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Suhaib A. Bandh
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Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir (Governemnt Degree College DH Pora), Kulgam, India
Discusses technical progressions and innovations in sustainable agriculture
Covers the roles of biofertilizers, biochar and nanoparticles in eco-friendly agricultural practices
Assesses and models the impacts of land degradation on agricultural productivity
About this book
This book discusses a number of recent technological and methodological progressions in achieving sustainable agriculture. It covers innovative and economically viable techniques for growers, laborers, consumers, policymakers, and others working to develop food-secure and ecologically sound agricultural practices to benefit humans and the environment. The key topics addressed include the increasing role of biofertilizers in sustainable agriculture, green synthesized nanoparticles for higher crop production rates, eco-friendly plant-based pesticides as alternatives to synthetic/chemical pesticides, use of genomics for improved plant breeding practices, and the use of biochar to increase the water-holding capacity in soil. The book concludes with an overview of satellite-based soil erosion practices to monitor and control the harmful impacts of land degradation, and a discussion of long-term strategies to reduce crop losses due to pest and insecticide damage. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in the field of environmental science, agriculture science, agronomy, and sustainable development.
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23 August 2017
Table of contents (13 chapters)
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- Nafeesa Farooq Khan, Sumaiya Rehman
Pages 1-23
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- Ishfaq Ul Rehman, Tajamul Islam, Abid Hussain Wani, Irfan Rashid, Ishfaq Ahmad Sheergojri, Maajid Mehraj Bandh et al.
Pages 25-38
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- Abdul Kareem, Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi, Amina Kalsom, Waqas Mohy-Ud-Din, Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, Mohsin Raza et al.
Pages 39-59
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- Aadil Gulzar, Tajamul Islam, Maroof Hamid
Pages 61-67
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- Muzafar Riyaz, Pratheesh Mathew, S. M. Zuber, Gulzar Ahmed Rather
Pages 69-96
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- Humeraha Nazneen, Gulzar Ahmed Rather, Aarif Ali, Arghya Chakravorty
Pages 97-117
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- Gulzar Ahmed Rather, Saima Hamid, Muzafar Riyaz, Musheerul Hassan, Mohmmad Ashaq Sofi, Ifrah Manzoor et al.
Pages 119-142
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- Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, Waqas Mohy-Ud-Din, Fazila Younas, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Irshad Bibi, Xing Yang et al.
Pages 143-157
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- Chandan Singh, Priya Pathak, Neelam Chaudhary, Deepak Vyas
Pages 159-172
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- Aehsan Ul Haq, Mohammad Lateef Lone, Sumira Farooq, Shazia Parveen, Foziya Altaf, Inayatullah Tahir
Pages 173-187
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- K. Suganya, Joneboina Easwar Kumar, S. Paul Sebastian, R. Poornima, Balaji Kannan, E. Parameswari et al.
Pages 209-223
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- Kishor Kumar Sahu, Satyajeet Kar, Sandeep Rout
Pages 225-252
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Back Matter
Pages 253-260
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir (Governemnt Degree College DH Pora), Kulgam, India
Suhaib A. Bandh
About the editor
Dr Suhaib A. Bandh is an Assistant Professor in Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir at Governement Degree College DH Pora. Dr Bandh is the President of Academy of EcoScience besides being a member of the Academy of Plant Sciences India and National Environmental Science Academy. Dr Bandh, a recipient of many awards, has participated in several national and international conferences held by different reputed scientific bodies in India and abroad. He has several scientific publications to his credit, published in some highly reputed and impacted journals, which attest to his scientific insight, fine experimental skills and outstanding writing skills. Dr Bandh has recently edited and authored many books like Freshwater Microbiology: Perspectives of Lake Bacterial Dynamics, Environmental Management: Environmental Issue, awareness and abatement, Perspectives of Environmental Science, Climate Change and Microbial Diversity: Advances and Challenges, Climate Change and Microbes: Impacts and Vulnerability with some globally leading scholarly pyblishing houses including SPRINGER NATURE, ELSEVIER Inc USA, CALLISTO REFERENCES and AAP/CRC, A TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP. Dr. Bandh is an Academic Editor of the Journal Advances in Agriculture published by HINDAWI. He has also edited a special issue on Ecology and Biotechnological Applications of Biofilm in BioMed Research International with HINDAWI.