Overview

The title ‘Phosphorus in Agriculture: 100 % Zero’ is synonymous for make-or-break. And it stands up to the promise. This book sends an important message as it delivers background information, intrinsic hypotheses, validation approaches and legal frameworks, all for balanced phosphorus fertilization in agriculture. This implies firstly that the phosphorus requirement of crop is fully satisfied by applying exclusively fertilizers which contain the nutrient in completely available form. Secondly, environmental demands through eutrophication and hazardous contaminants must not be compromised. The book identifies equally knowledge gaps and deficits in the transformation and implementation of research into practice. Bottom line is that research delivers the tools for a sustainable phosphorus management while legal frameworks are insufficient.

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Author:   Ewald Schnug ,  Luit J. De Kok ,  Emmanuel Frossard
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   6.742kg
ISBN:  

9789401776110

ISBN 10:   9401776113
Pages:   353
Publication Date:   21 June 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1.Urgent Need for Action in the Baltic Sea Are.- 2. The Enigma of Fertilizer Phosphorus Utilization.- 3. Fate of Fertilizer P in Soils: Inorganic Pathway.- 4. Fate of Fertilizer P in Soils - the Organic Pathway.- 5. Determination of Plant Available P in Soil.- 6. Assessing the Plant Phosphorus Status.- 7. P solubility of Inorganic and Organic P Sources.- 8. Variability of P Uptake by Plants.- 9. Management options for an efficient utilization of phosphorus in agroecosystems.- 10. Phosphorus – the Predicament of Organic Farming.- 11. Utilization of Phosphorus at Farm Level in Denmark.- 12. Trace Element Contaminants and Radioactivity from Phosphate Fertiliser.- 13. Organic Xenobiotics.- 14. Energy Neutral Phosphate Fertilizer Production using High Temperature Reactors.- 15. Justice and Sustainability: Normative Criteria for the Use of Phosphorus.- 16. Governance Instruments for Phosphorus Supply Security.

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Prof. Ewald Schnug, Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Julius Kühn-Institut, Germany - EditorProf. Luit J. De Kok, University of Groningen, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, The Netherlands - Editor

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