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Principles of sustainable soil management in agroecosystems /

Contributor(s): Lal, Rattan | Stewart, B. A. (Bobby Alton), 1932-.
Series: Advances in soil science (Boca Raton, Fla.): Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013Description: xvi, 552 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.Content type: text | still image | text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781466513464; 9781466513464:; 1466513462.Subject(s): Soil conservation | Soil management | Soil management -- Environmental aspects | Soil degradation -- Prevention | Sustainable agricultureDDC classification: 631.45
Contents:
Principles of soil management / Rattan Lal -- Marginality principle / Jerry L. Hatfield and Lois Wright Morton -- Principles of soil management in neotropical savannas: The Brazilian Cerrado / Yuri L. Zinn and Rattan Lal -- Facts and myths of feeding the world with organic farming methods / Bobby A. Stewart, Xiaobo Hou, and Sanjeev Reddy Yalla -- Building upon traditional knowledge to enhance resilience of soils in sub-Saharan Africa / M. Tenywa, J.Y.K. Zake, and Rattan Lal -- Soil fertility as a contingent rather than inherent characteristic: considering the contributions of crop-symbiotic soil microbiota / Norman Uphoff [and others] -- Human dimensions that drive soil degradation / Tomas M. Koontz [and others] -- Managing soil organic carbon concentration by cropping systems and fertilizers in the north China plain / Jin Qing, Xiangbin Kong, and Rattan Lal -- Global extent of land degradation and its human dimension / Ephraim Nkonya [and others] -- Cost-benefit analysis of soil degradation and restoration / Fred J. Hitzhusen and Sarah E. Kiger -- Spiritual aspects of sustainable soil management / B.C. Ball -- Theological and religious approaches to soil stewardship / Gregory E. Hitzhusen, Gary W. Fick, and Richard H. Moore -- Traditional knowledge for sustainable management of soils / B. Venkateswarlu, Ch. Srinivasarao, and J. Venkateswarlu -- Sustainable soil management is more than what and how crops are grown / Amir Kassam [and others] -- Mining of nutrients in African soils due to agricultural intensification / Eric T. Craswell and Paul L.G. Vlek -- Carbon sink capacity and agronomic productivity of soils of semiarid regions of India / Ch. Srinivasarao [and others] -- Soil renewal and sustainability / Richard M. Cruse [and others] -- Organic carbon sequestration potential and the co-benefits in China's cropland / Genxing Pan [and others] -- Soil management for sustaining ecosystem services / Rattan Lal and Bobby A. Stewart.
Summary: Soil degradation from intensive conventional agriculture has degraded the finite soil base for food security. This volume describes the basic laws of soil management to enhance ecosystem conservation while restoring degraded soils and promoting sustainable use. Chapters cover human dimensions and soil degradation; soil as a nutrient bank; climate change and degradation; soil renewal and sustainability; soil resilience; nutrient cycling; and soils and society.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Principles of soil management / Rattan Lal -- Marginality principle / Jerry L. Hatfield and Lois Wright Morton -- Principles of soil management in neotropical savannas: The Brazilian Cerrado / Yuri L. Zinn and Rattan Lal -- Facts and myths of feeding the world with organic farming methods / Bobby A. Stewart, Xiaobo Hou, and Sanjeev Reddy Yalla -- Building upon traditional knowledge to enhance resilience of soils in sub-Saharan Africa / M. Tenywa, J.Y.K. Zake, and Rattan Lal -- Soil fertility as a contingent rather than inherent characteristic: considering the contributions of crop-symbiotic soil microbiota / Norman Uphoff [and others] -- Human dimensions that drive soil degradation / Tomas M. Koontz [and others] -- Managing soil organic carbon concentration by cropping systems and fertilizers in the north China plain / Jin Qing, Xiangbin Kong, and Rattan Lal -- Global extent of land degradation and its human dimension / Ephraim Nkonya [and others] -- Cost-benefit analysis of soil degradation and restoration / Fred J. Hitzhusen and Sarah E. Kiger -- Spiritual aspects of sustainable soil management / B.C. Ball -- Theological and religious approaches to soil stewardship / Gregory E. Hitzhusen, Gary W. Fick, and Richard H. Moore -- Traditional knowledge for sustainable management of soils / B. Venkateswarlu, Ch. Srinivasarao, and J. Venkateswarlu -- Sustainable soil management is more than what and how crops are grown / Amir Kassam [and others] -- Mining of nutrients in African soils due to agricultural intensification / Eric T. Craswell and Paul L.G. Vlek -- Carbon sink capacity and agronomic productivity of soils of semiarid regions of India / Ch. Srinivasarao [and others] -- Soil renewal and sustainability / Richard M. Cruse [and others] -- Organic carbon sequestration potential and the co-benefits in China's cropland / Genxing Pan [and others] -- Soil management for sustaining ecosystem services / Rattan Lal and Bobby A. Stewart.

Soil degradation from intensive conventional agriculture has degraded the finite soil base for food security. This volume describes the basic laws of soil management to enhance ecosystem conservation while restoring degraded soils and promoting sustainable use. Chapters cover human dimensions and soil degradation; soil as a nutrient bank; climate change and degradation; soil renewal and sustainability; soil resilience; nutrient cycling; and soils and society.

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