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Innovations in Sustainable Agriculture

  • An informative volume written by international experts in the field
  • Presents recent advances in sustainable agriculture research and development
  • Focuses on environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

      • Muhammad Farooq, Abdul Rehman, Michele Pisante
      Pages 3-24
  3. Ecological Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
    2. Microbial Applications for Sustainable Agriculture

      • Aftab Afzal, Saeed A. Asad
      Pages 43-77
  4. Resources Use Efficiency for Sustainable Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
    2. Sustainable Soil Management

      • Fabio Stagnari, Angelica Galieni, Sara D’Egidio, Giancarlo Pagnani, Michele Pisante
      Pages 105-131
    3. Sustainable Water Management

      • Marcello Mastrorilli, Raffaella Zucaro
      Pages 133-166
    4. Sustainable Nutrient Management

      • Abdul Rehman, Aman Ullah, Faisal Nadeem, Muhammad Farooq
      Pages 167-211
    5. Alternative Fertilizers and Sustainable Agriculture

      • Muhammad Zahir Aziz, Muhammad Naveed, Tanveer Abbas, Sulman Siddique, Muhammad Yaseen
      Pages 213-245
  5. Sustainable Pest Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
    2. Sustainable Weed Management

      • Ali Ahsan Bajwa, Muhammad Jamal Khan, Prasanta Chitta Bhowmik, Michael Walsh, Bhagirath Singh Chauhan
      Pages 249-286
    3. Sustainable Management of Insect-Pests

      • Ahmad Nawaz, Muhammad Sufyan, Muhammad Dildar Gogi, Muhammad Wajid Javed
      Pages 287-335
    4. Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases

      • Davide Spadaro, Maria Lodovica Gullino
      Pages 337-359
  6. Genetic Resources and Crop Improvement for Sustainable Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 361-361
    2. New Breeding Techniques for Sustainable Agriculture

      • Alessandra Gentile, Stefano La Malfa
      Pages 411-437
  7. Agricultural Sustainability in Changing Climate

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 439-439

About this book

This volume is a ready reference on sustainable agriculture and reinforce the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. It describes ecological sustainability of farming systems, present innovations for improving efficiency in the use of resources for sustainable agriculture and propose technological options and new areas of research in this very important area of agriculture.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud, Oman

    Muhammad Farooq

  • Agronomy and Crop Sciences Research and Education Center, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy

    Michele Pisante

About the editors

Muhammad Farooq, Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Michele Pisante, Professor Chair, Agronomy and Crop Sciences Research and Education Center
Faculty of Biosciences and Agro-Food and Environmental Technology
University of Teramo, Italy

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Softcover Book USD 279.99
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