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"Volume 172 contains six timely chapters dealing with advances in soil organic matter biochemistry, soil health, crop management, and conservation. Chapter 1 plays a comprehensive role on the formation, persistence, and functioning of soil organic matter. Chapter 2 is a timely chapter on soil health and human health. Chapter 3 complements Chapter 2 by covering soil health assessments, including progress and applications. Chapter 4 discusses the present state of rice quality and what the future holds. Chapter 5 deals with conservation agriculture in the drylands of the Middle East and North Africa regions. Chapter 6 covers aspects of herbicide-resistant weeds and their management in the rice-wheat cropping system of South Asia."--Preface.
Includes bibliographical references and index.