Sustainability of Agricultural Environment in Egypt: Part I: Soil-Water-Food Nexus

ISBN-13: 9783319953441 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 378 str.

Abdelazim M. Negm; Mohamed Abuhashim

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction.- Applicability of Sustainable Agriculture in Egypt.- Part II. Overview of Egyptian Sustainable Agriculture.- Deficit Irrigation Management as Strategy Under Conditions of Water Scarcity; Potential Application in North Sinai, Egypt.- Soil toxicology: Potential Approach on the Egyptian Agro-environment.- Part III. Potential application of crop productivity.- Potential Role of Intercropping in Maintaining and Facilitating Environmental Sustainability.- Role of Intercropping in Increasing Sustainable Crop Production and Reducing Food Gap in Egypt.- Sustainable Cultivation of Rice in Egypt.- Part IV. Biotechnology Application for Agricultural Sustainability.- Bioactive Compounds in Soybean Proteins and its Applications in Food Systems.- Influence of natural plant extracts in reducing soils & water contaminates.- Underutilized Plant Species and Agricultural Sustainability in Egypt.- Plant Biotechnology Status in Egypt.- Fermented Food in Egypt: A Sustainable Bio-preservation to Improve the Safety of Food.- Part V. Potentiality of Soil Sensing for Sustainable Agriculture.- Geostatistics and Proximal Soil Sensing for Sustainable Agriculture.- Sustainable Indicators in Arid Region; Case study – Egypt.- Implication of Geo-Informatics (GIS/RS) on Agricultural Irrigation Management: The State of the Art.- Importance of Forage Mixtures in Increasing Sustainable Food Supply in Egypt.- Hydrological Simulation of a Rainfed Agricultural Watershed using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT).- Part VI. Conclusions.- Update, Conclusions, and Recommendations for Sustainability of the Agricultural Environment in Egypt: The Soil–Water–Food Nexus.

Blurb

This volume discusses the sustainability of Egypt’s agriculture and the challenges involved. It provides a comprehensive review and the latest research findings, and covers a variety of topics under the following themes:

·        Applicability of sustainable agriculture in Egypt

·        Sustainable agriculture under water scarcity and polluted soil environments

·        Improved crop productivity using a variety of tried and tested procedures

·        Biotechnology application for agricultural sustainability and food security

·        Potentiality of soil-sensing for a more sustainable agricultural environment

The volume closes with a summary of the key conclusions and recommendations from all chapters. Together with the companion volume Sustainability of Agricultural Environment in Egypt: Part II, it offers an essential source of information for postgraduate students, researchers, and stakeholders alike.