Agricultural Waste: Threats and Technologies for Sustainable Management

ISBN-13: 9781771889636 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 360 str.

Rouf Ahmad Bhat; Khalid Rehman Hakeem; Humaira Qadri

Opis

This volume focuses on tackling the harmful impact of agricultural waste with the use of sustainable practices, bio-techniques, and new technologies that either make use of the waste as a raw material or convert the waste into a useful resource that can help achieve environmental sustainability.

Spis treści

1. Agricultural Waste: Sources, Implications, and Sustainable Management  2. Agricultural Waste Uses, Sources, and Applications in Plant-Soil Systems  3. Impact of Agriculture on Soil Health  4. Global Scenario of Remediation Techniques to Combat Pesticide Pollution  5. Woodchip Bioreactors for Nitrate Removal in Agricultural Land Drainage  6. Biocontrol Agents in Organic Agriculture  7. The Science of Vermicomposting for Sustainable Development  8. Consolidation of Green Chemistry into Biorefineries: A Pavement for Green and Sustainable Products  9. Microbial Interventions and Biochemistry Pathways for Degradation of Agricultural Waste  10. Value of Biofertilizers  11. Alternatives to Synthetic Fertilizers  12. Mushroom Cultivation Technology for Conversion of Agro-Industrial Wastes into Useful Products  13. An Essay on Some Biotechnological Interventions in Agricultural Waste Management  14. Bioremediation Technologies for the Management of Agricultural Waste