Enhancing Soil Health to Mitigate Soil Degradation

• Main Author: Douglas L. Karlen (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Charles W. Rice (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: Environmental economics; visual soil assessment; soil resource management; soil quality; landscape management; soil health; soil degradation; soil security; sustainable agriculture; conservation agriculture
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Five of the top ten problems facing humanity (http://cnst.rice.edu/content.aspx?id=246) over the next 50 years (food, water, energy, environment and poverty) are directly related to the health of soil resources. Several different factors, including: (a) excessive tillage; (b) inappropriate crop rota...