Optimizing Soil, Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Integrated Cropping–Livestock Production Systems
IAEA-TECDOC-1924
ISBN
978-92-0-115920-5
168 pages | 11 figures | € 18.00 | Date published: 2020
This publication draws on data and results collated during an IAEA coordinated research project (CRP) on optimizing soil, water and nutrient use efficiency in integrated cropping-livestock production systems. The main objective of the project was to enhance food security, improve soil fertility, and mitigate greenhouse gases from agriculture using integrated cropping-livestock systems in changing climate conditions. In addition, the CRP participants developed a package of technology for farmers to increase crop production and improve their livelihoods using nuclear and related techniques.
Keywords:
Soil, Water, Nutrient, Efficiency, Integrated, Cropping, Livestock, Cropping-Livestock, Production, Data, Results, CRP, Coordinated Research Project, Optimizing, Use, Systems, Food Security, Soil Fertility, Soil Quality, GHGs, Greenhouse Gases, Agriculture, Climate, Climate Conditions, Crop Production, Crop Productivity, Soil Management, Water Management, Nutrient Management, Resource, Resource Efficiency, Optimizing Water, Nutrient Use, Socioeconomic Benefit, Environmental Benefit, Isotopic, Nuclear, Technique, Mutually Beneficial, Sustainability, Agricultural Systems, Maize, Cattle, Cultivation-Cattle, Grazing, Maize Grazing, Rotation, Crop Rotation, Soil Properties, Ferrallitic Soil, Agronomic Effects, Arid, Semi-Arid, Land, Carbon, Continuous Cropping, Conservation, Conservation Agriculture, Methane, Dung, Emission Factor, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations, FYM, Farm Yard Manure, Native Grassland, Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrogen Use Efficiency