Biochar Applications in Agriculture and Environment Management
This book provides up-to-date information on biochar use in management of soil health, agriculture productivity, green-house gases, restoration ecology and environment. Biochar application to nutrient deficient and disturbed soils is a viable option which
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ochar Applications in Agriculture and Environment Management
Biochar Applications in Agriculture and Environment Management
Jay Shankar Singh • Chhatarpal Singh Editors
Biochar Applications in Agriculture and Environment Management
Editors Jay Shankar Singh Department of Environmental Microbiology Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chhatarpal Singh Department of Environmental Microbiology Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Foreword
There has been an increased pressure on the meagre available land resources due to rapid urbanization, which, in turn, has resulted in a gradual but steady deterioration in the cultivable land worldwide. In addition, the adoption of “green revolution” technologies in several countries has made agriculture chemical-intensive, which has contributed significantly to the deterioration of the health of the available agricultural soils. The cultivable agricultural land is scarce and, consequently, is a limiting factor, leaving no scope for further expansion of agriculture. The use of crop residues (CRs) generated in copious amounts annually, in management of soil fertility, reclamation and restoration of marginal lands, reducing air pollution, etc. appears as an innovative option. The management of huge amount of CRs is expected to relieve this pressure to a large extent. Burning of CRs is threatening soil health, causing air pollution, and drastically affecting the soil microbial diversity. Decomposition of pa
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