Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
1. Unfolding Food, Energy, and Water Nexus (Chittaranjan Ray, Sekhar Muddu, and Sudhirendar Sharma) -- 2. Resilience of Working Agricultural Landscapes (Shana M. Sundstrom, Jennifer Hodbod, and Craig R. Allen) -- 3. A Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for Nebraska: Livestock and Coal Loom Large (Eric R. Holley and Adam J. Liska) -- 4. Technologies for Enhancing Water Productivity in Irrigated Agriculture (Sarangi and M. Sekhar) -- 5. Virtual Water and Embodied Energy Flows Out of Nebraska Related to Trade in Corn (Mesfin M. Mekonnen) -- 6. State of Agriculture in Karnataka, India and a Case Study of Food, Energy and Water Nexus from the Kabini Observatory (Deepti B. Upadhyaya and Sekhar Muddu) -- 7. Sensor-Based Monitoring of Soil and Crop Health for Enhancing Input Use Efficiency (Rabi N. Sahoo) -- 8. Strategies to Improve Crop-Water Productivity (Vivek Sharma and Shiva Bhambota) -- 9. Limited Irrigation for Managing Declining Water Resources in the US High Plains (Bijesh Maharjan, Gary W. Hergert, and Saurav Das) -- 10. Understanding the Cultural Foundations of Water Institutions: Groundwater Management in Kansas, High Plains-Ogallala Aquifer (Rebekah Carnes and Matthew R. Sanderson) -- 11. Nitrogen Management for Improving Water, Energy, and Food Security (Brian T. Krienke, Daran R. Rudnick, Tsz Him Lo, and Xin Qiao) -- 12. Mobilization of Naturally Occurring Uranium in Groundwater Under Intensely Managed Farmland (Jeffrey P. Westrop, Daniel D. Snow, and Karrie A. Weber) -- 13. Nanotechnology at the Juncture of Water, Food, and Energy Nexus: Boon or Bane? (Arindam Malakar and Jennifer A. Cooper) |
Summary |
This edited volume presents food, energy, and water issues around the world in a nexus context. The chapters in the volume provide a linkage among food production for human and animal consumption and energy production and water use. Environmental, cultural and social dimensions in the context food and feed production are highlighted. Readers will compare and contrast issues in USA and India with different sizes of farms, cropping systems, and technology use. Adequate availability of water for food production and best practices to reduce water consumption appear to be common issues in both countries. The volume also examines water management institutions for their role in managing water, discusses ground water contamination issues at micro- and nano-scales from naturally occurring and anthropogenic contaminants in soil and irrigation water, and provides a conceptual framework about the management of agricultural landscapes. This work shows how technology can be used to optimize water use in agriculture best possible yields and balances the need for increased food production with water for environmental and ecological needs |
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Subject |
Environmental health.
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Water.
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Hydrology.
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Food supply -- India
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Food supply -- United States
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Agricultural industries -- Power supply -- India
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Agricultural industries -- Power supply -- United States
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Agricultural industries -- India -- Water-supply
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Agricultural industries -- United States -- Water-supply
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water (inorganic material)
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Food supply
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India
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Ray, Chittaranjan, editor
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Muddu, Sekhar, editor
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Sharma, Sudhirendar, editor
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ISBN |
9783030857288 |
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303085728X |
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