh, John H. Schulz, Dirk Burhans, <br /> Daniel C. Dey, and W. D. “Dusty” Walter</p> <p>14 — Agroforestry at the Landscape Level 417<br /> Sarah T. Lovell, Gary Bentrup, and Erik Stanek</p> <p><b>Section IV Human Dimensions of Agroforestry 437</b></p> <p>15 — Agroforestry Product Markets and Marketing 439<br /> Zhen Cai, Michael A. Gold, Michaela M. “Ina” Cernusca, and Larry D. Godsey</p> <p>16 — Agroforestry Economics and Policy 469<br /> Zhen Cai, Larry D. Godsey, D. Evan Mercer, Robert K. Grala, Stephen C. Grado, and <br /> Janaki R. R. Alavalapati</p> <p>17 — Human and Institutional Dimensions of Agroforestry 489<br /> Corinne B. Valdivia, Michael A. Gold, Carla Barbieri, Jie Gao, and Cornelia B. Flora</p> <p>18 — An Overview of Agroforestry and its Relevance in the Mexican Context 521<br /> Stewart A. W. Diemont, Lorena Soto-Pinto, and Guillermo Jimenez-Ferrer</p> <p>19 — Agroforestry Education and Training 543<br /> Hannah L. Hemmelgarn and Michael A. Gold</p> <p>Index 555</p>

<p><b>Harold. E. “Gene” Garrett,</b> School of Natural Resources, The Center for Agroforestry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA</p> <p><b> Shibu Jose,</b> College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA <p><b> Michael A. Gold,</b> School of Natural Resources, The Center for Agroforestry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA

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