Principles Of Soil Conservation And Management

Author : Humberto Blanco-Canqui,Rattan Lal
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781402087097

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Principles of Soil Conservation and Management by Humberto Blanco-Canqui,Rattan Lal Pdf

“Principles of Soil Management and Conservation” comprehensively reviews the state-of-knowledge on soil erosion and management. It discusses in detail soil conservation topics in relation to soil productivity, environment quality, and agronomic production. It addresses the implications of soil erosion with emphasis on global hotspots and synthesizes available from developed and developing countries. It also critically reviews information on no-till management, organic farming, crop residue management for industrial uses, conservation buffers (e.g., grass buffers, agroforestry systems), and the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and in other regions. This book uniquely addresses the global issues including carbon sequestration, net emissions of CO2, and erosion as a sink or source of C under different scenarios of soil management. It also deliberates the implications of the projected global warming on soil erosion and vice versa. The concern about global food security in relation to soil erosion and strategies for confronting the remaining problems in soil management and conservation are specifically addressed. This volume is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in understanding the principles of soil conservation and management. The book is also useful for practitioners, extension agents, soil conservationists, and policymakers as an important reference material.

Author : Hanumappa Ramappa Arakeri,Roy Luther Donahue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Soil conservation
ISBN : 8120400585

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Principles of Soil Conservation and Water Management by Hanumappa Ramappa Arakeri,Roy Luther Donahue Pdf

Author : Rattan Lal,B.A. Stewart
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781466513464

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Principles of Sustainable Soil Management in Agroecosystems by Rattan Lal,B.A. Stewart Pdf

With the use of high-level soil management technology, Africa could feed several billion people, yet food production has generally stagnated since the 1960s. No matter how powerful the seed technology, the seedling emerging from it can flourish only in a healthy soil. Accordingly, crop yields in Africa, South Asia, and the Caribbean could be doubled or tripled through adoption of technologies based on laws of sustainable soil management. Principles of Sustainable Soil Management in Agroecosystems describes the application of these laws to enhance ecosystem services while restoring degraded soils and promoting sustainable use. With chapters contributed by world-class soil scientists, ecologists, and social scientists, this book outlines critical changes in management of agricultural soils necessary to achieve food security and meet the food demands of the present and projected future population. These changes include conversion to no-till and conservation agriculture; adoption of strategies of integrated nutrient management, water harvesting, and use of drip sub-irrigation; complex cropping/farming systems such as cover cropping and agroforestry; and use of nano-enhanced fertilizers. The book is based on the premise that it is not possible to extract more from a soil than what is put into it without degrading its quality. The strategy is to replace what is removed, respond wisely to what is changed, and be pro-active to what may happen because of natural and anthropogenic perturbations. The chapters, which exemplify these ideas, cover a range of topics including organic farming, soil fertility, crop-symbiotic soil microbiota, human-driven soil degradation, soil degradation and restoration, carbon sink capacity of soils, soil renewal and sustainability, and the marginality principle.

Author : Humberto Blanco,Rattan Lal
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031303418

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Soil Conservation and Management by Humberto Blanco,Rattan Lal Pdf

This updated and expanded second edition textbook, describes all main aspects of soil management, to address the serious problems of soil erosion and the attendant environmental pollution. The global high demands for food, fiber, feed, and fuel put a constant strain on the environment, which can only be mitigated by soil conservation. This edition incorporates new concepts and provides an up-to-date review of soil management principles and practices. The authors also added new chapters on cover crops, crop residues, soil water management, nutrient management, perennials in crop rotations and organic amendments. All practices have a clear perspective on addressing soil erosion, physical and chemical problems, carbon dynamics and sequestration as well as non-point source pollution. The restorative nature of many practices, also consider water conservation as a main pillar of sustaining a healthy soil. This textbook is valuable for students and professionals in soil science, agronomy, agricultural engineering, hydrology, and management of natural resources.

Author : D.H. Hicks
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789388148696

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Soil Conservation Technical Handbook by D.H. Hicks Pdf

The Soil Conservation Technical Handbook is a comprehensive collection of know how about soil conservation. Informations have been gathered from individual knowledge along with past often unpublished, or scarce copies of printed material. The main forms of erosion are covered in this Technical Handbook are Mass movement erosion, Fluvial erosion, Surface erosion and Sediment erosion. The Handbook is divided into two parts which covers the forms and processes of the main types of erosion. More technical descriptions can be found in the references provided alongwith summary of the main control techniques and it also describes the control techniques whom provide information for the practitioner to put together a soil conservation programme. The present hand book would prove self for post graduate students of Soil Science, Agronomy and Agriculturists. Also useful for scientists involved in soil conservation programme and practitioners.

Author : United States. Soil Conservation Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Management
ISBN : WISC:89048609648

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Elementary Principles in Management by United States. Soil Conservation Service Pdf

Prepared by the Soil Conservation Service for employees who wish to acquire a basic understanding of the principles of management. The Service provides this opportunity in self-development for those with interest and potential in this field.

Author : Khan Towhid Osman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789400756632

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Soils by Khan Towhid Osman Pdf

Aimed at taking the mystery out of soil science, Soils: Principles, Properties and Management is a text for undergraduate/graduate students who study soil as a natural resource. Written in a reader-friendly style, with a host of examples, figures and tables, the book leads the reader from the basics of soil science through to complex situations, covering such topics as: the origin, development and classification of soil physical, chemical and biological properties of soil water and nutrient management management of problem soils, wetland soils and forest soils soil degradation Further, the ecological and agrological functions of soil are emphasized in the context of food security, biodiversity and climate change. The interactions between the environment and soil management are highlighted. Soil is viewed as an ecosystem itself and as a part of larger terrestrial ecosystems.

Author : Jerry L. Hatfield,Thomas J. Sauer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780891188537

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Soil Management by Jerry L. Hatfield,Thomas J. Sauer Pdf

Degradation of soils continues at a pace that will eventually create a local, regional, or even global crisis when diminished soil resources collide with increasing climate variation. It's not too late to restore our soils to a more productive state by rediscovering the value of soil management, building on our well-established and ever-expanding scientific understanding of soils. Soil management concepts have been in place since the cultivation of crops, but we need to rediscover the principles that are linked together in effective soil management. This book is unique because of its treatment of soil management based on principles—the physical, chemical, and biological processes and how together they form the foundation for soil management processes that range from tillage to nutrient management. Whether new to soil science or needing a concise reference, readers will benefit from this book's ability to integrate the science of soils with management issues and long-term conservation efforts.

Author : Franklin Hiram King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Soils
ISBN : UCD:31175007385571

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The Soil, Its Nature, Relations, and Fundamental Principles of Management by Franklin Hiram King Pdf

Author : R. Lal
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Gardening
ISBN : UOM:39015019446072

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Soil Erosion in the Tropics by R. Lal Pdf

Filling a need for all soil scientists, this comprehensive, volume on the problem of soil erosion, covers the principles and processes of wind and water erosion, with emphasis on the tropics. Because soil erosion is the single largest problem in maintaining food production worldwide, management practices advocated in this volume will be of significant environmental impact. TABLE OF

Author : S. S. Negi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8171360165

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Principal of Land Management and Soil Conservation by S. S. Negi Pdf

Author : Frank M. D'Itri
Publisher : Springer
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1985-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015010071291

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CONSERVATION TILLAGE by Frank M. D'Itri Pdf

Author : Robert L. Hausenbuiller
Publisher : WCB/McGraw-Hill
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Soil science
ISBN : WISC:89047245170

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Soil Science by Robert L. Hausenbuiller Pdf

Rocks, rock weathering, and the formation of soil parent materials; Soil formation; Physical properties of soils; Organisms and organic matter in soils; The mineral fraction of soils; Ion exchange in soils; Water relationships in soils; Soil water management; Soil erosion: principles and control; Soil aeration and temperature; Soil classification and survey; Concepts of soil productivity and fertility; Nutrient relationships in soils and plants; Fertilizers and fertilizer use; Fertility management; The use of lime on soils; The salt problem in soils; Soils and the quality of the environment; Engineering properties of soils.

Author : Terrence J. Toy,George R. Foster,Kenneth G. Renard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0471383694

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Soil Erosion by Terrence J. Toy,George R. Foster,Kenneth G. Renard Pdf

- Problem der Bodenerosion wird hier mit ganzheitlichem Ansatz besprochen - Ursachen und Auswirkungen der Erosion werden in sozialökonomischen Kontext gebracht - ausführliche Angaben über Methoden der Verfolgung von Bodenerosion (GPS, GIS, Erdfernerkundung) - mit einer gut verständlichen allgemeinen Einführung in Bodenkunde und Hydrologie

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251314265

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Soil erosion: the greatest challenge for sustainable soil management by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Despite almost a century of research and extension efforts, soil erosion by water, wind and tillage continues to be the greatest threat to soil health and soil ecosystem services in many regions of the world. Our understanding of the physical processes of erosion and the controls on those processes has been firmly established. Nevertheless, some elements remain controversial. It is often these controversial questions that hamper efforts to implement sound erosion control measures in many areas of the world. This book, released in the framework of the Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (15-17 May 2019) reviews the state-of-the-art information related to all topics related to soil erosion.