Adaptive Soil Management: From Theory to Practices

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Digital Soil Mapping and Best Management of Soil Resources: A Brief Discussion with Few Case Studies....Pages 3-38
Will the Traditional Agriculture Pass into Oblivion? Adaptive Remote Sensing Approach in Support of Precision Agriculture....Pages 39-67
Site-Specific Nutrient Management (SSNM): A Unique Approach Towards Maintaining Soil Health....Pages 69-88
Soil Mineralogical Perspective on Immobilization/Mobilization of Heavy Metals....Pages 89-102
Using Laboratory Analysis to Inform Adaptive Management....Pages 103-130
Microbial Proteins and Soil Carbon Sequestration....Pages 131-139
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Use of Soil Amendments in an Integrated Framework for Adaptive Resource Management in Agriculture and Forestry....Pages 143-159
Resource Conservation Technologies for Sustainable Soil Health Management....Pages 161-187
Sustainable Management of Soil Phosphorus in a Changing World....Pages 189-214
Wastewater in Agriculture: Possibilities and Limitations....Pages 215-225
Eco-friendly Nitrogen Fertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture....Pages 227-246
Scope of Natural Sources of Potassium in Sustainable Agriculture....Pages 247-259
Changes in Soil–Plant–Microbes Interactions in Anticipated Climatic Change Conditions....Pages 261-275
Adaptive Soil Management: A Tool for Plant Fitness in Stressful Environment Through Microbial Integrity....Pages 277-299
Impact of Agricultural Management Practices on Mycorrhizal Functioning and Soil Microbiological Parameters Under Soybean-Based Cropping Systems....Pages 301-322
Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils: An Overview....Pages 323-337
Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Ni and Cd: An Overview....Pages 339-357
Urban Soil’s Functions: Monitoring, Assessment, and Management....Pages 359-409
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Enhancing Resource Use Efficiency Through Soil Management for Improving Livelihoods....Pages 413-451
The Relevance of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in Agricultural Sustainability of the Semi-Arid Tropics....Pages 453-463
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The Effects of Forest Fire on Soil Organic Matter and Nutrients in Boreal Forests of North America: A Review....Pages 465-476
Climate Mediated Changes in Permafrost and Their Effects on Natural and Human Environments....Pages 477-512
Integrated Natural Resource Management in India Through Participatory Integrated Watershed Management....Pages 513-530
Monitoring and Assessing Anthropogenic Influence on Soil’s Health in Urban Forests: The Case from Moscow City....Pages 531-557
Impacts Assessment of Municipal Solid Squander Dumping in Riparian Corridor Using Multivariate Statistical Techniques....Pages 559-571