Sustainable agriculture reviews

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-natio...

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Main Author: Lichtfouse, Eric (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer , c2013
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245 0 0 |a Sustainable agriculture reviews   |c Eric Lichtfouse, editor 
260 |a Dordrecht :   |b Springer ,   |c c2013 
300 |a vi, 371 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 25 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Surprising facts about soils, students and teachers! a survey of educational research and resources -- 2. Sustainable agriculture and climate changes in Egypt -- 3. Adapting maize crop to diverse agro-ecosystems -- 4. Intercropping -- 5. Enhancing fertilizer efficiency in high input cropping systems in Florida -- 6. Soil organic matter dynamics and structure -- 7. Plant and animal breeding as starting points for sustainable agriculture -- 8. Medicinal plant active compounds produced by UV-B exposure -- 9. Assessing the environmental benefits of compost use-on-land through an LCA perspective -- 10. Biocontrol of plant pathogens using plant growth promoting bacteria 
520 |a Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control, and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from sciences as diverse as agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, philosophy and social science 
650 0 |a Sustainable agriculture 
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999 |a 1000158214   |b Book   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Tembila Campus