Sakrabani Optimising bio-based fertilisation for a more sustainable agriculture

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-1-83545-187-8
Verlag: Burleigh Dodds
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 180, 400 Seiten

Reihe: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

Improvements in plant nutrition and fertilisation are central to any transition to a more sustainable agriculture. In addition to ways of improving nutrient use efficiency, a key area to investigate further is the transition from relying primarily on inorganic fertilisers to a greater use of organic sources of nutrition.

Optimising bio-based fertilisation for a more sustainable agriculture provides a comprehensive overview of the recent research undertaken in this area, focussing primarily on the role of differing types of soil amendments and their contribution to improvements in soil organic matter content, nutrient availability, crop growth and yields. The book also reviews recent advances in biostimulants, such as plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, and considers optimising their use to promote crop health and nutrient use efficiency.

Zielgruppe

University and other researchers in agricultural and environmental science, farmers, agronomists advising on fertiliser use and its environmental impact, as well as government and private sector agencies supporting the transition to a more sustainable agriculture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sakrabani, Professor Ruben

Sakrabani, Ruben

Weitere Mitwirkende

Galdos, Dr Marcelo

Myers, Dr Rob

Rupani, Dr Parveen

Sakrabani, Professor Ruben

van Midden, Dr Christina

Jiang, Professor Xiuping

Houben, Dr David

Pereira, Dr S.

Raymond, Dr Nelly

Bouaicha, Dr Nouriddine

Sun, Dr Wenli

Havlin, Professor John

Ronga, Dr Domenico

Norton, Dr Lisa

Solaiman, Dr Zakaria M.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Advances in soil amendments

- 1.Optimising crop residues as soil amendments: Marcelo Galdos, Agreena, UK;
- 2.Optimising cover crops for soil health: Rob Myers, University of Missouri, USA;
- 3.The use of vermicompost and biochar as soil amendments: Parveen Rupani, Cranfield University, UK;
- 4.The potential of organo-mineral fertilisers: Ruben Sakrabani, Cranfield University, UK;
- 5.Optimizing use of anaerobic digestate as a soil amendment: Christina van Midden, Agri Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI), UK;
- 6.Optimising poultry litter for soil improvement: Xiuping Jiang, Clemson University, USA;
- 7.Optimising on-farm management and use of slurry to minimise its environmental impact: Lisa Norton, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK;
- 8.Optimising use of frass as a soil amendment: David Houben, UniLaSalle, France;

Part 2 Advances in biostimulants
- 9.Optimising use of biostimulants: using plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to promote crop nutrient use efficiency and other properties: S. Pereira, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Portugal;
- 10.Understanding and promoting existing communities of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in agricultural soils: Zakaria M. Solaiman, University of Western Australia, Australia;
- 11.Optimising functionality of phosphate-solubilising microorganisms (PSM) in promoting crop nutrient use efficiency and health: Nelly Raymond, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
- 12.Understanding and optimising the role of cyanobacteria in promoting crop health and nutrient use efficiency: Nouriddine Bouaicha, University of Paris-Saclay, France;
- 13.Understanding and optimising the use of amino acid-based biostimulants in promoting crop nutrient use efficiency and health: Wenli Sun, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China;
- 14.Understanding and optimising the use of inorganic salts as biostimulants in promoting crop nutrient use efficiency and health: John Havlin, North Carolina State University, USA;
- 15.Understanding and optimising the use of algae in promoting crop nutrient use efficiency and health: Domenico Ronga, University of Salerno, Italy;

Über Autor(innen)

Jiang, Professor Xiuping
Dr. Xiuping Jiang is a Professor in Food Microbiology at the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University. Her research interests focus on understanding how foodborne pathogens persist in food, on surfaces and in pre-harvest environment, and developing the strategies to detect and control these pathogens.

Sakrabani, Professor Ruben
Dr Ruben Sakrabani is Professor of Soil Chemistry in the Centre for Soil, Agrifood and Biosciences at Cranfield University, UK. He has an international reputation particularly for his research on the nutrient dynamics, resource use efficiency and reliability of organic soil amendments such as compost, manure, slurry sludge, biochar and digestates. Professor Sakrabani is an Associate Editor of Soil Use and Management. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) responsible for research funding in environmental science.

Sakrabani, Professor Ruben
Dr Ruben Sakrabani is Professor of Soil Chemistry in the Centre for Soil, Agrifood and Biosciences at Cranfield University, UK. He has an international reputation particularly for his research on the nutrient dynamics, resource use efficiency and reliability of organic soil amendments such as compost, manure, slurry sludge, biochar and digestates. Professor Sakrabani is an Associate Editor of Soil Use and Management. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) responsible for research funding in environmental science.

Dr Ruben Sakrabani is Professor of Soil Chemistry in the Centre for Soil, Agrifood and Biosciences at Cranfield University, UK. He has an international reputation particularly for his research on the nutrient dynamics, resource use efficiency and reliability of organic soil amendments such as compost, manure, slurry sludge, biochar and digestates. Professor Sakrabani is an Associate Editor of Soil Use and Management. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) responsible for research funding in environmental science.