Effects of crop rotations and intercropping on soil health
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Effects of crop rotations and intercropping on soil health

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Effects of crop rotations and intercropping on soil health

About this book

There has been an increasing interest in evaluating the health of soil resources motivated by the growing cognizance that soil is a critically important component of the earth's biosphere, playing an important functional role not only in producing food and fibre, but also in maintaining ecosystem services and global environmental quality. There was a great deal of concern in developing management practices that improve the capacity of the soil to perform its various functions by identifying the physical, chemical and biological soil attributes and by quantifying the changes in the state of soil resulting from different agronomic practices. The goal of this chapter is to discuss the effects of crop rotation and intercropping management practices that are relevant to productivity and their impact on soil health enhancement and stability. This chapter will also attempt to contribute holistic appreciations of the importance of leguminous crops and soil organic matter in maintaining healthy soils, sustaining crop productivity and enhancing biodiversity.

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Yes, you can access Effects of crop rotations and intercropping on soil health by Gilbert G. Sigua in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Tecnologia e ingegneria & Agronomia. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Defining soil health
  3. 3 Indicators of soil health
  4. 4 The roles of soil organic matter in soil health
  5. 5 Managing soil health: crop rotation
  6. 6 Managing soil health: intercropping
  7. 7 Nitrogen fixation and transfer in crop rotation and intercropping
  8. 8 Summary and future trends
  9. 9 Where to look for further information
  10. 10 References