This volume presents up-to-date information on technological advancements in climate smart farming systems, covering crop modeling, irrigation practices, spatial modeling and agricultural policy in the context of climate change.
Understanding water circulation in rocks represents a very important element to solving many of the problems linked with civil, environmental and mining engineering.
In this spirit, the ATMSS International Workshop "e;Advances in Laboratory Testing & Modelling of Soils and Shales"e; (Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland; 18-20 January 2017) has been organized to promote the exchange of ideas, experience and state of the art among major experts active in the field of experimental testing and modelling of soils and shales.
In a world expected to reach a population of almost 10 billion inhabitants by 2050 and facing rapid global warming, it is essential to develop studies to better characterize and preserve the existing environmental heritage.
This edited book discusses how effective soil carbon management plans and policies will ultimately make agriculture more secure against climate change and soil degradation.
Difficult to obtain in its original print this classic work on ecology is a fascinating read for anybody with a passion for systems in the natural world.
This book reviews the latest advances in soil remediation and is an authoritative account of the environmental chemistry, microbiology, ecotoxicology, and regulation policies of soil pollution.
The book gives a detailed description of the application of DSSAT in simulating crop and soil processes within various Agro-ecological zones in Africa.
Soil Health and Intensification of Agroecosystems examines the climate, environmental, and human effects on agroecosystems and how the existing paradigms must be revised in order to establish sustainable production.
Soil Magnetism: Applications in Pedology, Environmental Science and Agriculture provides a systematic, comparative, and detailed overview of the magnetic characterization of the major soil units and the observed general relationships, possibilities, and perspectives in application of rock magnetic methods in soil science, agriculture, and beyond.
In industrialisierten Ländern ist der Einsatz synthetischer Pharmaka für die Diagnose und Therapie von Krankheiten, für das Wohlbefinden der Bevölkerung und für die Fertilitätskontrolle zum festen Bestandteil des Alltags geworden.
This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the Rothamsted Millennium Conference "e;Interactions in the Root Environment - an Integrated Approach"e;.
This edited volume deals with the understanding of the issues concerned with the pollution caused by toxic elements and heavy metals and their impacts on the different agro-ecosystems as well as the techniques involved in sustainable remediation and amelioration of polluted soils.
These papers cover mechanical properties and processes; thermal properties, processes and design; frost action in soils; and design and case histories.
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.
Soilless Culture: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, is the first authoritative reference book on both the theoretical and practical aspects of growing plants without the use of soil.
In the Netherlands the Institute for Soil Fertility Research plays a major role in soil biological, soil physical and plant nutritional research on the availability of nitrogen to crops.
This book illustrates the main modern mineralogical analytical procedures that can be applied for forensic purposes on various typologies of materials and substances and has both theoretical and practical approach.
It was in late 2002 that the idea of preparing a collection of multi-authored chapters on different aspects of ag- st forestry as a compendium for the 1 World Congress of Agroforestry, June 2004, was tossed around.
In this new volume in the World Soil series, the various types of Icelandic soils, their different characteristics, their formation, degradation and erosion are reviewed.
Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Second Edition, presents key aspects of soil chemistry in environmental science, including dose responses, risk characterization, and practical applications of calculations using spreadsheets.
A comprehensive book on basic processes of soil C dynamics and the underlying factors and causes which determine the technical and economic potential of soil C sequestration.
I intend to fill, with this book, a need that has long been felt by students and professionals in many areas of agricultural, biological, natural, and environmental sciences-the need for a comprehensive reference book on many important aspects of trace elements in the "e;land"e; environment.
Coal Combustion Byproducts and Environmental Issues addresses the major implications and critical issues surrounding coal combustion products and their impact upon the environment.
In allen wichtigen Medien wurden in den letzten Jahren Themen wie Wohngifte, Nahrungsmittelgifte und Umweltgifte abgehandelt und ihre Wirkung auf die menschliche Gesundheit diskutiert.
A knowledge of clay is important in many spheres of scientific endeav- our, particularly in natural sciences such as geology, mineralogy and soil science, but also in more applied areas like environmental and mater- ials science.
Biotechnology offers a `natural' way of addressing environmental problems, ranging from identification of biohazards to bioremediation techniques for industrial, agricultural and municipal effluents and residues.
Soil science in the Netherlands puts strong emphasis on the relationship between parent material and soil formation, and between physiographic conditions and land use.
Können Sie sich vorstellen, wie wir uns in Zukunft ernähren und ob wir in 30 Jahren noch genügend Nahrung produzieren können, ob wir noch genügend sauberes Wasser zur Verfügung haben werden und wie die biologische Vielfalt unserer unmittelbaren natürlichen Umgebung aussehen wird?
