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Evaluating the economic and social impact of soil microbes

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dc.contributor.authorSandhu, H.S.
dc.contributor.authorGupta, V.V.S.R.
dc.contributor.authorWratten, S.D.
dc.contributor.editorDixon, G.
dc.contributor.editorTilston, E.
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractDevelopments in agriculture have been very successful in producing sufficient amounts of food to meet the growing demand by human population in the twentieth century. This was possible due to breakthroughs in the development of high yielding cultivars and the combined efforts of agricultural research and public policy to support high input-based farming in different parts of the world. The 'Green Revolution' yielded desired outcomes due to agricultural intensification, accomplished through the use of input-responsive plant cultivars, increased chemical use in the form of fertilisers and chemical based plant protection measures. These modern technologies are practised in agro-ecosystems which are the largest managed ecosystems on earth and comprise 1.5 billion hectares of cropping area and about 3.5 billion hectares of pasture land area (FAO)
dc.identifier.citationSource details - Title: Soil microbiology and sustainable crop production, 2010 / Dixon, G., Tilston, E. (ed./s), Ch.11, pp.399-417
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-90-481-9479-7_11
dc.identifier.isbn9789048194797
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/132155
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Netherlands
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.rightsCopyright 2010 Springer Science+Business Media
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9479-7_11
dc.subjectecosystem Service
dc.subjectsoil biota
dc.subjectsoil microbe
dc.titleEvaluating the economic and social impact of soil microbes
dc.typeBook chapter
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916198605201831

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