Sustainable agriculture reviews
This book deals with a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. It is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution,...
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| Other Authors | |
|---|---|
| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Cham :
Springer,
2017.
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| Series | Sustainable agriculture reviews ;
v. 22. |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9783319480060 9783319586793 9783319480053 9783319586786 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (330 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Animal Waste: Opportunities and€Challenges; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Animal Waste Characterization and€Disposal; 1.3 Traditional Management Practices and€Related Problems; 1.4 Safe and€Sustainable Management of€Animal Waste; 1.4.1 Biological Stabilisation prior Land Application; 1.4.2 Energy Recovery from€Animal Waste; 1.4.3 Animal Waste Management using Insects; 1.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Soil Microorganisms Can Reduce P Loss from€Cropping Systems; Abbreviation; 2.1 Introduction.
- 2.2 Phosphorus: The€Paradox of€a€Vital Dwindling Resource and€Expanding Environmental Pollutant2.3 Phosphorus Fertilizer; 2.4 Soil Phosphorus: Amount, Forms, Measurements, and€Plant Availability; 2.5 Using Soil Microbes to€Efficiently Supply Plant P in€Agroecosystems; 2.6 The Role of€Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) in€P Utilization Efficiency by€Crops; 2.7 Linking Plant and€Soil Diversity with€Soil Fertility; 2.8 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Greenhouse Technology for€Agriculture Under Arid Conditions; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Greenhouse Microclimate; 3.2.1 Solar Radiation.
- 3.2.2 Temperature3.2.3 Relative Humidity; 3.2.4 Air Velocity; 3.3 Ventilation and€Cooling in€Greenhouses; 3.3.1 Natural Ventilation; 3.3.1.1 Effect of€Vent Configuration on€Temperature and€Relative Humidity; 3.3.1.2 Effect of€Wind Speed and€Direction on€Internal Air Temperature and€Relative Humidity; 3.3.1.3 Effect of€Crop Height on€Internal Air Temperature and€Relative Humidity; 3.3.1.4 Effect of€Insect-Proof Screens on€Internal Air Temperature and€Relative Humidity; 3.3.2 Fan-Pad Evaporative Cooling and€Ventilation; 3.4 Comparison of€Natural and€Fan-Pad Evaporative Cooling and€Ventilation.
- 3.4.1 Comparison Between€Natural and€Fan-Pad Evaporative Cooling and€Ventilation on€Temperature and€Relative Humidity3.4.2 Comparison of€Natural Ventilation and€Fan-Pad Ventilation on€Crop Growth and€Yield; 3.5 Discussion; 3.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Biochar for€Agriculture in€Pakistan; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Potential Feedstock in€Pakistan for€Making Biochar; 4.2.1 Municipal Solid Wastes; 4.2.2 Agricultural Organic Wastes; 4.2.2.1 Livestock; 4.2.2.2 Poultry Manure; 4.3 Chemical and€Nutrient Properties of€Biochar: Suitability for€Pakistani Soils; 4.3.1 Chemical Properties.
- 4.3.1.1 pH4.3.1.2 Cation Exchange Capacity; 4.3.1.3 Electrical Conductivity; 4.3.2 Nutrient Properties; 4.3.2.1 Nitrogen; 4.3.2.2 Phosphorus; 4.3.2.3 Potassium; 4.3.2.4 Calcium and€Magnesium; 4.3.2.5 Sulfur; 4.3.2.6 Micronutrients; 4.4 Biochar and€Trace Metals; 4.5 Biochar and€Dryland Agriculture of€Pakistan; 4.5.1 Influence of€Biochar on€Nutrient Availability and€Crop Yield in€Drylands; 4.5.2 Biochar Influence on€Water Retention Capacity in€Dryland; 4.5.3 Soil Carbon Sequestration and€Greenhouse Gases in€Dryland Calcareous Soils; 4.6 Available Technology for€Making Biochar.