Toward sustainable crop production in Cotacachi: An assessment of the soils' nutrient status

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dc.contributor.authorZehetner, Franzen
dc.contributor.authorMiller, W. P.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialAndesen
dc.coverage.spatialCotacachien
dc.coverage.spatialEcuadoren
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:45:31Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:45:31Zen
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractIn Chapter 12, soil nutrients and soil quality in Cotacachi are thoroughly examined to evaluate historic, current, and future capacity for crop production. The Cotacachi soils are composed of volcanic ash, which gives them capacity to support both subsistence and commercially scaled models of agricultural production. However, these soils have been cultivated for over 4000 years, meaning that they must be carefully managed to ensure not to deplete the soil of one nutrient or another. Moreover, the soils vary in quality across Cotacachi, demanding that specific solutions be created to address problems of sustainability and nutrient conservation.en
dc.description.notesBA-2 (SANREM-Andes Research)en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier3969en
dc.identifier.isbn0-85199-949-2en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/68236en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherCambridge, MA: CABI Publishingen
dc.relation.ispartofIn: Rhoades, R.E. (ed.). Development with Identity: Community, Culture, and Sustainability in the Andes, 177-195en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright CAB International 2006en
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSoil nutrientsen
dc.subjectSoil degradationen
dc.subjectSoil erosionen
dc.subjectSoil managementen
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectSoil qualityen
dc.subjectSoilen
dc.subjectSustainable agricultureen
dc.subjectSoil organic matteren
dc.subjectVolcanic soilsen
dc.subjectSoil nutrientsen
dc.subjectSustainable agricultureen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleToward sustainable crop production in Cotacachi: An assessment of the soils' nutrient statusen
dc.typeAbstracten
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