Organic Fertilisation, Soil Quality and Human Health

2012
ISBN: 978-94-007-4112-6
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 354 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 705 g

Reihe: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, philosophy and social sciences. As actual society issues are now intertwined, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. This book series analyzes current agricultural issues and proposes alternative solutions, consequently helping all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians wishing to build safe agriculture, energy and food systems for future generations.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lichtfouse, Eric

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ökologische Landwirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Düngemittel, Gründünger

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Convergence or divide in the movement for sustainable and just agriculture; Miguel A Altieri
No-till agriculture in the USA; Jared Margulies
Organic fertilizers in sub-Saharan farming systems; Jonas N. Chianu
Biofuel Production Byproducts as Soil Amendments; Khaled D. Alotaibi
Pseudomonas and microbes for disease-suppressive soils; Yvan Moënne-Loccoz
Conservation Tillage Impact on Soil Aggregation, Organic Matter Turnover and Biodiversity; Tek Bahadur Sapkota
Sustainable agricultural NP turnover in the 27 European countries; Péter Csathó
Tomato production for human health, not only for food; Reza Ghorbani
Jute biology, diversity, cultivation, pest control, fiber production and genetics; Sandipan Chowdhury
Decision Support Systems for Agrotechnology Transfer; Reshmi Sarkar
Plant growth retardants and mineral fertilisers for cotton; Zakaria M. Sawan