1. The management of organic matter in tropical soils: what are the priorities?

   • C. Martius
   • H. Tiessen
   • P.L.G. Vlek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 6

2. The role and function of organic matter in tropical soils

   • E.T. Craswell
   • R.D.B. Lefroy

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 18

3. Soil organic carbon sequestration in tropical areas. General considerations and analysis of some edaphic determinants for Lesser Antilles soils

   • C. Feller
   • A. Albrecht
   • J.F. Ndandou

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 31

4. (Tropical) soil organic matter modelling: problems and prospects

   • Herman van Keulen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 39

5. The role of soil microorganisms in soil organic matter conservation in the tropics

   • David S. Powlson
   • Penny R. Hirsch
   • Philip C. Brookes

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 51

6. SOM management in the tropics: Why feeding the soil macrofauna?

   • Patrick Lavelle
   • Eleusa Barros
   • Jean-Pierre Rossi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 61

7. Management of organic matter in the tropics: translating theory into practice

   • Cheryl A. Palm
   • Ken E. Giller
   • M.J. Swift

   OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 75

8. Critical aspects of organic matter management in the Tropics: the example of India

   • J. C. Katyal
   • N. H. Rao
   • M. N. Reddy

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 88

9. Problems with and local solutions for organic matter management in Vietnam

   • Nguyen The Dang
   • Christoph Klinnert

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 97

10. Organic matter turnover and management in low input agriculture of NE Brazil

    • H. Tiessen
    • E.V.S.B. Sampaio
    • I.H. Salcedo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 103

11. Management of soil organic matter in semiarid Africa for annual cropping systems

    • Francis Ganry
    • Christian Feller
    • Hervé Guibert

    OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 118

12. Soil management under no-tillage systems in the tropics with special reference to Brazil

    • Pedro L.O. de A. Machado
    • Carlos A. Silva

    OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 130

13. Soil organic carbon management for sustainable land use in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa

    • A. Bationo
    • A. Buerkert

    OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 142

14. Soil organic carbon (SOC) management for sustainable productivity of cropping and agro-forestry systems in Eastern and Southern Africa

    • Stephen M. Nandwa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 158

15. Organic matter management for soil conservation and productivity restoration in Africa: a contribution from Francophone research

    • Eric Roose
    • Bernard Barthès

    OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 170

16. Preserving tropical soil organic matter at watershed level. A possible contribution of urban organic wastes

    • Claudia Binder
    • Nikola Patzel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 171 - 181

17. Social, economic and policy dimensions of soil organic matter management in sub-Sahara Africa: challenges and opportunities

    • Elias T. Ayuk

    OriginalPaper Pages: 183 - 195

18. Farmer's view on soil organic matter depletion and its management in Bangladesh

    • Md. Zahid Hossain

    OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 204

19. Farmers' perceptions and management of soil organic matter – a case study from West Africa

    • C. Quansah
    • P. Drechsel
    • S. Asante-Mensah

    OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 213