Advances in Agronomy
- 1st Edition, Volume 69 - August 24, 2011
- Latest edition
- Editor: Donald L. Sparks
- Language: English
Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source of the latest and best research in agronomy. As always, the topics covered are varied… Read more
Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source of the latest and best research in agronomy. As always, the topics covered are varied and exemplary of the panoply of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial.
Volume 69 contains five excellent reviews dealing with crop and soil sciences. Chapter 1 is a comprehensive and timely review of the measurement and interpretation of bulk mass-transfer phenomena for organic compounds in soils. Chapter 2 is an excellent overview of environmental indicators of agroecosystems. In chapter 3, an interesting treatise is presented on plant growth as effected by phosphate solubilizing soil microorganisms. Chapter 4 is a fine review on hydrological factors affecting phosphorus transfer from agricultural soils. The concluding chapter is an excellent discussion of the genetic resources of Cassava Manihot esculenta Crantz.
Volume 69 contains five excellent reviews dealing with crop and soil sciences. Chapter 1 is a comprehensive and timely review of the measurement and interpretation of bulk mass-transfer phenomena for organic compounds in soils. Chapter 2 is an excellent overview of environmental indicators of agroecosystems. In chapter 3, an interesting treatise is presented on plant growth as effected by phosphate solubilizing soil microorganisms. Chapter 4 is a fine review on hydrological factors affecting phosphorus transfer from agricultural soils. The concluding chapter is an excellent discussion of the genetic resources of Cassava Manihot esculenta Crantz.
Professionals and students in the fields of agronomy, plant, soil, and environmental sciences.
Contributors.
Preface.
J.J. Pignatello, The Measurement and Interpretation of Sorption and Desorption Rates for Organic Compounds in Soil Media.
O.H. Smith, G.W. Petersen, and B.A. Needelman, Environmental Indicators of Agroecosystems.
M.A. Whitelaw, Growth Promotion of Plants Inoculated with Phosphate-Solubilising Fungi.
P.M. Haygarth, A.L. Heathwaite, S.C. Jarvis,and T.R. Harrod, Hydrological Factors for Phosphorus Transfer from Agricultural Soils.
N.M.A. Nassar, Cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, Genetic Resources: Their Collection, Evaluation, and Manipulation.
Index.
Preface.
J.J. Pignatello, The Measurement and Interpretation of Sorption and Desorption Rates for Organic Compounds in Soil Media.
O.H. Smith, G.W. Petersen, and B.A. Needelman, Environmental Indicators of Agroecosystems.
M.A. Whitelaw, Growth Promotion of Plants Inoculated with Phosphate-Solubilising Fungi.
P.M. Haygarth, A.L. Heathwaite, S.C. Jarvis,and T.R. Harrod, Hydrological Factors for Phosphorus Transfer from Agricultural Soils.
N.M.A. Nassar, Cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, Genetic Resources: Their Collection, Evaluation, and Manipulation.
Index.
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 69
- Published: August 24, 2011
- Language: English
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Donald L. Sparks
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USARead Advances in Agronomy on ScienceDirect