Conservation Agriculture / / edited by Muhammad Farooq, Kadambot H. M. Siddique |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (662 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.7
570 630 631.4 |
Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Environmental management Soil science Soil conservation Environmental Management Soil Science & Conservation |
ISBN | 3-319-11620-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part 1: Introduction -- 1. Conservation Agriculture: Concepts, Brief History and Impacts on Agricultural Systems -- Part 2: Elements of Conservation Agriculture -- 2. Crop Rotations and Residue Management in Conservation Agriculture -- 3. Weed Management in Conservation Agriculture Systems -- 4. Nutrient Management Perspectives in Conservation Agriculture -- 5. Farm Machinery for Conservation Agriculture -- 6. Insect Pest Management in Conservation Agriculture -- Part 3: Modeling and Crop Improvement for Conservation Agriculture -- 7. Breeding for Conservation Agriculture -- 8. Modeling Conservation Agriculture -- Part 4: Status of Conservation Agriculture: some case studies -- 9. Conservation Agriculture in the Middle East -- 10. Explaining Adoption and Measuring Impacts of Conservation Agriculture on Productive Efficiency, Income, Poverty and Food Security in Syria -- 11. Conservation Agriculture in South Asia -- 12. Conservation Agriculture in South East Asia -- 13. Conservation Agriculture in Rainfed Areas of China -- 14. Conservation Agriculture in Australia and New Zealand -- 15. Conservation Agriculture in Europe -- 16. Conservation Agriculture in Latin America -- 17. Conservation Agriculture in North America -- 18. Conservation Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Part 5: Conservation Agriculture in Agricultural Systems -- 19. Conservation Agriculture and Soil Carbon Sequestration -- 20. Application of Microbiology in Conservation Agriculture -- 21. Conservation Agriculture in Organic Farming: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities -- 22. Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change -- 23. Farmer Adoption of Conservation Agriculture. |
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Conservation agriculture in subsistence farming : case studies from South Asia and beyond / / edited by Catherine Chan and Jean Fantle-Lepczyk ; contributors, Adrian Ares [and twenty seven others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxfordshire, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CAB International, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
Disciplina |
631.4
631.45 |
Soggetto topico |
Agricultural conservation - South Asia
Soil conservation - South Asia Sustainable agriculture - South Asia |
ISBN |
1-78924-388-2
1-78064-424-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Conservation Agriculture in Subsistence Farming: Case Studies from South Asia and Beyond; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1: A Brief History of Conservation Agriculture; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Reduced tillage; 1.1.2 Crop rotation and diversification; 1.1.3 Organic soil cover; 1.1.4 Integration of practices in CA systems; 1.2 Development of CA Around the World; 1.2.1 USA; 1.2.2 South America; 1.2.3 Africa; 1.2.4 South and Southeast Asia; 1.3 Lessons from History; References; 2: Global Perspectives on Conservation Agriculture for Small Households; 2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Potential benefits of conservation agriculture2.2 Constraints for Scaling Up Conservation Agriculture; 2.3 Sustainable Intensification; 2.4 Resilience; 2.5 Regional Perspectives; 2.5.1 Conservation agriculture in southern Africa; Benefits of CA in southern Africa; Constraints to the adoption of CA in southern Africa; A case of successful promotion of CA in southern Africa; Evolution of conservation agriculture in Monze, Zambia; 2.5.2 Conservation agriculture in Southeast Asia; Benefits of CA in Southeast Asia; Conservation agriculture adoption constraints in Southeast Asia Conservation agriculture case studies in Southeast Asia2.6 Conclusions; References; 3: Potential of Conservation Agriculture Production Systems (CAPS) for Improving Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security in the Hill Region of Nepal; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Food and nutritional security in Nepal; 3.1.2 Nepal's agroecological condition; 3.1.3 Agriculture and food security; 3.1.4 Historical trends of crop yields and food balance in Nepal; 3.1.5 Intensification of hill agriculture and concerns for sustainability; 3.1.6 Soil degradation status in the hill region of Nepal 3.1.7 Conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) as a method to increase productivity and enhance sustainability3.2 On-farm Evaluation of CAPS; 3.2.1 Study villages; 3.2.2 Identification of suitable CAPS; 3.2.3 On-farm trial; 3.3 Results and Discussion; 3.3.1 Results of farm trials: crop yields under different CAPS; 3.3.2 Relating CAPS performances to food and nutritional security; 3.3.3 CAPS and stability of food security; 3.4 Conclusion; References 4: Effect of Tillage, Intercropping and Residue Cover on Crop Productivity, Profitability, and Soil Fertility under Tribal Farming Situations in Odisha, India4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 The need for resource-conserving agriculture; 4.1.2 Tribal farming situations in Odisha, India; 4.1.3 Definition and description of conservation agriculture; 4.2 Methodology; 4.2.1 Background; 4.2.2 Experimental design; 4.2.3 Soil sampling and analysis; 4.3 Results and Discussion; 4.3.1 Maize and cowpea yield response; 4.3.2 Mustard yield response; 4.3.3 Labor and profitability; 4.3.4 Soil fertility 4.4 Conclusions and Future Outlook |
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Contaminated urban soils / Helmut Meuser |
Autore | Meuser, Helmut |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : Springer, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | xix, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 631.4 |
Soggetto non controllato | Suolo - Inquinamento |
ISBN | 9789048193271 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990009795230403321 |
Meuser, Helmut | ||
Dordrecht : Springer, c2010 | ||
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Contributo alla conoscenza dei terreni della Val Grana / Italo Eynard |
Autore | Eynard, Italo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Roma : ..., 1960 |
Descrizione fisica | p. 185-196 ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 631.4 |
Collana | Raccolta di memorie |
Soggetto non controllato | Suolo |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990001860910403321 |
Eynard, Italo | ||
Roma : ..., 1960 | ||
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Contribuzione allo studio dei terreni agrari del territorio di Grotte di Castro / Domenico Orzi |
Autore | Orzi, Domenico |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Perugia : ..., 1904 |
Descrizione fisica | 15 p. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 631.4 |
Soggetto non controllato | Suolo |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990001732050403321 |
Orzi, Domenico | ||
Perugia : ..., 1904 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Convegno per le sistemazioni idraulico-agrarie : Firenze 22-23-24 ottobre 1938 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Firenze : < |
Descrizione fisica | 162 p. ; 24 cm. |
Disciplina |
631.4
631.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Pedologia
Bonifica agraria - Congressi - Firenze - 1938 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNIBAS-000035673 |
Firenze : <<Tipografia editrice Mariano>> Ricci, 1939 | ||
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Cryopedology / / by James G. Bockheim |
Autore | Bockheim James G |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
Disciplina |
55
550 631.4 919.8 |
Collana | Progress in Soil Science |
Soggetto topico |
Physical geography
Soil science Soil conservation Polar regions Earth System Sciences Soil Science & Conservation Polar Geography |
ISBN | 3-319-08485-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Cryosols: a Three-Part System -- Description, sampling and analysis of Cryosols -- Soil Formatting Factors -- Cryogenic Processes -- Classification of Cryosols -- Distribution of Cryosols -- Arctic Cryosols -- Antartic Cryosols -- Alpine Cryosols -- Cryosols and Earth-system Sciences -- Cryosols in a Changing Climate -- Management of Cryosols -- Cryosol Databases and Their Use. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299452603321 |
Bockheim James G | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
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Culture du sol : rapport sommaire 1913 / O.C. White |
Autore | White, O. Clayton <1887- > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ottawa : Ministere Federal de l' Agriculture, 1914 |
Descrizione fisica | 45 p. ; 25 cm |
Disciplina | 631.4 |
Soggetto non controllato | Suolo |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990001731920403321 |
White, O. Clayton <1887- > | ||
Ottawa : Ministere Federal de l' Agriculture, 1914 | ||
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Current topics in soil science : an environmental approach / / Swapna Mukherjee |
Autore | Mukherjee Swapna |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (275 pages) |
Disciplina | 631.4 |
Soggetto topico |
Soil science
Edafologia |
Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
ISBN |
9783030926694
9783030926687 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- Soil Physics -- Soil Chemistry -- Soil Biology -- References -- Contents -- Part I: Soil Science -- Chapter 1: Soil Formation -- SOIL FORMING PROCESSES -- SOIL PROFILE -- SOIL-FORMING FACTORS -- PALEOSOL -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: Soil Minerology -- PROCESS TO ESTIMATE MINERAL CONTENT -- For Calcite -- For Gypsum -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: Soil Taxonomy and Classification -- CATEGORIES -- ORDER -- SUBORDER -- GREAT GROUP -- SUBGROUP -- FAMILY -- SERIES -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: Soil Quality -- IMPORTANCE -- SOIL QUALITY AND SOIL HEALTH -- MEASUREMENT -- SOIL QUALITY INDEX -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: Soil Analytical Techniques -- MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS -- ELECTRON MICROSCOPY -- Spectroscopic Analysis -- X-rays in Analytical Methods -- Uses of X-rays Include -- X-ray Analytical Methods -- Medical Uses -- XRD -- The X-ray Powder Diffraction Technique in Mineral Studies -- XRF -- THERMAL ANALYSIS -- Application of Thermal Analysis -- IR-SPECTROMETRY -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Part II: Soil Physics -- Chapter 6: Physical Properties of Soils -- SOIL COMPONENTS AND PHASES -- INORGANIC COMPONENTS -- PARTICLE SIZE -- SIZE FRACTIONATION -- ASSESSMENT OF PARTICLE SIZE FRACTION -- INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS -- PARTICLE SHAPE -- SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA -- PARTICLE DENSITY -- BULK DENSITY AND POROSITY -- POROSITY (F) -- BASIC MECHANICS OF SOIL -- Atterberg Limits -- Types of Stress -- Types of Strain -- Stress Strain Curve -- FACTORS CONTROLLING STRESS STRAIN BEHAVIOUR OF SOILS -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR AWHILE -- Chapter 7: Soil Structure -- CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL STRUCTURE -- GENESIS OF SOIL STRUCTURE -- Cation Effect on Soil Aggregation.
Organic Matter and Aggregation -- Inorganic Matter and Aggregation -- Iron and Aluminium Oxides -- Climate and Aggregation -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8: Soil Tillage -- TYPES OF TILLAGE -- Preparatory Tillage -- Primary Tillage -- Layout of Seedbed -- After Cultivation -- MODERN CONCEPTS IN TILLAGE -- CASE STUDIES -- MEASUREMENT OF TILTH -- EFFECT OF TILLAGE ON SOIL QUALITY -- Soil Quality Indicators -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- References -- Chapter 9: Soil Water -- INTRODUCTION -- PROPERTIES OF WATER AND ITS RELATION TO SOIL -- TYPES OF SOIL WATER -- SURFACE TENSION (γ) -- THE DUPRÉ EQUATION (1969) -- CAPILLARITY -- VISCOSITY -- FLUIDITY -- SOIL-WATER REGIME IN THE SOIL -- ENERGY STATE OF SOIL WATER -- SOIL WATER POTENTIAL -- Total Soil-Water Potential -- Summary of Components of Total Soil-Water Potential -- Saturated Soil -- Unsaturated Soil -- SOIL WATER MOVEMENT -- Darcy's Law -- Validity of Darcy's Law -- Infiltration, Percolation and Irrigation -- Infiltration -- Percolation -- Irrigation -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10: Soil Air and Temperature -- COMPOSITION OF SOIL -- FACTORS AFFECTING THE COMPOSITION OF SOIL AIR -- Bulk Density -- Microbial Activity -- Seasonal Variation -- Cropping -- MEASUREMENT OF SOIL-AIR COMPOSITION -- SOIL RESPIRATION AND MEASUREMENT -- SOIL TEMPERATURE -- FACTORS AFFECTING SOIL TEMPERATURE -- BALANCE OF HEAT IN SOIL -- MANAGEMENT OF SOIL TEMPERATURE -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11: Soil Erosion -- WATER EROSION -- Role of Soil in Hydrologic Cycle -- CAUSES OF WATER EROSION -- TYPES OF WATER EROSION -- FACTORS INFLUENCING WATER EROSION -- EROSION FACTORS -- WIND EROSION -- Types of Wind Erosion -- FACTORS AFFECTING WIND EROSION -- CONTROL OF WIND EROSION -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES. Part III: Soil Chemistry -- Chapter 12: Concepts of Soil Chemistry -- EVOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL CHEMISTRY -- BASIC ELEMENTS -- Chemical Reactions -- Soil Colloids -- Soil Solution -- Soil pH -- CONCLUSIONS -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCE -- Chapter 13: Chemical Composition of Soil -- SOLID PHASE COMPONENTS -- Inorganic Components -- Organic Components -- THE LIQUID PHASE -- THE GAS PHASE -- CASE STUDY -- CONCLUSIONS -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14: Ion Exchange -- CATION EXCHANGE -- Relation Between Cation Exchange Capacity of Soils (CEC) and pH -- Exchangeable Cations -- IMPORTANCE OF CATION EXCHANGE -- Plant Nutrition -- Soil Fertility -- Amelioration of Saline and Alkali Soils -- ANION EXCHANGE -- ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER -- CONCLUSIONS -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15: pH, Salinity and Sodicity -- DETERMINATION OF SOIL pH -- SOURCES OF ALKALINITY -- SOIL ACIDITY -- What Soil pH Values Mean? -- SALINE AND SODIC SOILS -- SOURCES OF SOIL SALINITY -- SALINITY PARAMETERS -- Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) -- Electrical Conductivity (EC) -- SODICITY PARAMETERS -- RECLAMATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16: Chemistry of Soil Nutrient -- MACRONUTRIENTS -- NITROGEN -- Nitrogen Cycle -- PHOSPHORUS -- Phosphorus Cycle -- POTASSIUM -- Potassium Cycle -- CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM -- SULPHUR -- Sulphur Cycle -- MICRONUTRIENTS -- IRON -- MANGANESE -- ZINC -- COPPER -- BORON -- MOLYBDENUM -- ESTIMATION METHOD -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Part IV: Soil Biology -- Chapter 17: Microbiota -- VIRUSES -- Importance -- BACTERIA -- Importance -- FUNGI -- Importance -- ACTINOMYCETES -- Importance -- ALGAE -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 18: Soil Fauna -- PROTOZOA -- NEMATODES -- EARTHWORMS -- ENCHYTRAEIDS -- ARTHOPODS -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE. REFERENCES -- Chapter 19: Organism Interactions with Soil Processes -- MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION -- NITROGEN -- PHOSPHORUS -- MYCORRHIZAE -- SULPHUR -- MICROBE-FAUNA INTERACTION -- SELECTIVE FEEDING -- NON-NUTRITIONAL EFFECT -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 20: Impact of Pesticides and Fertilizers on Soil Microbial Diversity -- EFFECT OF PESTICIDES -- EFFECT OF FERTILIZERS -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Part V: Environment and Soil Quality -- Chapter 21: Environmental Impacts -- CAUSES AND EFFECT OF SOIL DEGRADATION -- FOOD SHORTAGE -- DEGRADATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE -- SOIL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES -- TILLAGE AND CROP ROTATION -- No Tillage -- Crop Rotation -- COVER CROPS AND GREEN MANURE -- PRECISION FARMING -- MANURE, COMPOST AND BIOSOLIDS -- WASTE MANAGEMENT -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 22: Effect of Climate Change on Soil Ecosystem -- CLIMATE CHANGE -- EFFECT OF ELEVATED CO2 ON SOIL BIOTA -- EFFECT OF ELEVATED CO2 ON NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY -- EFFECTS OF ELEVATED TEMPERATURE -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 23: Soil Carbon Sequestration -- SOIL CARBON AND CARBON CYCLE -- MITIGATION -- PHYSICAL PROCESSES -- CHEMICAL PROCESSES -- BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES -- CONCLUSION -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 24: Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS OF SOIL FERTILITY -- SOIL FERTILITY -- Soil Fertility Factors -- SOIL PRODUCTIVITY -- Soil Productivity Factors -- NUTRIENT CYCLE -- SOIL FERTILITY CONSTRAINTS -- Effects of Fertilizers on Soil -- Nitrate pollution in Soil and Groundwater -- NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT -- Soil Characteristics -- Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) -- Plant Nutrients -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 25: Soil Pollution -- INTRODUCTION -- SOIL HEALTH -- POLLUTANTS. Heavy Metals -- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons -- Industrial Waste -- Pesticides -- CAUSES OF SOIL POLLUTION -- Natural Pollution of Soil -- Anthropogenic Soil Pollution -- ROLE OF PESTICIDES -- ROLE OF TOXIC ELEMENTS -- ROLE OF RADIONUCLIDES -- CONSEQUENCES OF SOIL POLLUTION -- Effects on plants and animals -- Effects on human beings -- Effects on the Ecosystem -- SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL -- Reducing Heavy Metal Pollution -- ROLE OF CLAY MINERALS IN PROTECTION OF SOIL ENVIRONMENT -- THINK FOR A WHILE -- REFERENCES -- Index. |
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Mukherjee Swapna | ||
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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Cycles of soil : carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, micronutrients / F. J. Stevenson, M. A. Cole |
Autore | Stevenson, F. J. |
Edizione | [2. ed] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : Wiley, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | XVIII, 427 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Disciplina | 631.4(Pedologia) |
Altri autori (Persone) | Cole, M. A. |
ISBN | 04-7132-071-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNICAMPANIA-SUN0017946 |
Stevenson, F. J. | ||
New York : Wiley, 1999 | ||
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