Climate Change, Intercropping, Pest Control and Beneficial Microorganisms
Résumé
Contents: 1. Climate change, society issues and sustainable agriculture, Eric Lichtfouse. 2. Tragedy of the global commons: soil, water and air, Rattan Lal. 3. The rediscovery of intercropping in China: a traditional cropping system for future Chinese agriculture, Heike Knörzer. 4. Effect of genetically modified bacteria on ecosystems and their potential benefits for bioremediation and biocontrol of plant diseases, Mareike Viebahn. 5. Climate change and plant water balance. The role of aquaporins, Micaela Carvajal. 6. Responses of cereal plants to environmental and climate changes, Vaclav Hejnak. 7. Induction of plant tolerance to semi-arid environments by beneficial soil microorganisms, Ricardo Aroca. 8. Essential oil crops for sustainable agriculture, Alessandra Carrubba. 9. Sugarcane and precision agriculture. Quantifying variability is only half the story, Daniel Zamykal. 10. Fungal disease management in environmentally friendly apple production, Imre J. Holb. 11. Mitigation of agricultural nonpoint-source pesticide pollution in artificial wetland ecosystems, Caroline Gregoire. 12. Sustainable management of natural resources for food security and environmental quality. Case studies from India, Rattan Lal. 13. Decision support systems: concepts, progress and issues, Shabir Ahmad Mir. 14. Olive and grapevine biodiversity in Greece and Cyprus, Georgios Banilas. 15. Ethyl carbamate in foods and beverages, Jean-Victor Weber. 16. Evaluation of soil fertility using infrared spectroscopy, Du Changwen.
Mots clés
- pest control
- pesticide pollution
- precision agriculture
- sugar cane
- essential oil
- apple
- Climate change
- intercropping
- bioremediation
- beneficial microorganisms
- genetically modified bacteria
- aquaporin
- soil fertility
- ethyl carbamates
- olive and grapevine biodiversity
- decision support system
- food security in India
- drought stress
- cereal and climate change