Food security and soil quality

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lal, R. (Author), Stewart, B. A. [ (Bobby Alton)] , 1932- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press , c2010
Series:Advances in soil sciences
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300 |a xiii, 415 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
490 1 |a Advances in soil sciences 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction: food security and soil quality -- 2. Managing soils too address global issues of the twenty-first century -- 3. Farming systems and food security in sub-Saharan Africa -- 4. Assessment of land degradation, its possible causes and threat to food security in sub-Saharan Africa -- 5. Crop productivity, fertilizer use, and soil quality in China -- 6. The role of fertilizers in food production -- 7. Conservation agriculture, improving soil quality for sustainable production systems? -- 8. Soil quality management in Brazil -- 9. Organic matter knowledge and management in soils of the tropics related to ecosystem services -- 10. Temporal changes in productivity of agriculture systems in Punjab, India and Ohio, USA -- 11. Soil quality and ethics: the human dimension -- 12. Comprehensive management of nutrients in dry land soils of China for sustainable agriculture 
650 0 |a Food security 
650 0 |a Soils   |x Quality 
700 1 |a Lal, R. ,   |e author 
700 1 |a Stewart, B. A. [  |q (Bobby Alton)] ,   |d 1932- ,   |e author 
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