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Identifying, interpreting, and managing soil constraints are major
challenges, especially when multiple constraints occur in the same
soil at various depth zones. Although amelioration tools and
strategies are available to manage some of these constraints, field
adoption of these technologies is a major challenge to the farming
community. Soil Constraints and Productivity helps in identifying
and understanding soil constraints, focusing on management
practices to alleviate problems associated with these restrictions,
and their impacts on crop productivity. Soil Constraints and
Productivity aims to: * Describe various amendments suitable for
mitigating soil constraints * Provide data on cost-benefit analysis
of managing soil constraints * Provide case studies of managing
soil constraints to increase productivity Soil is essential for the
doubling of major grain production proposed to be necessary to
avoid major food security collapses in the future. This book will
be a key resource for soil and environmental scientists, farmers,
students majoring in agricultural and environmental sciences, and
crop consultants.
Encompassing high priority research areas such as bioenergy
production, global warming mitigation, and sustainable agriculture,
biochar has received increased worldwide interest in the past
decade. Biochar: Production, Characterization, and Applications
covers the fundamentals of biochar including its concept,
production technology, and characterization. The book builds on
this foundation by providing examples of state-of-the-art biochar
application technology in agronomy and environmental sciences,
along with detailed case studies. Edited by a group of well-known
biochar experts and including chapters written by a group of
international experts in their field, this valuable resource can be
used both as a textbook for graduate courses or as a handbook for
policy makers and practitioners in the field.
Encompassing high priority research areas such as bioenergy
production, global warming mitigation, and sustainable agriculture,
biochar has received increased worldwide interest in the past
decade. Biochar: Production, Characterization, and Applications
covers the fundamentals of biochar including its concept,
production technology, and characterization. The book builds on
this foundation by providing examples of state-of-the-art biochar
application technology in agronomy and environmental sciences,
along with detailed case studies. Edited by a group of well-known
biochar experts and including chapters written by a group of
international experts in their field, this valuable resource can be
used both as a textbook for graduate courses or as a handbook for
policy makers and practitioners in the field.
Biochar from Biomass and Waste: Fundamentals and Applications
provides the fundamentals of biochar, such as its basic concepts,
production technology and characterization methods, also including
comprehensive examples for readers. This book includes information
on state-of-art biochar application technologies in the fields of
agriculture, energy and environmental sciences with step-by-step
case studies. Biochar has received worldwide interests in the past
decade because it encompasses high priority research areas,
including bioenergy production, global warming mitigation and
sustainable agriculture.
"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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