Chapter One: Adsorption Properties of Subtropical and Tropical Variable Charge Soils: Implications from Climate Change and Biochar Amendment
- Abstract
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Development of variable charge properties
- 3. Electric double layer interaction between oppositely charged particles
- 4. Adsorption of low-molecular-weight organic anions
- 5. Biochar-induced changes of surface chemical properties
- 6. Climate change effects on mineralogy and surface properties of variable charge soils
- Acknowledgments
Chapter Two: Groundwater Depletion by Agricultural Intensification in China's HHH Plains, Since 1980s
- Abstract
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Characteristics of the HHH region
- 3. Groundwater depletion in the HHH region
- 4. Groundwater depletion by agricultural intensification
- 5. Effects of groundwater depletion
- 6. Discussions and conclusions
- Acknowledgments
Chapter Three: Impact of Climate Change Factors on Weeds and Herbicide Efficacy
- Abstract
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Factors Influencing Climate Change
- 3. Impact of Climate Change Factors on Crop Production
- 4. Effects of Climate Change Factors on Weed Physiology and Growth
- 5. Effects of Climate Change Factors on Crop–Weed Competition
- 6. Impact of Climate Change Factors on Weed Management and Herbicide Efficacy
- 7. Environmental Factors That Affect Herbicide Activity
- 8. Impact of Climate Change Factors on the Efficacy of Herbicides With Different Chemistries
- 9. Summary and Implications for Future Research
- Acknowledgments
Chapter Four: Scientific Underpinnings of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): What Is Known So Far?
- Abstract
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The SRI controversy
- 3. SRI practices and their reported effects
- 4. Scientific foundations of the recorded SRI features
- 5. A proposed model
- 6. Discussion: some wider implications of SRI methods
- 7. Concluding observations
Chapter Five: Molecular and Genomic Tools Provide Insights on Crop Domestication and Evolution
- Abstract
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Domestication of crop species and centers of crop domestication
- 3. Progenitors of crop species and centers of crop domestication
- 4. Domestication and distribution of crops around the world
- 5. Polyploidization and crop evolution
- 6. Complex genomes and plant breeding
- 7. Perspectives: domesticating new crops
- Acknowledgments