Quantifying the Effects of Soil Erosion on Crop Productivity
Author : Jan Recia Jones
Publisher :
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 15,70 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Corn
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Author : Jan Recia Jones
Publisher :
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 15,70 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Corn
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Author : Frank R. Rijsberman
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 31,77 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Soil erosion
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Author : Mohsen Ben Achour Kaabia
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Page : 162 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 1983
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Author : Pierre R. Crosson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 14,55 MB
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1317310489
In the 1970’s, agriculture in the United States seemed to be booming. With an extra demand for crops, extra acres were taken on to increase production which was predicted to increase further with an ever-growing population. However, concerns were beginning to be raised over the adequacy of land for crops as potential croplands began to be converted into urban areas as well as the effects of soil erosion decreasing the quality of these croplands. Originally published in 1983, this study investigates the threats to crop productivity in the U.S. with a focus on human-made problems. This title will be of interest to students of environmental studies.
Author : Soil and Water Conservation Society (U. S.)
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 1994-05-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781884015090
This new edition of Soil Erosion Research Methods retains the themes and layout of the first edition. However, most chapters have been revised and some additional chapters have been added. There are new chapters on modeling wind and water erosion. Extensive revisions and updating have been done in chapters dealing with assessment of erosivity and erodibility, erosion, crop productivity, measuring sediment yield from river basins and field plot techniques. There is extensive updating of current statistics on the global magnitude of soil erosion by water and wind and on denudation rates. Several new authors have made significant improvements in revising and updating available information.
Author : Soil and Water Conservation Society (U. S.)
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 25,46 MB
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 1351415964
This new edition of Soil Erosion Research Methods retains the themes and layout of the first edition. However, most chapters have been revised and some additional chapters have been added. There are new chapters on modeling wind and water erosion. Extensive revisions and updating have been done in chapters dealing with assessment of erosivity and erodibility, erosion, crop productivity, measuring sediment yield from river basins and field plot techniques. There is extensive updating of current statistics on the global magnitude of soil erosion by water and wind and on denudation rates. Several new authors have made significant improvements in revising and updating available information.
Author : Michael Stocking
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Page : 27 pages
File Size : 12,14 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Soil erosion
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Author : Beth K. Gugino
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,56 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Soil biology
ISBN : 9780967650746
Author : Klaus F. Alt
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Page : 8 pages
File Size : 40,21 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Soil erosion
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Author : Keith Daniel Wiebe
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 14,3 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781781956977
'Action is needed to fight poverty by sustaining the environment and the use of natural resources. Land Quality, Agricultural Productivity, and Food Security explores a range of factors driving food security. The book offers an assessment to link quality of the available land resources with productivity of land and the ability to ensure food security. It offers a mixture of broad-scale assessments across the globe, with detailed case studies, deepening our understanding of economics and decision-making mechanisms. It is recommended to researchers, as well as actors in the private and public domain, who are keen to improve their understanding of the appropriate actions that ensure food security in the decade to come.' - Floor Brouwer, Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI), The Hague, The Netherlands Land quality and land degradation affect agricultural productivity and food security, but quantifying these relationships has been difficult. Data are extremely limited and outcomes are sensitive to the choices that farmers make. The contributors to this book - including soil scientists, geographers, and economists - analyse data on soils, climate, land cover, agricultural inputs and outputs, and a variety of socio-economic factors to provide new insights into three key issues: * the extent to which differences in land quality generate differences in agricultural productivity across countries * how farmers' responses to differences or changes in land quality are influenced by economic, environmental, and institutional factors, and * whether land degradation over time threatens productivity growth and food security at local, regional, and global levels.