Sedimentology and pedology

This book deals with sedimentary sulfides which are the most abundant authigenic minerals in sediments.

Crop water use can be increased by management of surface runoff, groundwater, irrigation, and soil water.

Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally, and more particularly in the developing regions.

Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Soils, Pollutant Fate, and Mitigation focuses on why soils and sediments remain contaminated.

The book explains the various existing, emerging and environmentally viable technologies for the sustainable and profitable crop productivity.

Authoritative reviews on the wide-ranging ramifications of climate change, from an international team of eminent researchers.

This book provides diverse information and critical know-how to implement appropriate methodology and cost-efficient monitoring and evaluation systems better suited to assess the impacts of soil conservation and wastershed multi-sectoral development activities.

Residual soils are found in many parts of the world.

Physical Nonequilibrium in Soils provides cutting-edge knowledge on physical nonequilibrium phenomena in soils, offering unique insight into the complexity of our physical world.

The papers in this volume provide a balanced account of developments in soil organic matter research.

Climate is a soil-forming factor and soil can mitigate climate change through a reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases and sequestration of atmospheric CO2.

The global environment is constantly changing and our planet is getting warmer at an unprecedented rate.

This work examines the issue of accelerated soil erosion, which has become an increasingly serious concern in the twentieth century.

This handbook series includes several naturally occurring chemicals that exhibit biological activity.

The motivation for this volume came from the idea that the Precambrian is the key, both to the present, and to the understanding of the Earth as a whole.

The constant growth of the world's population and the decline of the availability of land and soil resources are global concerns for food security.

Interest in biochar among soil and environment researchers has increased dramatically over the past decade.

It is possible to have a great garden anywhere in Australia, even under the toughest water restrictions.

In this invaluable book, leading agronomic researchers provide in-depth reviews of present conservation tillage practices in a wide variety of temperate agroecosystems.

The book entitled Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management is a compilation work and most of the information was farmed very critically covering all the main topics of plant nutrition.

Dredged Material and Mine Tailings are two of the same thing once they are deposited on land: they must be safe-guarded, wash-out must be prevented, and they must be protected by a plantcover.

These exciting new companion handbooks are the only ones of their kind devoted solely to the effects of environmental variables on the physiology of the world's major fruit and nut crops.

A 2004 textbook highlighting environmental concerns arising from use and misuse of soil and water resources.

Sharply focused, up-to-date information on microbial biofertilizersincluding emerging options such as Piriformospora indica and MatsutakeThe Handbook of Microbial Biofertilizers provides in-depth coverage of all major microbial biofertilizers (rhizobia, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and cyanobacteriaas well as new

This comprehensive work integrates knowledge from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, geology, engineering, and several other fields.

Orphan Crops for Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security discusses the issues, challenges, needs and opportunities related to the promotion of orphan crops, known also as neglected and underutilized species (NUS).

As very few studies on geomorphological aspects of sandstones exist, this book demonstrates the significance of landforming processes from geological, geochemical and dynamic points of view.

Landslides and Engineered Slopes.

Peanut is an important crop in the semi-arid regions of the world.

Peatlands are regarded as having exceptional archaeological value, due to the fact the waterlogged conditions of these wetlands can preserve organic remains that are almost entirely lost from the majority of dryland contexts.

The first symposium on sediment/freshwater interactions was held in Amsterdam, in 1976, and the second was held at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in 1981.

It's been suggested that around 12 million hectares of agricultural land are affected by soil erosion each year.

This book is part of the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS) Special Publications.

Soil Carbon Storage: Modulators, Mechanisms and Modeling takes a novel approach to the issue of soil carbon storage by considering soil C sequestration as a function of the interaction between biotic (e.

Pesticide Interactions in Crop Production: Beneficial and Deleterious Effects evaluates the effects of pesticides on plants by exploring the physical, chemical, biological, and ecological interactions of pesticides that influence a crop.

Archaeological Soil and Sediment Micromorphology goes beyond a mere review of current literature and features the most up to date contributions from numerous scientists working in the field.

This is a collection of articles from the Asian conference UNSAT-ASIA 2000, covering topics such as: historical developments; numerical modelling; suction measurement techniques; permeability and flow; mass transport; and engineering applications.

From bridges and tunnels to nuclear waste repositories, structures require that soils maintain their design engineering properties if the structures are to reach their projected life spans.

For developing nations, soil erosion is among the most chronic environmental and economic burdens.

Soil Management and Greenhouse Effect focuses on proper management of soils and its effects on global change, specifically, the greenhouse effect.

In any complete investigation of terrestrial ecosystems, rocks and soils must be considered.

This handbook series includes several naturally occurring chemicals that exhibit biological activity.

This handbook series includes several naturally occurring chemicals that exhibit biological activity.

The paradigm and models of traditional soil science lack the ability to adequately address issues of soil dynamics, environmental integration, and change.

Tidal deposits have been a specific research topic for about 40 years, and whilst this has resulted in a proliferation of papers in scientific journals, there have only been a few book-length syntheses.

The book offers systematic dynamic analysis of soils and their engineering applications, including machine foundations, and aims to develop a clear understanding of the subject.

This book provides a thorough grasp of the geology and geophysics of hydrocarbon reserves in the Rajasthan Basins, India, and the latest updates from academicians and researchers in related industrial fields.