1. Preface

   • P. K. R. Nair
   • C. R. Latt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 2

2. Biophysical interactions in tropical agroforestry systems

   • M. R. Rao
   • P. K. R. Nair
   • C. K. Ong

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 50

3. Soil improvement by trees in sub-Saharan Africa

   • R. J. Buresh
   • G. Tian

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 76

4. Decomposition and nitrogen release patterns of tree prunings and litter

   • P. L. Mafongoya
   • K. E. Giller
   • C. A. Palm

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 97

5. Nutrient cycling under mixed-species tree systems in southeast Asia

   • P. K. Khanna

   OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 120

6. Agroforestry in the management of sloping lands in Asia and the Pacific

   • E. T. Craswell
   • A. Sajjapongse
   • A. J. Dowling

   OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 137

7. Shade management in coffee and cacao plantations

   • J. Beer
   • R. Muschler
   • E. Somarriba

   OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 164

8. The domestication and commercialization of indigenous trees in agroforestry for the alleviation of poverty

   • R. R. B. Leakey
   • A. J. Simons

   OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 176

9. Socioeconomic research in agroforestry: progress, prospects, priorities

   • D. E. Mercer
   • R. P. Miller

   OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 193

10. Policy issues in agroforestry: technology adoption and regional integration in the western Brazilian Amazon

    • S. A. Vosti
    • J. Witcover
    • M. Faminow

    OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 222

11. Directions in tropical agroforestry research: past, present, and future

    • P. K. R. Nair

    OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 246