Sustainable Agriculture-Management of Soil Fertility

Description

The sustainability of agricultural production is a question of major concern for the human race because agriculture is the prime source of food for an increasing world population. Most projections indicate that world population will approximately double within another generation or two, making the task of approximately doubling food production with our finite resources even more critical. This task must be accomplished in a sustainable manner. Maintenance and management of soil fertility is central to the development of sustainable food production systems. Sustainability is dependent to a large degree on recycling, to the extent possible, the inputs into a production system, thereby increasing efficiency of output per unit of resource input. The discipline of soil fertility defines and outlines the mechanisms by which nutrients contained in these inputs are transformed, made available to crops, and cycled through the production system. Thus, the principles that regulate soil fertility are fundamental to the philosophy of sustainability. This book “Sustainable Agriculture-Management of Soil Fertility” focused exclusively on the management of soil organic matter. Hence, it is helpful for everyone who relates with agriculture industry.