Conservation Agriculture

Conservation agriculture—consisting of four components including permanent soil cover, minimum soil disturbance, diversified crop rotations and integrated weed management—is considered the principal pathway to sustainable agriculture and the conservation of natural resources and the environment. In...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Farooq, Muhammad (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Siddique, Kadambot H. M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Part 1: Introduction
  • 1. Conservation Agriculture: Concepts, Brief History and Impacts on Agricultural Systems
  • Part 2: Elements of Conservation Agriculture
  • 2. Crop Rotations and Residue Management in Conservation Agriculture
  • 3. Weed Management in Conservation Agriculture Systems
  • 4. Nutrient Management Perspectives in Conservation Agriculture
  • 5. Farm Machinery for Conservation Agriculture
  • 6. Insect Pest Management in Conservation Agriculture
  • Part 3: Modeling and Crop Improvement for Conservation Agriculture
  • 7. Breeding for Conservation Agriculture
  • 8. Modeling Conservation Agriculture
  • Part 4: Status of Conservation Agriculture: some case studies
  • 9. Conservation Agriculture in the Middle East
  • 10. Explaining Adoption and Measuring Impacts of Conservation Agriculture on Productive Efficiency, Income, Poverty and Food Security in Syria
  • 11. Conservation Agriculture in South Asia
  • 12. Conservation Agriculture in South East Asia
  • 13. Conservation Agriculture in Rainfed Areas of China
  • 14. Conservation Agriculture in Australia and New Zealand
  • 15. Conservation Agriculture in Europe
  • 16. Conservation Agriculture in Latin America
  • 17. Conservation Agriculture in North America
  • 18. Conservation Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Part 5: Conservation Agriculture in Agricultural Systems
  • 19. Conservation Agriculture and Soil Carbon Sequestration
  • 20. Application of Microbiology in Conservation Agriculture
  • 21. Conservation Agriculture in Organic Farming: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities
  • 22. Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change
  • 23. Farmer Adoption of Conservation Agriculture.