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Soils of the world hold a key to climate solution and sustainable agriculture. Our happiness, our future and our sustainability are rooted into this loose top layer of the Earth, we call soil. Soil is more than it has been understood as so far. It is the basis of our existence. It is the basis of our survival. It is the basis of our sustainability, and it is the very basis of the whole story of life on Earth. There is a saying: If you own soil, you own up to sky. ...
Ecology, environment and agriculture are inseparably allied. Agriculture, in essence, produces foods by transforming natural environments and manipulating ecological processes. Environmental factors determine structure and functions of an ecosystem.
This book attempts to collate many chapters written by well-known ecologists, environmentalists and agriculturists which discuss critical issues, perspectives and strategies influencing our ecosystems, physical ...
Contents: 1. Education : a potential tool for sustainable development/Priyanka. 2. Vegetation dynamics with reference to climate change/Nisar H. Bhat, Shahida Jan, F.D. Sheikh, F.A. Shah Khan and Sarfaraz A. Wani. 3. Health hazards associated with pesticide application/Pratibha Singh, Poonam Tewari and Reeta Yadav. 4. Integrated farming systems in the Himalayan Mountains: research experiences in Yamuna Valley/Vrinda Negi, Vir Singh. 5. Non woven fabric of ...