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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
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 4 8 7 - 1
Waste Management for Sustainable and Restored Agricultural Soil provides a holistic approach to various mechanisms of waste management for plant nutrients, highlighting the impor… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWaste 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.
- Focuses on understanding basic and applied aspects of waste management for sustainable agriculture and how nutrients may be made available through waste
- Presents a broad overview of the wastes generated and their sustainable management for restoration of soil health
- Highlights waste characteristics and nutrient releasing patterns during decomposition of waste
- 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
- No. of pages: 460
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 16, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780443184871
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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.
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Amitava Rakshit
MM
Murli Dhar Meena
MB
Marouane Baslam
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IM Rizwanul Fattah
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Su Shiung Lam
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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.