Contents



**III**

**Chapter 18 305**

**Chapter 19 315**

**Chapter 20 327**

Urban Horticulture and Its Modernization by Using LED Lightning

Remote Sensing: Useful Approach for Crop Nitrogen Management

Risk Assessment of Sunflower Production Using In-Field Rainwater

Harvesting on Semi-Arid Ecotope in South Africa *by Jestinos Mzezewa and Leon Daniel van Rensburg*

*by Salima Yousfi, José Fernando Marin Peira, Gregorio Rincón De La Horra* 

in Indoors Vegetable Production *by Žarko M. Ilin and Dubravka M. Savić*

and Sustainable Agriculture

*and Pedro V. Mauri Ablanque*


**II**

**Chapter 8 127**

**Chapter 9 141**

**Chapter 10 165**

**Chapter 11 179**

**Chapter 12 197**

Sustainable and Advanced Technologies for Crop Production **209**

**Chapter 13 211**

**Chapter 14 229**

**Chapter 15 247**

**Chapter 16 271**

**Chapter 17 293**

Managing Soil Nitrogen under Rain-Fed Lowland Rice Production

Systems in the Forest Agroecological Zones in Ghana *by Mohammed Moro Buri and Roland Nuhu Issaka*

*by Romanus Osabohien and Toun Ogunbiyi*

*and Aeysha Khan*

**Section 3**

Agriculture *by Tamanreet Kaur*

Bio-Inoculants

*and Talita Bernardon Mar*

Plant Nutrition and Sustainable Crop Production in Nigeria

Enhancing Soil Properties and Maize Yield through Organic

*by Graham Brodie, Muhammad Jamal Khan and Dorin Gupta*

Fertilizer Use Issues for Smallholder Agriculture in Tropical Africa *by Charles S. Wortmann, Anthony O. Esilaba, Kayuki C. Kaizzi, Catherine Kibunja, Keziah W. Ndungu-Magiroi and Nouri Maman*

Fungal Endophyte-Host Plant Interactions: Role in Sustainable

*by Fabiana Tonial, Francine Falcão de Macedo Nava, Ana Luisa Gayger* 

Application Potentials of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and Fungi as an Alternative to Conventional Weed Control Methods

Sustainable Development of Horticulture and Forestry through

Nano-Fertilizers for Sustainable Crop Production under

*by Adnan Mustafa, Muhammad Naveed, Qudsia Saeed, Muhammad Nadeem Ashraf, Azhar Hussain, Tanveer Abbas,* 

*Muhammad Kamran, Nan-Sun and Xu Minggang*

*by Easan Mohan and Kuppu Rajendran*

Changing Climate: A Global Perspective

*by Muhammad Aamir Iqbal*

*by Arshad Jalal, Kamran Azeem, Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho* 

and Inorganic Nitrogen and Diazotrophic Bacteria

Microwave Soil Treatment and Plant Growth

Endophytes Potential Use in Crop Production

Preface

Ensuring food security for the growing global population is a modern problem that must be addressed. Agronomists and plant biologists are responsible for improving crop production, which is the art and science of producing food by exploiting land and natural resources. However, various abiotic and biotic stresses as well as loss of soil productivity and natural biodiversity are hindering crop production. The success of crop production largely depends on how efficiently the crops are managed and cultivated. With the advancement of science and technology, many improved methods of crop production have been developed and are currently being practiced by farmers. However, due to the adverse effects of climate change, crop production warrants new methods and techniques to produce maximum output in a unit area. New approaches to soil management, crop husbandry, and water and nutrient management are being researched and adopted for crop production. Low-input agronomic practices are contributing to sustainable agriculture and food production. Considering these issues, researchers have been developing new approaches to make crop production more sustainable. Many agronomic strategies have also been developed to enhance stress tolerance in crops as well. This book provides a current and comprehensive overview of various crop production practices in the

Across twenty-one comprehensive chapters, this book details various soil and crop management issues, including modern techniques in enhancing crop production in the era of climate change. There are a few case studies and experimental evidence about these production systems in specific locations. The first section (Crop Production and Farming System) contains six chapters related to different issues and experimental evidence of managing farms and ways of crop production. As soil is at the heart of crop production systems, the second section (Soil

Management) includes six chapters that present various soil management options, including nutrient management in different crops, different environments, and soil conditions. The final section (Sustainable and Advanced Technologies for Crop Production) includes eight chapters that discuss recent approaches for sustainable crop production, including biotechnology, nanotechnology, and

We would like to give special thanks to the authors for their outstanding and timely work in producing such excellent chapters. We are very thankful to Nina Kalinic Babic, Author Service Manager at IntechOpen publishing, for her prompt responses

changing world.

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