Conservation Agriculture

Part 1: Introduction.- 1. Conservation Agriculture: Concepts, Brief History and Impacts on Agricultural Systems.- Part 2: Elements of Conservation Agriculture.- 2. Crop Rotations and Residue Management in Conservation Agriculture.- 3. Weed Management in Conservation Agriculture Systems.- 4. Nutrient Management Perspectives in Conservation Agriculture.- 5. Farm Machinery for Conservation Agriculture.- 6. Insect Pest Management in Conservation Agriculture.- Part 3: Modeling and Crop Improvement for Conservation Agriculture.- 7. Breeding for Conservation Agriculture.- 8. Modeling Conservation Agriculture.- Part 4: Status of Conservation Agriculture: some case studies.- 9. Conservation Agriculture in the Middle East.- 10. Explaining Adoption and Measuring Impacts of Conservation Agriculture on Productive Efficiency, Income, Poverty and Food Security in Syria.- 11. Conservation Agriculture in South Asia.- 12. Conservation Agriculture in South East Asia.- 13. Conservation Agriculture in Rainfed Areas of China.- 14. Conservation Agriculture in Australia and New Zealand.- 15. Conservation Agriculture in Europe.- 16. Conservation Agriculture in Latin America.- 17. Conservation Agriculture in North America.- 18. Conservation Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Part 5: Conservation Agriculture in Agricultural Systems.- 19. Conservation Agriculture and Soil Carbon Sequestration.- 20. Application of Microbiology in Conservation Agriculture.- 21. Conservation Agriculture in Organic Farming: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities.- 22. Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change.- 23. Farmer Adoption of Conservation Agriculture.