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Soil and Fertilizers:Managing the Environmental Footprint

Effects of Fertilizers on Soil Quality and Functionality INTRODUCTION GLOBAL FOOD DEMAND FERTILIZER USE AND CROP RESPONSE HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE THE INPUT OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS REFERENCES Treatment of Wet Organic Waste by Hydrothermal Carbonization INTRODUCTION HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION PROCESS ENVIRONMENTAL USES OF HTC PRODUCTS CONCLUSION REFERENCES Crop Residue Management for Improving Soil Carbon Storage, Nutrient Availability, and Fertilizer Use Efficiency INTRODUCTION CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: AGRONOMIC IMPLICATIONS CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT AND SOIL CARBON DYNAMICS CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT AND SOIL NITROGEN DYNAMICS CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT AND SOIL PHOSPHORUS DYNAMICS CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT AND SOIL SULFUR AND POTASSIUM DYNAMICS CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS REFERENCES Improving Soil Fertility through Fertilizer Management in Sub-Saharan Africa INTRODUCTION CHANGES IN PARADIGMS FOR SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PRODUCTIVITY OF AFRICAN SOILS OVERVIEW OF FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT THE WAY FORWARD REFERENCES The Storage of Organic Carbon in Dryland Soils of Africa INTRODUCTION SOIL ORGANIC CARBON STATUS KINETICS OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON EVOLUTION SCENARIOS OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON EVOLUTION WHAT IS THE POSSIBLE MARGIN FOR CARBON STORAGE IN SOILS OF DRYLANDS?FACTORS DETERMINING CARBON STORAGE CAPACITY IN DRYLAND SOILS TREES OF CONSTRAINTS AND SOLUTION FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN DRY AREAS CONCLUSIONS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS REFERENCES Manures versus Fertilizers in Rainfed Dryland Production Systems of India INTRODUCTION SCENARIOS, STATES, CROPS, FERTILIZER AND MANURE USE, AND SOIL TYPES IN RAINFED DRYLANDS IMPACT OF THE ADDITION OF MANURE AND FERTILIZERS ON SOIL HEALTH AND CROP PRODUCTIVITY ORGANIC FARMING AND INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT NATIONAL PROGRAMS ON NUTRIENT USE AND POLICY CONCLUSIONS AND WAY FORWARD REFERENCES Reducing Emission of Greenhouse Gases from Fertilizer Use in India INTRODUCTION FERTILIZER USE AND EMISSION OF GHG FROM INDIAN AGRICULTURE MECHANISMS OF GHG EMISSIONS FROM SOIL FACTORS CONTROLLING GHG EMISSIONS FROM FERTILIZER MITIGATION STRATEGIES CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD REFERENCES Soil Health and Fertilizer Use in India INTRODUCTION PRESENT SCENARIO OF SOIL HEALTH IN INDIA APPROACHES TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH CONCLUSION REFERENCES Applications of Isotopes in Fertilizer Research INTRODUCTION WORLD NITROGEN FERTILIZER DEMAND NITROGEN MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE NUTRIENTS AND CROP PERFORMANCE NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY ISOTOPIC TECHNIQUES IN N FERTILIZER USE EFFICIENCY STUDIES NITROGEN STATUS USING ISOTOPIC TECHNIQUE NONISOTOPIC CONCEPTS OF NUE ESTIMATION ISOTOPIC METHODS EFFICIENT USE OF FERTILIZER BY CROPS PHOSPHORUS MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURAL SOILS RADIOACTIVITY IN FERTILIZERS AND ITS EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REFERENCES Managing Fertilizers in Soils of Paddy Rice INTRODUCTION VARIABILITY OF RICE CROPPING ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR SOILS PADDY RICE SOILS - HOW THEY DIFFER FROM UPLAND SOILS EXTERNAL SOURCES OF NUTRIENTS HISTORICAL AND CURRENT USE OF MINERAL FERTILIZER PRECISION NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT - SSNM 10.6.1 The Need DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS FINAL THOUGHTS AND RESEARCH GAPS, CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES Nuclear Powered Agriculture INTRODUCTION THE FUTURE'S ENERGY REQUIREMENTS AGRICULTURAL ENERGY REQUIREMENTS PUTTING EVERYTHING INTO PERSPECTIVE REFERENCES Nitrogen Dynamics and Management in Rainfed Drylands DRYLAND CHARACTERISTICS MAJOR SOILS OF DRYLANDS NITROGEN DYNAMICS AND USE EFFICIENCY NITROGEN MANAGEMENT AND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES CONCLUSIONS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS REFERENCES Tailored Fertilizers INTRODUCTION SOILS FERTILIZERS SHORTCOMINGS OF TODAY'S FERTILIZERS APPROACHES TO IMPROVING EFFICIENCY NEXT FERTILIZERS - NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND HEALTHY SOILS SUMMARY REFERENCES Managing Soils for Reducing Dependence on Chemicals and Import of Resources into Agroecosystems INTRODUCTION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE USE OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND MINIMIZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS ADDRESSING THE FERTILIZER ADDICTION GENERAL CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES

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