Agricultural Waste
eBook - ePub

Agricultural Waste

Threats and Technologies for Sustainable Management

  1. 360 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Agricultural Waste

Threats and Technologies for Sustainable Management

About this book

This volume focuses on tackling the harmful impact of agricultural waste with the use of sustainable practices, bio-techniques, and new technologies that either make use of the waste as a raw material or convert the waste into a useful resource that can help achieve environmental sustainability.

The agriculture sector is one of the major producers of waste around the world. These wastes are produced at various stages of the various processes in the agricultural industry. Agricultural practices such as mechanical tillage, mono-cropping, application of agro-chemicals, irrigation with waste and industrial waters affect soil health and productivity. The resulting agricultural wastes can have a deleterious impact on the different components of the environment, resulting in harmful problems that pose a huge risk to ecological stability.

The book investigates the sources and impacts of agri-waste on the environment and goes on to offer effective techniques, processes, and sustainable practices that can be implemented for effective agricultural waste management. Chapters also discuss a selection of innovative engineering-based technologies. The volume includes discussions of many remediation techniques, such as the use of biofertilizers, biocontrol agents, vermicomposting, green chemistry, microbial interventions, and more. The book explores the various uses of agri-waste with special emphasis on their applications in the plant-soil system.

This book is a valuable reference source for academicians, professionals, researchers, students, and policymakers who are interested in the innovative management of the agricultural waste.

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Yes, you can access Agricultural Waste by Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Humaira Qadri, Moonisa Aslam Dervash, Rouf Ahmad Bhat,Khalid Rehman Hakeem,Humaira Qadri,Moonisa Aslam Dervash in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Agricultural Public Policy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. About the Editors
  7. Contents
  8. Contributors
  9. Abbreviations
  10. Preface
  11. 1. Agricultural Waste: Sources, Implications, and Sustainable Management
  12. 2. Agricultural Wastes and Its Applications in Plantā€‘Soil Systems
  13. 3. Impact of Agriculture on Soil Health
  14. 4. Global Scenario of Remediation Techniques to Combat Pesticide Pollution
  15. 5. Woodchip Bioreactors for Nitrate Removal in Agricultural Land Drainage
  16. 6. Biocontrol Agents in Organic Agriculture
  17. 7. The Science of Vermicomposting for Sustainable Development
  18. 8. Consolidation of Green Chemistry into Biorefineries: A Pavement for Green and Sustainable Products
  19. 9. Microbial Interventions and Biochemistry Pathways for Degradation of Agricultural Waste
  20. 10. Values of Biofertilizers
  21. 11. Alternatives to Synthetic Fertilizers
  22. 12. Mushroom Cultivation Technology for Conversion of Agroā€‘Industrial Wastes into Useful Products
  23. 13. An Essay on Some Biotechnological Interventions in Agricultural Waste Management
  24. 14. Bioremediation Technologies for the Management of Agricultural Waste
  25. Index