Instant Insights: Soil Erosion

Instant Insights: Soil Erosion

Alegbeleye, Dr G.; Crusciol, Dr Carlos Alexandre Costa; Bakshi, Dr Santanu; Dowdeswell Downey, Dr E.; Rickson, Prof R. J.; Amado, Prof Telmo Jorge Carneiro; Rickson, Professor Jane; Cooper, Dr S. E.; Banik, Dr Chumki; He, Dr Zhenli

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited

05/2022

166

Mole

Inglês

9781801464048

15 a 20 dias

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Chapter 1 - Mechanisms of soil erosion/degradation: Jane Rickson, Cranfield University, UK; 1 Introduction2 Soil erosion processes: overview and erosion by water3 Soil erosion processes: other mechanisms4 Consequences of soil erosion5 Relating soil erosion to crop productivity and sustainable agriculture6 Mitigating soil erosion: soil conservation7 Summary and conclusions8 Where to look for further information9 References
Chapter 2 The impact of heavy metal contamination on soil health: Santanu Bakshi and Chumki Banik, Iowa State University, USA; and Zhenli He, University of Florida, USA; 1 Introduction2 Current levels of soil contamination by heavy metals3 Natural and anthropogenic sources of heavy metals4 Chemical transformation of heavy metals in soils5 Bioavailability of heavy metals in soils6 Effects of heavy metals on soil health: soil chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology7 Effects of heavy metals on plant health and crop production8 Indicators of soil contamination9 Remediation of contaminated soil10 Conclusions and future trends11 References
Chapter 3 Advances in techniques to assess soil erodibility: R. J. Rickson, E. Dowdeswell Downey, G. Alegbeleye and S. E. Cooper, Cranfield University, UK; 1 Introduction2 Factors affecting soil erodibility3 Assessment of soil erodibility4 Future trends in research5 Conclusion6 Where to look for further information7 References
Chapter 4 Rehabilitating degraded and abandoned agricultural lands with Conservation Agriculture systems: Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil; Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil; Claudio Hideo Martins da Costa, Universidade Federal de Goias, Brazil; Otavio dos Anjos Leal, Catarinense Federal Institute, Brazil; and Luan Pierre Pott, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil; 1 Introduction2 Conservation Agriculture adoption in Brazil, mainly in Brazilian Southern region, as a tool to prevent and reverse soil degradation3 Case study 1: Integrated strategies for restoration of compacted and low productive soils under no-tillage system in Southern Brazil4 Case study 2: Strategies for soil quality improvement in crop-livestock integration under Conservation Agriculture in acidic tropical soils5 Conclusion6 Acknowledgements7 References
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soil degradation;soil depth;crop yields;erosion control;heavy metal pollution;soil health;soil contamination;bioavailability heavy metals;remediation;soil management;aggregate stability;experimental methods;Pastures;carbon sequestration;subsoil amelioration;soil decompaction;deep root systems;croplands;degraded land;Brazil