Farming the Black Earth Sustainable and Climate-Smart Management of Chernozem Soils /

• Main Authors: Boincean, Boris (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Dent, David (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.
• Subjects: Agriculture.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Hydrogeology.; Hydrology.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Hydrology/Water Resources.

This book deals with the sustainability of agriculture on the Black Earth by drawing on data from long-term field experiments. It emphasises the opportunities for greater food and water security at local and regional levels. The Black Earth, Chernozem in Russian, is the best arable soil in the world...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Overview
• On giant's shoulders
• 1 Shifting the paradigm of agricultural intensification
• 2 Agro-ecology: the Scientific Basis for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture
• 3 Land Use, Soil Quality and Soil Organic Matter Management of Chernozem
• 4 Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change
• 5 Crop Rotation
• 6 Soil Tillage and Conservation Agriculture
• 7 Soil Fertility, Soil Fertilization and Nutrient Recycling
• 8 Potential of Chernozem to Reduce Global Warming and Increase Food Security
• 9 General Conclusions
• Index. .