{"product_id":"soil-organic-matter-and-feeding-rattan-lal-9780367609702","title":"Soil Organic Matter and Feeding the Future: Environmental and Agronomic Impacts","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoil organic matter (SOM) is the primary determinant of soil functionality. Soil organic carbon (SOC) accounts for 50% of the SOM content, accompanied by nitrogen, phosphorus, and a range of macro and micro elements. As a dynamic component, SOM is a source of numerous ecosystem services critical to human well-being and nature conservancy. Important among these goods and services generated by SOM include moderation of climate as a source or sink of atmospheric CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e and other greenhouse gases, storage and purification of water, a source of energy and habitat for biota (macro, meso, and micro-organisms), a medium for plant growth, cycling of elements (N, P, S, etc.), and generation of net primary productivity (NPP). The quality and quantity of NPP has direct impacts on the food and nutritional security of the growing and increasingly affluent human population.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoils of agroecosystems are depleted of their SOC reserves in comparison with those of natural ecosystems. The magnitude of depletion depends on land use and the type and severity of degradation. Soils prone to accelerated erosion can be strongly depleted of their SOC reserves, especially those in the surface layer. Therefore, conservation through restorative land use and adoption of recommended management practices to create a positive soil-ecosystem carbon budget can increase carbon stock and soil health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume of \u003ci\u003eAdvances in Soil Sciences \u003c\/i\u003eaims to accomplish the following: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresent impacts of land use and soil management on SOC dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscuss effects of SOC levels on agronomic productivity and use efficiency of inputs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetail potential of soil management on the rate and cumulative amount of carbon sequestration in relation to land use and soil\/crop management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeliberate the cause-effect relationship between SOC content and provisioning of some ecosystem services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelate soil organic carbon stock to soil properties and processes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablish the relationship between soil organic carbon stock with land and climate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify controls of making soil organic carbon stock as a source or sink of CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConnect soil organic carbon and carbon sequestration for climate mitigation and adaptation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rattan Lal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367609703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367609702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.08h x 7.01w x 1.18d\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rattan Lal","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43945603825919,"sku":"9780367609702","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8d8f09a9-6419-43c9-b915-6d6aa9d615c8.jpg?v=1681509034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/soil-organic-matter-and-feeding-rattan-lal-9780367609702","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}