Soil science and management

In an effort to implement conservation measures farmers have used a variety of production methods, including the use of reduced or zero tillage and cover crops.

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Pattern recognition and other chemometrical techniques are important tools in interpreting environmental data.

Who ever has enjoyed following the legendary duel between the Egyptian Pharaoh and his magicians (Alchemists) on one side, and Moses and his brother Aaron on the other, as it is vividly narrated by the Bible, must have realised, that people (at least those living at, or near the eternal battle fields of the middle East) have al- ways had knowledge about the terrible consequences of soil pollution by chemi- cals.

Dokuchaev carried out most of his research in Ukraine.

As atmospheric CO2 increases there will almost certainly be alterations in soil carbon fluxes.

Hypersaline environments are the principal habitats of petroleum deposition.

Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science.

The first premise of this book is that farmers need access to options for improving their situation.

Collapsing engineering soils are a formidable hazard around the world.

Chemikalien werden vielerorts und in größeren Mengen in Lagerbetrieben, beim Handel und in Produktionsbetrieben gelagert.

This book investigates the effect of the Green Revolution (GR) on long-term changes in the fertility status of paddy soils in tropical Asia.

This book focuses on case studies from Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and the USA in various ground improvement projects.

Non-hazardous waste materials and by-products which are mostly landfilled, can be used in making concrete and similar construction materials.

Microbial communities and their multi-functionalities play a crucial role in the management of soil and plant health, and thus help in managing agro-ecology, the environment and agriculture.

This proceedings volume focuses on different aspects of environmental assessment, monitoring, and management of urban and technogenic soils.

The study of multiphase flow through porous media is undergoing intense development, mostly due to the recent introduction of new methods.

Soil biota is an important and fundamental part of terrestrial ecology.

In its present condition, the dam of the tailings pond is less stable than is recommended by international practice.

From mulching to greenhouses, the air space between the cover and the soil surface is the key to the classification of climates under cover.

This proceedings volume focuses on different aspects of environmental assessment, monitoring, and management of urban and technogenic soils.

This book provides insights into recent developments in the use of mulching in agroecosystems with emphasis on the major pros and cons.

This edited book addresses various aspects of sustainable land management, including existing policy norms and indigenous knowledge.

Im diesem Buch werden 6 thematische Schwerpunkte behandelt die leicht verständlich aufbereitet und daher für Vertreter verschiedener Disziplinen geeignet sind.

The world-wide shortage of plant production menacing the survival of many people demands for more and better research, particularly on how to increase food and where it is most needed.

Selenium is a naturally occurring trace element that can become concentrated and released by industrial, agricultural, petrochemical and mining activities.

This volume presents select papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics.

This book reports an approach developed to research and apply methods of assessing patterns of processes in the landscape, and suitability of different types of vegetation to mitigate soil erosion and sediment flux.

This monograph presents the results of the theoretical analyses of stresses and displacements for shallow foundations subjected to various types of loads.

This book tackles the main feature of water-smart, soil-smart and crop-smart practices and their integration to sustainably enhance food production.

Geomechanics is the basic science for many engineering fields, including oil and gas recovery, mining, civil engineering, water supply, etc.

Plants require essential nutrients (macronutrients and micronutrients) for normal functioning.

The following listing represents a survey and a short description of 'Earth Observing Mis- sions' in alphabetical order.

This updated and expanded second edition textbook, describes all main aspects of soil management, to address the serious problems of soil erosion and the attendant environmental pollution.

Knowledge in the field of acidic deposition is expanding rapidly, and both ex- perts and non-experts are challenged to keep up with the latest information.

It is only with the ending of the Cold War that the issue of environmental hazards at many former nuclear testing sites around the world has attracted international scientific interest.

Soil physical measurements are essential for solving many natural resource management problems.

This book reviews the history and development of rhizobial ecology (diversity, function and interactions with the biotic and abiotic environments), evolution (genome diversification, systematics of symbiotic genes) and application.

This edited volume elucidates state-of-the-art information and provides new paradigms of soil health-based pathways for sustaining plantation crops and diversified systems.

The Guayana Highlands in northeastern tropical America, rising from lowland rain forests and savannas up to 3000 m elevation, are characterized by ancient tablelands called tepuis.

Multiphase systems dominate nearly every area of science and technology, and the method of volume averaging provides a rigorous foundation for the analysis of these systems.

This book presents an analysis of land and water resources in Siberia, initially characterizing the landscapes, their ecosystems, crucial processes, human impacts on soil and water quality, and the status quo of available research.

Agronomic crops have provided food, beverages, fodder, fuel, medicine and industrial raw materials since the beginning of human civilization.

Degradation of agricultural catchments due to water erosion is a major environmental threat at the global scale, with long-lasting destructive consequences valued at tens of billions of dollars per annum.

This Encyclopedia of Agrophysics will provide up-to-date information on the physical properties and processes affecting the quality of the environment and plant production.

Biofertilizer refers to the live or latent microbial inoculants capable of enhancing plant growth through direct and indirect mechanisms.