Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture: New Research and Strategies explores the various soil management techniques and the latest improvements in soil management. Taking a sustainable approach, the volume begins with an overview of the elementary concepts of soil management and then delves into new research and novel soil management tools and techniques.


Key features:




Explains how clays are a critical component in sustainable agriculture with respect to carbon sequestration in conjunction with its interaction with soil enzymes
Discusses potential utilization of microbes to mitigate crop stress
Presents resource conservation technologies and prospective carbon management strategiesCovers the use of smart tools for monitoring soils
Shares a number of nutrient management approaches
Explores nanotechnological interventions for soil management
Presents techniques for the remediation of soils contaminated by metals and pesticides


The recommendations and future research directions presented in this valuable book will be helpful to students, researchers, farmers, and policymakers from the disciplines of agronomy, soil science, and natural resource management around the world.