World soil resources and food security
By: editors: Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart
Series: Advances in soil science -- v. 18; Advances in soil science (Boca Raton, Fla.) -- v. 18.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781439844502
Subjects: Soil science; Food security
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sustainable management of soil resources and food security / R. Lal and B. A. Stewart; title: Global food situation and unresolved and emerging issues / Sahla Shapouri, S. Rosen, S. Allen; title: World soil resources: opportunities and challenges / H. Eswaran, P.F. Reich, E. Padamanabhan; title: Soil resources and human adaptation in forest and agricultural ecosystem in humid Asia / S. Fukawa ... [et al.]; title: Pedogenic acidification in upland soils under different bio climatic conditions in humid Asia / S. Fukawa ... [et al.]; title: Soil resources affecting food security and safety in South Asia / T.J. Purkayastha ... [et al.]; title: Formations and management of cracking clay soils (vertisols) to enhance crop productivity: Indian experience / K. Pal, T. Bhattacharyya, S.P. Wani; title: The role of nuclear isotopic techniques in sustainable land management: achieving food security and mitigating impacts of climate change / L. Nguyen ... [et al.]; title: New paradigm to unlock the potential of rainfed agriculture in the SAT / S.P. Wani ... [et al.]; title: Land degradation / F.O. Nachtergaele, M. Petri, R. Biancalani; title: Where do we stand, twenty years after the assessment of nutrient balance in Sub Saharan Africa / E.M.A. Smaling ... [et al.]; title: Research needs for credible data on soil resources and degradation / R. Lal.