Conservation Agriculture

Conservation agriculture-consisting of four components including permanent soil cover, minimum soil disturbance, diversified crop rotations and integrated weed management-is considered the principal pathway to sustainable agriculture and the conservation of natural resources and the environment. In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Farooq, Muhammad (Editor ), Siddique, Kadambot H. M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Temas:
Agriculture.
Environmental management.
Soil science.
Environmental Management.
Soil Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1: Introduction
  • 1. Conservation Agriculture: Concepts, Brief History and Impacts on Agricultural Systems
  • Part 2: Elements of Conservation Agriculture
  • 2. Crop Rotations and Residue Management in Conservation Agriculture
  • 3. Weed Management in Conservation Agriculture Systems
  • 4. Nutrient Management Perspectives in Conservation Agriculture
  • 5. Farm Machinery for Conservation Agriculture
  • 6. Insect Pest Management in Conservation Agriculture
  • Part 3: Modeling and Crop Improvement for Conservation Agriculture
  • 7. Breeding for Conservation Agriculture
  • 8. Modeling Conservation Agriculture
  • Part 4: Status of Conservation Agriculture: some case studies
  • 9. Conservation Agriculture in the Middle East
  • 10. Explaining Adoption and Measuring Impacts of Conservation Agriculture on Productive Efficiency, Income, Poverty and Food Security in Syria
  • 11. Conservation Agriculture in South Asia
  • 12. Conservation Agriculture in South East Asia
  • 13. Conservation Agriculture in Rainfed Areas of China
  • 14. Conservation Agriculture in Australia and New Zealand
  • 15. Conservation Agriculture in Europe
  • 16. Conservation Agriculture in Latin America
  • 17. Conservation Agriculture in North America
  • 18. Conservation Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Part 5: Conservation Agriculture in Agricultural Systems
  • 19. Conservation Agriculture and Soil Carbon Sequestration
  • 20. Application of Microbiology in Conservation Agriculture
  • 21. Conservation Agriculture in Organic Farming: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities
  • 22. Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change
  • 23. Farmer Adoption of Conservation Agriculture.

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