Instant Insights: Crop Rotations

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Dr Gilbert G. Sigua (USDA-ARS) Prof. Bernhard Freyer (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU))

Instant Insights

Crop Rotations

Dr Gilbert G. Sigua (USDA-ARS), Prof. Bernhard Freyer (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)), Professor Bruno Basso (Michigan State University) , Dr R. A. Martinez-Feria (Michigan State University)

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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
09 March 2021

Soil science, sedimentology; Conservation of the environment; Sustainable agriculture; Organic farming; Agronomy & crop production

Series: Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on crop rotations in agriculture.

The first chapter discusses the effects of crop rotation and intercropping management practices and their impact on soil health enhancement and stability. It also considers the importance of leguminous crops and soil organic matter in maintaining healthy soils, sustaining crop productivity and enhancing biodiversity.

The second chapter examines the principles of crop rotation, precrop effects in crop rotations, and the nutrient effects of legumes and other rotation crops. It also reviews the role of rotation crops in suppressing weeds, diseases and pests and studies rotations and crop yields, as well as the challenge of designing a crop rotation.

The third chapter illustrates how crop models account for the interactions between soil, genotypes, management, and climate, on crops grown in various rotations, and their effects on yield and environmental outcomes under current and future climate scenarios.

The fourth chapter assesses the potential of decision support systems for crop rotations in improving soil health and agricultural sustainability.

The final chapter reviews how crop rotations with non-cereal species can be implemented to substantially reduce inoculum sources for residue-borne cereal leaf diseases.

By: Dr Gilbert G. Sigua (USDA-ARS), Prof. Bernhard Freyer (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)), Professor Bruno Basso (Michigan State University), Dr R. A. Martinez-Feria (Michigan State University), Professor Benjamin Dumont (University of Liege)
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 20
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781801460590
ISBN 10: 1801460590
Series: Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 09 March 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Bruno Basso is an agro-ecosystem scientist and University Foundation Professor in Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and W.K. Kellogg Biological Station at Michigan State University. He is a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America and the American Society of Agronomy, and 2016 recipient of the Innovation of the year award and 2019 Outstanding Faculty Award at Michigan State University and the recipient of the 2021 Morgan Stanley Sustainable Solutions Prize. He is ranked as top 2% scientist across all disciplines and 0.006% in the field of Agronomy, Agriculture, Meteorology. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University.