Ebook: Soil Engineering
- Tags: Agriculture, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Soil Science & Conservation, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Sustainable Development, Applied Ecology
- Series: Soil Biology 20
- Year: 2010
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The agricultural world has changed significantly during the last years. The excessive use of heavy machinery, waste disposal, the use of agrochemicals and new soil cultivation means led to severe problems, which agricultural engineers have to cope with in order to prevent soil from permanent irreversible damage.
This Soil Biology volume will update readers on several cutting-edge aspects of sustainable soil engineering including topics such as: soil compaction, soil density increases, soil disturbance and soil fragmentation; soil tillage machineries and optimization of tillage tools; soil traffic and traction, effects of heavy agricultural machines, the use of robotics in agriculture and controlled traffic farming; mechanical weed control, the characterization of soil variability and the recycling of compost and biosolids in agricultural soils.
The agricultural world has changed significantly during the last years. The excessive use of heavy machinery, waste disposal, the use of agrochemicals and new soil cultivation means led to severe problems, which agricultural engineers have to cope with in order to prevent soil from permanent irreversible damage.
This Soil Biology volume will update readers on several cutting-edge aspects of sustainable soil engineering including topics such as: soil compaction, soil density increases, soil disturbance and soil fragmentation; soil tillage machineries and optimization of tillage tools; soil traffic and traction, effects of heavy agricultural machines, the use of robotics in agriculture and controlled traffic farming; mechanical weed control, the characterization of soil variability and the recycling of compost and biosolids in agricultural soils.
The agricultural world has changed significantly during the last years. The excessive use of heavy machinery, waste disposal, the use of agrochemicals and new soil cultivation means led to severe problems, which agricultural engineers have to cope with in order to prevent soil from permanent irreversible damage.
This Soil Biology volume will update readers on several cutting-edge aspects of sustainable soil engineering including topics such as: soil compaction, soil density increases, soil disturbance and soil fragmentation; soil tillage machineries and optimization of tillage tools; soil traffic and traction, effects of heavy agricultural machines, the use of robotics in agriculture and controlled traffic farming; mechanical weed control, the characterization of soil variability and the recycling of compost and biosolids in agricultural soils.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Draught Requirement During Tillage....Pages 3-17
Influence of Soil Tillage on Soil Compaction....Pages 19-30
Vibrating Tillage Tools....Pages 31-49
Soil Disturbance and Soil Fragmentation During Tillage....Pages 51-66
Front Matter....Pages 68-68
Robotics and Sustainability in Soil Engineering....Pages 69-80
Soil Density Increases resulting from Alternative Tire and Rubber Track Configurations in Laboratory and Field Conditions....Pages 81-90
Effects of Heavy Agricultural Machines for Sugar Beet Harvesting on Physical Soil Properties....Pages 91-100
Controlled Traffic Farming....Pages 101-120
Subsoil Compaction: Cause, Impact, Detection, and Prevention....Pages 121-145
Testing of Soil Tillage Machinery....Pages 147-168
Front Matter....Pages 170-170
Mechanical Weed Control....Pages 171-179
Characterisation of Soil Variability with Depth Using Vis–NIR Spectra and Chemometric Tools....Pages 181-194
Considerations for Recycling of Compost and Biosolids in Agricultural Soil....Pages 195-215
Back Matter....Pages 217-230
The agricultural world has changed significantly during the last years. The excessive use of heavy machinery, waste disposal, the use of agrochemicals and new soil cultivation means led to severe problems, which agricultural engineers have to cope with in order to prevent soil from permanent irreversible damage.
This Soil Biology volume will update readers on several cutting-edge aspects of sustainable soil engineering including topics such as: soil compaction, soil density increases, soil disturbance and soil fragmentation; soil tillage machineries and optimization of tillage tools; soil traffic and traction, effects of heavy agricultural machines, the use of robotics in agriculture and controlled traffic farming; mechanical weed control, the characterization of soil variability and the recycling of compost and biosolids in agricultural soils.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Draught Requirement During Tillage....Pages 3-17
Influence of Soil Tillage on Soil Compaction....Pages 19-30
Vibrating Tillage Tools....Pages 31-49
Soil Disturbance and Soil Fragmentation During Tillage....Pages 51-66
Front Matter....Pages 68-68
Robotics and Sustainability in Soil Engineering....Pages 69-80
Soil Density Increases resulting from Alternative Tire and Rubber Track Configurations in Laboratory and Field Conditions....Pages 81-90
Effects of Heavy Agricultural Machines for Sugar Beet Harvesting on Physical Soil Properties....Pages 91-100
Controlled Traffic Farming....Pages 101-120
Subsoil Compaction: Cause, Impact, Detection, and Prevention....Pages 121-145
Testing of Soil Tillage Machinery....Pages 147-168
Front Matter....Pages 170-170
Mechanical Weed Control....Pages 171-179
Characterisation of Soil Variability with Depth Using Vis–NIR Spectra and Chemometric Tools....Pages 181-194
Considerations for Recycling of Compost and Biosolids in Agricultural Soil....Pages 195-215
Back Matter....Pages 217-230
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