Alternative Farming Systems, Biotechnology, Drought Stress and Ecological Fertilisation / Edition 1

by Eric Lichtfouse

Overview

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, philosophy and social sciences. As actual society issues are now intertwined, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. This book series analyzes current agricultural issues, and proposes alternative solutions, consequently helping all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians wishing to build safe agriculture, energy and food systems for future generations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789400701854
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	12/15/2010
Series:	Sustainable Agriculture Reviews , #6
Edition description:	2011
Pages:	354
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.24(d)

Table of Contents

1. Thinking by Connections and the Dynamics of Nature for Food Production; Dr. Clara Ceppa. -2. Transgenic Bt Corn Hybrids and Pest Management in the USA; Dr. Siddharth Tiwari.- 3. Marker-Assisted Breeding in Higher Plants; Dr. Mehboob Rahman.- 4. Phytoremediation Techniques for Pesticide Contaminations; Dr. Sophie Pascal-Lorber.- 5. Sustainable Land Use and Agricultural Soil; Dr. Victor Hugo Duran.- 6. Drought Stress Effect on Crop Pollination, Seed Set, Yield and Quality; Dr. Ahmad Alqudah.- 7. Ecological Fertilization; Dr. György Füleky.- 8. Tropical Homegardens in Bangladesh, Characteristics and Sustainability; Dr. Mahbubul Alam.- 9. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobium to Control Plant Fungal Diseases; Dr. Mohdsayeed Akhtar.- 10. Sustainable Crop production using Saline and Sodic Irrigation Waters; Dr. Om Parkash Choudhary.- 11. Climate Change Impact on Forestry in India; Dr. Geetanjali Kaushik.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

“This series of books collates review articles to provide scientists, policy makers and producers with a sound knowledge-base of current agricultural issues and to introduce novel, environmentally friendly solutions that pave the way for developing sustainable agricultural systems. … We found of most interest the review of sustainable land use and agricultural soils that considers the temporal and spatial scale. It postulates the importance of indicators of soil quality … .” (Susanne Padel and Jo Smith, Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 47 (4), 2011)

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