Soil science : : emerging technologies, global perspectives and applications / / edited by Michael Aide and Indi Braden.

Soil Science - Emerging Technologies, Global Perspectives and Applications describes recent research that illustrates the universal importance of understanding soil and soil's relationship to environmental stewardship and food security. Research supporting emerging technologies provides abiliti...

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Place / Publishing House:London : : IntechOpen,, [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (292 pages) :; illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Leveraging Soil Microbes with Good Farming Practices for Higher Soil Carbon Sequestration (SCS) and Farm Productivity 52
  • 2. Dissolved Organic Matter and Its Ultraviolet Absorbance at 254 Nm in Different Compartments of Three Forested Sites 18
  • 3. An Emerging Global Understanding of Arsenic in Rice (Oryza sativa) and Agronomic Practices Supportive of Reducing Arsenic Accumulation 32
  • 4. Precision Agriculture for Sustainable Soil and Crop Management 174
  • 5. Machine Learning, Compositional and Fractal Models to Diagnose Soil Quality and Plant Nutrition 257
  • 6. Applications of Thermo-TDR Sensors for Soil Physical Measurements 222
  • 7. Wetland Health in Two Agro-Ecological Zones of Lesotho: Soil Physico-Chemical Properties, Nutrient Dynamics and Vegetation Isotopic N15 165
  • 8. Evaluation of Soil Erosion and Its Prediction Protocols around the Hilly Areas of Mubi Region, Northeast Nigeria 177
  • 9. The "Groundwater Benefit Zone", Proposals, Contributions and New Scientific Issues 260
  • 10. Soil Degradation and the Human Condition, Including the Pandemic, Interactions, Causes, Impacts, Control Measures and Likely Future Prospects 130
  • 11. Scale-up of Mycorrhizal-Assisted Phytoremediation System from Technology Readiness Level 6 (Relevant Environment) to 7 (Operational Environment): Cost-benefits within a Circular Economy Context 201
  • 12. Generation of Mud Volcanic Systems Sourced in Dehydrated Serpentospheric Mantle: A 'Deep-to-Seep' Model for the Zechstein Salines-Kupferschiefer Cu-Ag Deposits 52
  • 13. Remediation of Soil Impacted by Heavy Metal Using Farm Yard Manure, Vermicompost, Biochar and Poultry Manure 81.