Integrated nutrient management for sustainable crop production/
edited by Milkha S. Aulakh, Cynthia A. Grant
- New York : Haworth Press, 2008.
- xx, 598 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Chapter 1. Global Food Production and Plant Nutrient Demand: Present Status and Future Prospects 17 Luc M. Maene Kristen E. Sukalac Patrick Heffer Introduction 17 Trends In Global Food, Feed and Fiber Production and Consumption 18 Trends in Global Nutrient Demand 26 Conclusions 34 Chapter 2. Integrated Nutrient Management to Meet Nutrient Demand: Present Status and Future Prospects 61 Cynthia A. Grant Milkha S. Aulakh A.E. Johnny Johnston Introduction 61 The Challenge of Nutrient Depletion 65 The Challenge of Nutrient Excess 69 Challenges for Integrated Nutrient Management 71 Integrated Nutrient Management: Future Challenges 86 Chapter 3. Experience/Concepts from USA 107 M. M. Alley D. G. Westfall G.L. Mullins Introduction 107 Major Climatic Regions and Crop Production 108 Crop Production and Nutrient Removals in Harvests 109 Monitoring Soil Fertility Levels in the USA 120 Manure Nutrient Sources 124 Nutrient Use 125 Nutrient Sources and Soil Fertility Maintenance 127 Nutrient Management Plans 131 Research Needs 135 Chapter 4. Experience/Concepts from Canada 167 Sukhdev S. Malhi Cynthia A. Grant Denis A. Angers Adrian M. Johnston Jeff J. Schoenau Craig F. Drury Introduction 167 Major Soil/Climatic Regions/Zones and Cropping Systems 169 Agricultural Production and Nutrient Balances 173 Fertilizers and Sustainable Development 174 Technical Requirements for INM 175 Case Studies on INM 180 Research Accomplishments, Gaps and Future Needs 207 Summary and Conclusions 212 Chapter 5. The European Experience 247 Paolo Sequi AE Johnny Johnston Rosa Francaviglia Roberta Farina Introduction 247 Summary and conclusions 273 Appendix 1 275 Appendix 2 278 Appendix 3 280 Chapter 6. Experience/Concepts From New Zealand 305 AHC Roberts TJ van der Weerden DC Edmeades Introduction 305 Major Soil/Climatic Regions/Zones and Major Cropping Systems 306 Agricultural Production and Nutrient Balances 307 Fertilizers and Sustainable Development 310 Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) 315 Technical Requirements for INM 316 Actual Implementation and INM 319 Discussion of Cases 320 Research Gaps and Future Research Needs 322 Summary and Conclusion 327 Chapter 7. Experience from South Asia 341 Milkha S. Aulakh Guriqbal Singh Introduction 341 Climate and Major Crops 343 Agricultural Production and Nutrient Consumption 343 Benefits and Limitations of Chemical Fertilizers 344 Integrated Nutrient Management Practices 346 Technical Requirements for INM 358 Constraints for Implementation of INM 360 Research Gaps and Future Needs 361 Summary and Conclusions 362 Chapter 8. Experience from China 387 Bao Lin Guangxi Xing Jianchang Xie Zhihong Li Ronggui Wu Introduction 387 Major Agricultural Regions and Cropping Systems 388 Agricultural Production, Fertilization and Nutrient Balance 392 Integrated Nutrient Management 397 Benefits and Limitations of Chemical Fertilizers 410 Fertilizer and Agriculture Sustainability 414 Chapter 9. Experiences/concepts from Southeast Asia 437 D.C. OlkS. Pandey M. Becker C. Witt B.A. Linquist Introduction 437 Integrated Nutrient Management in Rainfed Rice 439 Green Manures 447 Integrated Nutrient Management in Irrigated Lowland Rice 452 Socio-Economic Constraints to Adoption of Improved Nutrient Management Technologies 458 Conclusions 464 Chapter 10. Experience from South America 499 Bernardo van Raij Alfredo Scheid Lopes Eduardo Casanova Martín Díaz-Zorita Introduction 499 Main Ecosystems and Cropping Systems 500 Agricultural Production and Nutrient Balances 503 Fertilizers and Sustainable Development 509 Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) 512 Technical Requirements for INM 515 Actual Implementation of INM 517 Discussion of Cases 522 Research Gaps and Future Research Needs 527 Summary and Conclusion 528 Chapter 11. Concepts and Experience from Sub-Saharan Africa 555 Andre Bationo Job Kihara Bernard Vanlauwe Joseph Kimetu Boaz S. Waswa Kanwar L. Sahrawat Introduction 555 Overview of Soil Fertility Status in Africa 557 Evolution of Soil Fertility Paradigm in Africa 561 Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) Experiences in SSA 564 Conclusions 578 Chapter 12. Experience and Concepts from the Middle East 631 Uzi Kafkafi David J. Bonfil Introduction 631 Major Soils, Climatic Regions and Major Cropping Systems 632 Agricultural Production and Nutrient Balance 636 Fertilizers and Sustainable Development 640 Case Study of Wheat 642