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Managing Soil Drought
About This Book
Global drylands, covering over 40% of Earth's land surface, are important among worldwide ecoregions and support large human and livestock populations. However, these ecologically sensitive ecoregions are undergoing a rapid transformation resulting from climate change, socioeconomic and political factors, increases in population, and ever-growing demands for goods and services.
Managing Soil Drought addresses basic processes and provides specific case studies throughout covering the protection, restoration, and sustainable management goals of global drylands under changing and harsh climatic conditions, including fragile and vulnerable ecosystems. The book is written by numerous researchers, academicians, practitioners, advocates, land managers, and policymakers involved in bringing about transformation in these regions important to human and nature. It includes information on basic strategies of sustainable management of global drylands aimed at improving water use efficiency through choosing appropriate species, developing new varieties, using organic and inorganic amendments, and scaling up innovative farming systems.
This volume in the Advances in Soil Sciences series is an essential read for development organizations and policymakers involved in improving crop productivity and sustainability in drought-prone regions; students, researchers, and academicians interested in sustainable management of water resources; and those involved in emerging concepts of regenerative agriculture, agroecology, and conservation agriculture.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Editor
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Enhancing Resilience to Pedological and Agronomic Droughts in Dryland Farming
- Chapter 2 Drought Management through Genetic Improvement in Dryland Cereals and Grain Legumes
- Chapter 3 Economic and Policy Issues of Drought Management
- Chapter 4 Soil, Water, and Nutrient Management in Drylands
- Chapter 5 Water Storage in the Rest Zone by Enhancing Soil Organic Matter Content in the Rest Zone
- Chapter 6 Drought Management in Soils of the Semi-Arid Tropics
- Chapter 7 Managing Drought in Semi-Arid Regions through Improved Varieties and Choice of Species
- Chapter 8 Engineering Abiotic Stresses in Crops by Using Biotechnological Approaches
- Chapter 9 Groundwaterâs Geochemical Status in Agricultural and Sustainable Use (Western Mitidja, Algeria)
- Chapter 10 Saharan Agriculture: Strategic Choice, Environmental Issues in a Perspective of Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture. Case of Northeastern Sahara of Algeria
- Chapter 11 Soil and Water Management by Climate Smart and Precision Agriculture Systems under Arid Climate
- Chapter 12 Managing Soil Drought in Agro-Ecosystems of North China Plains
- Chapter 13 Soil Drought and Human Health
- Chapter 14 Drought and Soil Structure
- Index