Advances in Agronomy

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Elsevier, Jul 29, 2011 - Technology & Engineering - 360 pages

Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myraid of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial.

Volume 89 contains six comprehensive and timely reviews. Chapter 1 presents a thorough coverage of wet chemistry and state-of-the art molecular scale techniques, such as x-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies, that can be used to characterize phosphorus in organic wastes. Chapter 2 discusses the Wheat Genetics Resource Center that has served the scientific community for 25 years. These resources have been useful to scientists in 45 countries and 39 of the states in the U.S. Chapter 3 covers various aspects of the biology and management of Stevia, a sweet herb of Paraguay. Chapter 4 is a timely review of aspects of soil fertility decline in the tropics as assessed by soil chemical measurements. Chapter 5 covers nematode interactions and assessment of models for their control on crop plants. Chapter 6 presents data and algorithms on ammonia emission form animal operations, a current area of much interest in the area of environmental quality.

  • Over 40 figures and 32 tables
  • Presents a review of the present and future status of soil science
  • Offers an analysis of biodiversity in agronomy
 

Selected pages

Contents

Wheat Genetics Resource Center The First 25 Years
73
Cultivation of Stevia Stevia rebaudiana Bert Bertoni A Comprehensive Review
137
Assessing Soil Fertility Decline in the Tropics Using Soil Chemical Data
179
Nematode Interactions in Nature Models for Sustainable Control of Nematode Pests of Crop Plants?
227
Algorithms Determining Ammonia Emission from Buildings Housing Cattle and Pigs and from Manure Stores
261
Index
337
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Aegilops Agricultural Ammonia analysis animal manure Appl aVected Badaeva biosolids cattle chromosome common wheat concentration Crop Sci cultivation cytogenetic dairy diets diVerent ecosystems Environ Environmental eVects excretion extraction feces feedlots fractionation Friebe Genome germplasm Gill growth Hartemink Hessian fly housing increase inorganic kgÀ1 layer leaf rust livestock long‐term manure method molecular natural NH3 emission nitrification nuclear magnetic resonance nutrient nutrient balance organic wastes phosphate phosphorus phytase phytic acid pigs plant plant‐parasitic nematodes polyploid poultry litter powdery mildew production protein Raupp reduce resistance gene root‐knot nematodes rust resistance Sears seed slatted floor slurry slurry channel soil chemical properties soil fertility decline soil properties soil samples Soil Sci solid manure species spectra spectroscopy Stevia rebaudiana Bert Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni stevioside storage studies surface tauschii temperature Theor tion transfer translocation Triticeae Triticum urine variation WGRC Wheat Genetics wheat germplasm XANES yield

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About the author (2011)

DONALD L. SPARKS is the Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair and Francis Alison Professor at the University of Delaware. He is internationally recognized for his research in the areas of kinetics of biogeochemical processes and surface chemistry of natural materials. His research has focused on fate and transport of trace metals in soil and water, soil remediation, water quality, and carbon sequestration in soils. Dr. Sparks is the author of two previous editions of Environmental Soil Chemistry and more than 350 refereed papers and book chapters. He is fellow of five scientific societies, and he has been the recipient of major awards and lectureships including the Geochemistry Medal from the American Chemical Society, the Liebig Medal from the International Union of Soil Sciences, the Einstein Professorship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Philippe Duchaufour Medal from the European Geosciences Union. Dr. Sparks served as president of the Soil Science Society of America and the International Union of Soil Sciences, has served on advisory committees for several national laboratories and national and international centers and institutes, and served as chair of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Committee for Soil Sciences and other NAS Committees.

Bibliographic information

TitleAdvances in Agronomy
ContributorDonald L. Sparks
PublisherElsevier, 2011
ISBN0080463274, 9780080463278
Length360 pages
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Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science
Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General
  
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