Author: Chris Philip BardosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The Effect of Soil Erosion on Water Treatment Costs in Western Ohio Communities
Author: Chris Philip BardosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Principles of Sustainable Soil Management in Agroecosystems
Author: Rattan LalPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466513462
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 571
Book Description
With the use of high-level soil management technology, Africa could feed several billion people, yet food production has generally stagnated since the 1960s. No matter how powerful the seed technology, the seedling emerging from it can flourish only in a healthy soil. Accordingly, crop yields in Africa, South Asia, and the Caribbean could be doubled or tripled through adoption of technologies based on laws of sustainable soil management. Principles of Sustainable Soil Management in Agroecosystems describes the application of these laws to enhance ecosystem services while restoring degraded soils and promoting sustainable use. With chapters contributed by world-class soil scientists, ecologists, and social scientists, this book outlines critical changes in management of agricultural soils necessary to achieve food security and meet the food demands of the present and projected future population. These changes include conversion to no-till and conservation agriculture; adoption of strategies of integrated nutrient management, water harvesting, and use of drip sub-irrigation; complex cropping/farming systems such as cover cropping and agroforestry; and use of nano-enhanced fertilizers. The book is based on the premise that it is not possible to extract more from a soil than what is put into it without degrading its quality. The strategy is to replace what is removed, respond wisely to what is changed, and be pro-active to what may happen because of natural and anthropogenic perturbations. The chapters, which exemplify these ideas, cover a range of topics including organic farming, soil fertility, crop-symbiotic soil microbiota, human-driven soil degradation, soil degradation and restoration, carbon sink capacity of soils, soil renewal and sustainability, and the marginality principle.
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Author: Everyone a Teacher, Everyone a Learner
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Sustainable agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Soil and Water Conservation Research and Education Progress and Needs
Author: Evaluating Natural Resource Use in Agriculture
Author: Thyrele RobertsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The Ohio
Author: United States. Water Resources Policy CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydraulic engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Report of the President's Water Resources Policy Commission: Ten rivers in America's future
Author: United States. Water Resources Policy CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydraulic engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
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