Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 29: Sustainable Soil Management: Preventive and Ameliorative Strategies

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This book addresses the threats that hamper the achievement of sustainable soil management: soil erosion by water and wind, soil organic carbon loss, nutrient imbalance, salinization, contamination, acidification, loss of soil biodiversity, surface sealing, compaction and water logging. The specific focus is on preventive and ameliorative strategies for sustainable soil management. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Environmental Microbial Health Under Changing Climates: State, Implication and Initiatives for High-Performance Soils (Bhabananda Biswas, Ramkrishna Nirola, Jayanta Kumar Biswas, Lily Pereg, Ian R. Willett, Ravi Naidu)....Pages 1-32 Deep Carbon Sequestration in Cropping Systems (Francesco Morari, Antonio Berti, Nicola Dal Ferro, Ilaria Piccoli)....Pages 33-65 Organic Matter Management in Cereals Based System: Symbiosis for Improving Crop Productivity and Soil Health ( Amanullah, Shah Khalid, Imran, Hamdan Ali Khan, Muhammad Arif, Abdel Rahman Altawaha et al.)....Pages 67-92 Impact of Mineral P Fertilization on Trace Elements in Cropland Soils (Heide Spiegel, Andreas Baumgarten, Georg Dersch, Erwin Pfundtner, Taru Sandén)....Pages 93-110 Remote Sensing and Sustainable Management of SOC in the Sahelian Area (Macoumba Loum, Alioune Badara Dieye, Mar Ndiaye, François Mendy, Samba Sow, Pape Nekhou Diagne)....Pages 111-124 Building Resilience Against Drought and Floods: The Soil-Water Management Perspective (Wim Cornelis, Geofrey Waweru, Tesfay Araya)....Pages 125-142 Back Matter ....Pages 143-144