Table of contents
Chapter 1 - Mechanisms of soil erosion/degradation:
Jane Rickson, Cranfield University, UK;
1 Introduction
2 Soil erosion processes: overview and erosion by water
3 Soil erosion processes: other mechanisms
4 Consequences of soil erosion
5 Relating soil erosion to crop productivity and sustainable agriculture
6 Mitigating soil erosion: soil conservation
7 Summary and conclusions
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
Chapter 2 The impact of heavy metal contamination on soil health:
Santanu Bakshi and Chumki Banik, Iowa State University, USA; and Zhenli He, University of Florida, USA;
1 Introduction
2 Current levels of soil contamination by heavy metals
3 Natural and anthropogenic sources of heavy metals
4 Chemical transformation of heavy metals in soils
5 Bioavailability of heavy metals in soils
6 Effects of heavy metals on soil health: soil chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology
7 Effects of heavy metals on plant health and crop production
8 Indicators of soil contamination
9 Remediation of contaminated soil
10 Conclusions and future trends
11 References
Chapter 3 Advances in techniques to assess soil erodibility:
R. J. Rickson, E. Dowdeswell Downey, G. Alegbeleye and S. E. Cooper, Cranfield University, UK;
1 Introduction
2 Factors affecting soil erodibility
3 Assessment of soil erodibility
4 Future trends in research
5 Conclusion
6 Where to look for further information
7 References
Chapter 4 Rehabilitating degraded and abandoned agricultural lands with Conservation Agriculture systems:
Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil; Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil; Claudio Hideo Martins da Costa, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil; Otávio dos Anjos Leal, Catarinense Federal Institute, Brazil; and Luan Pierre Pott, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil;
1 Introduction
2 Conservation Agriculture adoption in Brazil, mainly in Brazilian Southern region, as a tool to prevent and reverse soil degradation
3 Case study 1: Integrated strategies for restoration of compacted and low productive soils under no-tillage system in Southern Brazil
4 Case study 2: Strategies for soil quality improvement in crop-livestock integration under Conservation Agriculture in acidic tropical soils
5 Conclusion
6 Acknowledgements
7 References