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.
Автор: Selim Kapur; Sabit Er?ahin Название: Soil Security for Ecosystem Management ISBN: 3319006983 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319006987 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 7182.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The term "Soil Security" is used in the context of maintaining the quality and quantity of soil needed in order to ensure continuous supplies of food and fresh water for our society.
Автор: Rattan Lal; Mannava VK Sivakumar; S.M.A. Faiz; A.H Название: Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia ISBN: 9401781354 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401781350 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 28732.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Of the 1 billion food insecure people, more than 30% are in South Asia. Large populations of Bangladesh and other coastal regions may be displaced by sea level rise. This book addresses food security in South Asia with specific reference to climate change.
Автор: Tiwari Название: Tropospheric Ozone and its Impacts on Crop Plants ISBN: 331971872X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319718729 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The research and its outcomes presented here focuses on tropospheric or ground level ozone, in particular due to its surfacing as a major threat to crop productivity around the world. This book presents the ozone concentration data for a variety of geographical regions, examines the factors responsible for its increasing concentrations and its potential effects on physiological and biochemical responses culminating in crop productivity losses which, in turn may pose a serious threat to global food security. Beside this, certain ameliorative measures that could be adopted to assess ozone injury in plants are also discussed. Global climate change scenarios predict a significant increase in future tropospheric ozone concentration. Particular attention is therefore given to evaluate the effect of global climate change on ozone concentrations. Readers will also discover how yield losses due to ozone are related to changes in the socio-economic conditions of the society, especially in South Asian regions. Students and researchers studying crop and soil science, environmental scientists, risk assessment professionals and policy makers will find this book of interest.
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.
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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
Автор: Roberto Tuberosa; Andreas Graner; Emile Frison Название: Genomics of Plant Genetic Resources ISBN: 9402402772 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789402402773 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 21661.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Our lives and well being intimately depend on the exploitation of the plant genetic resources available to our breeding programs. Therefore, more extensive exploration and effective exploitation of plant genetic resources are essential prerequisites for the release of improved cultivars. Accordingly, the remarkable progress in genomics approaches and more recently in sequencing and bioinformatics offers unprecedented opportunities for mining germplasm collections, mapping and cloning loci of interest, identifying novel alleles and deploying them for breeding purposes. This book collects 48 highly interdisciplinary articles describing how genomics improves our capacity to characterize and harness natural and artificially induced variation in order to boost crop productivity and provide consumers with high-quality food. This book will be an invaluable reference for all those interested in managing, mining and harnessing the genetic richness of plant genetic resources.
Описание: Ultimate success in exploiting the genetic capabilities of plants to grow in nutrient-stressed environments of the semi-arid tropics (SAT) requires a holistic view of food systems to ensure that genetic selections for improved yields on nutrient-poor soils will actually be adopted by farmers.
Автор: Lal Rattan, Stewart B. a. Название: World Soil Resources and Food Security ISBN: 143984450X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781439844502 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 27562.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Soil--The Basis of All Terrestrial Life
Ancient civilizations and cultures--Mayan, Aztec, Mesopotamian, Indus, and Yangtze--were built on good soils, surviving only as long as soils had the capacity to support them. In the twenty-first century, productive soil is still the engine of economic development and essential to human well-being. The quality of our soil resources, however, is threatened by human-induced and natural perturbations.
World Soil Resources and Food Security takes an in-depth look at the availability and status of soil resources in the context of the growing demands of an increasing world population and rising expectations of living standards. This timely reference presents current information on the soil resources available for food production. Presenting innovative strategies for soil and water management, it discusses how to maintain or improve the world's soil resources in order to increase food production. With the majority of the world's 1.02 billion food-insecure people concentrated in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, several chapters focus on soil resources in these regions.
Contributions from renowned scientists deal with topics including:
Global food situations
World soil resources
Soil resources of humid Asia and their acidification
Soil resources of South Asia
Properties and management of Vertisols
Use of radioisotopic techniques in soil management
The potential of rain-fed agriculture in the semiarid tropics
The status of land degradation
Nutrient balance in sub-Saharan Africa
The book concludes by outlining the need for further research to generate credible data on soil resources and degradation. This volume is a useful resource for those interested in the state of the soils of the world in relation to food security and environmental quality.
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.
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