Advances in conservation agriculture. Volume 1, Systems and science / edited by Amir Kassam.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kassam, Amir, editor.

Series:

Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; 61.

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science ; 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural conservation.

Alternative agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 575 pages) : colour illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2020.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This volume summarises research on key components for successful Conservation Agriculture (CA). Chapters review the latest research on ways of optimising no-till techniques to minimise soil disturbance in relation to seeding, weeding and other operations Chapters also review ways to improve soil health in CA, including mulch cover, cover crops, rotations and intercropping. The book also includes case studies on optimising CA in particular systems, including rice, root, tuber and horticultural crops as well as integrating livestock in CA systems. The book concludes by looking at certification schemes and institutional support to promote good CA practice.

Contents:

1.The need for Conservation Agriculture / Amir Kassam and Lalia Kassam

2. Development of Conservation Agriculture systems globally / Amir Kassam, Rolf Derpsch and Theodor Friedrich

3. Conservation Agriculture Systems: soil health and landscape management / Don Reicosky

4. The role of no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance in Conservation Agriculture systems / Theodor Friedrich

5. The role and management of soil mulch and cover crops in Conservation Agriculture systems / A. Calegari, T. Tiecher, E. B. Wutke, L. B. dos S. Canalli, R. Bunch, and D. dos S. Rheinheimer

6. The role of crop and cropping system management in Conservation Agriculture systems / Peter Hobbs, Christian Thierfelder, Patrick Wall, Raj Gupta, and Ademir Calegari

7. Management of vegetable Conservation Agriculture systems / Jamil Abdalla Fayad, Jucinei José Comin, Alvaro Mafra, Claudinei Kurtz, Samira Jamil Fayad, Nuno Rodrigues Madeira, Darlan Marcheze, Leandro do Prado Wildner, Ademir Calegari, Arcangelo Loss, Cledimar Rogério Lourenzi, Monique Souza, and Guilherme Wilbert Ferreira

8. Managing perennial Conservation Agriculture systems: orchards, plantations and agroforestry / Amir Kassam, Emilio J. González- Sánchez, Sim Choon Cheak, Zaharah A. Rahman, Julio Roman-Vazquez, Francisco Marquez-Garcia, Rosa Carbonell-Bojollo, Oscar Veroz-Gonzalez and Dennis P. Garrity

9. Integration of crop-livestock in Conservation Agriculture systems / John N. Landers, Pedro Luiz de Freitas, Luiz Carlos Balbino, Júlio César Salton, and Robélio Leandro Marchão

10. Status of mechanization in Conservation Agriculture systems / Augusto Guilherme de Araújo, Brian Sims, Jack Desbiolles (University of South Australia, Australia), Denizart Bolonhezi, Enamul Haque, He Jin, Jamil Abdalla Fayad, Josef Kienzle, Leandro do Prado Wildner, Li Hongwen, Marcelo Zanella, Oussama El Gharras, Richard Bell, Roberto Peiretti, Saidi Mkomwa, Sjoerd Willem Duiker, and Theodor Friedrich

11. Certification schemes for Conservation Agriculture systems / Juliana Albertengo

12. Institutional and policy support for Conservation Agriculture uptake / Tom Goddard, Gottlieb Basch, Rolf Derpsh, Li Hongwen, He Jin, Muratbek Karabayev, Amir Kassam, Ken Moriya, Roberto Peiretti and Hendrik Smith.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78676-267-6

1-78676-266-8