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"What Dr Samuel Johnson did for English, Professor Amir Kassam has
done for Conservation Agriculture (CA). He is eminently well
qualified and has enlisted more than a hundred battle-hardened
champions to contribute 26 chapters amounting to over a thousand
scholarly pages. The content is formidable. Volume one, Systems and
Science, embraces: the need for CA; global developments; soil
health and landscape management; the roles of minimum soil
disturbance, mulch and cover crops; crops and cropping systems,
vegetable systems, perennial systems; integration of cropping and
livestock; mechanization; certification; institutional and policy
support. Volume two, Practice and Benefits, includes management of
crops and cropping systems, soil, weeds, insect pests and disease,
nutrients, carbon, and biodiversity; climate change mitigation and
adaptation; benefits to farmers and society; ecosystem services;
and rehabilitation of degraded farmland...This book can change the
future."review by David Dent in International Journal of
Environmental Studies This volume summarises research on key
components for successful Conservation Agriculture (CA). Chapters
review the latest research on ways of optimising no-till techniques
to minimise soil disturbance in relation to seeding, weeding and
other operations. Chapters also review ways to improve soil health
in CA, including mulch cover, cover crops, rotations and
intercropping. The book also includes case studies on optimising CA
in particular systems, including rice, root, tuber and
horticultural crops as well as integrating livestock in CA systems.
The book concludes by looking at certification schemes and
institutional support to promote good CA practice.
"This two-volume set in Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science may
represent one of the most important projects in their series
focused on sustainable agriculture and recent advances in research
on key crop and animal species. Many scholars and students today
often rely on the web to locate open-source references in research
and courses, yet the value of comprehensive books that review
specific topics cannot be ignored. The compilation on soil health
edited by Prof. Reicosky is an example of quality scholarship,
clear and accessible writing, and comprehensive referencing on an
emerging topic in agriculture and food production... descriptions
of methods and data from a wide range of sources and
interpretations by experts in the field contribute to the timeless
value of books such as these in the series on agricultural
sciences. They should be part of contemporary library collections
and available to everyone." Prof. Charles Francis in Agronomy
Journal "The books offer a valuable insight into the fundamentals
of managing soil health... The broad range of fundamental
information provided makes both volumes worth reading, not only for
students and scientists, politicians and farmers but also for
laypersons interested in soil health and sustainable
agriculture."Applied Soil Ecology There has been growing concern
that both intensive agriculture in the developed world and rapid
expansion of crop cultivation in developing countries is damaging
the health of soils which are the foundation of farming. At the
same time we are discovering much more about how complex soils are
as living biological systems. This volume reviews the latest
research on soil monitoring and management. Part 1 starts by
reviewing soil classification, sampling and ways of monitoring soil
dynamics. Part 2 surveys key techniques for managing soil, from
irrigation and fertiliser use to crop rotations, intercropping and
cover crops. The final part of the book discusses ways of
supporting smallholders in maintaining soil health in regions such
as Africa, Asia and South America. With its distinguished editor
and international team of expert authors, this will be a standard
reference for soil scientists and agronomists as well as the
farming community and government agencies responsible for
monitoring soil health. It is accompanied by a companion volume
looking at developments in soil science.
"This two-volume set in Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science may
represent one of the most important projects in their series
focused on sustainable agriculture and recent advances in research
on key crop and animal species. Many scholars and students today
often rely on the web to locate open-source references in research
and courses, yet the value of comprehensive books that review
specific topics cannot be ignored. The compilation on soil health
edited by Prof. Reicosky is an example of quality scholarship,
clear and accessible writing, and comprehensive referencing on an
emerging topic in agriculture and food production... descriptions
of methods and data from a wide range of sources and
interpretations by experts in the field contribute to the timeless
value of books such as these in the series on agricultural
sciences. They should be part of contemporary library collections
and available to everyone." Prof. Charles Francis in Agronomy
Journal "The books offer a valuable insight into the fundamentals
of managing soil health... The broad range of fundamental
information provided makes both volumes worth reading, not only for
students and scientists, politicians and farmers but also for
laypersons interested in soil health and sustainable
agriculture."Applied Soil Ecology There has been growing concern
that both intensive agriculture in the developed world and rapid
expansion of crop cultivation in developing countries is damaging
the health of soils which are the foundation of farming. At the
same time we are discovering much more about how complex soils are
as living biological systems. This volume reviews the latest
research on soil science. After an overview of the role of soil as
a provider of ecosystem services and in conservation agriculture,
the book reviews soil structure and chemistry as well organic
matter, soil microorganisms and fauna. The second part of the book
discusses soil dynamics, from water and nutrient cycles to carbon
capture and erosion mechanisms. With its distinguished editor and
international team of expert authors, this will be a standard
reference for soil scientists and agronomists as well as the
farming community and government agencies responsible for
monitoring soil health. It is accompanied by a companion volume
looking at soil monitoring and management.
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