Conservation agriculture : global prospects and challenges / / Ram A. Jat, Kanwar L. Sahrawat and Amir H. Kassam
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| Autore: |
Jat Ram A
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| Titolo: |
Conservation agriculture : global prospects and challenges / / Ram A. Jat, Kanwar L. Sahrawat and Amir H. Kassam
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| Pubblicazione: | Boston, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , [2014] |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 630 |
| 631.4 | |
| 631.45 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Agricultural conservation |
| Sustainable agriculture | |
| Altri autori: |
SahrawatK. L
KassamA. H
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Contributors; Preface; Foreword; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Keywords; 1. Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture: Global Status, Prospects and Challenges; 2. Conservation Agriculture in the USA; 3. Conservation Agriculture in Brazil; 4. Conservation Agriculture on the Canadian Prairies; 5. Conservation Agriculture in Australian Dryland Cropping; 6. Conservation Agriculture in Europe; 7. Conservation Agriculture in South-east Asia; 8. Conservation Agriculture in China; 9. Conservation Agriculture in Central Asia; 10. Conservation Agriculture in West Asia |
| 11. Conservation Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa12. Conservation Agriculture in North Africa; 13. Conservation Agriculture in West and Central Africa; 14. Conservation Agriculture in Southern Africa; 15. Conservation Agriculture in Argentina; 16. Summing Up; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; W; Z | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The book covers the spread of conservation agriculture (CA) to regions including Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Australia, Europe and emerging CA destinations in Asia and Africa. Topics covered include the various components of CA, and how their individual and combined implementation influence productivity, soil health and environmental quality under diverse edaphic and climatic conditions. The book will be useful to teachers, researchers, extensionists, farmers, and students interested in environmental quality. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Conservation agriculture |
| ISBN: | 1-78924-387-4 |
| 1-78064-260-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910626107203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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