This chapter illustrates the potential of Inga species for use in improved fallows and multistrata agroforestry systems in the Amazon basin drawing upon research experience in Peru. It focuses on Inga edulis in the Peruvian Amazon because it is a priority agroforestry tree species and there is a considerable research experience with the species in Peru. The chapter has four sections: functions of improved woody fallows and multistrata agroforests; farmers uses of I. edulis in these systems; research on I. edulis for these systems and selection of Inga species for these systems.
Publication year
1998
Authors
Alegre, J.C.; Weber, J.C.; Bandy, D.E.
Keywords
Agroforestry, Cycling, Humid tropics, Inga, Nutrients, Shifting cultivation
