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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Boincean, Boris
Dent, David
Titre(s) : Farming the black earth [Texte imprimé] : sustainable and climate-smart management of chernozem soils / Boris Boincean, David Dent
Publication : Cham : Springer nature Switzerland, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXI-226 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
'This book deals with the sustainability of agriculture on the Black Earth by drawing
on data from long-term field experiments. It emphasises the opportunities for greater
food and water security at local and regional levels. The Black Earth, Chernozem in
Russian, is the best arable soil in the world and the breadbasket of Europe and North
America. It was the focus of scientific study at the very beginnings of soil science
in the late 19th century-as a world in itself, created by the roots of the steppe
grasses building a water-stable granular structure that holds plentiful water, allows
rapid infiltration of rain and snow melt, and free drainage of any surplus. Under
the onslaught of industrial farming, Chernozem have undergone profound but largely
unnoticed changes with far-reaching consequences-to the point that agriculture on
Chernozem is no longer sustainable. The effects of agricultural practices on global
warming, the diversion of rainfall away from replenishment of water resources to destructive
runoff, and the pollution of streams and groundwater are all pressing issues. Sustainability
absolutely requires that these consequences be arrested
Sujet(s) : Chernozems
Agriculture durable
Sols -- Aménagement
Indice(s) Dewey :
631.4 (23e éd.) = Pédologie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783030225339. - ISBN 303022533X. - ISBN 9783030225346. - ISBN 3030225348. -
ISBN 9783030225353. - ISBN 3030225356. - ISBN 3030225321 (erroné). - ISBN 9783030225322
(erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb465520956
Notice n° :
FRBNF46552095
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Intro; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Overview; Introduction; A New Paradigm for Sustainable
Intensification of Farming on Chernozem. As the Best Arable Soil in the World, It
is Under the Greatest Pressure; Lessons from Long-Term Field Experiments on Chernozem;
Similarity of the Yields of Different Crops and the Productivity of the Whole Crop
Rotation Regardless of the Kind and Frequency of Tillage; Inherent Soil Fertility
Makes a Big Contribution to Crop Yields; Restoring Soil Fertility Through Carbon Sequestration;
References; Contents; About the Authors; 1 Changing the Farming Paradigm
1.1 Introduction1.2 Changing the Paradigm; 1.2.1 Indiscriminate Agricultural Intensification
and Its Consequences; 1.2.2 Input-Based Agricultural Intensification and Food Security;
1.2.3 Ecological Consequences of the Industrial Model of Agricultural Intensification;
1.2.4 Societal Consequences of Indiscriminate and Excessive Industrial Inputs; 1.3
Holistic Approach to Farm Management: CNPK versus NPK; 1.3.1 Classical Agronomy and
the Importance of Soil Fertility; 1.3.2 Feeding the Soils versus Feeding the Crops;
1.4 A New Paradigm; 1.5 Conclusions; References
2 Agroecology: Science for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture2.1 Sustainable
Intensification of Agriculture; 2.1.1 Agroecology; 2.2 Natural Ecosystems as Models
for Sustainable Agroecosystems; 2.3 Conclusions; References; 3 Land Use, Soil Quality
and Management of Soil Organic Matter; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Land-Use Change and Soil
Management; 3.3 Soil Health and Quality; 3.4 Soil Organic Matter and Its Transformation
in Chernozem; 3.5 Soil Structure: The Most Revealing Indicator of Soil Fertility in
Chernozem; 3.6 Conclusions; References; 4 Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change
4.1 Introduction4.2 Carbon Sequestration Under Different Farming Practices; 4.2.1
Annual versus Perennial Cropping; No-till versus Conventional Cultivation; 4.2.2 Crop
Rotation and Continuous Monocropping; 4.2.3 Topsoil versus Subsoil; Roots versus Shoots;
4.2.4 Fertilization; 4.2.5 Irrigation; 4.2.6 Tillage; 4.3 Climate Change; 4.4 Conclusions;
References; 5 Crop Rotation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Principles for Building Crop Rotations;
5.2.1 Diversity of Crops; 5.2.2 Alternation of Crops with Different Rooting Depths;
5.2.3 Restoration of Soil Organic Matter
5.2.4 Preventing Soil Erosion and Droughts5.2.5 Increasing the Innate Capacity of
Crops and Soils to Suppress Weeds, Pests and Disease, and Avoid Soil Exhaustion; 5.3
Conclusions; References; 6 Tillage and Conservation Agriculture; 6.1 Introduction;
6.2 To Plough or Not to Plough?; 6.3 Yields and Soil Fertility under No-till and Conventional
Tillage; 6.4 The Role of Crop Residues in No-till; 6.5 Conservation Agriculture; 6.5.1
Lessons Learned; 6.5.2 Pros and Cons; 6.6 Weed Management: No-till, Agrochemicals,
Biodiversity and Public Health; 6.7 Conclusions; References
