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OverviewSustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. It is a discipline that addresses current issues: climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. This series gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then proposes alternative solutions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eric LichtfousePublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 2012 ed. Volume: 11 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9789400792005ISBN 10: 940079200 Pages: 270 Publication Date: 29 January 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAgroecology scaling up for food sovereignty and resiliency.- The art and science of transformation for sustainability.- Organic bread wheat production and market in Europe.- Organic farming of vegetables.- Biomass gasification crops for the climatic range of New Zealand.- Biodiesel production for sustainable agriculture.- Forage legume intercropping in temperate regions: models and ideotypes.- Endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria as biofertilizer.ReviewsAuthor InformationEric Lichtfouse: PhD in organic geochemistry, INRA researcher in Dijon, France since 1992, he teaches scientific writing. He is also editor in chief of the INRA journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development, and founder and editor of the Springer journal Environmental Chemistry Letters. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |