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Category : Plant breeding
Languages : en
Pages : 1408
Book Description
Plant Breeding Abstracts
Author: Agroforestry Abstracts
Author: Master's Theses in the Natural and Technical Sciences
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter
Author: Agronomy News
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
Sept.-Oct. issue includes list of theses and dissertations for U.S. and Canadian graduate degrees granted in crop science, soil science, and agronomic science during the previous academic year.
Agrindex
Author: Crop Science
Author: Cover Crops in West Africa
Author: International Development Research Centre (Canada)Publisher: IDRC
ISBN: 088936852X
Category : Cover crops
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Cover Crops in West Africa Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture
Stable Isotope Techniques in the Study of Biological Processes and Functioning of Ecosystems
Author: M.J. UnkovichPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792370789
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This book has a very strong practical orientation, telling readers what methodologies are available using stable isotopes, how studies should be designed and executed to maximise effectiveness and incisiveness in terms of data obtained and outcomes in terms of understanding events and processes in plant and ecosystem functioning. The readership is very much aimed toward postgraduates with good knowledge of general biological principles and underlying chemical and physical processes. Pre-existing knowledge of or experience in application and assay of stable isotopes is not required. The stable isotope research field is one of the most rapidly growing areas of ecophysiology and techniques using stable isotopes comprise an ever increasing component of research programs of university postgraduates and a wide range of agencies conducting environmental monitoring and rehabilitation programs. The book is tailor-made for such an audience.
Legumes for Soil Health and Sustainable Management
Author: Ram Swaroop MeenaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811302537
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
Sustainable management of soils is an important global issue of the 21st century. Feeding roughly 8 billion people with an environmentally sustainable production system is a major challenge, especially considering the fact that 10% of the world’s population at risk of hunger and 25% at risk of malnutrition. Accordingly, the 68th United Nations (UN) general assembly declared 2016 the “International Year of Pulses” to raise awareness and to celebrate the role of pulses in human nutrition and welfare. Likewise, the assembly declared the year 2015 as the “International Year of Soils” to promote awareness of the role of “healthy soils for a healthy life” and the International Union of Soil Science (IUSS) has declared 2015-2024 as the International Decade of Soils. Including legumes in cropping systems is an important toward advancing soil sustainability, food and nutritional security without compromising soil quality or its production potential. Several textbooks and edited volumes are currently available on general soil fertility or on legumes but‚ to date‚ none have been dedicated to the study of “Legumes for Soil Health and Sustainable Management”. This is important aspect, as the soil, the epidermis of the Earth (geoderma)‚ is the major component of the terrestrial biosphere. This book explores the impacts of legumes on soil health and sustainability, structure and functioning of agro-ecosystems, agronomic productivity and food security, BNF, microbial transformation of soil N and P, plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria, biofertilizers, etc. With the advent of fertilizers, legumes have been sidelined since World War II, which has produced serious consequences for soils and the environment alike. Therefore, legume-based rational cropping/soil management practices must support environmentally and economically sustainable agroecosystems based on (sequential) rotation and intercropping considerations to restore soil health and sustainability. All chapters are amply illustrated with appropriately placed data, tables, figures, and photographs, and supported with extensive and cutting-edge references. The editors have provided a roadmap for the sustainable development of legumes for food and nutritional security and soil sustainability in agricultural systems, offering a unique resource for teachers, researchers, and policymakers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students of soil science, agronomy, ecology, and the environmental sciences.