TY  - CHAP
N2  - This chapter discusses the following topics: conservation agriculture as the way forward for sustainable agricultural production; definition and concept of conservation agriculture; and the global history, current status and prospects of conservation agriculture. The chapter also includes reports of research studies conducted on: soil and water conservation; soil quality; rainwater use efficiency; nutrient use efficiency; input use efficiency; insect-pest, disease and weed dynamics; crop productivity; climate change mitigation and adaptation; benefits at ecosystem level; and farm profitability
ED  - Jat, R A
ED  - Sahrawat, K L
ED  - Kassam, A H
AV  - restricted
A1  - Jat, R A
A1  - Sahrawat, K L
A1  - Kassam, A H
A1  - Friedrich, T
TI  - Conservation agriculture for sustainable and resilient agriculture: global status, prospects and challenges
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781780642598.0001
T2  - Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture: Global Status,Prospects and Challenges,
SP  - 1
Y1  - 2013///
ID  - icrisat7608
EP  - 25
SN  - 9781780642598
PB  - CABI
CY  - Boston
ER  -