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Record Nr.

UNINA9910495187703321

Titolo

Sustainable agriculture reviews . 52 / / Eric Lichtfouse, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-73245-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 460 p. 53 illus., 49 illus. in color.)

Collana

Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, , 2210-4410 ; ; 52

Disciplina

338.1

Soggetti

Sustainable agriculture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Organic cultivation of vegetables -- Chapter 2. Reducing arsenic accumulation in rice using advances in physiology genetics and breeding -- Chapter 3. Speciation analysis of trace antimony in environmental and biological samples based on cloud point extraction and spectrometric methods -- Chapter 4. Groundwater status and challenges in Bangladesh -- Chapter 5. Influence of organic amendments on soil properties, microflora and plant growth -- Chapter 6. Basics of waste management and disposal practices in the Indian context -- Chapter 7. Impact of the invasive Prosopis juliflora on terrestrial ecosystems -- Chapter 8. Perennial forage grass production on the marginal Arabian Peninsula land -- Chapter 9. Agricultural sustainability and food security in agro-ecological zones of Tanzania -- Chapter 10. Soil degradation, resilience, restoration and sustainable use -- Chapter 11. Integrated weed management for sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 12. Electrical impedance spectroscopy in plant biology: theory, modeling and data processing -- Chapter 13. Non-symbiotic bacteria for soil nitrogen fortification -- Chapter 14. Nutritional and medical benefits of Moringa Oleifera, the miracle tree.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents advanced knowledge and techniques to improve food quality, such as organic farming, fertilization using waste, reducing arsenic in food, soil restoration, forage production in arid regions and weed control. Agriculture is actually facing two major challenges, feeding an ever-growing population and providing safe



food in the context of pollution, climate change and the future circular economy.