Himanshu Pathak - Böcker

The Indian Nitrogen Assessment: Sources of Reactive Nitrogen, Environmental and Climate Effects, and Management Options and Policies provides a reference for anyone interested in Reactive N, from researchers and students, to environmental managers. Although the main processes that affect the N cycle are well known, this book is focused on the causes and effects of disruption in the N cycle, specifically in India.

The book helps readers gain a precise understanding of the scale of nitrogen use, misuse, and release through various agricultural, industrial, vehicular, and other activities, also including discussions on its contribution to the pollution of water and air. Drawing upon the collective work of the Indian Nitrogen Group, this reference book helps solve the challenges associated with providing reliable estimates of nitrogen transfers within different ecosystems, also presenting the next steps that should be taken in the development of balanced, cost-effective, and feasible strategies to reduce the amount of reactive nitrogen.

Identifies all significant sources of reactive nitrogen flows and their contribution to the nitrogen-cycle on a national, regional, and global level Covers nitrogen management across sectors, including the environment, food security, energy, and health Provides a single reference on reactive nitrogen in India to help in a number of activities, including the evaluation, analysis, synthesis, documentation, and communications on reactive nitrogen

The books deals with the critical issues of climate change and its impact on agriculture and proposes climate smart agriculture as the probable solution to this issue. It covers the strategies and management options of climate smart agriculture by including crop, water, soil, and energy management with examples and case studies.

The books deals with the critical issues of climate change and its impact on agriculture and proposes climate smart agriculture as the probable solution to this issue. It covers the strategies and management options of climate smart agriculture by including crop, water, soil, and energy management with examples and case studies.

This volume includes select papers presented during the 4th International and 19th National Conference on Machines and Mechanism (iNaCoMM 2019), held in Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi. It presents research on various aspects of design and analysis of machines and mechanisms by academic and industry researchers.

This volume includes select papers presented during the 4th International and 19th National Conference on Machines and Mechanism (iNaCoMM 2019), held in Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi. It presents research on various aspects of design and analysis of machines and mechanisms by academic and industry researchers.

This edited volume, titled "Advances in Agri-Food Systems" is the first volume that comprises of contributed chapters from 16 leading experts in the fields of agriculture and allied sectors.

This edited volume, titled "Advances in Agri-Food Systems", is the second volume in a set that comprises of contributed chapters from 22 leading experts in the fields of agriculture and allied sectors.

This book aims at soil management through digital agriculture, and soil management strategies for environmental quality, biodiversity protection, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and ecosystem services. The book specifically addresses the impacts of climate change on soil health and processes, focusing on carbon, nitrogen, water, and energy footprints. It also covers soil education, policy, and governance for effective soil management. Topics include degraded soils restoration practices, tree-based ecological restoration, natural and organic farming systems, digital soil mapping, artificial intelligence for sustainable soil management, and global soil policies.This volume provides researchers, students and policymakers with a set of recommendations for global sustainable soil management. The book offers innovative approaches to soil science education, community engagement in soil care, local governance strategies, and public-private partnerships to advance sustainable soil management.

This book sheds light on the critical role of soils in ensuring climate resilience and providing essential ecosystem services. By examining the latest scientific research, sharing innovative management practices, and exploring policy frameworks, the chapters of this book discuss how caring for soils can lead to global benefits. The chapters cover topics such as sustainable agricultural intensification, soil health improvement, nutrient cycling, novel fertilizer development, rapid soil assessment techniques, and land degradation mitigation. Renowned scholars and practitioners provide a comprehensive analysis of soil security and its implications for food, fiber, and water quality. This book is beneficial for researchers, professors, and policymakers, for understanding the multifaceted benefits of soil care. It offers a comprehensive set of recommendations for global sustainable soil management, making it a resource for anyone involved in environmental sciences, natural resource management or agricultural policy-making.

This book includes the select proceedings of the International Conference on Composites: Design, Processing, Manufacturing and Health Monitoring (CDPMHM 2024).

This book includes the select proceedings of the International Conference on Composites: Design, Processing, Manufacturing and Health Monitoring (CDPMHM 2024). It covers latest research in designing, processing, manufacturing and health monitoring techniques for composite materials and structures. The topics covered in this book are additive manufacturing, design against fatigue crack growth and fracture, composites for bio-medical applications, electrical vehicles, space and aero-space applications and many more. The book is a valuable reference for researchers and professionals interested in composite material and structure allied fields.

This book explores the interaction between climate change phenomena and the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum (SPAC), which inspects the crucial role of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in modifying the net ecosystem response towards the modified environment. Increasing concentration of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) from massive deforestation, fossil fuel burning and rapid industrialization in the post-nineteenth century have led to adverse changes in our global climate system. The book evaluates the net impact of climate change on soil, plants and the atmosphere individually and in totality. Among the topics it covers are the impact of climate change on soil environment which encompasses soil processes, nutrient cycling, soil carbon sequestration, soil biota response and soil health management. Also included are the impact on plants with respect to the dry matter assimilation pattern, modification in resource use efficiency, rhizosphere interactions, management of biotic and abiotic stress factors, and regulatory mechanisms of biotic stress factors in modifying the net agroecosystem response towards climate change. Moreover, potential genetic engineering options for establishing C4 or Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in C3 plants, heat–drought stress on pollen biology, breeding ideotype, ecological indicators and crop simulation modelling are considered. Lastly, the impact on the atmosphere takes into account greenhouse gas measurements, mitigation options, eddy covariance measurement of greenhouse gasses, satellite-based monitoring, ecosystem services, abiotic stress management options, air pollution and atmospheric modelling. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, students and policymakers in understanding climate change impacts on interaction processes among the atmosphere, soil and plants from the local to regional scales.

Among the topics it covers are the impact of climate change on soil environment which encompasses soil processes, nutrient cycling, soil carbon sequestration, soil biota response and soil health management.

This edited volume covers all major topics related to agri-food transformation towards sustainability in this era of climate change. The topics cover field crops, horticultural crops, livestock sector, nutritional aspects, application of latest field-based technologies, and agriculture related policies and institutions.Some of the key topics are: Innovations for Reconfiguring Food Systems; Transforming High-value Food Commodities; Demand-Supply of Agri-food Commodities; Balancing Human Demand and Ecological Sustainability; International Partnership for Transformation of Agri-Food Systems; Transforming Animal Health and Aquatic Food Systems for Food Security; Climate Resilient Agriculture; Addressing Nutritional Security through Natural Resource Management; Water Harvesting and Improving Water Productivity; Combating Micronutrient Deficiencies; Plant Genetic Resources for Food Security and Nutrition; Genome Editing for Crop Improvement; and Biosafety and Socioeconomic Considerations.Written by experts, this book serves in exchanging and sharing the latest research findings, ideas and experiences on all aspects of agri-food systems to enable the formulation of the ways forward to transform our agri-food system to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations by 2030. The target audience include academicians, researchers, students, farmers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and others.