Innovative Soil-Plant Systems for Sustainable Agricultural Practices
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey
Contributors: Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknik Araştırma Kurumu
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9789264099722
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Description: Interest in the quality and health of soil has grown with the recognition that soil is vital not only to production of food and fibre, but also to the smooth functioning of the ecosystem, and overall environmental stability. Strategies for sustainable management include conserving essential soil components, minimising erosion, balancing production with environmental needs, and making better use of renewable resources.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Suleyman Taban; title: Preface by Francoise Coudert; title: I. Sustainable Agriculture: Plant Diversity and Soil Rhizosphere; title: -Root Architecture and Nutrient Capture: The Complex Riddle of What Constitutes Optimality of Root Form and Function by V. Dunbabin, Z. Rengel, and A. J. Diggle; title: Combining Remote Sensing and Crop Growth Modeling for Early Warning Applications by P. M. Driessen and D. Rugege; title: Approaches to Multi-Scale Agroecological Zoning and ICARDA's Mandate Region by E. de Pauw; title: Strategies for Cultivar Selection and Site Specific Fertilization to Reduce Crop Sensitivity in Production Limiting Soil Conditions by G. W. Hergert, W. B. Stevens, and J. L. Petersen; title: Physiological and Genetic Aspects of Zinc Deficiency in Cereals by I. Cakmak; title: Genotypic Differences in Nitrogen Use in Efficiency in Crop Plants by W. J. Horst, T. Behrens, H. Heuberger, M. Kamh, g. Reidenbach, and F. Wiesler; title: Plant Carbon and Nitrogen Contributions to the Formation and Function of Soil Aggregation Processes in Sustainable Agroecosystems by A.J.M. Smucker, Y. Kavdir, C. J. Dell and D. P. Rasse; title: Carbon Sequestration for Mitigation of Environmental Degradation by A. R. Mermut; title: II. Sustainable Agriculture: Biodiversity and Soil Health; title: -The Links between Microbial Diversity and Soil Functions by P. Nannipieri, J. Ascher, M. T. Ceccherini, L. Landi, G. Pietramellara and G. Renella; title: Microbial Signatures for Crop Production Systems by R. A. Drijber; title: Plant Diversity and Microbial Diversity: The Role of Rhizosphere by J.M. Lynch; title: Effects of Land-Use System and Land-Use Change on Soil Enzymatic Activities by M. Kimury and A. K. Salam; title: Bio-Policy: A Prerequisite for Sustainable Agriculture by A. V. Arvanitis; title: Soil Health: Agent of Sustainable Management and Environmental Remediation by J.W. Doran; title: Sustainable Land Use in Semiarid Areas as a Tool to Preserve Soils: Edaphodiversity and Environmental Protection by A. Faz-Cano; title: The Risks and Benefits Associated with Utilising Composts from Municipal Solid Waste in Agriculture by J. Drozd; title: Changes in Physical and Physico-Chemical Properties of Sandy Soil Amended with Composted Municipal Solid Wastes by J. Weber, M. Licznar, and J. Drozd; title: The Effect of Organic Amendment on Native Soil Humic Substances, with Empahsis on the Useof Olive-OIl Mill Wastewaters by N. Senesi, G. Burnetti and V. La Ghezza; title: Heavy Metal Pollution in Soils and Plants in Conditions of Slovakia by J. Kobza; title: III. Environmental Assessment, Proper Land Use, and Combating Land Degradation; title: -Environmental and Socio-Economic Implications of Government Land Management Systems by J. S. Schepers; title: Soil and Land Concepts in the Environmental Impact Assessment: A Case Study for Sugozu Power Plant by C. Yurteri, E. Akca, A. Korur, A. Karaca and I. Unver; title: Land Degradation Problems: Assessment of Sediment Transport by D. Gabriels, W. Schiettecatte, C. Mannaerts, G. Erpul, J. Biesemans, and D. L. Norton; title: Wind-Driven Rain Erosion by G. Erpul, D. L. Norton and D. Gabriels; title: The Application of Remote Sensing and Terrain Modeling to Soil Characterization by E. Dobbs; title: Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies in Land Resource Studies - Selected Examples from Anatolia by I. Bayramin, H. S. Ozturk, O. Dengiz and O. Baskan; title: Brownfields Redevelopment from Urban Blight to Urban Renewal by C. Yapijakis, and G. del Cerro; title: Scaling Up the Results of 1D-Simulation Models by J. Batle-Sales; title: Geostatistical Analysis of the 3-D Variability of Soil Nitrate-Nitrogen by M. van Meirvenne, K. Maes, and G. Hofman; title: IV. Efficient Management Practices; title: -Strategies for Improved Water Use Efficiency in the Dry Areas by M. Pala and T. Y. Oweis; title: Advanced Salinity Management Concepts in Agriculture with Limited Water Resources: An Overview by D. L. Suarez; title: An Overview of Measurement Techniques and Modeling Approaches of Agrochemicals Transport in the Vadoze Zone by C. Duwig and M. Vauclin; title: Preferential Flows and Solute/Colloid Transport in Porous Media by C.J. G. Darnault, T. S. Steenhuis, J.Y. Parlange, and P.Baveye; title: Assessment of Leaching Risks of Residual N Fertilisers Applied to Wheat in a Mediterranean type Environment by C. Kirda and R. Derici; title: Mimimising Losses of Nitrogen from Intensive Agricultural Systems by K. W. T. Gouilding; title: Phosphorus Fertilizer Use in Dryland Agriculture: The Perspective from Syria by J. Ryan