Agroecological Approaches for Soil Health and Water Management

• Other Authors: Acharya, Bharat Sharma (Editor), Ghimire, Rajan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Technology, engineering, agriculture; land use change; tillage; fertilization; N2O fluxes; subtropical region; paddy field; soil organic carbon; denitrification decomposition (DNDC); climate change; biochar; food security; socio-economics benefits; sustainable agriculture; sustainable environment; evaluation of soil and water conservation; simulated rainfall events; soil denudation; water and sediment process; nitrogen; nitrate leaching; nitrous oxide; soil resilience; soil microbiome; regenerative agriculture; ecological ditch; agroforestry; conservation agriculture; Europe; North Africa; nutrient retention; organic agriculture; soil conservation; water conservation; sodium adsorption ratio; relative feed value, forage nutritive value; oat; alfalfa; forage crops; alternative water source; agriculture landscape; chlorophyll content of citrus; landscape position; soil properties; terraces; soil health indicators; grazing systems; permanganate oxidizable carbon; soil microbial biomass; carbon; isotopic signature; Mustang; natural abundance; nutrient sourcing; maize equivalent yield; nutrient loss; runoff; soil loss; slope; strip-intercropping; water use efficiency; structure optimization; carbon footprint; multi-objective linear programming; circular agriculture; hydrogel; soil quality; chemico-physical properties; sustainability; macronutrient; nutrient deficiency; nutrient uptake; site-specific nutrient management; soil organic matter; soil biodiversity; bacteria; fungi; microarthropods; diatoms; metataxonomic assays
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In the last century, innovations in agricultural technologies centered on maximizing food production to feed the growing population have contributed to significant changes in agroecosystem processes, including carbon, nutrients, and water cycling. There are growing concerns regarding soil fertility...