Plant resources of south-East Asia no 11 Auxiliary plants

This volume deals with the auxiliary plants in agriculture and forestry of South-East Asia, including fuelwoods and water-clearing plants. Auxiliary plants have service functions in cropping systems and help increase or sustain the yield of the main crops. Auxiliary plants include shade and nurse trees, cover crops, green manures, mulch, fallow crops, live fences, wind-breaks and shelter-belts,…