Farming the Black Earth: Sustainable and Climate-Smart Management of Chernozem Soils

by Boris Boincean and David Dent

Book Overview

This book deals with the sustainability of agriculture on the Black Earth by drawing on data from long-term field experiments. It emphasises the opportunities for greater food and water security at local and regional levels.

The Black Earth, Chernozem in Russian, is the best arable soil in the world and the breadbasket of Europe and North America. It was the focus of scientific study at the very beginnings of soil science in the late 19th...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030225356
• ISBN13: 9783030225353
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 226 Pages