Food security and soil quality. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart.
• Other Names: Lal, R; Stewart, B. A (Bobby Alton), 1932-
• Contents: Food security and soil quality / R. Lal and B.A. Stewart Managing soils to address global issues of the twentyfirst century / R. Lal -- Farming systems and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa / W.A. Payne -- Assessment of land degradation, its possible causes and threat to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa / P.L.G. Vlek, Q.B. Le, and L. Tamene -- Crop productivity, fertilizer use, and soil quality in China / M. Fan [and others] -- The role of fertilizers in food production / A. Roy -- Conservation agriculture, improving soil quality for sustainable production systems? / N. Verhulst [and others] -- Soil quality management in Brazil / C.E. Cerri [and others] -- Organic matter knowledge and management in soils of the tropics related to ecosystem services / C. Feller [and others] -- Temporal changes in productivity of agricultural systems in Punjab, India and Ohio, USA / A. Dubey and R. Lal -- Soil quality and ethics : the human dimension / R. Lal -- Comprehensive management of nutrients in dryland soils of China for sustainable agriculture / S.-X. Li and Z.-H. Wang.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 416 pages, [2] pages of plates), illustrations, maps (some color)
• Subjects: 338.19 F686; Food security; Soils -- Quality; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General; Food security; Soils -- Quality; Bodennutzung; Bodenbearbeitung; Bodengüte; Ernährungssicherung; Livsmedelsförsörjning -- miljöaspekter; Markekologi; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439800584; 1439800588
• Related ISBNs: 9781439800577; 143980057X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.