Author | : David Acreman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 83 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Land use |
ISBN | : 9780956195616 |
Author | : David Acreman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 83 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Land use |
ISBN | : 9780956195616 |
Author | : J.C. Dagar |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 2016-08-10 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 8132227700 |
The land degradation due to salinity and waterlogging is a global phenomenon, afflicting about one billion hectares within the sovereign borders of at least 75 countries. Besides staring at the food security, it has far reaching and unacceptable socio-economic consequences since a large proportion of this land is inhabited by smallholder farmers. The anthropogenic-environmental changes and the climate change are further adding to the problem of salinity and waterlogging. The phenomenon of sea-level rise will bring more areas under waterlogged salinity due to inundation by sea water. Thus, dealing with the salinity in reality is becoming a highly onerous task owing to its complex nature, uncertainty and differential temporal and spatial impacts. Nevertheless, with the need to provide more food, feed, fuel, fodder and fiber to the expanding population, and non-availability of new productive land, there is a need for productivity enhancement of these lands. In fact, the salt-affected and waterlogged lands cannot be neglected since huge investments have been made throughout the world in the development of irrigation and drainage infrastructure. The social, economic and environmental costs being high for theon-and/off-farm reclamation techniques, saline agriculture including agroforestry inculcated with modern innovative techniques, is now emerging as a potential tool not only for arresting salinity and waterlogging but for other environmental services like mitigate climate change, sequester carbon and biodiversity restoration. This publication attempts to address a wide range of issues, principles and practices related to the salinity involved in rehabilitation of waterlogged saline soils and judicious use of saline waters including sea water. Many of the site specific case studies typical to the saline environment including coastal ecologies sustaining productivity, rendering environmental services, conserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change have been described in detail. Written by leading researchers and experts of their own fields, the book is a must, not only for salinity experts but also for policy makers, environmentalists, students and educationists alike. More importantly, it contributes to reversing the salinity trends and teaches to sustain with salinity ensuring the livelihood of resource-poor farming families leaving in harsh ecologies including coastal areas which are more vulnerable to climate change.
Author | : David Acreman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Farms, Small |
ISBN | : 9780956195630 |
Author | : K. R. Krishna |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 189 |
Release | : 2013-02-19 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1926895444 |
Precision farming involves soil fertility and crop growth monitoring, electronic equipment, remote sensing, global information and positioning systems, computer models, decision support systems, variable-rate technology, and accurate recordkeeping. This book on precision techniques provides valuable information on instrumentation and methodology. It discusses the impact of precision techniques on soil fertility, nutrient dynamics, and crop productivity and highlights the application of GPS techniques to regulate fertilizer supply based on soil nutrient distribution and yield goals set by farmers. The book considers advances and examples from different agroecosystems from all continents.
Author | : John Woodforde |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 2023-07-21 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1000918874 |
First published in 1983, Farm Buildings gives a fascinating account of what has been happening in and around farm buildings since medieval times, and describes their structure, their function and their style. This is followed by a long section in which sixty-eight representative types of Welsh and English farm buildings are commented on by the author and illustrated by John Penoyre. John Woodforde emphasizes that just as people increasingly enjoy looking at old farm buildings, so too some farmers are coming to appreciate them with a new eye, noting that they possess in their yards assets whose value is greater in several ways than they used to think. This book will be of interest to students of architecture, history and agriculture.
Author | : Ishaani Priyadarshini |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2022-02-04 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1000530639 |
Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity are two emerging fields that have made phenomenal contributions toward technological advancement. As cyber-attacks increase, there is a need to identify threats and thwart attacks. This book incorporates recent developments that artificial intelligence brings to the cybersecurity world. Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: Advances and Innovations provides advanced system implementation for Smart Cities using artificial intelligence. It addresses the complete functional framework workflow and explores basic and high-level concepts. The book is based on the latest technologies covering major challenges, issues and advances, and discusses intelligent data management and automated systems. This edited book provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators. It presents and discusses the most recent innovations, trends and concerns as well as practical challenges and solutions adopted in the fields of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
Author | : Eric Kerridge |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1136603026 |
First Published in 2005. This book argues that the agricultural revolution took place in England in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and not in the eighteenth and nineteenth.
Author | : Leonard Lee Harter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1957 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : |