Role of Mulching in Pest Management and Agricultural Sustainability

• Main Author: Jabran, Khawar (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science,
• Subjects: Plant ecology.; Systems biology.; Agriculture.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant physiology.; Plant Ecology.; Systems Biology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Physiology.

This book provides the concepts, techniques, and recent developments with regard to use of mulches in agriculture, utility of mulches for non-chemical pest control, and sustainability of crop production systems. Non-conventional means of improving the sustainability of crop production and pest contr...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Use of Mulches in Agriculture: Introduction and Concepts
• Mulches for Weed Control
• Mulches for Pest and Disease Managment
• Mulches for Soil and Water Conservation
• Mulches for Enhancing Biological Activities in Soil
• Mulches for regulation of Soil Temperature
• Mulches for Nutrient Addition to Soil
• Index.