Sustainable Agriculture and the International Rice-Wheat SystemRattan Lal, Peter R. Hobbs, Norman Uphoff Addressing a topic of major importance to the maintenance of world food supplies, this reference identifies knowledge gaps, defines priorities, and formulates recommendations for the improvement of the rice-wheat farming system. The book reveals new systems of rice intensification and management and illustrates the application of no-till and conser |
Contents
Food Security and Environmental Sustainability | |
Challenges and Opportunities of NoTill Farming | |
Possibilities for Improving Both Crop | |
Problems and Challenges of NoTill Farming for the RiceWheat Systems of the Indo | |
Opportunities and Constraints for Reduced Tillage Practices in the RiceWheat | |
Principles and Practices of Tillage Systems for RiceWheat Cropping Systems in | |
NoTill Farming in Brazil and Its Impact on Food Security and Environmental Quality | |
Potential of Tillage Agropastoral and Planted Fallow Systems in LowFertility Tropical | |
The Raised Bed System of Cultivation for Irrigated Production Conditions | |
Control of Rice Water Weevil in a Stale or Tilled Seedbed | |
Impact of Conservation Tillage in a Temperate Environment | |
Soil and Water Sustainability Issues Related to Australian Grain Cropping Systems | |
The Challenge of Diversity | |
Farmers | |
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