Maximizing Nitrogen Fixation In Legumes As A Tool For Sustainable Agriculture Intensification
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Maximizing Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes as a Tool for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification by Pilar Irisarri,Juan Imperial,Fernando Alfredo Lattanzi,Jorge Monza,Jose Palacios,Juan Sanjuan,Julie Grossman Pdf
Advances in Legumes for Sustainable Intensification by Ram Swaroop Meena,Sandeep Kumar Pdf
Advances in Legume-based Agroecoystem for Sustainable Intensification explores current research and future strategies for ensuring capacity growth and socioeconomic improvement through the utilization of legume crop cultivation and production in the achievement of sustainability development goals (SDGs). Sections cover the role of legumes in addressing issues of food security, improving nitrogen in the environment, environmental sustainability, economic-environmentally optimized systems, the importance and impact of nitrogen, organic production, and biomass potential, legume production, biology, breeding improvement, cropping systems, and the use of legumes for eco-friendly weed management. This book is an important resource for scientists, researchers and advanced students interested in championing the effective utilization of legumes for agronomic and ecological benefit. Focuses on opportunities for agricultural impact and sustainability Presents insights into both agricultural sustainability and eco-intensification Includes the impact of legume production on societal impacts such as health and wealth management
Management of Biological Nitrogen Fixation for the Development of More Productive and Sustainable Agricultural Systems by Ladha Pdf
Table 1. Global allocation of arable land between different com modities Globally, cereal cropping dominates cultivated land Commodities' Proportion of land area use (around 50% of total area, Table 1). The remain (%) ing arable land is used for production of oilseed, fibre, or food and cash crops. In addition, vast areas are Cereals maintained under temporary or permanent pasture for Wheat 16 forage production (2-3 fold greater than the total area Rice 10 under cultivation and permanent crop; Table 1, Fig. Maize 9 1). All cultivated crops, except for legumes (pulses All other cereals 13 and legume oil seeds) require the soil to provide rel Total 48 atively large amounts of nitrogen (N). It is necessary for the three most important cereals, wheat (Triticum Legumes aestivum), rice (Oryza sativa) and maize (Zea mays), Legume pulses 5 to take up 20 to 40 kg soil N ha -lover a period of 3 Legume oilseeds 6 to 5 months to satisfy the N requirements of the seed and supporting vegetative structure for each tonne of Total II grain produced (e. g. Fig. 2; Myers, 1988). Produc tive pastures on the other hand may assimilate> 100 Other crops I kg N ha- each annum, of which 50 to 90% will be Other oilseeds 6 consumed by livestock in intensively grazed systems Beverages / Tobacco 7 (Ledgardy, 1991; Thomas, 1995).
Legumes for Soil Health and Sustainable Management by Ram Swaroop Meena,Anup Das,Gulab Singh Yadav,Rattan Lal Pdf
Sustainable management of soils is an important global issue of the 21st century. Feeding roughly 8 billion people with an environmentally sustainable production system is a major challenge, especially considering the fact that 10% of the world’s population at risk of hunger and 25% at risk of malnutrition. Accordingly, the 68th United Nations (UN) general assembly declared 2016 the “International Year of Pulses” to raise awareness and to celebrate the role of pulses in human nutrition and welfare. Likewise, the assembly declared the year 2015 as the “International Year of Soils” to promote awareness of the role of “healthy soils for a healthy life” and the International Union of Soil Science (IUSS) has declared 2015-2024 as the International Decade of Soils. Including legumes in cropping systems is an important toward advancing soil sustainability, food and nutritional security without compromising soil quality or its production potential. Several textbooks and edited volumes are currently available on general soil fertility or on legumes but‚ to date‚ none have been dedicated to the study of “Legumes for Soil Health and Sustainable Management”. This is important aspect, as the soil, the epidermis of the Earth (geoderma)‚ is the major component of the terrestrial biosphere. This book explores the impacts of legumes on soil health and sustainability, structure and functioning of agro-ecosystems, agronomic productivity and food security, BNF, microbial transformation of soil N and P, plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria, biofertilizers, etc. With the advent of fertilizers, legumes have been sidelined since World War II, which has produced serious consequences for soils and the environment alike. Therefore, legume-based rational cropping/soil management practices must support environmentally and economically sustainable agroecosystems based on (sequential) rotation and intercropping considerations to restore soil health and sustainability. All chapters are amply illustrated with appropriately placed data, tables, figures, and photographs, and supported with extensive and cutting-edge references. The editors have provided a roadmap for the sustainable development of legumes for food and nutritional security and soil sustainability in agricultural systems, offering a unique resource for teachers, researchers, and policymakers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students of soil science, agronomy, ecology, and the environmental sciences.
Biological Nitrogen Fixation for Sustainable Agriculture by J.K. Ladha,T. George,Behzad Ben Bohlool Pdf
Extended Versions of Papers Presented in the Symposium `Role of Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Sustainable Agriculture' at the 13th Congress of Soil Science, Kyoto, Japan, 1990
Maximising the Use of Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture by Gudni G. Hardarson,William J. Broughton Pdf
Incorporating contributions from microbiologists, molecular biologists, plant breeders and soil scientists this volume reports the results and recommendations of an FAO/IAEA meeting of twelve experts on biological nitrogen fixation. This volume will be invaluable to scientists working on nitrogen fixation, soil microbiology, agronomy and crop production as well as farm advisers and extension specialists. Maximising the Use of Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture is unique in that it: -reviews the latest thinking on various aspects of biological nitrogen fixation technology and applications; -reviews the possibilities in enhancing nitrogen fixation in various cropping systems; -shows ways how biological nitrogen fixation can be used to enhance crop production; -considers the applicability of these technologies to small farmers in developing countries.
Sustainable Protein Sources by Sudarshan Nadathur,Janitha P.D. Wanasundara,Laurie Scanlin Pdf
Sustainable Protein Sources: Advances for a Healthier Tomorrow, Second Edition explores alternative proteins, including plant, fungal, algal and insect proteins that can take the place of meat as sustainable sources to satisfy human protein needs. This revised edition presents the benefits of plant and alternative protein consumption, including those that benefit the environment, population, and consumer trends and contains new chapters on potato protein, faba bean, chickpea, and coconut. Organized by protein, chapters also cover cereals and legumes, oilseeds, pseudocereals, fungi, algae, insects and fermentation-derived dairy and meat proteins paying particular attention to the nutrition, uses, functions, benefits, and challenges of each. The book also explores ways to improve utilization and addresses everything from consumer acceptability, methods of improving the taste of products containing these proteins and ways in which policies can affect the use of alternate proteins. In addition, the book addresses sustainable protein as a pathway to securing the food supply and considers regenerative versus extractive agriculture alongside new methods in farming and water usage. Introduces the need to shift from animal-derived to plant-based protein and fermentation derived proteins Discusses nutritive values of each protein source and compares each alternate protein to more complete proteins Provides an overview of production, including processing, protein isolation, use cases and functionality
Nitrogen Fixation by Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture by D. P. Beck Pdf
Biological nitrogen fixation in the mediterranean region. The role of pasture and forage legumes in livestock based farming systems. Food legumes in mediterranean type of environment. Development of a regional program on biological nitrogen fixation to enhance agricultural production in the near east. Maximizing biological nitrogen fixation by forage and pasture legumes in semi-arid areas. The use of biological nitrogen fixation to develop livestock and ceral production in Morocco. Annual forage legumes in arid and semi-arid regions of Turkey. The role of legumes in agricultural production in Cyprus. Woody legumes in arid and semi-arid zones: the Rhizobium-prosopis chiliensis symbiosis. The status of biological nitrogen fixation research in Lebanon.Biological nitrogen fixation research on grain legumes in Ethiopia: an overview. Genetic and physiologial aspects of legumes and rhizobia. Ecology of Rhizobium and inoculation. Nitrogen fixation limitations and potential. Workshop synthesis and recommendations developed from group discussion. Analysis of the host genes controlling the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis: some technical problems and pitfalls. Cloning gene(s) for competition nodulation blocking on Afghanistan peas from Rhizobium leguminosarum. Physiology and genetics of Rhizobium nodulating chickpeas. Rhizobium strains from wild and primitive legumes: a nuisance or valuable gene pool. Ecological aspects of the root-nodule bacteria: competition and survival.
Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Sustainability of Tropical Agriculture by African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation. Conference Pdf
Biological nitrogen fixation in tropical agrosystems: twenty years of biological nitrogen fixation research in Africa; Sustainable agriculture: definition and measurement; Biological nitrogen fixation systems in tropical ecosystems: an overview; A protocol for screening legumes as soil-improving crops; The sustenance of tropical agriculture with multipurpose azolla; Facteurs pedoclimatiques limitant la lixation biologique l'azole; Response of some tropical nitrogen-fixing woody legumes to drought and inoculation with mycorrhiza; Improvement to the Phaseolus/Rhizobium symbiosis, with particular reference to the Caribbean region; Effect of pest management systems on biological nitrogen fixation; Agronomic evaluation of a rock phosphate as a phosphorus source for Leucaena leucocephala grown on an utisol; Nodulation of soybean grown under field conditions and inoculated with Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains; Effect of fertilization and Rhizobium inoculation on the growth of Leucaena and Gliricidia on an alfisol in south-western Nigeria; Early growth and nodulation in Leucaena and Gliricidia and the effects or pruning on biomass productivity; Comparative stude on the growth and productivity of Sesbania and Leucaena in the Central Plateau region, Rwanda; Supernoculation and non-nodulation mutants of soybean; Genetically improved rhizobia and their use in agriculture; Sustainability of nitrogen-fixing cropping systems: Nodulation and nitrogen fixation and transfer in a cowpea/rice cropping system; The role of legumes in sustaiing soil productivity and controlling soil erosion; Fitting soil-improving legumes into inland valley rice-baes cropping systems in West Africa; Herbage yield and soil fertility restoration potential of some tropical forage legumes.
David W. Emerich,Hari B. Krishnan,American Society of Agronomy,Crop Science Society of America,Soil Science Society of America
Author : David W. Emerich,Hari B. Krishnan,American Society of Agronomy,Crop Science Society of America,Soil Science Society of America Publisher : ASA-CSSA-SSSA Page : 446 pages File Size : 46,5 Mb Release : 2009 Category : Technology & Engineering ISBN : 0891181709
Nitrogen Fixation in Crop Production by David W. Emerich,Hari B. Krishnan,American Society of Agronomy,Crop Science Society of America,Soil Science Society of America Pdf
This book presents the science, application, and politics of the use of nitrogen-fixing crop plants across the globe in various environments. Nitrogen fixation can help provide a growing population with a nutritious, environmentally friendly, sustainable food supply. From new "omics" approaches to the role of nitrogen fixation in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, from farming strategies in nonindustrialized nations to nitrogen fixation in the global economy, scientists will find the key issues and expanding research areas, and how they contribute to the next wave of advancements related to agriculture and the environment
Legumes for Global Food Security by Alfonso Clemente,Jose C. Jiménez-López Pdf
Legumes are an essential food crop and a relevant source of plant-based proteins for humans around the globe, and particularly in developing countries. Grain legumes are highly nutritious and have excellent nutraceutical properties; these are affordable foods contributing to household food safety and, as a result, offer great hope and opportunity for achieving future global feed and food security.There is no doubt that facing an increasing world population over the next 50 years, the implementation of future research strategies and programs on legume productivity by harnessing scientific expertise and emerging molecular tools is of great importance to develop high-yielding legume varieties with enhanced multiple beneficial qualities and to tackle human diseases, using both traditional breeding and biotechnology methods.Grain legumes enhance the sustainability of cropping systems by increasing soil fertility through biological nitrogen fixation. They are adapted to diverse climates, thus providing solutions to climate change. Improved varieties having heat and drought tolerance are able to overcome abiotic stresses, offering even more hope for crop stability in vulnerable regions as well as against pests and diseases that cause significant production losses, making them a central component of sustainable intensification efforts on millions of small and poor farms.This new book provides an innovative contribution for people working with legumes in different fields such as agriculture, crop improvement, health promoting aspects, pest and disease fighting, and the overall scientific community, giving them an updated and global vision about the importance of legumes for the world's greatest challenge in global feed and food future under a sustainable agriculture.The book includes the following topics:*Legume germplasm.*Increasing legume production to improve food security, nutrition food safe, environmental benefits and economy.*Legumes and climate change.*Pests and disease management.*Nutritional improvement of legumes.*Legumes' health benefits.*Legumes' allergy research
