Bookedited by Muhammad Farooq, Michele Pisante.
Summary: This volume is a ready reference on sustainable agriculture and reinforce the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. It describes ecological sustainability of farming systems, present innovations for improving efficiency in the use of resources for sustainable agriculture and propose technological options and new areas of research in this very important area of agriculture. Sustainable agriculture integrates the concept of continuing improvement in agriculture productivity, profitability and competitiveness by sustainable management of natural resources. One the eve of declining natural resources, changing climate and increasing food demands, the shift from the existing intensive production system to a more sustainable system needs to be an evolving and continuing process. Within these two books, leading researchers in the field describe the principles, and synthesize recent advances and developments in sustainable agriculture research.
Contents:
Foreword
Preface
PART I INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
PART II ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY
Chapter 2 Integrating Conservation and Agriculture
Chapter 3 Microbial Applications for Sustainable Agriculture
Chapter 4 Innovation System Approach for Urban Agriculture
PART III RESOURCES USE EFFICIENCY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Chapter 5 Sustainable Soil Management
Chapter 6 Sustainable Water Management
Chapter 7 Sustainable Nutrient Management
Chapter 8 Alternative Fertilizers and Sustainable Agriculture
PART IV SUSTAINABLE PEST MANAGEMENT
Chapter 9 Sustainable Weed Management
Chapter 10 Sustainable Management of Insect-Pests
Chapter 11 Sustainable Management of Pathogens and Diseases
PART V GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP IMPROVEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Chapter 12 Conservation of Biodiversity and Genetic Resources
Chapter 13 New Breeding Techniques for Sustainable Agriculture
PART VI AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY IN CHANGING CLIMATE
Chapter 14 Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change
Chapter 15 Carbon Sequestration and Sustainable Agriculture
Chapter 16 Use of Biochar for Sustainable Agriculture
Chapter 17 Managing Drylands for Sustainable Agriculture
Chapter 18 Crop-Livestock Interaction for Sustainable Agriculture
PART VII USE OF IT TOOLS AND MODELLING FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Chapter 19 Information Technology for Sustainable Agriculture
Chapter 20 Spatializing Crop Models for Sustainable Agriculture
Subject index.