Conservation Agriculture (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

Conservation agriculture-consisting of four components including permanent soil cover, minimum soil disturbance, diversified crop rotations and integrated weed management-is considered the principal pathway to sustainable agriculture and the conservation of natural resources and the environment. Leading researchers in the field describe the basic principles of conservation agriculture, and synthesize recent advances and developments in conservation agriculture research. This book is a ready reference on conservation agriculture and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. The book describes various elements of conservation agriculture; highlights the associated breeding and modeling efforts; analyses the experiences and challenges in conservation agriculture in different regions of the world; and proposes some pragmatic options and new areas of research in this very important area of agriculture.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	December 2014
First published:	2015
Editors:	Muhammad Farooq • Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	665
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-11619-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology
LSN:	3-319-11619-3
Barcode:	9783319116198

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