Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems (Hardcover)

Overview Understanding the Functioning and Management of Soil Systems; Norman Uphoff, Andrew S. Ball, Erick C.M. Fernandes, Hans Herren, Olivier Husson, Cheryl Palm, Jules Pretty, Nteranya Sanginga, Janice E. Thies Soil System Management in the Humid and Subhumid Tropics; Ana Primavesi Soil System Management in Temperate Regions; G. Philip Robertson, A. Stuart Grandy Soil System Management under Arid and Semi-Arid Conditions; Richard J. Thomas, Hanadi El-Dessougi, Ashraf Tubeileh Soil Agents and Processes The Soil Habitat and Soil Ecology; Thies, Julie M. Grossman Energy Inputs in Soil Systems; Ball The Rhizosphere: Contributions of the Soil ? Root Interface to Sustainable Soil Systems; Volker Romheld, Gunter Neumann The Natural Rhizobium ? Cereal Crop Association as an Example of Plant ? Bacteria Interaction; Frank B. Dazzo, Youssef G. Yanni The Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrihizas in Plant and Soil Health; Mitiku Habte Moving Up within the Food Web: Protozoa and Nematodes; Gregor W. Yeates, Tony Pattison Soil Fauna Impacts on Soil Physical Properties; Elisee Oue draogo, Abdoulaye Mando, Lijbert Brussaard Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Agroecosystems and in Plant Roots; Robert M. Boddey, Bruno J.R. Alves, Veronica M. Reis, Segundo Urquiaga Enhancing Phosphorus Availability in Low-Fertility Soils; Benjamin L. Turner, Emmanuel Frossard, Astrid Oberson Phytohormones: Microbial Production and Applications; Azeem Khalid, Muhammad Arshad, Zahir Ahmad Zahir Crop Genetic Responses to Management: Evidence of Root ? Shoot Communication; Autar K. Mattoo, Aref Abdul-Baki Allelopathy and Its Influence in Soil Systems; Suzette R. Bezuidenhout, Mark Laing Animals as Part of Soil Systems; Alice N. Pell Strategies and Methods Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Africa: From Knowledge to Implementation; Bernard Vanlauwe, Joshua J. Ramisch, Nteranya Sanginga Managing Soil Fertility and Nutrient Cycles through Fertilizer Trees in Southern Africa; Paramu L. Mafongoya, Elias Kuntashula, Gudeta Sileshi Biological Soil Fertility Management for Tree-Crop Agroforestry; Gotz Schroth, Ulrike Krauss Restoring Productivity to Degraded Pasture Lands in the Amazon through Agroforestry Practices; Fernandes, Elisa Wandelli, Rogerio Perin, Silas Garcia Direct-Seeded Tropical Soil Systems with Permanent Soil Cover: Learning from Brazilian Experience; Lucien Seguy, Serge Bouzinac, Husson Restoration of Acid Soil Systems through Agroecological Management; Husson, Seguy, Roger Michellon, Stephane Boulakia Conservation Agriculture and Its Applications in South Asia; Peter Hobbs, Raj Gupta, Craig Meisner Managing Soil Fertility on Small Family Farms in African Drylands; Michael Mortimore Restoring Soil Fertility in Semi-Arid West Africa: Assessment of an Indigenous Technology; Mando, Dougbedji Fatondji, Robert Zougmore, Brussaard, Charles L. Bielders, Christopher Martius Leguminous Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Sustainable Tropical Agroecosystems; Robert M. Boddey, Alves, Urquiaga Soil Biological Contributions to the System of Rice Intensification; Robert Randriamiharisoa, Joeli Barison, Uphoff Contributions of Managed Fallows to Soil Fertility Recovery; Erika Styger, Fernandes Green Manure/Cover Crops for Recuperating Soils and Maintaining Soil Fertility in the Tropics; Roland Bunch Compost and Vermicompost as Amendments Promoting Soil Health; Allison L.H. Jack, Thies Practical Applications of Bacterial Biofertilizers and Biostimulators; Rafael Martinez Viera, Bernardo Dibut Alvarez Inoculation and Management of Mycorrhizal Fungi within Tropical Agroecosystems; Ramon Rivera, Felix Fernandez Trichoderma: An Ally in the Quest for Soil System Sustainability; Brendon Neumann, Laing Evaluation of Crop Production Systems Based on Locally Available Biological Inputs; O.P. Rupela, C.L.L. Gowda, S.P. Wani, Hameeda Bee Bio-Char Soil Management on Highly Weathered Soils in the Humid Tropics; Johannes Lehmann, Marco Rondon Improving Phosphorus Fertility in Tropical Soils through Biological Interventions; Astrid Oberson, Else K. Bunemann, Dennis K. Friesen, Idupulapati M. Rao, Paul C. Smithson, Benjamin L. Turne, Emmanuel Frossard Profile Modification as a Means of Soil Improvement: Promoting Root Health through Deep Tillage; Nico Labuschagne, Deon Joubert Rhizosphere Management as Part of Intercropping and Rice?Wheat Rotation Systems; Liu Xuejun, Li Long, Zhang Fusuo Managing Polycropping to Enhance Soil System Productivity: A Case Study from Africa; Zeyaur Khan, Ahmed Hassanali, John Pickett Related Issues Effects of Soil and Plant Management on Crop Pests and Diseases; Alain Ratnadass, Michellon, Richard Randriamanantsoa, Seguy Revegetating Inert Soils with the Use of Microbes; Gail Papli, Laing Impacts of Climate on Soil Systems and of Soil Systems on Climate; Rattan Lal Economic and Policy Contexts for the Biological Management of Soil Fertility; Sara J. Scherr Village-Level Production and Use of Biocontrol Agents and Biofertilizers; B. Selvamukilan, R. Rengalakshmi, P. Tamizoli, Sudha Nair Measuring and Assessing Soil Biological Properties; Thies Approaches to Monitoring Soil Systems; David Wolfe Modeling Possibilities for the Assessment of Soil Systems; Ball, Diego De la Rosa Opportunities for Overcoming Productivity Constraints with Biologically-Based Approaches; Uphoff Issues for More Sustainable Soil System Management; Uphoff, Ball, Fernandes, Herren, Husson, Palm, Pretty, Sanginga, Thies