Agricultural soil sustainability and carbon management /

Agricultural Soil Sustainability and Carbon Management presents long-term research in the field of sustainable soil use and management to guide in the prioritizing the multifunctional value of soil health and addressing interdisciplinary links between major issues such as biodiversity and climate ch...

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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Meena, Sunita Kumari (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, England: Academic Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Soil conservation. Carbon sequestration. Crops and soils. Sustainable agriculture. Climate change mitigation. Sols > Conservation. Piégeage du carbone. Cultures et sols. Agriculture durable. Climat > Changements > Atténuation. sustainable agriculture (discipline) Carbon sequestration Climate change mitigation Crops and soils Soil conservation Sustainable agriculture Electronic books.
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Front Cover
AGRICULTURAL SOIL SUSTAINABILITY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
AGRICULTURAL SOIL SUSTAINABILITY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
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Contents
Contributors
1
Global carbon cycle and methods for estimating soil carbon: general concepts
1. Introduction
2. Carbon pools and fluxes
2.1 Ocean C cycle
2.2 Geogenic C cycle
2.3 Terrestrial C pool
2.4 Soil C pool
2.4.1 Soil organic C
2.4.2 Soil inorganic C
2.4.3 Managing soil C for multiple benefits
2.5 Atmospheric pool
3. Global soil organic C stock estimation
3.1 Analytical methods for soil organic C determination
3.2 Methods of estimation of soil organic C storage
3.2.1 Soil type method
3.2.2 Life belt method
3.2.3 Empirical modeling method
3.2.4 Process-based modeling method
3.3 Estimates and uncertainties of total soil carbon stocks at the global level and at specific depths
3.4 Uncertainties and opportunities for improving estimates of soil organic C
4. Conclusion and future remarks
References
2
Crop management practices for carbon sequestration
1. Introduction
2. Contribution of agriculture in global warming
3. Carbon sequestration in soil
3.1 Global potential of C sequestration
4. Factors influencing soil carbon pool Figs. 2.3 and 2.4
5. Crop management practices as modulators on carbon sequestration
5.1 Conservation tillage
5.2 Retention versus burning of crop stubbles
5.3 Fallow cropping versus cover cropping
5.4 Crop rotation
5.4.1 Integrated nutrient management
5.4.2 Nutrient additions via synthetic fertilizers
5.4.3 Organic manure amendments
5.4.4 Integrated nutrient management
5.4.5 Application of biofertilizers
5.5 Irrigation management
5.6 Cropping systems
5.7 Miscellaneous agricultural management practices
5.7.1 Biochar application.
5.7.2 Reduction of summer fallow/plowing cover crops
5.7.3 Application of biowastes
6. C sequestration in different agroecological systems
6.1 Agroforestry system
6.2 Pasture/grasslands management
7. Region-specific crop management practices and C sequestration
7.1 Arid tropics
7.2 Semiarid tropics
7.3 Subhumid tropics
7.4 Humid tropics
8. Enhancing the soil C sequestration via Conservation agriculture
9. Challenges and opportunities
9.1 Future research needs
10. Conclusion
References
3
Carbon management strategies for sustainable food production systems
1. Introduction
2. Forms of soil carbon
2.1 Labile carbon
2.2 Less labile carbon
2.3 Particulate organic carbon
2.4 Humus carbon
2.5 Resistant carbon
3. Sources of soil organic carbon
3.1 Mulch
3.2 Cover crops
3.3 Green manuring
3.4 Biochar
3.5 Crop, forest residues, and waste
3.6 Compost, FYM, and vermicompost
4. Importance of soil organic carbon in agriculture
5. Causes of declining soil organic carbon
5.1 Climate
5.2 Soil texture
5.3 Drainage
5.4 Tillage
5.5 Intensive cultivation
5.6 Burning and removal of crop residues
5.7 Fallow land/fallowing
5.8 Open grazing system
6. Strategies to enhance soil organic carbon
6.1 Improved use of composts and amendments
6.2 Efficient use of crop residues
6.3 Adoption of conservation farming
6.4 Use of biochar
6.5 Cover crops
6.6 Crop rotation
6.7 Green manuring
6.8 Minimum fallowing
6.9 Adequate application of manure
6.10 Conservation agriculture
6.11 Adoption of agroforestry
6.12 Grazing management
7. Conclusions
References
Further reading
4
Soil management for salt-affected soil
1. Introduction
2. Sodic soil reclamation agents
2.1 Available reclamation agents.
2.1.1 Mineral gypsum
2.1.2 Phosphogypsum
2.1.3 Pyrite
2.1.4 Industrial waste
2.1.4.1 Fly ash
2.1.4.2 Spent wash
2.1.4.3 Press mud
2.2 Futuristic amendments
2.2.1 Acid and acid-forming substances
2.2.2 Marine gypsum
2.2.3 Flue gas desulfurization gypsum
2.2.4 Manures
2.2.5 Municipal solid waste compost and sewage and sludge
2.2.6 Acidified biochar
2.2.7 Nanoscale materials and polymers
3. Salt-affected soils and crop production
3.1 Management options for mitigating soil salinity
3.1.1 Culturable practices
3.1.2 Drainage for soils under inland salinity and shallow water table
3.1.3 Microbial approaches of management of salt-affected soils
3.1.4 Land shaping technology
3.1.5 Biodrainage
4. Conclusion
References
5
Toward the tree-based ecosystems for carbon sequestration
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1 Vegetation of the area
2.2 Carbon stock estimations in vegetations
2.2.1 Tree
2.2.2 Shrubs
2.2.3 Herbs
2.2.4 Agriculture crop biomass
2.3 Soil carbon stock
3. Results and discussion
3.1 Carbon stock in vegetation
4. Soil carbon density (t C ha−1)
5. Total carbon density (vegetation + soil) of systems
6. Conclusion
References
6
Interactions between wind erosion and soil organic carbon
1. Introduction
2. Soil organic carbon as wind erosion control factor
3. Soil organic carbon losses due to wind erosion
4. Conclusions
References
7
Land suitability evaluation for cereals and coffee in Cheleleka Bobe (Wolonkomi area), Ethiopia
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
2.1 Description of the study area
2.2 Data and methods
2.2.1 Determination of land use types
2.2.2 The determination of land qualities/land characteristics
2.2.3 Determination of land use requirements
2.2.3.1 Requirements of teff.
2.2.3.2 Requirements of wheat
2.2.3.3 Requirements of maize
2.2.3.4 Requirements of coffee
2.3 Methods of data analysis
3. Results and management alternatives
3.1 Results
3.2 Management alternatives
4. Conclusion and recommendation
References
8
Carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems
1. Introduction
2. Concepts and definition
3. Renewed interest in agroforestry
4. Research update and efforts to popularize agroforestry
5. Existing land use/agroforestry practices in lower Himalayan region
6. Studies related to most favored tree species in use
7. Studies related to the interaction of woody perennials and herbs under various systems
8. Research related to effect of trees on soil/nutrition
9. Carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems
10. Mechanisms of soil carbon sequestration
11. Carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems: measurements
11.1 Aboveground (vegetation)
11.2 Belowground (soil)
12. The potential of agroforestry for carbon sequestration
13. Benefits of agroforestry systems
13.1 Enhanced soil fertility
13.2 Carbon sequestration in different agroforestry systems
14. Conclusion
References
9
Agricultural management impacts on soil organic carbon storage
1. Introduction
2. Mechanisms of soil organic carbon stabilization
2.1 Physical stabilization
2.2 Chemical stabilization
2.3 Biochemical stabilization
3. Agricultural management practices and soil organic carbon changes
3.1 Conservation tillage
3.2 Crop residue retention (Alskaf, 2020)
3.3 Organics and inorganics application
3.4 Diversification of crop rotation
3.5 Land use changes
3.6 Agroforestry
3.7 Mixed farming
3.8 Biochar application
3.9 External clay additions to sandy soil
4. The "4 per 1000 initiative"
5. Conclusion
References.
10
Impact of agroforestry ecosystem on carbon sequestration potential and climate change
1. Introduction
2. Background of agroforestry in India
3. Strategies for mitigation of climate change: C sequestration, C conservation, C substitution
3.1 C sequestration
3.2 C conservation and substitution
4. Carbon sequestration potential
4.1 Carbon storage potential of agroforestry systems in different worldwide ecoregions
4.2 Carbon sequestration potential by agroforestry in India
5. C sequestration by agroforestry system-potential intervention to realize REDD+ actions
5.1 Measurement of C sequestered in agroforestry landscapes
5.2 Addressing land degradation, amplifying livelihood opportunities
5.3 Upgrades in agroforestry practices
improving adoptability and reliability
5.4 Agroforestry as opportunity for REDD+ activities-policy briefs
5.5 Meeting global challenges in SDG with REDD+ initiatives in agroforestry
6. Opportunity and challenges
6.1 Opportunity
6.2 Challenges
7. Conclusions and recommendations
References
11
Advances in soil restoration: villains and heroes of agricultural sustainability
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1 Global database search
2.2 Literature review
2.2.1 Challenges of sustainable agriculture
2.2.1.1 Intensive agriculture
2.2.1.2 Soil erosion
2.2.1.3 Soil loss due to crop harvesting
2.3 Solutions to sustainable agriculture
2.3.1 Self-restoration
2.3.2 Land use change
2.3.3 Strip cropping
2.3.4 Mulching
2.3.5 Organic amendments
2.3.6 Integrated approach for sustainable food production
3. Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
12
Maintenance of sustainability of agriculture and soil organic carbon through biodynamic agriculture practices
1. Introduction
2. Biodynamic preparations.