Instant Insights: Regenerative techniques to improve soil health

Description

This book provides a detailed overview of the use of regenerative techniques to improve soil health, including the use of compost and crop rotations.

Table of contents

• Chapter 1 - Safe and sustainable use of bio-based fertilizers in agricultural production systems: April Leytem, Robert Dungan, Mindy Spiehs and Dan Miller, United States Department of Agriculture, USA;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Risk factors associated with utilizing bio-based fertilizers in agricultural production
  • 3 Case study: intensive dairy production in the northwest United States
  • 4 Conclusion
  • 5 Future trends in research
  • 6 References

Chapter taken from: Chapter taken from: Amon, B. (ed.), Developing circular agricultural production systems, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 256 3)

• Chapter 2 - Assessing the effects of compost on soil health: Cristina Lazcano, University of California-Davis, USA; Charlotte Decock, California Polytechnic State University, USA; Connie T. F. Wong, University of California-Davis, USA; and Kamille Garcia-Brucher, California Polytechnic State University, USA;
  • Cover
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Why compost?
  • 3 Effects of compost on soil nutrient cycling
  • 4 Effects of compost on soil hydraulic properties
  • 5 Effect of compost on crop productivity
  • 6 Effects of compost on soil biodiversity
  • 7 Effects of compost on environmental quality
  • 8 The use of compost to improve soil health in annual crops: a case study with strawberries
  • 9 The use of compost to improve soil health, sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in perennial crops: a case stu
  • 10 Conclusion
  • 11 Where to look for further information
  • 12 References

Chapter taken from: Horwath, W. R. (ed.), Improving soil health, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2023, (ISBN: 978 1 78676 670 0)

• Chapter 3 - Service crops as a source of nitrogen in temperate Europe: Iris Vogeler, Aarhus University, Denmark and Christian-Albrechts University, Germany; Peter Sørensen and Ingrid K. Thomsen, Aarhus University, Denmark; and Friedhelm Taube, Christian-Albrechts University, Germany;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Service crops in rotation with cash crops
  • 3 Service crops intercropped with cash crops
  • 4 Effects of service crops on yields
  • 5 Residual effects of service crops
  • 6 Nitrate leaching
  • 7 Conclusion
  • 8 Where to look for further information
  • 9 References

Chapter taken from: Ladha, J. K. (ed.), Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop production, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 470 3)

• Chapter 4 - The role of crop rotations in optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in organic farming: Lucie Chmelíková and Kurt-Jürgen Hülsbergen, Technical University of Munich, Germany; and Sebastian Wolfrum, Technical University of Munich, Germany, and Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Germany;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Crop rotations and nitrogen flows in organic farming
  • 3 Assessing nitrogen flows and nitrogen use efficiency in organic farming: case study
  • 4 Assessing nitrogen flows and nitrogen use efficiency in organic farming: results
  • 5 Improving the use of rotations to optimize nitrogen flows and nitrogen use efficiency
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 7 Future trends
  • 8 Where to look for further information
  • 9 References

Chapter taken from: Ladha, J. K. (ed.), Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop production, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 470 3)