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Crop Rotation

An Approach to Secure Future Food

von: Samiha Ouda, Abd El-Hafeez Zohry, Tahany Noreldin
160,49 €
Verlag:	Springer
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	06.12.2018
ISBN/EAN:	9783030053512
Sprache:	englisch

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Titelbeschreibung

This book tackles the issue of using crop rotation to increase food production and secure it for the growing population of the future.  Crop rotation can be a solution of food gaps in the developing counties. Crop rotation plays an important role in attaining soil sustainability and in controlling pests and weeds.  It can alleviate damage caused by climate change by reducing losses in productivity of the crops, minimizing soil fertility loss and increase irrigation water productivity.  This book also includes the reviews of a large number of crop rotations that have been published internationally, and additionally, the crop rotations that have been implemented in Egypt have a unique characteristic to them and therefore, a large number of those reviews have also been included.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introductory Synopsis of the Natural Resources Involved in Food Production Chapter 2: Irrigation Scheduling to Maximize Water Utilization of the Crop Rotation Chapter 3: Crop Rotation Increases Land Productivity Chapter 4: Crop Rotation Maintains Soil Sustainability Chapter 5: Crop Rotation Defeats Pests and Weeds Chapter 6: Crop Rotation Could Diminish Summer Feed Gap in Egypt Chapter 7: Crop Rotation and Edible Oil Production-Consumption Gap in Egypt Chapter 8: Suggested Crop Rotations to Increase Food Security and Reduce Water Scarcity Chapter 9: Crop Rotation Could Alleviate Climate Change Damage

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This book tackles the issue of using crop rotation to increase food production and secure it for the growing population of the future.  Crop rotation can be a solution of food gaps in the developing counties. Crop rotation plays an important role in attaining soil sustainability and in controlling pests and weeds.  It can alleviate damage caused by climate change by reducing losses in productivity of the crops, minimizing soil fertility loss and increase irrigation water productivity.  This book also includes the reviews of a large number of crop rotations that have been published internationally, and additionally, the crop rotations that have been implemented in Egypt have a unique characteristic to them and therefore, a large number of those reviews have also been included.

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This book is state of the art in crops intensification and food productionProvides a thorough review on the benefits of implementing crop rotationsDeals with crop rotation and climate change