Description
Book SynopsisIncrease in global population, drastic changes in the environment, soil degradation and decrease in quality and quantity of agricultural productivity warranted us to adapt sustainable farming practices. This book focuses on soil health management and creating biased rhizosphere that can effectively augment the needs of sustainable agriculture.
Trade Review"This book is well designed with six broad areas explaining the approach for sustainable agriculture which include soil basics, soil management, plant nutrients and biological protection, soil organisms, soil–water–plant relationships and rhizosphere engineering. In the recent past, it has been observed that drastic global agricultural transformations have taken place in the farming systems due to modern cultivation practices and nutrient management. The book also mentions the methods and practices of sustainable agriculture, suggesting their benefits and importance. This book should be in every library and will prove useful to soil scientists, agronomists, environmental scientists, biochemists and those involved in natural resource management."
— K. P. Voswanatha, Current Science, Vol 118, 2020
Table of ContentsSoil Basics
Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture
Soil Formation and Classification
Physical Properties of Soil
Chemical Properties of Soil
Introduction to Soil Water System
Soil management for sustainable agricultureHealthy Soils for Sustainable Agriculture
Soil Erosion and its Conservation
Soil Pollution: causes, effects, and preventive measures
Soil Testing for Better Nutrient Management
Soil Preparation and Tillage
Composting for Sustainable Agriculture
Organic Farming and Precision Agriculture for Sustainable Farming
Plant Nutrients and BiopesticidesPlant Mineral Nutrients
Chemical Fertilizers and Fertigation
Organic Fertilizers
Bio-fertilizers for Integrated Nutrient Management
Biopesticides for Integrated Pest Management
Soil Organisms in Sustainable Agriculture
Soil Biology Management for Sustainable Soil Health
Soil, Water, and Plant Relations
Plant Forms and Functions
Plant Growth and Development
Mechanism of Mineral Nutrient Uptake in Plants
Water Absorption and Transport in Plants
Abiotic Stress: Plant response to moisture and salt stresses
Rhizosphere Engineering for Sustainable AgricultureRhizosphere Structure and Rhizodeposition.
Rhizosphere Interactions: Network of plants, microbes and soil
Rhizosphere Engineering: Enhancing sustainable plant ecosystem
Bioremediation: A promising rhizosphere technology
