| Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems Contributor(s): Uphoff, Norman (Editor), Thies, Janice E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1574445839 ISBN-13: 9781574445831 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $267.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This book integrates analysis of soil systems with the strategies and methods for creating sustainable soil systems to provide the most comprehensive reference available. More than 100 experts from 6 continents, representing a wide variety of disciplines, examine soil agents and processes, strategies and methods for sustainable soil systems, and related issues such as crop management, climate impacts, economic and policy concerns for fertility management, and modeling for assessment of soil systems. The text examines soils in the tropics, temperate zones, and under arid and semi-arid conditions. The book is ideal for scientists, researchers, and policymakers involved in plant, crop, and soil science. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Soil Science - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture |
| Dewey: 631.4 |
| LCCN: 2005034628 |
| Series: Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment |
| Physical Information: 1.61" H x 7.16" W x 10.3" (3.33 lbs) 784 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Global agriculture is now at the crossroads. The Green Revolution of the last century is losing momentum. Rates of growth in food production are now declining, with land and water resources becoming scarcer, while world population continues to grow. We need to continue to identify and share the knowledge that will support successful and sustainable agriculture systems. These depend crucially on soil. Gaining international attention, Dr. Uphoff's efforts to promote and develop sustainable agriculture was recently featured in the N.Y. Times Led by Norman Uphoff, internationally renowned for his proactive approach to world hunger, this volume brings together 102 experts representing 28 nations and multiple disciplines to report on achievements in sustainable soil-system management. While accepting some continuing role for chemical and other external inputs, this book presents ways in which crops can be produced cost effectively in greater abundance with lessened dependence on the exogenous resources that have driven the expansion of agriculture in the past. Including the work of both researchers and practitioners, this important volume -- - Explores soil systems in a variety of climate conditions - Discusses the importance of symbiotic relationships between plants and soil organisms, looking at crops as integral and interdependent participants in ecosystems - Seeks to reduce the distance between scientific research and technical practice - Examines related considerations such as pest and disease control, climate change, fertility restoration, and uses of monitoring and modeling With 50 self-contained chapters, this work provides researchers, practitioners, and policy makers with a comprehensive understanding of the science and steps needed to utilize soil systems for the long-term benefit of humankind. For information on the SRI, System of Rice Intensification being developed by Uphoff and others, go to http: //ciifad.cornell.edu/sri/ |