Principles of Sustainable Soil Management in Agroecosystems (Advances in Soil Science)
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (703 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1466513462 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 568 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Summing Up: Recommended. Overall, the book is an engaging and stimulating read. Upper-division undergraduates and above."J. It effectively makes the case for the necessity of including soils as the central focus of all efforts to feed a growing world population in a sustainable manner in the face of a changing climate. … The strength of the book lies in the wide array of topics presented from diverse viewpoints. "This book makes the case for sustainable soil management as an essential prerequisite to securing global food supply. Reeve, Utah State University, CHOICE, February 2014. R
Powerful messages Unlike most multi-authored books, the chapters of this one are connected in what is sort of rare in Soil Science and related fields: they offer science-based opinion and directions toward the future of the science and agricultural safety. Most of if focus on Africa and Asia. The first chapter is
The chapters, which exemplify these ideas, cover a range of topics including organic farming, soil fertility, crop-symbiotic soil microbiota, human-driven soil degradation, soil degradation and restoration, carbon sink capacity of soils, soil renewal and sustainability, and the marginality principle.. With the use of high-level soil management technology, Africa could feed several billion people, yet food production has generally stagnated since the 1960s. Principles of Sustainable Soil Management in Agroecosystems describes the application of these laws to enhance ecosystem services while restoring degraded soils and promoting sustainable use.With chapters contributed by world-class soil scientists, ecologists, and social scientists, this book outlines critical changes in management of agricultural soils necessary to achieve food security and meet the food demands of the present and projected future population. No matter how powerful the seed technology, the seedling emerging from it can flourish only in a healthy soil. These changes include conversion to no-till and conservation agriculture; adoptio
He is also the director of the Dryland Agriculture Institute and a former director of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation and Production Laboratory at Bushland, Texas; a past president of the Soil Science Society of America; and a member of the 1990–1993 Committee on Long- Range Soil and Water Policy, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences.