Dr. Tapas Bhattacharyya was born in November, 1956. He is an agricultural graduate and a Ph.D. from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. As Principal Scientist and Head of Soil Resource Studies Division he worked in the National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP, Nagpur) under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi for more than 30 years. He worked as a Visiting Scientist, IDC in the ICRISAT, India for a brief period. He worked as a Vice-Chancellor of Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India. He has been carrying out basic and fundamental research in terms of soil genesis, classification, survey and mapping. He has also been working for various national and international projects with special reference to soil carbon sequestration and soil carbon modelling to address the issues of global warming and climate change. He has more than 200 referred journal papers, review articles and book chapters.
9 Ebooks by Andre Bationo
Andre Bationo & Boaz Waswa: Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Management in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Food insecurity is a central concern and a fundamental challenge for human welfare and economic growth in Africa. Low agricultural production, results in low incomes, poor nutrition, vulnerability to …
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€309.23
Steven A Banwart & Elke Noellemeyer: Soil Carbon
This book brings together the essential evidence and policy opportunities regarding the global importance of soil carbon for sustaining Earth’s life support system for humanity. Covering the science …
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€69.99
Andre Bationo & Djimasbé Ngaradoum: Improving the Profitability, Sustainability and Efficiency of Nutrients Through Site Specific Fertilizer Recommendations in West Africa Agro-Ecosystems
As part of its efforts to improve fertilizer use and efficiency in West Africa, and following the recent adoption of the West African fertilizer recommendation action plan (RAP) by ECOWAS, this volum …
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€149.79
Andre Bationo & Djimasbé Ngaradoum: Improving the Profitability, Sustainability and Efficiency of Nutrients Through Site Specific Fertilizer Recommendations in West Africa Agro-Ecosystems
As part of its efforts to improve fertilizer use and efficiency in West Africa, and following the recent adoption of the West African fertilizer recommendation action plan (RAP) by ECOWAS, this volum …
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€149.79
Andre Bationo & Boaz Waswa: Innovations as Key to the Green Revolution in Africa
Africa can achieve self sufficiency in food production through adoption of innovations in the agriculture sector. Numerous soil fertility and crop production technologies have been generated through …
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€373.43
Andre Bationo & Boaz Waswa: Fighting Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Multiple Roles of Legumes in Integrated Soil Fertility Management
Legumes play an important role in the cropping systems of sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Legumes are an important source of nutrition to both humans and livestock by providing the much needed protein, …
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€149.79
Andre Bationo & Boaz Waswa: Lessons learned from Long-term Soil Fertility Management Experiments in Africa
This book elucidates the importance of long-term experiments in revealing evidence of soil fertility decline in Africa. An evaluation of experiences from on-going long-term experiments is given in …
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€149.79
Job Kihara & Dougbedji Fatondji: Improving Soil Fertility Recommendations in Africa using the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT)
The book gives a detailed description of the application of DSSAT in simulating crop and soil processes within various Agro-ecological zones in Africa. The book, an output of a series of 3 workshops, …
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€149.79
Steven A Banwart & Steven A Banwart: Soil Carbon
This book brings together the essential evidence and policy opportunities regarding the global importance of soil carbon for sustaining Earth’s life support system for humanity. Covering the science …
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€68.63
