Ch. Srinivasa Rao - Böcker

Agricultural Soil Sustainability and Carbon Management presents long-term research in the field of sustainable soil use and management to guide in the prioritizing the multifunctional value of soil health and addressing interdisciplinary links between major issues such as biodiversity and climate change. As soil is the largest terrestrial carbon pool and a significant contributor of greenhouse gases, much progress can be made toward curtailing the climate crisis by sustainable soil management practices. The book provides valuable insight into the soil and carbon management, research gaps, and the methodological challenges for research into soil carbon management that will be important over the decades. Prioritizes the multifunctional value of soil systems and addresses interdisciplinary links within major issues including Soil Health, Carbon Sustainability, Biodiversity and Climate change Provides best management practices and techniques for sustainable carbon management under different cropping pattern/ecosystem Explains the carbon mechanism and application methodology in relation to food production and identifies future areas for research and developments

A large number of physical phenomena are modeled by nonlinear partialdifferential equations, subject to appropriate initial/ boundary conditions; theseequations, in general, do not admit exact solution. The present monograph givesconstructive mathematical techniques which bring out large time behavior ofsolutions of these model equations. These approaches, in conjunction with moderncomputational methods, help solve physical problems in a satisfactory manner. Theasymptotic methods dealt with here include self-similarity, balancing argument,and matched asymptotic expansions. The physical models discussed in some detailhere relate to porous media equation, heat equation with absorption, generalizedFisher's equation, Burgers equation and its generalizations. A chapter each isdevoted to nonlinear diffusion and fluid mechanics. The present book will be founduseful by applied mathematicians, physicists, engineers and biologists, and wouldconsiderably help understand diverse natural phenomena.

A large number of physical phenomena are modeled by nonlinear partialdifferential equations, subject to appropriate initial/ boundary conditions; theseequations, in general, do not admit exact solution. The present monograph givesconstructive mathematical techniques which bring out large time behavior ofsolutions of these model equations. These approaches, in conjunction with moderncomputational methods, help solve physical problems in a satisfactory manner. Theasymptotic methods dealt with here include self-similarity, balancing argument,and matched asymptotic expansions. The physical models discussed in some detailhere relate to porous media equation, heat equation with absorption, generalizedFisher's equation, Burgers equation and its generalizations. A chapter each isdevoted to nonlinear diffusion and fluid mechanics. The present book will be founduseful by applied mathematicians, physicists, engineers and biologists, and wouldconsiderably help understand diverse natural phenomena.

This book explores the significance of soil microbial diversity to understand its utility in soil functions, ecosystem services, environmental sustainability, and achieving the sustainable development goals. With a focus on agriculture and environment, the book highlights the importance of the microbial world by providing state-of-the-art technologies for examining the structural and functional attributes of soil microbial diversity for applications in healthcare, industrial biotechnology, and bioremediation studies. In seven chapters, the book will act as a primer for students, environmental biotechnologists, microbial ecologists, plant scientists, and agricultural microbiologists. Chapter 1 introduces readers to the soil microbiome, and chapter 2 discusses the below ground microbial world. Chapter 3 addresses various methods for exploring microbial diversity, chapter 4 discusses the genomics methods, chapter 5 provides the metaproteomics and metatranscriptomics approaches and chapter 6 details the bioinformatics tools for soil microbial community analysis, and chapter 7 concludes the text with future perspectives on further soil microbial uses and applications.

Soil organic carbon is one of the critical indicators for assessing the viability of land, and hence soil carbon sequestration, which is a burgeoning issue regarding changing climatic conditions.

Terrestrial plant systems are an integral part of Earth’s land resources. Resources are mutually connected via the nutrient exchange phenomena. Thus, plant nutrition is crucial in managing soil fertility and land productivity. Soil organic carbon is one of the critical indicators for assessing the viability of land, and hence soil carbon sequestration, which is a burgeoning issue regarding changing climatic conditions. In this context, this book provides an essential linkage between sustainable plant nutrition and soil carbon sequestration and their management strategies that lead to multidimensional benefits for environmental sustainability. The primary purpose of this book is to explore the nexus between carbon sequestration and plant growth, its role in maintaining ecosystem services, and modeling aspects of soil carbon and nutrient dynamics. Moreover, it aims to address the growing challenges of ecological perturbations, unraveling the potential of degraded lands for food, fuel, and nutritional security, and accounting for meeting various UN SDGs.

The edited book on Innovations of University Extension in India is a compilation of experiences of State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) as far as their unique extension initiatives are concerned in the form of book chapters. This book will serve as a reference for the stakeholders of extension education such as Scientists of ICAR Institutes, Faculty of SAUs, Private extension practitioners, NGO personnel, extension/ marketing professionals of private agri and agro-based industries, para-extension professionals, research scholars and students.This publication will be a unique one as far as its nature, as there are no such compilations so far on extension initiatives of SAUs. Hence, this compilation will be a worthy reference and guidance material for stakeholders of agricultural extension.