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Advances in Agronomy

  • 1st Edition, Volume 156 - May 23, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Donald L. Sparks
  • Language: English

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 156, continues to be recognized as a leading reference and first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic… Read more

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Description

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 156, continues to be recognized as a leading reference and first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the world. As always, the subjects covered are rich, varied, and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial.

Key features

  • Includes numerous, timely, state-of-the-art reviews on the latest advancements in agronomy
  • Features distinguished, well recognized authors from around the world
  • Builds upon this venerable and iconic review series
  • Covers the extensive variety and breadth of subject matter in the crop and soil sciences

Readership

Scientists and practitioners in academe, government, and industry and students in an array of fields including crop and soil sciences, agronomy, plant biology, and environmental sciences

Table of contents

1. Soil organic carbon dynamics: Impact of land use changes and management practices— A review
Ramesh Thangavel, Nanthi S. Bolan, Mary Beth Kirkham, Hasintha Wijesekara, Manjaiah Kanchikerimath, Cherukumalli Srinivasa Rao, Sasidharan Sandeep, Jorg Rinklebe, Yong Sik Ok, Burhan U. Choudhury, Hailong Wang, Caixian Tang, Xiaojuan Wang, Zhaoliang Song and Oliver W. Freeman II

2. Improving water use efficiency, nitrogen use efficiency, and radiation use efficiency in field crops under drought stress: A review
Hayat Ullah, Raquel Santiago Arenas, Zannatul Ferdous, Ahmed Attia and Avishek Datta

3. Nitrate N loss by leaching and surface runoff in agricultural land—A global issue (a review)
Zhao-Hui Wang and Sheng-Xiu Li

4. Ecological weed management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prospects and implications on other agroecosystem services
Paolo Bàrberi

5. Advances in mechanisms of drought tolerance in crops, with emphasis on barley
Amare Kebede, Manjit S. Kang and Endashaw Bekele

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 156
  • Published: May 23, 2019
  • Language: English

About the editor

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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, USA

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