Microbial ecology in sustainable agroecosystems / edited by Tanya E. Cheeke, David C. Coleman, Diana H. Wall.
Material type: TextSeries: Advances in agroecology: Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2013Description: xviii, 292 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 9781439852965 (Hardback : acidfree paper); 1439852960 (Hardback : acidfree paper)Subject(s): Soil microbial ecology | Agricultural ecology | Agricultural ecology | Soil microbial ecologyDDC classification: 631.46 LOC classification: QR111 | .M384 2013Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Reference | GKVK Library | 631.46 CHE (Browse shelf) | Not for loan | 136946 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Soil ecology and agroecosystem studies: a dynamic and diverse world / David C. Coleman, Vadakattu V.S.R. Gupta, and John C. Moore -- Ch. 2. Manipulation of beneficial microorganisms in crop rhizospheres / Richard P Dick -- Ch. 3. The influence of heterogeneity on soil microbial processes in agroecosystems: theory, evidence, and opportunities / Terry D. Loecke -- Ch. 4. Soil food webs in agricultural ecosystems / John C. Moore and Peter C. de Ruiter -- Ch. 5. Community composition of soil organisms under different wheat-farming systems / Klaus Birkhofer, T. Martijn Bezemer, Katarina Hedlund, and Heikki Set�al�a -- Ch. 6. The biological basis for nitrogen management in agroecosystems / A. Stuart Grandy, Cynthia Kallenbach, Terry D. Loecke, Sieglinde S. Snapp, and Richard G. Smith -- Ch. 7. The contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to the success or failure of agricultural practices / David D. Douds, Jr. and Rita Seidel -- Ch. 8. Effects of the cultivation of genetically modified Bt crops on nontarget soil organisms / Tanya E. Cheeke -- Ch. 9. Maize legume relay intercrops in Malawi: meeting short- and long-term sustainability goals / Carol Shennan and Dorothy Sirrine -- Ch. 10. Making soil biodiversity matter for agriculture: ecosystem services and challenges / Diana H. Wall.
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