Soil science and management

The present book highlights importance of mycorrhiza in soil genesis wherein it reflects mycorrhizal occurrence and diversity, various tools to characterize them and its impact on soil formation/health together with crop productivity.

The current global environmental crisis is primarily the result of non-standardized parameters for environmental regulation, and is impacting e.

The current scenario of increasing sensitivity towards the sustainable agriculture has given a large space to extensively utilize natural resources that are environmental friendly and are a good replacement of chemicals in agriculture.

The book illustrates the use of putative microbial agents which provide good protection to the plant from biotic pathogens attack.

Soil fertility is the backbone of agricultural systems and plays a key role in determining food quantity and quality.

The prevailing global environmental crisis is primarily because of non-standardized parameters for environmental regulation.

Soil and water salinity is a major challenge for the agricultural community and policy makers in terms of meeting the burgeoning population's demand for food and other agricultural commodities.

Halophytes are those plant species that can tolerate high salt concentrations.

This book presents a comprehensive collection of various in situ and ex-situ soil remediation regimes that employ natural or genetically modified microbes, plants, and animals for the biodegradation of toxic compounds or hazardous waste into simpler non-toxic products.

In any ecosystem, plant and microbe interaction is inevitable.

Since the publication of   "e;The coconut palm - A monograph"e; in 1960, considerable information has been accrued on the crop through work at research institutes, international organisations and development agencies.

This book presents a comprehensive collection of various in situ and ex-situ soil remediation regimes that employ natural or genetically modified microbes, plants, and animals for the biodegradation of toxic compounds or hazardous waste into simpler non-toxic products.

Agriculture is currently facing multi-faceted threats in the form of unpredictable weather variability, frequent droughts and scarcity of irrigation water, together with the degradation of soil resources and declining environmental health.

This book enhances the discussion of anthropized soils with photographs of soil profiles and provides general information about soils in Japan, using data on their physical and chemical properties.

Arsenic is likely the most talked-about metalloid in the modern world because of its toxic effects on both animal and plants.

Herbicides constitute about 60% of the total pesticides consumed globally.

The book comprises selected proceedings of the 2016 annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society.

This book gathers selected proceedings of the annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society, and covers various aspects of soil dynamics and earthquake geotechnical engineering.

This book comprises select proceedings of the annual conference of the Indian Geotechnical Society.

Sustainable management of soils is an important global issue of the 21st century.

This book demonstrates the benefits of using commercially available surfactants, or surface-active agents, for remediation of metal-contaminated soil and sediment.

Phytoplasma-associated diseases are a major limiting factor to quality and productivity of many ornamentals, horticultural and other economically important agriculture crops worldwide.

In any ecosystem, plant and microbe interaction is inevitable.

In any ecosystem, plant and microbe interaction is inevitable.

This book discusses many aspects of plant-nutrient-induced abiotic stress tolerance.

This book, the only one of its kind on ravine lands, reflects the significant advances made over the past two decades in our understanding of gully erosion, its controlling factors, and various aspects of gully erosion.

The book offers an integrated overview of plant-pathogen interactions.

This book explores basic and applied aspects of microorganisms, which have a unique ability to cope with abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity and changing climate, as well as biodegrader microorganisms and their functional roles.

As the world population is exploding and alongside fluctuations in climate is also prevalent, there is an increasing stress on the food requirements of the population.

This book addresses basic and applied aspects of two nexus points of microorganisms in agro-ecosystems, namely their functional role as bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides.

This book reviews the progresses and achievements made in the past 20 years of research on soil pollution and remediation in China, and presents 50 review and research articles from all over China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan.

This book explores the sustainability aspect of organic and conventional farming systems, which is commonly categorized into three sub-aspects: social, environmental and economic.

This book presents comprehensive hazard analysis methods for seismic soil liquefaction, providing an update on soil liquefaction by systematically reviewing the phenomenon's occurrence since the beginning of this century.

The book provides reader with a comprehensive up-to-date overview of various aspects of soil pollutants manifestation of toxicity.

This book reviews the potential mechanisms in arbuscular mycorrhizas (AMs), in the hope that this can help arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to be more used efficiently as a biostimulant to enhance stress tolerance in the host plants.

The book focuses in detail on learning and adapting through partnerships between managers, scientists, and other stake-holders who learn together how to create and maintain sustainable resource systems.

This book showcases a compilation of case studies presented by scientists, teachers and academics and covers contemporary technologies for combating climate change, including sustainable agricultural management practices and conservation agriculture.

This book describes selected microbial genera from the perspective of their environmentally and commercially sustainable use.

This study, based on a literature review and simulations, shows the efficiency of cover crops at catching nitrate in most agriculture situations.

This volume highlights important links existing between soils and human health which up to now are not fully realized by the public.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the alluvial fan phenomena, including all terminology, morphology, sedimentology, controlling factors, processes and the human impact.

This book mainly presents the current state of knowledge on the use of of Silicon (Si) in agriculture, including plants, soils and fertilizers.

This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview on soils of Taiwan.

The main focus of this monograph is to explain the important role of soil and the environment to a broad audience.

This book is dedicated to the occurrence and behaviour of PHEs in the different compartments of the environment, with special reference to soil.

This book investigates soil ecology and biodiversity for its ability to maintain a balance of beneficial organisms to support plant growth.

Due to the rapid increase in world population and improving living standards, the global agriculture sector is confronting with challenges for the sustainability of agricultural production and of the environment.

The first soil survey in the Philippines was done by Mr.

The main objective of this book is to present the distribution and diversity of major soil types in Serbia.

The Landscapes and Landforms of Spain provides an informative and inviting overview of the geology and geomorphology of Spain.