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Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems

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Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems

Edited by Norman Uphoff

CRC Press 2006

Print ISBN: 978-1-57444-583-1

eBook ISBN: 978-1-4200-1711-3

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Front Matter

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PARTI. Overview

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Chapter 1. Understanding the Functioning and Management of Soil Systems
Andrew S. Ball, Erick C. M. Fernandes, Hans Herren, Olivier Husson, Cheryl Palm, Jules Pretty, Nteranya Sanginga, Janice E. Thies

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Chapter 2. Soil System Management in the Humid and Subhumid Tropics
Ana Primavesi

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Chapter 3. Soil System Management in Temperate Regions
G. Philip Robertson, A. Stuart Grandy

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Chapter 4. Soil System Management under Arid and Semi-Arid Conditions
Richard J. Thomas, Hanadi El-Dessougi, Ashraf Tubeileh

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PARTII. Soil Agentsand Processes

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Chapter 5. The Soil Habitat and Soil Ecology
Janice E. Thies, Julie M. Grossman

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Chapter 6. Energy Inputs in Soil Systems
Andrew S. Ball

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Chapter 7. The Rhizosphere
Volker Römheld, Günter Neumann

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Chapter 8. The Natural Rhizobium–Cereal Crop Association as an Example of Plant–Bacteria Interaction
Frank B. Dazzo, Youssef G. Yanni

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Chapter 9. The Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrihizas in Plantand Soil Health
Mitiku Habte

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Chapter 10. Moving up within the Food Web
Gregor W. Yeates, Tony Pattison

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Chapter 11. Soil Fauna Impacts on Soil Physical Properties
Eliseé Ouédraogo, Abdoulaye Mando, Lijbert Brussaard

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Chapter 12. Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Agroecosystems and in Plant Roots
Robert M. Boddey, Bruno J. R. Alves, Veronica M. Reis, Segundo Urquiaga

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Chapter 13. Enhancing Phosphorus Availability in Low-Fertility Soils
Benjamin L. Turner, Emmanuel Frossard, Astrid Oberson

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Chapter 14. Phytohormones
Azeem Khalid, Muhammad Arshad, Zahir Ahmad Zahir

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Chapter 15. Crop Genetic Responses to Management
Autar K. Mattoo, Aref Abdul-Baki

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Chapter 16. Allelopathy and Its Influence in Soil Systems
Suzette R. Bezuidenhout, Mark Laing

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Chapter 17. Animals as Part of Soil Systems
Alice N. Pell

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PARTIII. Strategiesand Methods

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Chapter 18. Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Africa
Bernard Vanlauwe, Joshua J. Ramisch, Nteranya Sanginga

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Chapter 19. Managing Soil Fertility and Nutrient Cycles through Fertilizer Trees in Southern Africa
Paramu L. Mafongoya, Elias Kuntashula, Gudeta Sileshi

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Chapter 20. Biological Soil Fertility Management for Tree-Crop Agroforestry
Götz Schroth, Ulrike Krauss

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Chapter 21. Restoring Productivity to Degraded Pasture Lands in the Amazon through Agroforestry Practices
Erick C. M. Fernandes, Elisa Wandelli, Rogerio Perin, Silas Garcia

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Chapter 22. Direct-Seeded Tropical Soil Systems with Permanent Soil Cover
Lucien Séguy, Serge Bouzinac, Olivier Husson

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Chapter 23. Restoration of Acid Soil Systems through Agroecological Management
Olivier Husson, Lucien Séguy, Roger Michellon, Stéphane Boulakia

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Chapter 24. Conservation Agriculture and Its Applications in South Asia
Peter Hobbs, Raj Gupta, Craig Meisner

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Chapter 25. Managing Soil Fertility on Small Family Farms in African Drylands
Michael Mortimore

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Chapter 26. Restoring Soil Fertility in Semi-Arid West Africa
Abdoulaye Mando, Dougbedji Fatondji, Robert Zougmoré, Lijbert Brussaard, Charles L. Bielders, Christopher Martius

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Chapter 27. Leguminous Biological Nitrogen Fixation in
Robert M. Boddey, Bruno J. R. Alves, Segundo Urquiaga

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Chapter 28. Soil Biological Contributions to the System of Rice Intensification
Robert Randriamiharisoa, Joeli Barison

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Chapter 29. Contributions of Managed Fallowsto Soil Fertility Recovery
Erika Styger, Erick C. M. Fernandes

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Chapter 30. Green Manure/Cover Crops for Recuperating Soilsand Maintaining Soil Fertility in the Tropics
Roland Bunch

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Chapter 31. Compost and Vermicompost as Amendments Promoting Soil Health
Allison L. H. Jack, Janice E. Thies

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Chapter 32. Practical Applications of Bacterial Biofertilizersand Biostimulators
Rafael Martinez Viera, Bernardo Dibut Alvarez

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Chapter 33. Inoculation and Management of Mycorrhizal Fungi within Tropical Agroecosystems
Ramon Rivera, Felix Fernandez

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Chapter 34. Trichoderma
Brendon Neumann, Mark Laing

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Chapter 35. Evaluation of Crop Production Systems Based on Locally Available Biological Inputs
O. P. Rupela, C. L. L. Gowda, S. P. Wani, Hameeda Bee

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Chapter 36. Bio-Char Soil Management on Highly Weathered Soils in the Humid Tropics
Johannes Lehmann, Marco Rondon

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Chapter 37. Improving Phosphorus Fertility in Tropical Soils through Biological Interventions
Astrid Oberson, Else K. Bünemann, Dennis K. Friesen, Idupulapati M. Rao, Paul C. Smithson, Benjamin L. Turner, Emmanuel Frossard

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Chapter 38. Profile Modification as a Means of Soil Improvement
Nico Labuschagne, Deon Joubert

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Chapter 39. Rhizosphere Management as Part of Intercropping and Rice–Wheat Rotation Systems
Liu Xuejun, Li Long, Zhang Fusuo

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Chapter 40. Managing Polycropping to Enhance Soil System
Zeyaur Khan, Ahmed Hassanali, John Pickett

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PARTIV. Related Issues

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Chapter 41. Effects of Soil and Plant Managementon Crop Pests and Diseases
Alain Ratnadass, Roger Michellon, Richard Randriamanantsoa, Lucien Séguy

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Chapter 42. Revegetating Inert Soils with the Use of Microbes
Gail Papli, Mark Laing

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Chapter 43. Impacts of Climate on Soil Systemsand of Soil Systems on Climate
Rattan Lal

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Chapter 44. Economic and Policy Contexts for the Biological Management of Soil Fertility
Sara J. Scherr

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Chapter 45. Village-Level Production and Use of Biocontrol Agents and Biofertilizers
B. Selvamukilan, R. Rengalakshmi, P. Tamizoli, Sudha Nair

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Chapter 46. Measuring and Assessing Soil Biological Properties
Janice E. Thies

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Chapter 47. Approaches to Monitoring Soil Systems
David Wolfe

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Chapter 48. Modeling Possibilities for the Assessment of Soil Systems
Andrew S. Ball, Diego De la Rosa

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Chapter 49. Opportunities for Overcoming Productivity Constraints with Biologically-Based Approaches

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Chapter 50. Issues for More Sustainable Soil System Management
Andrew S. Ball, Erick C. M. Fernandes, Hans Herren, Olivier Husson, Cheryl Palm, Jules Pretty, Nteranya Sanginga, Janice E. Thies

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