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Site Map   Learning Modules   Discussion Archives	Learning Modules The following learning modules were created to fill knowledge gaps in Web-based information. Much of the following information relates to TropSCORE partner listserv discussions: Conservation Agriculture , a module created for the Worldwide Soil Health Portal by Pete Shelton is a forum for presenting and sharing up-to-date information on conservation agriculture and related agricultural practices from around the world. Cover Crops for the Tropical Highlands, a module created for the Worldwide Soil Health Portal by Steve Vanek in response to queries on the mulch-L and coberagri-L electronic discussion groups, explores options for cover crops over 2000 meters above sea level. Co-contributors from the Cornell University course on "problem-solving in tropical agriculture" (Fall, 2001) include Siddharth Krishnaswami, Diana Pelaez and James Ojeda. (A Spanish language version is also available). The System of Rice Intensification (SRI), or le Systéme de Riziculture Intensive, is a methodology that increases irrigated rice productivity by changing management practices to encourage greater root growth and soil microbial diversity. (This learening module is sponsored by CIIFAD and Association Tefy Saina). System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Research in The Gambia, West Africa is a learning module by Mustapha M. Ceesay based on his PhD research at Cornell University. Management of the Rice Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola), created by Jon Padgham for Cornell University and the Worldwide Soil Health Portal, describes damage caused by M. graminicola in rice production systems, the nematode's host range, and pest management options. Tropical Agroforestry and Organic Inputs Modules (recently renamed International Agroforestry Resources) created by Erick Fernandes through CIIFAD and CAWG distance learning grants, includes units ranging from slash and burn agriculture and managed fallows to home gardens and rehabilitation of degraded lands. Persian Agroforestry Systems, a Farsi language module created by Hamid Matinkhah (Department of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology), contains information on agroforestry systems in Iran.
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