pdf, epub | 33.77 MB | English | Isbn: B093TSPHZ6 | Author: Rengel, Zed; Djalovic, Ivica;, Ivica Djalovic | Year: 2021
Description:
This reference includes resources that discuss a variety of soil, plant, agronomy, farming system, breeding, molecular and modelling aspects to the subject. It also discusses strategies and mechanisms that underpin increased water- and nutrient-use efficiency and combines consideration of natural and agricultural systems to show the continuity of traits and mechanisms.
Finally, the book explores issues related to the global economy as well as widespread social issues that arise from, or are underpinned by, agricultural intensification. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:
A thorough introduction to sustainable intensification, including its meaning, the need for the technology, components, and the role of root systems
Exploration of the dynamics of root systems in crop and pasture genotypes over the last 100 years
Discussion of the interplay between root structure and function with soil microbiome in enhancing efficiency of nitrogen and phosphorus acquisition
Evaluation of water uptake in drying soil, including balancing supply and demand
Perfect for agronomists, horticulturalists, plant and soil scientists, breeders, and soil microbiologists, The Root Systems in Sustainable Agricultural Intensification will also earn a place in the libraries of advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in this field who seek a one-stop reference in the area of root structure and function.