Soils and food security
by Harrison, Roy M. Hester, R. E., (Ronald E.)
Soil is essential to agriculture and a resource that cannot be replaced easily. Nevertheless, its importance to food production and the threats to its sustainability are ofter overlooked. This book, the 35th volume of Issues in Environmental Science and Technology, examines the current status of soils across the globe and their potential for food production to meet the needs of the world's population in the 21st Century. Threats, such as the degradation, pollution and erosion of soil are discu…
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- Full title :Soils and food security / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison.
Summary
Soil is essential to agriculture and a resource that cannot be replaced easily. Nevertheless, its importance to food production and the threats to its sustainability are ofter overlooked.
This book, the 35th volume of Issues in Environmental Science and Technology, examines the current status of soils across the globe and their potential for food production to meet the needs of the world's population in the 21st Century. Threats, such as the degradation, pollution and erosion of soil are discussed, along with the possible consequences of climate change for soil and food production.
As an ecosystem service, soil also serves to capture nutrients and sequester carbon, and these issues are discussed in the context of adding value to soil protection. The influence of modern agricultural techniques in enhancing soil productivity is also discussed. Throughout the book case studies support the discussion.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Royal Society of Chemistry
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xvii, 231 pages) : : illustrations, maps
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781849735438, 1849735433
- oclc:ocn827559496
- LC Classification:S591
- Dewey Decimal:631.4
Table of Contents
Soils and food security: challenges and opportunities / Peter J. Gregory -- Global soils: preserving the capacity for food production / Luca Montanarella -- Soil natural capital and ecosystem service delivery in a world of global soil change / David A. Robinson [and others] -- The evaluation and reporting of soils in sustainable agriculture and food systems / Alfred E. Hartemink, Amanda L. Raster and Molly J. Jahn -- Agrobiodiversity and potential use for enhancing soil health in tropical soils of Africa / Fredrick O. Ayuke [and others] -- Organic matter availability and management in the context of integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa / B. Vanlauwe -- Climate change and forest dynamics: a soils perspective / Wendy Peterman and Dominique Bachelet -- Plant nutrients / David A.C. Manning -- Soil physical degradation: threats and opportunities to food security / Paul D. Hallet, Kenneth W. Loades and Julia Krümmelbein.
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