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Author Someus, Edward

Title Food crop mineral deficiency and disturbance stress mitigation in temperate climatic regions by economical and environmental valorization of agricultural by-products / Edward Someus
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 132 pages) : illustrations
Contents FOOD CROP MINERAL DEFICIENCYAND DISTURBANCE STRESSMITIGATION IN TEMPERATE CLIMATICREGIONS BY ECONOMICALAND ENVIRONMENTAL VALORIZATIONOF AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS; FOOD CROP MINERAL DEFICIENCYAND DISTURBANCE STRESSMITIGATION IN TEMPERATE CLIMATICREGIONS BY ECONOMICALAND ENVIRONMENTAL VALORIZATIONOF AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS; GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS:THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL CONCERNSOF INTENSIVE CROP PRODUCTION; TRENDS IN FERTILIZER USE; THE ENERGY DEMAND OF INTENSIVE FARMING; ENERGY INTENSITY OF CHEMOSYNTHETIC FERTILIZATION
ENERGY INTENSIVE PRODUCTION OF MAJOR N FERTILIZERSNUTRIENT DISTURBANCE IN AGRICULTURAL ANDFOREST SOIL; THE IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN MINERALFERTILIZATION; ROLE OF NITROGEN IN PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF NITROGENFERTILIZERS; THE IMPORTANCE OF PHOSPHOROUS MINERALFERTILIZATION; THE PROBLEM WITH THE EFFECTIVENESSOF MINERAL FERTILIZERS; IMPORTANCE OF NUTRIENT BALANCE; PHOSPHATE ROCK IS A FINITE, NONRENEWABLENATURAL RESOURCE; THE INORGANIC CONTAMINATION OF PHOSPHATEROCK (PR) FERTILIZERS; THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK OF THE PHOSPHATEFERTILIZER INDUSTRY; SUMMARY OF PROBLEMS WITH RP
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION FROM INTENSIVEAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESIMPACT OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOLON AGRICULTURE; GLOBAL WARMING; IMPORTANCE OF SOM AND EFFECTS OF LOSSESOF SOIL CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSOF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; BOREAL FOREST WILD FIRE INVESTIGATIONS; EFFECTS OF BIOCHAR APPLICATION; TERRA PRETA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL WATER RETENTION; REDUCTION OF NUTRIENT LEACHING; HOW MUCH BIOCHAR CAN BE ADDED TO SOIL?; ENCHANCED SOIL MICROBIOLOGICALACTIVITY BY CHARCOAL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; BIOCHAR PRODUCTION; POTENTIAL AGROCARBON: BIOCHAR FOODSTOCKCHARACTERIZATION
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FOOD AND MEAT INDUSTRIALANIMAL BONE-BASED CHARCOALS:THE SOLUTION: INTEGRATED 3R-AGROCARBONTECHNOLOGYFOR RECYCLING AND ADDED VALUECARBON ECONOMY UPGRADING OF ORGANIC ANDINORGANIC AGRO BY-PRODUCTS; 3R-AGROCARBONAPPLICATION TARGETS, CONCEPTS AND PRIORITIES; 3R-AGROCARBON CARBON ECONOMY; DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE 3RAGROCARBON STRATEGIES FOR DIFFERENTCLIMATIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOIL CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY OF 3R-AGROCARBONTECHNOLOGY; 3R-AGROCARBON BENEFITS; ORGANIC AGROCARBON FARMING; CHARACTERISTICS AND DEFINITION OF ORGANIC FARMING; BENEFITS OF ORGANIC FARMING
PROTECTING SOIL RESOURCES AND COMBATINGCLIMATE CHANGEPRODUCT PERMIT EUAUTHORITY ANDCOMMERCIAL FIELD CULTIVATION TEST RESULTSFOR VALIDATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF3R-AGROCARBONAGRONOMIC ANDNUTRITION EFFECTIVENESS; AUTHORITY 2007 FIELD TEST CONDITIONS; Test Program I.; Test Program II.; Fertilization Practice; Irrigation Condtition; Assessment of the 3R-AGROCARBON Qualitative and Quantitative Effects; Results; CONCLUSION; FUTURE TRENDS; SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE; REFERENCES; INDEX
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Food crops -- Fertilizers -- Economic aspects
Food crops -- Fertilizers -- Environmental aspects
Organic wastes as fertilizer.
Agricultural wastes.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
Agricultural wastes
Organic wastes as fertilizer
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781612097398
1612097391