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Soil Degradation, Conservation and Remediation
Khan Towhid Osman
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Description for Soil Degradation, Conservation and Remediation
Paperback. Soil is a fundamental resource that urgently needs to be protected and, where damaged, restored. This text gives readers a comprehensive understanding of soil conservation including its long-term benefits to agriculture and its role in terrestial ecosystems. Num Pages: 251 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, 18 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: RBGB; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
In view of the grave consequences of soil degradation on ecosystem functions, food security, biodiversity and human health, this book covers the extent, causes, processes and impacts of global soil degradation, and processes for improvement of degraded soils. Soil conservation measures, including soil amendments, decompaction, mulching, cover cropping, crop rotation, green manuring, contour farming, strip cropping, alley cropping, surface roughening, windbreaks, terracing, sloping agricultural land technology (SALT), dune stabilization, etc., are discussed. Particular emphasis is given to soil pollution and the methods of physical, chemical and biological remediation of polluted soils. This book will lead the reader from the basics ... Read more
In view of the grave consequences of soil degradation on ecosystem functions, food security, biodiversity and human health, this book covers the extent, causes, processes and impacts of global soil degradation, and processes for improvement of degraded soils. Soil conservation measures, including soil amendments, decompaction, mulching, cover cropping, crop rotation, green manuring, contour farming, strip cropping, alley cropping, surface roughening, windbreaks, terracing, sloping agricultural land technology (SALT), dune stabilization, etc., are discussed. Particular emphasis is given to soil pollution and the methods of physical, chemical and biological remediation of polluted soils. This book will lead the reader from the basics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Number of Pages
237
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789402402803
SKU
V9789402402803
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Soil Degradation, Conservation and Remediation
“The book … ‘give lucid accounts of the principal processes of soil degradation, its effects on soil quality, plant production and human health, and methods of improvement of degraded soils’. … the book is interesting to the graduate and undergraduate students in Soil Science, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as it provides complete aspect of soil degradation supplemented with many color ... Read more