LEADER 04748nam 2201045z- 450 001 9910557668503321 005 20210501 035 $a(CKB)5400000000044820 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69119 035 $a(oapen)doab69119 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000044820 100 $a20202105d2020 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aSmart Management of Conservative, Organic and Integrated Agriculture 210 $aBasel, Switzerland$cMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute$d2020 215 $a1 online resource (182 p.) 311 08$a3-03936-986-5 311 08$a3-03936-987-3 330 $aSustainable agriculture aims to achieve the goal of food security, also maximizing the socio-economic benefits, and minimizing environmental drawbacks. Farming systems mostly relying on ecological processes and the reduced application of external inputs (fertilizers and pesticides), such as organic farming and integrated farming, can even contribute to the mitigation of global warming and of the desertification of soils. Conservation agriculture (CA) is also widely recognized as a farming system able to preserve soils from erosion and nutrient loss, increase soil organic matter and carbon sink capacity, and improve biological and physical fertility. Nevertheless, CA systems generally rely on the large use of agrochemicals (above all, herbicides and fertilizers) in order to sustain crop production, with negative consequences in terms of energy efficiency and environmental impact. This also does not enable an easy transfer of CA techniques into organic and integrated farming systems, a combination that might enhance the environmental benefits of these farming systems. In this regard, this Special Issue deals with the "Smart Management of Conservative, Organic, and Integrated Agriculture". We invited experts and researchers to contribute with original researches, reviews, and opinion pieces covering all topics related to organic, integrated, and conservative farming systems. The published articles concern with the most important aspects of these innovative systems, such as performances of farm machinery and agro-ecological strategies aiming at sustaining crop production whilst reducing the need for agrochemicals. 606 $aBiology, life sciences$2bicssc 606 $aResearch & information: general$2bicssc 606 $aTechnology, engineering, agriculture$2bicssc 610 $abiodegradable mulch 610 $abiodegradable plastic mulch 610 $acabbage 610 $acarbon dioxide 610 $acereal grain cover crop 610 $acinnamon oil 610 $aclimate change mitigation 610 $aclove oil 610 $aconservation agriculture 610 $acover crop termination 610 $acover crops 610 $acultivation systems 610 $adead mulch 610 $aecological intensification 610 $aeconomic evaluation 610 $afennel 610 $aGliricidia sepium 610 $agrapevine 610 $agreen manure 610 $aintercropping 610 $aleguminous plants 610 $alettuce 610 $aLeucaena leucocephala 610 $aliving mulch 610 $aMediterranean climate 610 $amethane 610 $amineral fertilization 610 $aminimum tillage 610 $amulch 610 $amulch-based system 610 $aN leaching 610 $anitrous oxide 610 $ano-chemical 610 $ano-till 610 $ano-till organic system 610 $ano-tillage 610 $aorganic agriculture 610 $aorganic farming 610 $aorganic fertilizers 610 $aorganic herbicides 610 $apolyethylene 610 $aroller-crimper 610 $aroller/crimper 610 $asucker removal 610 $asustainable agriculture 610 $athermal 610 $atomato 610 $aVitis vinifera (L.) 610 $awaste management 610 $aweed dynamic 610 $aweed management 615 7$aBiology, life sciences 615 7$aResearch & information: general 615 7$aTechnology, engineering, agriculture 700 $aPeruzzi$b Andrea$4edt$078384 702 $aFrasconi$b Christian$4edt 702 $aAntichi$b Daniele$4edt 702 $aPeruzzi$b Andrea$4oth 702 $aFrasconi$b Christian$4oth 702 $aAntichi$b Daniele$4oth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910557668503321 996 $aSmart Management of Conservative, Organic and Integrated Agriculture$93035744 997 $aUNINA