Irrigated Alfalfa Management for Mediterranean and Desert Zones

Irrigated Alfalfa Management for Mediterranean and Desert Zones
Author: Charles Gebbes Summers
Publisher: UCANR Publications
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2008
Genre: Alfalfa
ISBN: 9781601076083

[A publication designed to provide detailed, scientifically-based comprehensive information about the growth, production, management, and utilization of alfalfa grown under irrigation].

The California Nitrogen Assessment

The California Nitrogen Assessment
Author: Thomas P. Tomich
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2016-06-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520287126

"Collaborating Institutions: Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis, UC ANR Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, UC ANR Kearney Foundation of Soil Science, UC ANR Agricultural Issues Center, UC ANR California Institute for Water Resources, Water Science and Policy Center at UC Riverside."

Water Hyacinth

Water Hyacinth
Author: Shaohua Yan
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 478
Release: 2017-08-09
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1351647849

The water hyacinth is a disruptive factor in aquatic ecosystem management and ecosystem services, and causes problems in fisheries, transportation waterways, irrigation, hydropower generation, and water resources. To address these concerns, it is necessary to integrate past studies with current research and innovations to identify where the knowledge gap is and to creatively assess and solve the problems in a global context. This book provides comprehensive coverage of new research and technological innovations for the application of controlling, managing, harvesting, postharvest processing and utilizing the water hyacinth.

Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Soil

Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Soil
Author: Rahul Datta
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2019-08-24
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9811372640

Several textbooks and edited volumes are currently available on general soil fertility but‚ to date‚ none have been dedicated to the study of “Sustainable Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Soil.” Yet this aspect is extremely important, considering the fact that the soil, as the ‘epidermis of the Earth’ (geodermis)‚ is a major component of the terrestrial biosphere. This book addresses virtually every aspect of C and N cycling, including: general concepts on the diversity of microorganisms and management practices for soil, the function of soil’s structure-function-ecosystem, the evolving role of C and N, cutting-edge methods used in soil microbial ecological studies, rhizosphere microflora, the role of organic matter (OM) in agricultural productivity, C and N transformation in soil, biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and its genetics, plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs), PGPRs and their role in sustainable agriculture, organic agriculture, etc. The book’s main objectives are: (1) to explain in detail the role of C and N cycling in sustaining agricultural productivity and its importance to sustainable soil management; (2) to show readers how to restore soil health with C and N; and (3) to help them understand the matching of C and N cycling rules from a climatic perspective. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource for educators, researchers, and policymakers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students of soil science, soil microbiology, agronomy, ecology, and the environmental sciences. Gathering cutting-edge contributions from internationally respected researchers, it offers authoritative content on a broad range of topics, which is supplemented by a wealth of data, tables, figures, and photographs. Moreover, it provides a roadmap for sustainable approaches to food and nutritional security, and to soil sustainability in agricultural systems, based on C and N cycling in soil systems.

Biodiversity in Agriculture

Biodiversity in Agriculture
Author: Jack Rodney Harlan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 639
Release: 2012-02-23
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0521764599

Brings together research from a range of fields to address key questions relating to agriculture: its origins and long-term sustainability.

Natural Resources and Sustainability

Natural Resources and Sustainability
Author: Daniel E. Vasey
Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group
Total Pages: 550
Release: 2011-12-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1933782544

Natural Resources and Sustainability explores how human needs and desires, from sustenance and shelter to recreation and travel, have spurred the consumption of Earth's material resources. Scientists, ecologists, and other expert authors present the historical impact of commercial activities (in industries as varied as fisheries, agriculture, energy, and mineral extraction), discuss the global distribution and use of renewable and nonrenewable resources, and focus on innovative approaches for the future. Readers will learn why renewal doesn't necessarily put a resource beyond harm and why the no-free-lunch adage applies to all natural resources.

Alfalfa and Relatives

Alfalfa and Relatives
Author: Ernest Small
Publisher: NRC Research Press
Total Pages: 764
Release: 2011
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0660199793

Best known as an animal feed, Alfalfa Medicago sativa is one of the most important and widely produced livestock crops grown throughout the temperate world. "Alfalfa and Relatives: Evolution and Classification of Medicago" provides an in-depth introduction to the Medicago genus, exploring its evolution, breeding and adaptation. Not only are Alfalfa's agricultural and environmental benefits unsurpassed but, due to technological advances, this staple crop is now being developed as a source of human food extracts, pharmaceuticals, enzymes, industrial chemicals, and biofuels. Through this detailed text the authors define the ecological applications of the plant whilst carefully illustrating its economic value and its growing importance as a genetic resource

Ensilage

Ensilage
Author: Tomás Mitrík
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2023-09-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9086869114

The ensiling is an amazing biological process that has been helping people preserve feed for centuries. This book is unique because it provides a comprehensive view of the ensiling process and the silage itself in its entirety: it starts with fodder growing in the fields, proceeds through harvesting and conservation, and then ends with the intake of silage by animals. The book is very richly illustrated (more than 450 photographic shots and more than 170 illustrations and diagrams) and on this basis, its ambition is to explain the ensilage process to anyone who is interested in this process in any way. The book explains to managers the importance and the biological background of many details that fundamentally affect the success of the silage process. It offers professionals and researchers a wide range of detailed views on the ensiling process in practice and on the possibility of explaining new knowledge to the target group: silage producers themselves. This book will be of significant interest also to students and advisors of cattle nutrition and feed evaluation.