Marginal Lands: Concept, Assessment and Management

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Journal of Agricultural Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v5n5p129· OSTI ID:1074421

Kang, Shujiang ^[1]; Post, Wilfred M ^[1]; West, Tristram O. ^[2]; Bandaru, Vara Prasad ^[1]; Izaurralde, Dr. R. Cesar ^[3]; Wang, Dali ^[1]; Nichols, Dr Jeff A ^[1]

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1. ORNL
2. Joint Global Change Research Institute, PNNL
3. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Marginal lands have received wide attention for their potential to improve food security and support bioenergy production. However, environmental, ecosystem service, and sustainability concerns have been widely raised over the use of marginal land. Knowledge of the extent, location, and quality of marginal lands as well as their assessment and management are limited and diverse. This paper provides a review of the historical development of marginal concept, its application and assessment. Limitations and priority research needs of marginal land assessment and management were discussed.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1074421
• Journal Information: Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 5, Issue 5; ISSN 1916-9752
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English