Cover Crops for Sustainable Farming (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

This study, based on a literature review and simulations, shows the efficiency of cover crops at catching nitrate in most agriculture situations. It also analyzes both the negative impacts they can have and the ecosystem services they can provide. The introduction of a cover crop between two main crops helps catch the soil mineral nitrogen before the period of drainage and consequently reduces nitrate leaching and nitrate concentration in the drainage water. This study allows quantifying the efficiency of cover crops at catching nitrate and optimizing their implantation conditions over a large range of French pedoclimatic conditions. The presence of high nitrate levels in surface and ground waters, due to excessive nitrogen fertilization and natural production of nitrate by soil organic matter mineralization, is a double challenge for public health and environment protection.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2017
Editors:	Eric Justes
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	95
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-9402414578
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant pathology & diseases Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > Biodiversity Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant physiology > General Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Sanitary & municipal engineering > Water supply & treatment > General Promotions
LSN:	9402414576
Barcode:	9789402414578

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