Conservation agriculture

Muhammad Farooq, Kadambot H.M. Siddique

Research output: Book/ReportBook

106 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Number of pages665
ISBN (Electronic)9783319116204
ISBN (Print)9783319116198
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • General Environmental Science

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