Principles of sustainable soil management in agroecosystems. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors: Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart.
• Other Names: Lal, R; Stewart, B. A (Bobby Alton), 1932-
• Contents: Principles of soil management / Rattan Lal -- Marginality principle / Jerry L. Hatfield and Lois Wright Morton -- Principles of soil management in neotropical savannas: The Brazilian Cerrado / Yuri L. Zinn and Rattan Lal -- Facts and myths of feeding the world with organic farming methods / Bobby A. Stewart, Xiaobo Hou, and Sanjeev Reddy Yalla -- Building upon traditional knowledge to enhance resilience of soils in sub-Saharan Africa / M. Tenywa, J.Y.K. Zake, and Rattan Lal -- Soil fertility as a contingent rather than inherent characteristic: considering the contributions of crop-symbiotic soil microbiota / Norman Uphoff [and others] -- Human dimensions that drive soil degradation / Tomas M. Koontz [and others] -- Managing soil organic carbon concentration by cropping systems and fertilizers in the north China plain / Jin Qing, Xiangbin Kong, and Rattan Lal -- Global extent of land degradation and its human dimension / Ephraim Nkonya [and others] -- Cost-benefit analysis of soil degradation and restoration / Fred J. Hitzhusen and Sarah E. Kiger -- Spiritual aspects of sustainable soil management / B.C. Ball -- Theological and religious approaches to soil stewardship / Gregory E. Hitzhusen, Gary W. Fick, and Richard H. Moore -- Traditional knowledge for sustainable management of soils / B. Venkateswarlu, Ch. Srinivasarao, and J. Venkateswarlu -- Sustainable soil management is more than what and how crops are grown / Amir Kassam [and others] -- Mining of nutrients in African soils due to agricultural intensification / Eric T. Craswell and Paul L.G. Vlek -- Carbon sink capacity and agronomic productivity of soils of semiarid regions of India / Ch. Srinivasarao [and others] -- Soil renewal and sustainability / Richard M. Cruse [and others] -- Organic carbon sequestration potential and the co-benefits in China's cropland / Genxing Pan [and others] -- Soil management for sustaining ecosystem services / Rattan Lal and Bobby A. Stewart.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 631.4/5; Soil conservation; Soil management -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable agriculture; Soil conservation; Soil management -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable agriculture; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Soil Science; Soil conservation; Soil management -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable agriculture; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466513471; 1466513470
• Related ISBNs: 9781466513464; 1466513462
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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