Sedimentology and pedology

The livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries, which depend on dryland agriculture to ensure their food security and their well-being, could be improved measurably by gains in agricultural crop yields.

The livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries, which depend on dryland agriculture to ensure their food security and their well-being, could be improved measurably by gains in agricultural crop yields.

This book examines the effects that land-use changes (notably agricultural intensification, logging, soil erosion, urbanisation and mining) have on soil characteristics and processes in tropical and savannah environments.

Rifting and Sediments in the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf Regions is a unique text that covers a wide range of topics related to the tectonics and geology of the Red Sea and Arabian (Persian) Gulf region.

The depletion of land resources is one of the greatest challenges for mankind in this millennium.

This important volume, Soil Salinity Management in Agriculture, addresses the crucial issue of soil salinity of potential farmland and provides a comprehensive picture of the saline environment and plant interactions, along with management and reclamation methods and policies.

Modeling aspects have added a new dimension in research innovations in all branches of engineering.

This new volume in the Innovations and Challenges in Micro Irrigation series covers an array of technologies to estimate evapotranspiration and to evaluate parameters that are needed in the management of micro irrigation, with worldwide applicability to irrigation management in agriculture.

The tenth and final volume in the series Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation, this valuable book focuses on new and recent innovations in technology, methods, and applications for micro irrigation.

This new book, Sustainable Micro Irrigation Design Systems for Agricultural Crops, brings together the best research for efficient micro irrigation methods for field crops, focusing on design methods and best practices.

Terra preta is the Portuguese name of a type of soil which is thought to have almost miraculous properties.

Richard Mayson's award-winning Port and the Douro, first published in 1999, has become a classic over the last 25 years.

On California explores the grapes and the people who have made California wine great.

From Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide publisher, Wine Trails, the first book in Lonely Planet's "e;Perfect Weekends"e; series, introduces the secret gems in well-known regions such as Napa and Sonoma, Tuscany, Burgundy and Rioja, and also explores off-the-beaten-path regions in Georgia, Greece and beyond.

Sustainability is an important issue facing food security and safe food production today.

This book allows readers to grasp both the fundamentals and the latest technological advances in the field of mine drainage, which is increasingly crucial both environmentally and economically.

This book allows readers to grasp both the fundamentals and the latest technological advances in the field of mine drainage, which is increasingly crucial both environmentally and economically.

There's a world of words to describe wine, but only seven you need to know to understand it.

Wild wines around the world have been created since the dawn of time, with nearly every civilization and culture on earth developing their own means of fermenting and distilling various fruits and grains into aromatic, strong spirited drinks that have graced the tables of kings and peasants alike.

An easy, informative introduction to the world of wineIf you love wine and are interested to learn more about it, Uncorked is the perfect tool to gain a straightforward understanding of the essentials of wine, allowing you to enjoy wine and be at ease in any setting.

Though filled with all sorts of bugs and other finds, the soil is very important to life.

Along its existence, humans have used Earth resources in a reckless way, having little consideration for its importance, and for the future generations and their needs.

The need for more food to sustain the growing human population has led to the conversion of forests to croplands.

This compilation opens with an exploration of the vadose, or unsaturated zone, which is of utmost importance as the nexus between surface water and groundwater.

Cd accumulation in rice grain is a world-wide problem because rice is the staple food of over half the world's population.

"e;Wine Fermentation"e; is a vintage treatise on the production of wine written by F.

Frederic Theodore Bioletti (1865 - 1939) was an English-born American vintner.

This volume contains a practical treatise on the garden and vineyard culture of the vine, with information on the manufacture of domestic wine.

This volume contains a collection of vintage articles on the subject of vineyard soil, with information on preparation, taxonomy, location, and many other related aspects.

With recipes for alcoholic versions of childhood favorites like Ecto-Cooler and Mondo as well as creative pop-culture inspired originals like the Rum and Stimpy and Semi-Warmed Kind of Cider, this is a perfectly giftable mix of humor, nostalgia, and tasty recipes.

Edited by One of the Best Specialists in Soil ScienceRecent studies reveal that Phosphorus (P) in the form of phosphate, a macronutrient essential for plant growth, and crop yields can influence the bioavailability, retention, and mobility of trace elements, metal(loid)s, and radio nuclides in soils.

Soil erosion is a complex process that depends on soil properties, ground slope, vegetation, and rainfall amount and intensity.

Georgia's territory represents a real "e;natural geological laboratory,"e; exposing magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, ranging from the Neoproterozoic to the Quaternary.

Challenges and Innovations in Geotechnics is a collections of papers presented at the Eighth Asian Young Geotechnical Engineering Conference (8AYGEC, Astana, Kazakhstan, 5-7 August 2016), and covers various aspects the areas of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.

Soils with high Ni contents occur in several parts of the world, especially in areas with ultramafic rocks which cause serious environmental impacts.

Globally, 30% of the world population lived in urban areas in 1950, 54% in 2016 and 66% projected by 2050.

As the human population grows from seven billion toward an inevitable nine or 10 billion, the demands on the limited supply of soils will grow and intensify.

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.

Soil contamination represents a serious environmental problem and requires an immediate action plan to be prepared for typical and emergent contaminants.

The reuse of wastewater in irrigation is being practiced only recently to solve water scarcity problems in agriculture.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

Use of genetically engineered plants for food production has raised many questions about food safety.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This book provides a novel integrated solution for sedimentation problems in major dams in the Damodar River Basin.

Wildland fires are occurring more frequently and affecting more of Earth's surface than ever before.

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

Geosynthetics can, and have, played a pivotal role in providing the primary functions of filtration, drainage and erosion control.

As the author states in his Preface, this book is written at a time when scientific and lay communities recognize that knowledge of environmental chemistry is fundamental in understanding and predicting the fate of pollutants in soils and waters, and in making sound decisions about remediation of contaminated soils.

Most of the papers of this book were presented in the "e;IGU-LUCC 2003 Moscow Workshop on Global and Regional Land Use/Cover Changes"e; and at International Conference "e;Society and Environment Interaction Under Global and Regional Changes"e; which was held in Barnaul (Altai), Russia in summer 2003.

The book, written from the perspective of pedologists and agronomists, is a study of the Earth's crust which is subjected to climatic agents and inhabited by living creatures.