Ecological and Practical Applications for Sustainable Agriculture

Dr. Kuldeep Bauddh is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the BB Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. Dr. Bauddh is currently teaching thrust areas of environmental sciences like Environmental Pollution and Management and Environmental Toxicology. His main research areas are phytoremediation and sustainable agriculture. He has published three Books (Edited), one with Elsevier on ‘Phytomanagement of Polluted Sites’, and two with Springer on ‘Phytoremediation Potential of Bioenergy Plants’ and ‘Algae and Environmental Sustainability’. He has published 32 research papers in national and international journals.  Dr. Sanjeev Kumar is an Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India. He obtained MSc. and PhD in Environmental Sciences from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. He has worked in the field of eco-friendly farming practices, nutrient leaching, and gaseous emissions from agricultural fields. He has published 21 research articles, 15 book chapters, 2 edited books with Springer and presented research in many national and International conferences and seminars. He was awarded ‘Fellow of Society of Plant Research’ and received the recognition award of ‘Significant contribution in academic activities’ by Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University. Professor Rana Pratap Singh is Dean Academic Affairs and Professor of Environmental Science at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. He has made significant contribution in understanding of N metabolism, ecological nutrition and heavy metal toxicity in plants under non stress and environmental stress. His group have developed carrier based climate resilient microbial consortia for sustainable agriculture. Published over 150 papers,17 books,about 3900 citations with H-index 35 and i10-79, he has 33 years of PG teaching,38 years of Research and 14 years of administrative experience,8 awards and 4 fellowships and President of two academic societies. He is Chief Editor of PMBP (www. springer.com/journals/12298). John Korstad is Professor of Biology Oral Roberts Univ., Tulsa, Oklahoma.  His educational background includes a MS in Environmental Science from Cal. State Hayward and a MS and Ph.D. in Zoology from the Univ. Michigan.  John teaches courses in Zoology, Ecology, Limnology, Marine Ecology, Research, Environmental Science, and Sustainability. He has vast experience in aquaculture, including research at SINTEF in Trondheim, Norway supported by a Fulbright Fellowship. His current research focuses on lake management, algal biofuels, phytoremediation, and sustainable development. John is on the editorial board of 5 journals, has over 40 professional publications, and is co-editor of 3books.

Chapter 1. Sustainable agricultural approaches for enhanced crop productivity, better soil health and improved ecosystem services.- Chapter 2. Ecologically Sound and Practical Applications for Sustainable Agriculture.- Chapter 3. Destruction of soil health and risk of food contamination by application of chemical fertilizer.- Chapter 4. Impacts of Synthetic Pesticides on Soil Health and Non-Targeted Flora and Fauna.- Chapter 5. Ecological consequences of genetically modified crops on soil biodiversity.- Chapter 6. Application of Biochar in Agriculture: A Sustainable Approach for Enhanced Plant Growth, Productivity and Soil Health.- Chapter 7. Role of starch polymer coated urea in the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from rice and wheat ecosystems.- Chapter 8. Suitability of Coupling Application of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers for Crop Cultivation.- Chapter 9. Composting: an ecofriendly technology for sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 10. Nanoagroparticles: An Emerging Trendin Modern Agriculture System.- Chapter 11. Agri-nanotechnology for sustainable agriculture.- Chapter 12. Suitability of fly ash amendment in soil for productivity of agricultural crops.- Chapter 13. Trichoderma: a multifacet fungus for sustainable agriculture.-  Chapter 14. Biochar amendment in agricultural soil for mitigation of abiotic stress.- Chapter 15. Mitigation of salinity stress by using the vermicompost and vermiwash.- Chapter 16. Case Studies on Cultural Eutrophication–Watersheds Around Lakes that Contribute to Toxic Blue-Green Algal Blooms.- Chapter 17. Agricultural Practices Contributing to Aquatic Dead Zones.- Chapter 18. Mining, Agriculture Change, and Resilience:  Reflections from Indigenous Knowledge in Anthropocene.- Chapter 19. Role of Indian Seed Industry for Promoting Food & Nutritional Security and Agricultural Sustainability.- Chapter 20. Farmers Varieties and Ecosystem Services with Reference to Eastern India.- Chapter 21. Ensuring Food Security By Good Seed Governance: A case study From Jharkhand.