Buch, Englisch, 539 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1087 g
Buch, Englisch, 539 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1087 g
ISBN: 978-981-1302-52-7
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
Including legumes in cropping systems is an important toward advancing soil sustainability, food and nutritional security without compromising soil quality or its production potential. Several textbooksand edited volumes are currently available on general soil fertility or on legumes but‚ to date‚ none have been dedicated to the study of “Legumes for Soil Health and Sustainable Management”. This is important aspect, as the soil, the epidermis of the Earth (geoderma)‚ is the major component of the terrestrial biosphere. This book explores the impacts of legumes on soil health and sustainability, structure and functioning of agro-ecosystems, agronomic productivity and food security, BNF, microbial transformation of soil N and P, plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria, biofertilizers, etc.
With the advent of fertilizers, legumes have been sidelined since World War II, which has produced serious consequences for soils and the environment alike. Therefore, legume-based rational cropping/soil management practices must support environmentally and economically sustainable agroecosystems based on (sequential) rotation and intercropping considerations to restore soilhealth and sustainability. All chapters are amply illustrated with appropriately placed data, tables, figures, and photographs, and supported with extensive and cutting-edge references. The editors have provided a roadmap for the sustainable development of legumes for food and nutritional security and soil sustainability in agricultural systems, offering a unique resource for teachers, researchers, and policymakers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students of soil science, agronomy, ecology, and the environmental sciences.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
- Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenökologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1. Legumes and Sustainable Use of Soils.- Chapter 2. Cereal-Legume Cropping System In Indian Himalayan Region For Food and Environmental Sustainability.- Chapter 3. Grain Legumes for Resource Conservation and Agricultural Sustainability in South Asia.- Chapter 4. Role of Legumes in Soil Carbon Sequestration.- Chapter 5. Perennial and Intercrop Legumes as Energy Crops for Biogas Production.- Chapter 6. SymbioticTripartism in the Model Plant Family of Legumes and Soil Sustainability.- Chapter 7. Rhizobium-Legumes Symbioses: Heavy Metals Effects and Principal Approaches for Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil.- Chapter 8. Harnessing Soil Rhizobacteria for Improving Drought Resilience in Legumes.- Chapter 9. Nitrogen and Legumes: A Meta-analysis.- Chapter 10. Leguminous Trees an Innovative Tool for Soil Sustainability.- Chapter 11. Cereal+Legume Intercropping: An Option for Improving Productivity and Sustaining Soil Health.- Chapter 12. Legumes Green Manuring- an Option for Soil Sustainability.- Chapter 13. Legume Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPRs): Role in Soil Sustainability.- Chapter 14. Biofertilizers: A Sustainable Approach for Pulse Production.- Chapter 15. Role of Soil Phosphorus on Legume Production.- Chapter 16. Grain legumes: Impact on Soil Health and Agro-Ecosystem.