Описание: As the world`s population continues to grow, it is vital to maintain and increase agricultural productivity, even in the midst of changing weather patterns. Focusing on arid regions, this book details soil classification inventories from a number of countries.
Автор: Benjamin McLellan Название: Sustainable Future for Human Security ISBN: 9811353956 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811353956 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book focuses on the environmental components of sustainability, including aspects of resourcing and the environmental impacts of human societies. Marine and tropical forest ecosystems, food security and other natural resources, as well as technologies for the environmental control of societal impacts are examined. This volume is multi-disciplinary, but with a consistent focus on the natural environment. This 2-volume set discusses a wide range of topics concerning sustainability and human security in Asia, particularly South East Asia. The individual chapters have been contributed by authors from various fields, and due to the breadth of the material are separated into two thematic volumes. The set offers a valuable resource for professionals and researchers in the urban planning industry, postgraduates, policymakers, government officials and natural resources managers. In addition, it can be used in courses on Environmental Engineering, Agriculture and Forestry, Public Policy and Earth Science.
Автор: R E Hester, R M Harrison Название: Soils and Food Security ISBN: 1849734267 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849734264 Издательство: ORCA BOOK SERVICES Рейтинг: Цена: 13943.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book, the 35th volume of Issues in Environmental Science and Technology, examines the current status of soils across the globe and their potential for food production to meet the needs of the World`s population in the 21st Century.
Название: Food Security and Soil Quality ISBN: 1138381462 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138381469 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 9492.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Just five years ago, it was generally believed that the number of food insecure people in the world was on continuous decline. Unfortunately, widespread soil degradation along with resistance to recommended agronomic practices, and little attempt to restore degraded soils have conspired with significant droughts (in regions that could least tolerate them) to swell the ranks of the food insecure to over a billion people. The U.N. Millennium Development Goals' intent to halve hunger by 2015 will not be realized.
Food Security and Soil Quality brings together leading experts from across the world to provide a concise and factually supported exploration of the problem at hand and the critical steps needed to reverse it. Edited by Rattan Lal, and B.A. Stewart, two of the world's most respected soil scientists, this important work -
Assesses farming systems and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa, with special emphasis on land degradation
Examines concerns with and approaches to soil quality management in Brazil and China
Details achievable methods for improving soil quality for sustainable production
Provides an insightful comparison of temporal changes in agricultural systems productivity in Punjab, India and Ohio
Discusses the human dimension of the crisis including the influence of culture and spiritual beliefs
Dr. Lal himself writes that despite the existence of scientific data on sustainable management of soil and water resources, problems of soil and environmental degradation have persisted and have been aggravated. And that these problems are rooted in land misuse and soil mismanagement.
This book does provide policymakers and others with an understanding of the depth, complexity, and immediacy of this crisis, but more than a call to action, it also offers soil scientists working in this area with an understanding of what is being done and what needs to be done. Most importantly, this book helps us understand that the situation is not beyond remediation were we to act with great resolve and a sense of urgency.
A tree's leaves may be ever so good, So may its bark, so may its wood; But unless you put the right thing to its root, It never will show much flower or fruit. - from Leaves Compared With Flowers, by Robert Frost
Описание: - Conservation Agriculture: Issues, Prospects, and Challenges in Rainfed Regions of India. - Strategic or Occasional Tillage: A Promising Option to Manage Limitations of no-Tillage Farming. - No-till Farming: Agronomic Intervention through Cover Cropping for Enhancing Crop Productivity. - Inbuilt Mechanisms for Managing Weeds in Conservation Agriculture Systems: A Revisit. - Conservation Agriculture in Cotton-Based System: Impact on Soil Properties. - Impact of Conservation Agriculture and Residue Management on Soil Properties, Crop Productivity Under Pulse-Based Cropping Systems in Central India. - Impact of Conservation Agriculture on Soil Health and Crop Productivity under Irrigated Ecosystems. - Impact of Conservation Agriculture on Soil Properties and Crop Productivity Under Rice-Fallow Ecology in Eastern India. - Exploring Conservation Agricultural Practices in Bundelkhand Region, Central India. - Conservation Agriculture in the North Eastern Himalayan Eco-Region of India. - Impact of Conservation Agriculture and Residue Management on Soil Properties Under Sugarcane-Based Cropping Systems. - Can Conservation Agriculture Deliver Its Benefits in Arid Soils?: An Overview. - Conservation Agriculture: Carbon Turnover and Carbon Sequestration for Enhancing Soil Sustainability and Mitigation of Climate Change. - Soil Carbon Sequestration Through Conservation Tillage and Residue Management. - Carbon Dynamics Under Conservation Agriculture. - Impact of Conservation Agriculture on Greenhouse Gas Emission and Its Implications. - Responses of Soil Carbon Storage, Compaction, and Biological Properties Under No-Till and Conventional-Till Systems. - Impact of Residue Burning on Soil Biological Properties. - Physical and Hydrological Processes in Soils Under Conservation Tillage in Europe. - Nutrient Management Strategies in the Climate Change Scenario. - Use of Herbicide and Its Implications Under No-Till Farming: An Overview. - Conservation Agriculture for Carbon Sequestration and Mitigation of Climate Change. - Implication of Different Tillage System on Root System Architecture and Their Environment. - Conserving Soil and Reverting Land Degradation Through Conservation Practices with Special Emphasis on Natural Resource Conservation. - Machinery for Conservation Agriculture: Indian Perspective. - Conservation Agriculture Improves Soil Health: Major Research Findings from Bangladesh. - Conservation Agriculture-Based Sustainable Intensification to Achieve Food, Water and Energy Security While Reducing Farmers' Environmental Footprint in the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia. - Conservation Agriculture: Next-Generation, Climate Resilient Crop Management Practices for Food Security and Environmental Health. - Socioeconomic Challenges and Prospects in the Adoption of Conservation Agriculture Practices in India. - Conclusions: Perspectives on Conservation Agriculture.
Описание: Feeding the increasing global population, which is projected to reach ~10 billion by 2050, there has been increasing demands for more improved/sustainable agricultural management practices that can be followed by farmers to improve productivity without jeopardizing the environment and ecosystem. Indeed, about 95% of our food directly or indirectly comes from soil. It is a precious resource, and sustainable soil management is a critical socio–economic and environmental issue. Maintaining the environmental sustainability while the world is facing resource degradation, increasing climate change and population explosion is the current challenge of every food production sectors. Thus, there is an urgent need to evolve a holistic approach such as conservation agriculture to sustain higher crop productivity in the country without deteriorating soil health. Conservation Agriculture (CA), is a sustainable approach to manage agro–ecosystems in order to improve productivity, increase farm profitabilty and food security and also enhance the resource base and environment. Worldwide, it has been reported various benefits and prospects in adopting CA technologies in different agro-climatic conditions. Yet, CA in arid and semi-arid regions of India and parts of south Asia raises uncertainities due to its extreme climates, large scale residue burning, soil erosion and other constraints such as low water holding capacity, high potential evapotranspiration, etc . Thus, the proposed book has 30 chapters addressing all issues relevant to conservation agriculture/no-till farming system. The book also gives further strengthening existing knowledge in relation to soil physical, chemical and biological processes and health within close proximity of CA as well as machinery requirements. Moreover, the information on carbon (C) sequestration, C credits, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, mitigation of climate change effects and socio-economic view on CA under diverse ecologies namely rainfed, irrigated and hill eco-region is also deliberated. For large scale adoption of CA practices in South Asian region especially in India and other countries need dissemination of best-bet CA technologies for dominant soil types/cropping systems through participatory mode, strong linkages and institutional mechanism and public-private-policy support. We hope this book gives a comprehensive and clear picture about conservation agriculture/no-till farming and its associated problem, challenges, prospects and benefits. This book shall be highly useful reference material to researchers, scientists, students, farmers and land managers for efficient and sustainable management of natural resources.
Автор: Lal, Rattan Название: Food Security and Soil Quality ISBN: 143980057X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781439800577 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 27562.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Detlef Virchow Название: Conservation of Genetic Resources ISBN: 3642635997 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642635991 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 16979.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Over the past decade the importance of natural resources for sustainable agricultural development has been increasingly discussed at international forums and conferences. The discussion on conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), however, has to reflect the costs of conservation as well.
Автор: Mutsaers, Henk , Coyne, Danny , Hauser, Stefan , Название: Soil and Soil Fertility Management Research in Sub-Saharan Africa ISBN: 0367335131 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367335137 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6736.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book describes the various paradigms underlying soil science and soil fertility research in sub-Saharan Africa over the last fifty years.
Описание: This book will provide an exposure to recent developments in the field of geostatistical modeling, spatial variability of soil resources, and preparation of digital soil maps using R and GIS and potential application of it in agricultural resource management. This title is co-published with New India Publishing Agency, Delhi.
Название: Global Degradation of Soil and Water Resources ISBN: 9811679150 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811679155 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 34937.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book focuses on soil and water conservation at global scale. It is a serious environmental problem that will threaten the socio-economic well-being of the majority of global population in future. The book examines the current situation of land degradation in multiple regions of the world and offers alternative approaches to solve the problems through sharing advanced technologies and lessons learned. It provides comprehensive assessment on characteristics, level and effect of degradation in different regions. It’s a highly informative reference both for researchers and graduate students.
ООО "Логосфера " Тел:+7(495) 980-12-10 www.logobook.ru
