Waste Management for Sustainable and Restored Agricultural Soil

1st Edition - June 16, 2024
Editors: Vijay Singh Meena, Amitava Rakshit, Murli Dhar Meena, Marouane Baslam, IM Rizwanul Fattah, Su Shiung Lam, James Seutra Kaba
Language: English
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Waste Management for Sustainable and Restored Agricultural Soil provides a holistic approach to various mechanisms of waste management for plant nutrients, highlighting the importance of improving plant growth, nutrient concentration, and system sustainability for enhancing crop production and achieving desired environmental goals. Covering a broad overview of different kinds of wastes and waste recycling methods and sustainable management for soil health, this book focuses on both basic and applied aspects of waste management for sustainable agriculture and how nutrients are made available through waste.

Academics, professionals, researchers and policymakers working in the fields of safe waste management for potential use in agricultural crop production will benefit from this book.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
About the editors
Chapter 1. Status and challenges of global soil health management
1. Introduction
2. Chronology of soil health
3. Importance of soil health
4. Management of soil health
5. Drivers of soil health
6. Challenges
7. Monitoring and assessment tools
8. Future perspectives
9. Conclusion
Chapter 2. Waste management for healthy agricultural production system
1. Introduction
2. Waste management for healthy agricultural production system (case studies)
3. Concluding remarks
Chapter 3. Impact of municipal solid waste on the environment, soil, and human health
1. Introduction
2. Current status of municipal solid waste generation in India
3. Classification and composition of municipal solid waste
4. Management options of municipal solid waste
5. Environmental and health impacts of municipal solid waste
6. Impact of municipal solid waste on human health
7. Impact of municipal solid waste on soil health
8. Conclusion
Disclosure statement
Chapter 4. Long-term integrated plant nutrition system to achieve soil sustainability and nutritional security
1. Introduction
2. Soil management practices, climate change, and UN-SDGs
3. Nutrient supply options and carbon sustainability
4. Nutrient supply options and phosphorous (P) availability
5. Nutrient supply options and sulfur (S) availability
6. Nutrient supply options and soil sustainability
7. Nutrient supply options and crop productivity
8. Conclusion
Chapter 5. Use of nutrient enriched compost in soil–crop management
1. Introduction
2. Composting process
3. Composting methods
4. Recycling of farm waste, crop residues, and weed biomass for enriched compost
5. Compost enrichment by nutrients
6. Methods of nutrient-enriched compost application in crop management
7. Effects on crops and soils
8. Benefits
9. Some major problems are raised during composting
10. Conclusion
Chapter 6. Role of effective rhizobacteria in composting and crop sustainability
1. Introduction
2. Beneficial soil microbes and soil health
3. Ways of composting
4. Composting processes
5. Microbiological ecology in composting
6. Biological soil management techniques and anaerobic soil disinfestation
7. Microbial soil populations for sustainable green roofs
8. Bacterial strains and antibiotic resistance genes and PGPR characteristics
9. Plant stress tolerance
10. Immune system activation and biocontrol
11. Plant disease management
12. Invasion by exogenous Bacillus spp. on endophytic microbiota
13. Microbe–plant cross-signaling
14. Impact of beneficial microbes on soil quality
15. Microbes in N-cycling
16. Microbes in plant productivity
17. Microbes in bioremediation of pollutants
18. Microbes in carbon input activities/sequestration of carbon
19. Conclusions
20. Outlooks for the future
Chapter 7. Prospective manipulation of plant growth-promoting bacteria as biofertilizers and biopesticides in agriculture
1. Introduction
2. Application of PGPRs as biofertilizers and biopesticides
3. Characteristics of PGPRs required for their use as biofertilizers and biopesticides
4. Biocontrol potentials and suppression of plant pathogens
5. Role in waste management
6. Issues and prospects
7. Conclusion
Chapter 8. Crop residue: Status, distribution, management, and agricultural sustainability
1. Introduction
2. Status and distribution of crop residues
3. Why do crop residues need proper management?
4. Management of crop residues
5. Policies and government interventions for managing crop residue
6. Overall strategy for crop residue management
7. Role of crop residue management in agricultural sustainability
8. Future scope
9. Conclusion
Chapter 9. Biochar aspects in the sustainability of agriculture and environment
1. Introduction
2. Physicochemical characteristics of BC
3. Effect of BC on soil health
4. Role of BC in agricultural and environmental sustainability
5. BCs and the United Nation's SDGs
6. Present constraints of BC applications
7. Conclusion and future outlooks
Chapter 10. Impact of biochar on soil, crop, and climate sustainability
1. Biochar and its properties
2. Biochar and soil properties
3. Biochar and crop production
4. Biochar and climate change mitigation
5. Ecosystem of biochar market and its barriers
6. Conclusion and way forward
Chapter 11. Long-term effect of organic manures on soil management and sustainable crop production
1. Introduction
2. Historic developments of long-term experiments
3. Fertility status and nutrient balance in soils
4. Nutrient potentials of organic resources
5. Organic manure definition/concept
6. Long-term effects of organic manures on crop productivity
7. Long-term effects of organic manures on soil health
8. Long-term effects of organic manures on NUE
9. Conclusions
Chapter 12. Application of agricultural waste in soil: State of the art
1. Introduction
2. Benefit from agricultural waste
3. Use of agricultural wastes in different forms in soil and their effect
4. Challenges in use of agricultural waste
5. Future perspectives on the use of agricultural wastes
6. Conclusion
Chapter 13. Opportunities and challenges of sewage sludge and its health risk assessment
1. Introduction
2. Impact of sewage sludge on different properties of the soil
3. Impacts of sewage sludge on microorganisms
4. Impacts of sewage sludge on soil enzymatic activities
5. SARS-CoV-2 in sewage
6. Transmission of coronavirus through irrigation
7. What is the strength/capacity of COVID-19 in wastewater?
8. Transmission of coronavirus through biosolids
9. Conclusion
Chapter 14. Nanotechnological applications in agro-waste management with special reference to Indian agricultural sector
1. Introduction
2. What are agricultural wastes?
3. Agricultural waste management techniques
4. Agricultural waste valorization using nanotechnology
5. Conclusion
Chapter 15. Waste to wealth: Agricultural prospect
1. Introduction
2. Conclusion
Chapter 16. Conservation agriculture practices for carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation
1. Introduction
2. Conservation agriculture
3. Global CA area, extent, and distribution
4. Conservation agriculture and carbon sequestration
5. Conservation agriculture and greenhouse gas mitigation
6. Conclusions
Chapter 17. The altered crop pattern and livelihoods in changing climate
1. Introduction
2. Global agricultural scenario
3. Food demand and production
4. International trade
5. Natural resources
6. Present cropping pattern (agricultural and horticultural) in different zones
7. Prevalent cropping systems
8. Cropping systems of irrigated ecosystem
9. Main climate changes of importance for the agriculture sectors
10. Impact of climate change on tropical fruit production system
11. Banana
12. Citrus
13. Litchi
14. Mango
15. Guava
16. Aonla
17. Grape
18. Genetic resources
19. Food security threats and solutions in the context of climate change
20. Economic and social consequences
21. Impact on agricultural incomes, observed and projected
22. Impact on food prices, trade, and investments
23. Impacts of extreme events, climate-related disasters
24. Impacts on food security and nutrition
25. Availability
26. Access
27. Utilization
28. Stability
29. Conclusions
Chapter 18. Indigenous technical knowledge integration in organic farming
1. Introduction
2. Understanding and overview of indigenous technical knowledge
3. Significance of ITK in organic farming
4. Historical context of ITK and its connection to local ecosystems
5. The holistic approach of ITK and its alignment with organic farming principles
6. Incorporating indigenous technical knowledge into agricultural research
7. Limitations of ITK in organic farming
8. Conclusions
Index

Vijay Singh Meena

Dr. Vijay Singh Meena has made remarkable contributions in the field of agricultural research, aligning his efforts with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Particularly, his work focuses on evaluating and promoting climate-resilient technologies for diverse cropping systems, directly contributing to SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 13 (Climate Action).

His expertise lies in optimizing input usage, fostering carbon-neutral farming practices, and enhancing productivity and profitability in agriculture, which are integral to achieving SDG 2 by ensuring food security and promoting sustainable agriculture. Furthermore, his initiatives in evaluating climate-resilient technologies align with SDG 13 by addressing climate change impacts and promoting adaptation measures in agriculture.

Dr. Meena's academic background in Soil Science and Cropping System Management, coupled with his extensive research experience, has equipped him with a profound understanding of cropping systems. His expertise in input optimization, quantitative cropping systems analysis, and soil health management has significantly contributed to improving livelihoods in South Asia, thus supporting SDG 1 (No Poverty) and SDG 2.

Furthermore, Dr. Meena has been recognized for his scientific excellence, receiving prestigious awards such as the INSA Young Scientist Award and the IASWC Budding Scientist Award, which further highlights his contributions towards achieving the SDGs. In summary, Dr. Vijay Singh Meena's outstanding achievements, leadership abilities, and commitment to agricultural innovation directly contribute to advancing the SDGs, particularly SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 13 (Climate Action), and make him a valuable asset in promoting climate-resilient agriculture and sustainable food systems.

Affiliations and expertise

ICAR

Amitava Rakshit

Amitava Rakshit is a faculty member of the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. His research areas include nutrient use efficiency, simulations modelling, organic farming, integrated nutrient management, and bioremediation. His consulting capabilities are composting techniques, soil health management, and input quality control. He is currently the Chief Editor of the International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Biotechnology. He is a member of the Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition of FAO, Rome, and the Commission on Ecosystem Management of International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Affiliations and expertise

Faculty Member, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India

Murli Dhar Meena

Murli Dhar Meena worked on sustainable management of municipal solid waste, industrial waste and crop residues with enrichment of local sources of nutrients and use as an alternative of costly chemical fertilizers for maintaining soil health as well as improving crop productivity. He also developed low-cost organic fertilizers by using municipal solid waste and locally available low-grade sources of nutrients and make them available to plants through composting technology. Major findings are restoration of soil fertility by means of using organic sources of nutrients along with recommended dose of chemical fertilizers, nutrients availability as well as soil health and crop yield was significantly higher than alone use of costly chemical fertilizers. He developed low-cost organic amendments for reclamation of salt-affected soils as an alternative of chemical amendments.

Affiliations and expertise

Scientist, ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research, Sewar, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Marouane Baslam

BASLAM Marouane is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, at the Niigata University (Niigata, Japan). He earned his PhD from Navarra University (Spain), followed by postodoctoral work at The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC, Spain). Dr Baslam’s first interest is to screen for new biostimulants/bioprotectors agents/compounds by exploring natural sources as new solution to change the future of agriculture and to ensure food security while preserving natural resources and providing business opportunities for farmers. He uses a wide range of cutting-edge biochemical, physiological, and genetic techniques to investigate plant-microorganism and plant-volatile compounds interactions. In addition, Dr Baslam investigates environmentally-friendly tools that secure improved crop performance, nutrient efficiency, quality/functionality, and yield stability under optimal and sub-optimal growing conditions (e.g., salinity, drought, nutrient deficiency and toxicity, heavy metal contaminations). He also explores potential contributions of the effect and the molecular and physiological mechanisms governing any increases in yield and/or quality/functionality.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor Faculty of Agriculture - Niigata University Ikarashi, Nishi-ku, Niigata, Japan

IM Rizwanul Fattah

Dr. IMR Fattah is a postdoctoral fellow in the School of ISM, Faculty of Engineering and IT at the University of Technology Sydney where he is researching the effective use of waste for sustainable energy applications. His research interests stem from the Ph.D. in the combustion of renewable fuels completed at the University of New South Wales in 2019 where he focussed on the reduction of emissions (particularly PM/soot) from diesel combustion. He is actively engaged in the field by publishing over 50 articles and gaining over 4500 citations of his works. He is serving as an Editorial board member at Energies and managing three special issues as 'Guest Editor'. He has also peer-reviewed over 150 journal articles throughout his career. Dr. IMR Fattah would like to remain at the forefront of research in the field of renewable and sustainable energy.

Affiliations and expertise

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of ISM, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Su Shiung Lam

Prof. Lam holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge University, and is currently a Professor and the Deputy Director of International Centre of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu.He leads a research group working mainly on Chemical & Environmental Engineering, focusing on Waste & Biomass Utilization, Thermal Process (Pyrolysis, Gasification, Microwave Heating), Clean Technology. Lam is active in research on the application of pyrolysis and microwave heating in transforming waste and biomass into energy, green chemicals, valued-added products applicable to industry and environmental protection.He has secured 29 research grants, both international and in Malaysia, publishing over 230 papers, some of which are published in journals such as Lancet, Nature, Science, and Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, receiving a H-index of 43 and >5000 citations in Google Scholar, and file patent and commercialize inventions from his research team.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture & Fisheries (AKUATROP) of UMT, Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) for Future Food, Malaysia

James Seutra Kaba

Dr. James Seutra Kaba is a distinguished Agronomist and Agroforestry Scientist affiliated with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana. With a strong background in agronomy and agroforestry, Dr. Kaba is committed to advancing sustainable agricultural practices in Ghana and beyond.

At KNUST, Dr. Kaba contributes to research, teaching, and outreach activities aimed at promoting agroforestry systems and improving agricultural productivity while preserving natural resources. His research interests include soil fertility management, crop diversification, and the integration of trees into farming systems to enhance resilience and sustainability.

Through his expertise and dedication, Dr. Kaba plays a crucial role in training the next generation of agricultural professionals and developing innovative solutions to address food security challenges in Ghana and other regions. His contributions to agronomy and agroforestry science have earned him recognition and respect both locally and internationally.

Affiliations and expertise

Agronomist and Agroforestry Scientist College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Ghana

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Vijay Singh Meena

Amitava Rakshit

Murli Dhar Meena

Marouane Baslam

IM Rizwanul Fattah

Su Shiung Lam

James Seutra Kaba