Sustainable Use And Conservation Of Soil Microorganisms And Invertebrates Contributing To Bioremediation And Nutrient Cycling

Author : Csorba, C.,Hackl, E.,Reichenauer, T.,van der Putten, W.,Sessitsch, A.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789251386491

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Sustainable use and conservation of soil microorganisms and invertebrates contributing to bioremediation and nutrient cycling by Csorba, C.,Hackl, E.,Reichenauer, T.,van der Putten, W.,Sessitsch, A. Pdf

Following up on previous reports prepared for the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and acknowledging FAO’s long tradition of technical work on the management of microorganisms and invertebrates in food and agriculture, the present paper responds to the need for a detailed assessment of the state of art in the conservation and sustainable use of soil microorganisms and invertebrates. It focuses on microorganisms and invertebrates contributing to nutrient cycling and the removal of contaminants from soils. The study is based on an extensive literature review and summarizes current views on the taxonomy, conservation, use and exchange of soil microorganisms and invertebrates, highlighting knowledge gaps, needs and challenges. In order to encompass the views of a wide range of stakeholders on knowledge gaps and critical issues related to the conservation and sustainable use of these organisms, the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) circulated an invitation to complete an open online survey to several hundred researchers, institutions and organizations worldwide. Twenty-seven responses were received and evaluated. AIT also organized an online expert workshop entitled Status and Trends of Conservation of Soil Microorganisms and Invertebrates, with Emphasis on Bioremediation and Nutrient Cycling Organisms. Twenty-six international experts participated in three parallel sessions: (i) nutrient cycling in soil; (ii) bioremediation in food and agriculture systems; and (iii) conservation of microorganisms and invertebrates, practices, policies and needs. The issues raised in the survey responses and at the workshop were taken into account in the drafting of the study.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251383971

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Flexible Voluntary Contribution by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) 2022 annual progress report captures the key achievements of the FVC, both in terms of its role as a pooled fund for non-earmarked and softly earmarked contributions from resource partners and the implementation of development initiatives through FVC subprogrammes. The report provides a comprehensive understanding of the FVC's role within the Organization, the contribution of FVC-funded work to the achievements of FAO's four betters and their respective Programme Priority Areas (PPAs), and the future direction of the FVC based on experiences in 2022. The report comprises six sections: (1) Introduction, (2) Achievements of the FVC as a fund, (3) Achievements of FVC programmes (the four betters), (4) Key FVC principles, (5) Challenges and lessons learned, and (6) Conclusions and future actions.

Author : David C. Coleman,Wilhelm Foissner,M.G. Paoletti
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1993-06-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0873719190

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Soil Biota, Nutrient Cycling and Farming Systems by David C. Coleman,Wilhelm Foissner,M.G. Paoletti Pdf

Soil Biota, Nutrient Cycling and Farming Systems is a timely reference volume that explores the relationship between soil biota and environmental and agricultural practices. It addresses topics such as agroecosystems structure and function, cycling of nutrients and soil contamination, use of soil invertebrates as soil bioindicators, application of organic matter to soil, and impact of high-input agriculture to sustainable agriculture. The book will be important for anyone studying sustainable agriculture, agroecology, soil interacting processes, crop science, environmental contamination, and landscape ecology.

Author : Ashok Kumar,Swati Sharma
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811391170

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Microbes and Enzymes in Soil Health and Bioremediation by Ashok Kumar,Swati Sharma Pdf

Microbial enzymes play a vital role in maintaining soil health and removing pollutants from contaminated land. Soil microflora is closely associated with maintaining soil fertility, and the use of chemical pesticides, fertilizers and other volatile sprays in agriculture threatens the health ofthe microbial population in the soil. Every single particle of healthy soil contains millions of bacteria, which interact with the nutrients available, sustaining the nutrient cycle and making this microflora an essential component of life on earth. How do microbes help in the nutrient cycle? Either by intracellular digestion of macromolecules and converting these into smaller units in their metabolic pathways, or by secreting enzymes into the extracellular environment to facilitate the conversion of complex macromolecules into micro-molecules that can be easily absorbed by other living species. To meet demands for energy and food for the growing global population, it is important to protect agricultural land from contamination and maintain its productivity. Heavy metal ions from contaminated land canenter crops, fish or aquatic organismsvia contaminated water, and theseare then taken up by the human body, where they can accumulate and alter the normal microflora. The microbiological component of the soil is ahighly complex system and is still not fully understood. How do microbes survive in the changing physicochemical environment of soil?. This book helps readers understand the mechanism, various routes of microbialsoil remediation, the interactionsof different genera, and how microbial enzymes support the sustainable restoration of healthy soil.

Author : Nobuhiro Kaneko,Shinji Yoshiura,Masanori Kobayashi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431548041

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Sustainable Living with Environmental Risks by Nobuhiro Kaneko,Shinji Yoshiura,Masanori Kobayashi Pdf

We are not free from environmental risks that accompany the development of human societies. Modern economic development has accelerated environmental pollution, caused loss of natural habitats, and modified landscapes. These environmental changes have impacted natural systems: water and heat circulation, nutrient cycling, and biodiversity. These changes in natural systems degrade ecosystem services and subsequently increase environmental risks for humans. Environmental risks, therefore, are not only human health risks by pollution, climatic anomalies and natural disasters, but also degradation of ecosystem services on which most people are relying for their lives. We cannot entirely eliminate the risks, because it is not possible to attain zero impact on the environment, but we need to find a mechanism that minimizes environmental risks for human sustainably. This is the idea of the interdisciplinary framework of “environmental risk management” theory, which advocates harmony between economic development and environmental conservation. Based on this theory, the Sustainable Living with Environmental Risk (SLER) programme, adopted by the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) as one of its strategic programmes, has been training graduate students at the Yokohama National University, Japan, from 2009 to 2013 to become future environmental leaders who will take the initiative in reducing the level of environmental risks and in protecting natural resources in the developing nations of Asia and Africa. This book provides students and teachers of this new academic field with a comprehensive coverage of case studies of environmental risks and their practical management technologies not only in Japan but also in developing nations in Asia and Africa.

Author : Terry Gentry,Jeffry J. Fuhrmann,David A. Zuberer
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323851404

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Principles and Applications of Soil Microbiology by Terry Gentry,Jeffry J. Fuhrmann,David A. Zuberer Pdf

Written by leading experts in their respective fields, Principles and Applications of Soil Microbiology 3e, provides a comprehensive, balanced introduction to soil microbiology, and captures the rapid advances in the field such as recent discoveries regarding habitats and organisms, microbially mediated transformations, and applied environmental topics. Carefully edited for ease of reading, it aids users by providing an excellent multi-authored reference, the type of book that is continually used in the field. Background information is provided in the first part of the book for ease of comprehension. The following chapters then describe such fundamental topics as soil environment and microbial processes, microbial groups and their interactions, and thoroughly addresses critical nutrient cycles and important environmental and agricultural applications. An excellent textbook and desk reference, Principles and Applications of Soil Microbiology, 3e, provides readers with broad, foundational coverage of the vast array of microorganisms that live in soil and the major biogeochemical processes they control. Soil scientists, environmental scientists, and others, including soil health and conservation specialists, will find this material invaluable for understanding the amazingly diverse world of soil microbiology, managing agricultural and environmental systems, and formulating environmental policy. Includes discussion of major microbial methods, embedded within topical chapters Includes information boxes and case studies throughout the text to illustrate major concepts and connect fundamental knowledge with potential applications Study questions at the end of each chapter allow readers to evaluate their understanding of the materials

Author : Amitava Rakshit,S.K Singh,P.C. Abhilash,Asim Biswas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811609176

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Soil Science: Fundamentals to Recent Advances by Amitava Rakshit,S.K Singh,P.C. Abhilash,Asim Biswas Pdf

This compilation has been designed to provide a comprehensive source of theoretical and practical update for scientists working in the broad field of soil science. The book explores all possible mechanisms and means to improve nutrient use efficiencies involving developing and testing of nanofertilizers, developing consortia based microbial formulations for mobilization of soil nutrients, and engineering of nutrient efficient crops using molecular biology and biotechnological tools. This is an all-inclusive collection of information about soil science. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, soil scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of soil science, quantitative ecology, earth sciences, GIS and geodetic sciences, as well as geologists, geomorphologists, hydrologists and landscape ecology. National and international agriculture and soil scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.

Author : Douglas L. Karlen,Charles W. Rice
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9783038423584

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Enhancing Soil Health to Mitigate Soil Degradation by Douglas L. Karlen,Charles W. Rice Pdf

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Enhancing Soil Health to Mitigate Soil Degradation" that was published in Sustainability

Author : Martin Lukac,Paola Grenni,Mauro Gamboni
Publisher : Springer
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319633367

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Soil Biological Communities and Ecosystem Resilience by Martin Lukac,Paola Grenni,Mauro Gamboni Pdf

This volume explores current knowledge and methods used to study soil organisms and to attribute their activity to wider ecosystem functions. Biodiversity not only responds to environmental change, but has also been shown to be one of the key drivers of ecosystem function and service delivery. Soil biodiversity in tree-dominated ecosystems is also governed by these principles, the structure of soil biological communities is clearly determined by environmental, as well as spatial, temporal and hierarchical factors. Global environmental change, together with land-use change and ecosystem management by humans, impacts the aboveground structure and composition of tree ecosystems. Due to existing knowledge of the close links between the above- and belowground parts of terrestrial ecosystems, we know that soil biodiversity is also impacted. However, very little is known about the nature of these impacts; effects on the overall level of biodiversity, the magnitude and diversity of functions soil biodiversity generates, but also on the present and future stability of tree ecosystems and soils. Even though much remains to be learned about the relationships between soil biodiversity and tree ecosystem functionality, it is clear that better effort needs to be made to describe and understand key processes which take place in soils and are driven by soil biota.

Author : David C. Coleman,D. A. Crossley, Jr.
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080472812

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Fundamentals of Soil Ecology by David C. Coleman,D. A. Crossley, Jr. Pdf

This fully revised and expanded edition of Fundamentals of Soil Ecology continues its holistic approach to soil biology and ecosystem function. Students and ecosystem researchers will gain a greater understanding of the central roles that soils play in ecosystem development and function. The authors emphasize the increasing importance of soils as the organizing center for all terrestrial ecosystems and provide an overview of theory and practice of soil ecology, both from an ecosystem and evolutionary biology point of view. This volume contains updated and greatly expanded coverage of all belowground biota (roots, microbes and fauna) and methods to identify and determine its distribution and abundance. New chapters are provided on soil biodiversity and its relationship to ecosystem processes, suggested laboratory and field methods to measure biota and their activities in ecosystems.. Contains over 60% new material and 150 more pages Includes new chapters on soil biodiversity and its relationship to ecosystem function Outlines suggested laboratory and field methods Incorporates new pedagogical features Combines theoretical and practical approaches

Author : Philip Tow,Ian Cooper,Ian Partridge,Colin Birch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1324 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402091322

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Rainfed Farming Systems by Philip Tow,Ian Cooper,Ian Partridge,Colin Birch Pdf

While a good grasp of the many separate aspects of agriculture is important, it is equally essential for all those involved in agriculture to understand the functioning of the farming system as a whole and how it can be best managed. It is necessary to re-assess and understand rain-fed farming systems around the world and to find ways to improve the selection, design and operation of such systems for long term productivity, profitability and sustainability. The components of the system must operate together efficiently; yet many of the relationships and interactions are not clearly understood. Appreciation of these matters and how they are affected by external influences or inputs are important for decision making and for achieving desirable outcomes for the farm as a whole. This book analyses common rain-fed farming systems and defines the principles and practices important to their effective functioning and management.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Soil animals
ISBN : UIUC:30112054436529

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Soil Biology Primer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard D. Bardgett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0198525028

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The Biology of Soil by Richard D. Bardgett Pdf

Soil science has undergone a renaissance with increasing awareness of the importance of soil organisms and below-ground biotic interactions as drivers of community and ecosystem properties.

Author : Richard T. T. Forman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107199132

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Towns, Ecology, and the Land by Richard T. T. Forman Pdf

A pioneering book highlighting the dynamic environmental dimensions of towns and villages and spatial connections with surrounding land.

Author : Sunita J. Varjani,Edgard Gnansounou,Baskar Gurunathan,Deepak Pant,Zainul Akmar Zakaria
Publisher : Springer
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811074134

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Waste Bioremediation by Sunita J. Varjani,Edgard Gnansounou,Baskar Gurunathan,Deepak Pant,Zainul Akmar Zakaria Pdf

This book discusses the bioremediation of both solid and liquid waste, including regional solutions for India as well as globally relevant applications. The topics covered include pollutant reduction through composting, solutions for petroleum refinery waste, use of microorganisms in the bioremediation of industrial waste and toxicity reduction, microbial fuel cells, and microbial depolymerisation. The book also explores the biosorption of metals and the bioremediation of leachates, especially with regard to soil and groundwater remediation. It is a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, and policy makers alike.