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Conservation Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach for Soil Health and Food Security : Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Agriculture / / edited by Somasundaram Jayaraman, Ram C. Dalal, Ashok K. Patra, Suresh K. Chaudhari
| Conservation Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach for Soil Health and Food Security : Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Agriculture / / edited by Somasundaram Jayaraman, Ram C. Dalal, Ashok K. Patra, Suresh K. Chaudhari |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (626 pages) |
| Disciplina | 631.45 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Soil science Biotic communities Environment Environmental sciences - Social aspects Soil Science Ecosystems Environmental Sciences Environmental Social Sciences Agricultura de conservació Agricultura sostenible Sòls agrícoles |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 981-16-0827-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- 1: Conservation Agriculture: Issues, Prospects, and Challenges in Rainfed Regions of India -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Conservation Agriculture -- 1.3 Conservation Tillage -- 1.4 Key Principles of CA -- 1.5 Status of Conservation Agriculture -- 1.6 Challenges in Adoption of Conservation Agriculture -- 1.7 Rainfed Agriculture Scenario -- 1.7.1 Residue Burning -- 1.7.2 Lack of Appropriate Machinery -- 1.7.3 Weed Management -- 1.7.4 Difficulty in Input Use -- 1.7.5 Farmers´ Perception -- 1.8 Technological Gaps -- 1.9 Expected Benefits from Adoption of CA Practices -- 1.10 Pressential for Adoption of CA -- 1.11 CA Interventions for Untapped Rainfed Regions -- 1.12 Conclusions -- References -- 2: Strategic or Occasional Tillage: A Promising Option to Manage Limitations of no-Tillage Farming -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Drivers for Occasional Strategic Tillage -- 2.2.1 Soil- and Stubble-Borne Pathogens -- 2.2.2 Insect Pests -- 2.2.3 Herbicide-Resistant Weeds -- 2.2.4 Stratification of Nutrients and Carbon -- 2.2.5 Soil Structural Issues -- 2.3 Effects of Occasional Strategic Tillage on Soil Properties, the Environment, and Crop Agronomy -- 2.3.1 Soil Hydraulic Properties and Processes -- 2.3.2 Soil Chemical Properties and Processes -- 2.3.2.1 Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen -- 2.3.2.2 Nutrient Stratification -- 2.3.3 Soil Fauna and Flora -- 2.3.4 Crop Productivity and Reliability -- 2.3.5 Crop Reliability in Variable Seasons -- 2.3.6 Environmental Effects -- 2.3.6.1 Erosion and Runoff -- 2.3.6.2 Greenhouse Gas Fluxes -- 2.3.6.3 Pollution of Water Courses -- 2.4 Strategic Tillage within the NT Management System: Where, When, and How? -- 2.4.1 Timing of Tillage Operations -- 2.4.2 Soil Water Content -- 2.4.3 Purpose of Tillage -- 2.4.4 Tillage Implement and Frequency -- 2.5 Conclusions.
References -- 3: No-till Farming: Agronomic Intervention through Cover Cropping for Enhancing Crop Productivity -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 ``No-till´´ as a Concept -- 3.3 No-till and Adoption Incentives -- 3.4 Crop Yields in Relation to no-till -- 3.5 Agronomic Interventions for Increasing Crop Productivity in no-till -- 3.5.1 Sowing into Crop Residues -- 3.5.2 Cover Cropping Practices -- 3.6 Cover Crop and its Influence on Crop Yield -- 3.7 Cover Crop Management -- 3.8 Crop Rotation -- 3.9 Conclusions -- References -- 4: Inbuilt Mechanisms for Managing Weeds in Conservation Agriculture Systems: A Revisit -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Weed and Weed Seed Ecology Under CA Systems -- 4.3 CA Components in Weed Management -- 4.3.1 Principle 1: Tillage Systems -- 4.3.1.1 No-Till -- 4.3.1.2 Weed Seed Predation -- 4.3.1.3 Reduced Tillage -- 4.3.1.4 Tillage Systems in Cropping Systems -- 4.3.1.5 Zero Disturbance Systems -- 4.3.1.6 Reduced/Minimum Disturbance Systems -- 4.3.2 Principle 2: Cover Crops and Its Residues -- 4.3.3 Principle 3: Crop Rotation and Diversification -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- 5: Conservation Agriculture in Cotton-Based System: Impact on Soil Properties -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Soil Physical Properties -- 5.1.2 Soil Structure -- 5.1.3 Bulk Density -- 5.1.4 Soil Compaction and Penetration Resistance -- 5.1.5 Infiltration Rate -- 5.1.6 Soil Erosion -- 5.2 Soil Chemical Properties -- 5.2.1 Soil Organic Carbon -- 5.2.2 Available Nutrients -- 5.2.3 Stratification of Organic C and Nutrients -- 5.2.4 Salinity and Sodicity -- 5.2.5 Soil Biological Properties -- 5.2.6 Soil Enzyme Activities -- 5.2.7 Soil Microbial Biomass -- 5.2.8 Microbial Population, Community Structure, and Diversity -- 5.2.9 Transgenic Cotton Effects on Soil Biological Properties -- 5.2.10 Macrofauna -- 5.3 Conclusions -- References. 6: Impact of Conservation Agriculture and Residue Management on Soil Properties, Crop Productivity Under Pulse-Based Cropping ... -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Crop Yield and System Productivity Under Pulse-Based Cropping Systems in CA -- 6.3 Impact of CA on Soil Properties in Pulse-Based Cropping Systems -- 6.3.1 Physical Properties -- 6.3.1.1 Soil Aggregation -- 6.3.1.2 Bulk Density and Hydraulic Conductivity -- 6.3.1.3 Soil Porosity -- 6.3.2 Chemical Properties -- 6.3.2.1 Nitrogen Economy -- 6.3.2.2 Soil pH -- 6.3.3 Biological Properties -- 6.4 Soil Health Under Pulse-Based Cropping System in CA -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- 7: Impact of Conservation Agriculture on Soil Health and Crop Productivity under Irrigated Ecosystems -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Why Conservation Agriculture? -- 7.3 Conservation Agriculture: Principles -- 7.3.1 Minimal Soil Disturbance -- 7.3.2 Permanent Organic Soil Cover -- 7.3.3 Diversified Crop Rotation with a Legume -- 7.4 Global Area under Conservation Agriculture -- 7.5 Soil Health under Conservation Agriculture -- 7.5.1 Soil Physical Health/Quality -- 7.5.1.1 Soil Structure and Aggregation -- 7.5.1.2 Soil Bulk Density and Penetration Resistance -- 7.5.1.3 Soil Porosity -- 7.5.1.4 Hydraulic Conductivity -- 7.5.1.5 Infiltration and Runoff -- 7.5.1.6 Least Limiting Water Range (LLWR) -- 7.5.2 Soil Chemical Health/Quality -- 7.5.2.1 Soil pH -- 7.5.2.2 Cation Exchange Capacity -- 7.5.2.3 Total Organic C, Total N, and C:N -- 7.5.3 Soil Biological Health/Quality -- 7.5.3.1 Potentially Mineralizable N (PMN) -- 7.5.3.2 Soil Microbial Biomass C and N -- 7.5.3.3 Soil Enzyme Activities -- 7.5.3.4 Proportion of Labile Organic C and N Fractions in Total Organic C and Total N -- 7.6 Crop Yield and Resource-Use Efficiency -- 7.7 Issues Related to Adoption of Conservation Agriculture -- 7.8 Conclusions -- References. 8: Impact of Conservation Agriculture on Soil Properties and Crop Productivity Under Rice-Fallow Ecology in Eastern India -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Conservation Agriculture in Rice Fallows -- 8.3 Production Constraints in Rice Fallows -- 8.3.1 Climatic Variability -- 8.3.2 Distribution of Rice-Fallow Areas -- 8.3.3 Challenges of Rice Fallow -- 8.3.4 Scope for Cultivation of Pulses and Oilseeds in Rice Fallows -- 8.3.5 Initiated Research and Development Programmes on Pulses and Oilseeds -- 8.3.6 Strategies for the Production of Pulses and Oilseeds -- 8.4 Soil Properties -- 8.5 Soil Moisture Content and Water Use Efficiency -- 8.6 Soil Moisture Variability in Winter Crops in Rice Fallows -- 8.7 Crop Productivity -- 8.8 Conclusions -- References -- 9: Exploring Conservation Agricultural Practices in Bundelkhand Region, Central India -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 Soils -- 9.1.2 Climate -- 9.1.3 Water Resources -- 9.1.4 Land Use Pattern and Agricultural Land Use -- 9.2 Conservation Agriculture in the Region -- 9.2.1 Key Principles of Conservation Agriculture -- 9.2.1.1 Permanent Soil Cover -- 9.2.1.2 Minimum Soil Disturbance -- 9.2.1.3 Crop Rotation -- 9.2.2 Conservation Agriculture in India and Bundelkhand (History and Current Status) -- 9.2.3 Need and Importance of Conservation Agriculture for Bundelkhand Region -- 9.3 Conservation Agriculture Techniques for Bundelkhand Region -- 9.3.1 Conservation Tillage -- 9.3.2 Crop Diversification/Rotation -- 9.3.3 Green Manuring -- 9.3.4 Vermicompost -- 9.3.5 In Situ Moisture Conservation -- 9.3.5.1 Mulching -- 9.3.5.2 Trenching and Microcatchments -- 9.3.5.3 Contour Bunding -- 9.4 Obstacles in the Adoption of CA in Bundelkhand Region -- 9.5 Conservation Agriculture in Bundelkhand Region: A Way Forward -- 9.6 Conclusions -- References. 10: Conservation Agriculture in the North Eastern Himalayan Eco-Region of India -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.1.1 Land Forming/Shaping and Crop Planning/Selection -- 10.1.2 Conservation Contour Terracing -- 10.2 CA Approaches for Low Altitude Region -- 10.3 CA Approaches for Mid-AltitudeRegion -- 10.4 CA Approaches for High AltitudeRegion -- 10.5 Adoption Constraints of CA in the Eastern Himalayan Region -- 10.6 Conclusions -- References -- 11: Impact of Conservation Agriculture and Residue Management on Soil Properties Under Sugarcane-Based Cropping Systems -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Sugarcane Statistics: Conservation Agriculture Perspective -- 11.3 Conservation Agriculture for Sugarcane-Based Cropping Systems in India -- 11.4 Effects of Conservation Agriculture on Soil Health -- 11.4.1 Physical Properties of Soil -- 11.4.2 Chemical Properties of Soils -- 11.4.3 Biological Properties of Soils -- 11.5 Challenges in the Adoption of CA in Sugarcane-Based Cropping System -- 11.6 Future Perspective -- References -- 12: Can Conservation Agriculture Deliver Its Benefits in Arid Soils?: An Overview -- 12.1 Conservation Agriculture: Principles and Global Distribution -- 12.2 Characteristics and Spread of Arid Soils -- 12.3 Prospects of Adopting CA for Grain Production in Arid Land -- 12.4 Does CA as a Climate Mitigation Strategy Work the Same in Arid Soils? -- 12.5 CA in Arid Soil with Limited SOC -- 12.6 Cover Crops as a Component of CA in Arid Soil -- 12.7 Effects of Adopting CA on Arid Soil Biology -- 12.8 CA Effects on Soil Salinity -- 12.9 Suitability and Challenges of CA in Arid Soils -- 12.10 A Rotation System of Tillage for Arid Soils -- 12.11 Conclusions -- References -- 13: Conservation Agriculture: Carbon Turnover and Carbon Sequestration for Enhancing Soil Sustainability and Mitigation of Cli... -- 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 Soil Organic Carbon Turnover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495154503321 |
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Pricing of Ecosystem Services in Agriculture: a Basis of Crop Insurance
| Pricing of Ecosystem Services in Agriculture: a Basis of Crop Insurance |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer |
| Soggetto topico | Sòls agrícoles |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 981-19-4416-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Pricing of Ecosystem Services in Agriculture |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910616358403321 |
| Springer | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soil Analysis: Recent Trends and Applications / / edited by Amitava Rakshit, Subhadip Ghosh, Somsubhra Chakraborty, Varughese Philip, Avishek Datta
| Soil Analysis: Recent Trends and Applications / / edited by Amitava Rakshit, Subhadip Ghosh, Somsubhra Chakraborty, Varughese Philip, Avishek Datta |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XV, 338 p. 104 illus., 80 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 631.41 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Plant biochemistry Biology—Technique Soil science Soil conservation Plant Biochemistry Biological Techniques Soil Science & Conservation Sòls agrícoles Biotecnologia vegetal |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 981-15-2039-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Soil Analysis: A Relook and Way Forward -- Chapter 2. Application of Statistical Techniques in Soil Research -- Chapter 3. Monitoring and impact assessment of climate change on agriculture using advanced research techniques -- Chapter 4. Advancement in Soil Testing with New Age Sensors: Indian Perspective -- Chapter 5. Isotopes and Tracer Techniques for Soil Analysis -- Chapter 6. Protocols for determination and evaluation of organic carbon pools in soils developed under contrasting pedogenic processes and subjected to varying management situations -- Chapter 7. Analytical strategies for arsenic estimation -- Chapter 8. Approach to Study Clay-Organic Complexes -- Chapter 9. Recent trends in soil salinity appraisal and management -- Chapter 10. Modern Sample Preparation Techniques for Pesticide Residues Analysis in Soil -- Chapter 11. Characterization of nanomaterials using different techniques -- Chapter 12. Soil Health Assessment -- Chapter 13. Soil health indicators: Methods and applications -- Chapter 14. Indexing methods of soil quality in agroecosystems- An overview of Indian soils and beyond -- Chapter 15. Nanobiosensors: Recent Developments in Soil Health Assessment -- Chapter 16. Forensic Pedology: From Soil Trace Evidence to Courtroom -- Chapter 17. Harnessing soil microbiomes for creating healthy and functional urban landscapes’. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910409700803321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soil Health / / edited by Bhoopander Giri, Ajit Varma
| Soil Health / / edited by Bhoopander Giri, Ajit Varma |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 pages) |
| Disciplina | 574.90948 |
| Collana | Soil Biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Microbiology
Agriculture Soil science Soil conservation Plant ecology Soil Science & Conservation Plant Ecology Sòls agrícoles Microbiologia agrícola |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-44364-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Soil health in India: Past History and Future Perspective -- 2. Organic farming in relation to soil health -- 3. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: A Booster for Ameliorating Soil Health and Agriculture Production -- 4. Vemicompost and Soil Health -- 5. Impact of Agricultural Practice on Soil Health -- 6. Contribution of Biochar in Improving Soil Health -- 7. Soil Health and Foliar Fertilisers -- 8. Wild Plants from Coastal Habitats as a Potential Resource for Soil Remediation -- 9. Abiotic and Biotic Factors Influencing Soil Health and/or Soil Degradation -- 10. Seaweeds: Soil Health Boosters for Sustainable Agriculture -- 11. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi - The Potential Soil Health Indicators -- 12. Significance and Management of Green Manures -- 13. Green Manuring and Its Role in Soil Health Management -- 14. Mighty microbes: Plant growth promoting microbes in soil health and sustainable agriculture -- 15. Fertilizers and Pesticides: Their Impact on Soil Health and Environment -- 16. Portraying Microbial Beneficence for Ameliorating Soil Health and Plant Growth -- 17. Role of Soil Organisms in Maintaining Soil Health, Ecosystem Functioning and Sustaining Agricultural Production -- 18. Bacterial Inoculants: How These Microbes Can Sustain Soil Health and Crop Productivity? -- 19. Role of Rhizomicrobiome in Maintaining Soil Fertility and Crop Production. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910409692503321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Subsoil Constraints for Crop Production / / edited by Teogenes Senna de Oliveira, Richard Willian Bell
| Subsoil Constraints for Crop Production / / edited by Teogenes Senna de Oliveira, Richard Willian Bell |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (453 pages) |
| Disciplina | 631.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Forestry Soil science Environmental sciences - Social aspects Pollution Soil Science Environmental Social Sciences Conreu Sòls agrícoles |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-031-00317-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction to subsoil constraints for crop production -- The geological, geomorphological, climatic, and hydrological background of Tropical Regoliths and hostile subsoils: The Brazilian landmass -- Soil acidity and acidification -- Salinity, Sodicity and Alkalinity -- Pyritic subsoils in acid sulfate soils and similar problems in mined areas with sulfidic rocks -- Physical subsoil constraints of agricultural and forestry land -- Subsoil and surface soil constraints of mined land and tailings -- Sand and gravel subsoils -- Soilborne pathogens -- Root systems of agricultural crops and their response to physical and chemical subsoil constraints -- Roots and beneficial interactions with soil microbes -- Nutrient acquisition with particular reference to subsoil constraints -- Water acquisition by roots from the subsoil: impact of physical constraints on the dynamics of water capture -- Deep soil carbon – characteristics and measurement with particular bearing on kaolinitic profiles -- Live subsoils: tropical regolith and biota interactions -- Subsoil constraints for crop production: recent advances, new technologies and priorities for further research. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910586598503321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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