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Update, Conclusions, and Recommendations for Sustainability of the Agricultural Environment in Egypt: The Soil–Water–Food Nexus

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Sustainability of Agricultural Environment in Egypt: Part I

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC,volume 76))

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This chapter casts light on the main conclusions and recommendations of the chapters presented in this volume. In addition, it discusses some findings from a few recently published research works related to the soil–water–food nexus. Therefore, this chapter contains information on water scarcity in Egypt, soil toxicology, heavy metal contamination, sustainable agriculture, geostatistics and proximal soil sensing in agricultural management, the role of intercropping systems in sustainable crop production, rice production, bioactive compounds in soybeans, and plant biotechnology. In addition, a set of recommendations for future research work is provided to direct future research toward sustainability, which is the main subject of strategic importance under Egyptian circumstances.

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  1. Water and Water Structures Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

    Abdelazim M. Negm

  2. Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

    El-Sayed E. Omran

  3. Crop Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

    Hassan Awaad

  4. Soil and Water Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

    Mohamed Abu-hashim

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Negm, A.M., Omran, ES.E., Awaad, H., Abu-hashim, M. (2018). Update, Conclusions, and Recommendations for Sustainability of the Agricultural Environment in Egypt: The Soil–Water–Food Nexus. In: Negm, A.M., Abu-hashim, M. (eds) Sustainability of Agricultural Environment in Egypt: Part I. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 76. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2018_339

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