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Conservation Agriculture

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Editors:
  1. Muhammad Farooq

    1. Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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  2. Kadambot H. M. Siddique

    1. Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia

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  • Written by experts in the field
  • Presents recent advances in conservation agriculture research and development
  • Focuses on environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Conservation Agriculture: Concepts, Brief History, and Impacts on Agricultural Systems

      • Muhammad Farooq, Kadambot H. M. Siddique
      Pages 3-17

  3. Elements of Conservation Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Crop Rotations and Residue Management in Conservation Agriculture

      • Leonard Rusinamhodzi
      Pages 21-37

    3. Weed Management in Conservation Agriculture Systems

      • V.P. Singh, K.K. Barman, Raghwendra Singh, A.R. Sharma
      Pages 39-77

    4. Nutrient Management Perspectives in Conservation Agriculture

      • Christos Dordas
      Pages 79-107

    5. Farm Machinery for Conservation Agriculture

      • S. Mkomwa, P. Kaumbutho, P. Makungu
      Pages 109-131

    6. Insect Pest Management in Conservation Agriculture

      • Ahmad Nawaz, Jam Nazeer Ahmad
      Pages 133-155

  4. Modeling and Crop Improvement for Conservation Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Crop Breeding for Conservation Agriculture

      • Tariq Mahmood, Richard Trethowan
      Pages 159-179

    3. Modeling Conservation Agriculture

      • Bruno Basso, Ryan Nagelkirk, Luigi Sartori
      Pages 181-193

  5. Status of Conservation Agriculture: Some Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. Evolution and Adoption of Conservation Agriculture in the Middle East

      • Stephen Loss, Atef Haddad, Yaseen Khalil, Abdulsattar Alrijabo, David Feindel, Colin Piggin
      Pages 197-224

    3. Explaining Adoption and Measuring Impacts of Conservation Agriculture on Productive Efficiency, Income, Poverty, and Food Security in Syria

      • Y. A. Yigezu, A. Mugera, T. El-Shater, Colin Piggin, Atef Haddad, Yaseen Khalil et al.
      Pages 225-247

    4. Conservation Agriculture in South Asia

      • Hafeez-ur- Rehman, Ahmad Nawaz, Abdul Wakeel, Yashpal Singh Saharawat, Muhammad Farooq
      Pages 249-283

    5. Conservation Agriculture in Southeast Asia

      • Jean-Claude Legoupil, Pascal Lienhard, Anonh Khamhoung
      Pages 285-310

    6. Conservation Agriculture in Rainfed Areas of China

      • Lingling Li, Bill Bellotti, Renzhi Zhang, Hailin Zhang
      Pages 311-334

    7. Conservation Agriculture in Australia and New Zealand

      • P. R. Ward, Kadambot H. M. Siddique
      Pages 335-355

    8. Conservation Agriculture in Europe

      • G. Basch, T. Friedrich, A. Kassam, E. Gonzalez-Sanchez
      Pages 357-389
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About this book

Conservation agriculture—consisting of four components including permanent soil cover, minimum soil disturbance, diversified crop rotations and integrated weed management—is considered the principal pathway to sustainable agriculture and the conservation of natural resources and the environment. Leading researchers in the field describe the basic principles of conservation agriculture, and synthesize recent advances and developments in conservation agriculture research. This book is a ready reference on conservation agriculture and reinforces the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. The book describes various elements of conservation agriculture; highlights the associated breeding and modeling efforts; analyses the experiences and challenges in conservation agriculture in different regions of the world; and proposes some pragmatic options and new areas of research in this very important area of agriculture.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Farooq

  • Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia

    Kadambot H. M. Siddique

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Conservation Agriculture

  • Editors: Muhammad Farooq, Kadambot H. M. Siddique

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11620-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-11619-8Published: 12 December 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35055-4Published: 10 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-11620-4Published: 03 December 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 665

  • Number of Illustrations: 40 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Environmental Management, Soil Science & Conservation

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