Titlebook: Role of Mulching in Pest Management and Agricultural Sustainability; Khawar Jabran Book 2019 The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Spr

MIME

Mulches for Nutrient Addition to Soil,tents of soil organic carbon, improve the soil enzymatic activities, and enhance the soil organic matter. High concentrations of nutrients and their improved availability have been generally noted in the agricultural fields with straw or other kinds of organic mulches. Although plastic mulching does

含糊

尊敬

Malaise

ARY

Book 2019l pest control, and sustainability of crop production systems. Non-conventional means of improving the sustainability of crop production and pest control are required in the wake of environmental concerns over the use of conventional pesticides as well as the intensive use of land resources. Mulches

nauseate

Use of Mulches in Agriculture: Introduction and Concepts,ase in food needs and nutrition requirements of the humans. Contrarily, the food production factors (particularly land and water) are not only limited, but their sustainability is also at stake. In this wake, conventional agricultural systems should be supported with some amendments that could help

执

Mulches for Weed Control,vironmental pollution caused by herbicides. Several types of plastic mulches have been investigated for controlling weeds in different kinds of cropping systems. Among these, black plastic mulch has been found the most effective and popular. However, due to environmental demerits of plastic mulch, d

争议的苹果

Mulches for Insect Pest and Disease Management,insect pest and disease pathogen control. In this chapter, the possibility to use various kinds of mulches for control disease pathogens and insect pests has been assessed. For instance, straw mulch provides an indirect control of insect pests by facilitating the living and proliferation of predator

带子

Mulches for Soil and Water Conservation,food produced from these areas in the global food security cannot be undermined. Various kinds of mulches may be utilized to enhance the interception, retention, and infiltration and decrease the loss of rainwater in the arid zones of the world. Nevertheless, the use of mulches is equally useful and

带伤害