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1. Principles of Sustainable Soil Management in Agroecosystems

   Edited by Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart

   Series: Advances in Soil Science

   To Be Published May 25th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Soil Water and Agronomic Productivity

   Edited by Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart

   Series: Advances in Soil Science

   Crop water use can be increased by management of surface runoff, groundwater, irrigation, and soil water. Technological innovations to enhance availability of water for agricultural crops depend on soil and site-specific conditions. Devoted to the principles and practices of enhancing water use...

   To Be Published July 15th 2012 by CRC Press
3. World Soil Resources and Food Security

   Edited by Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart

   Series: Advances in Soil Science

   Soil—The Basis of All Terrestrial Life Ancient civilizations and cultures—Mayan, Aztec, Mesopotamian, Indus, and Yangtze—were built on good soils, surviving only as long as soils had the capacity to support them. In the twenty-first century, productive soil is still the engine of economic...

   Published September 12th 2011 by CRC Press
4. Food Security and Soil Quality

   Edited by Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart

   Series: Advances in Soil Science

   Just five years ago, it was generally believed that the number of food insecure people in the world was on continuous decline. Unfortunately, widespread soil degradation along with resistance to recommended agronomic practices, and little attempt to restore degraded soils have conspired with...

   Published June 22nd 2010 by CRC Press
5. Soil Quality and Biofuel Production

   Edited by Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart

   Series: Advances in Soil Science

   From its humble beginning in the late 19th century?when Henry Ford’s first car was designed to run on ethanol?biofuel production has been on the rise with more than 26 billion liters produced in the U.S. in 2007. Ethanol made from biomass (rather than grains) holds great promise, including numerous...

   Published December 16th 2009 by CRC Press
6. Climate Change and Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration in Central Asia

   Edited by Rattan Lal, M. Suleimenov, B.A. Stewart, D.O. Hansen, Paul Doraiswamy

   This book brings together current knowledge of terrestrial C sequestration in Central Asia. The themes treated include: biophysical environments, water resources, sustainable agriculture, soil degradation, the effects of irrigation schemes on secondary salinization, soil management and its...

   Published August 1st 2007 by Taylor & Francis
7. Soil Carbon Management

   Economic, Environmental and Societal Benefits

   Edited by John M. Kimble, Charles W. Rice, Debbie Reed, Sian Mooney, Ronald F. Follett, Rattan Lal

   Better Manage Soil C for Improved Soil Quality In the United States, soil has fueled the availability of abundant, safe food, thus underpinning economic growth and development. In the future we need to be more vigilant in managing and renewing this precious resource by replacing the nutrients and...

   Published May 20th 2007 by CRC Press
8. Carbon Sequestration in Soils of Latin America

   Edited by Rattan Lal, Carlos Cerri

   Discover the latest available knowledge on ways to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere!The problem of quickly mounting CO2 emissions in the fast-developing Latin American region was addressed in a symposium held in Piracicaba, Brazil, in June 2004. Carbon Sequestration in Soils of Latin America presents...

   Published June 25th 2006 by CRC Press
9. Encyclopedia of Soil Science, Second Edition

   By Rattan Lal

   Upholding the high standard of quality set by the previous edition, this two-volume second edition offers a vast array of recent peer-reviewed articles. It showcases research and practices with added sections on ISTIC-World Soil Information, root growth and agricultural management, nitrate leaching...

   Published December 21st 2005 by CRC Press
10. Climate Change and Managed Ecosystems

    Edited by Jagtar Bhatti, Rattan Lal, Michael J. Apps, Mick A. Price

    Featuring contributions from leading experts in the field, Climate Change and Managed Ecosystems examines the effects of global climate change on intensively constructed or reconstructed ecosystems, focusing on land use changes in relation to forestry, agriculture, and wetlands including peatlands....

    Published December 19th 2005 by CRC Press