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Advances in Agronomy

  • 1st Edition, Volume 166 - January 29, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Donald L. Sparks
  • Language: English

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 166, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field. Each chapte… Read more

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Advances in Agronomy, Volume 166, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

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. Managing Cadmium in Agricultural Systems

M. J. McLaughlin, E. Smolders, F. J. Zhao, C. Grant and D. Montalvo

2. Role of Cultural and Nutrient Management Practices in Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils

Saikat Chowdhury, Nanthi Bolan, Mark Farrell, Binoy Sarkar,

Jharna Rani Sarker, Mary Beth Kirkham, Md Zahangir Hossain,

and Geon-Ha Kim

3. A review and synthesis of sugarcane losses attributed

to infield traffic

P. B. Tweddle, P. W. L. Lyne, R. van Antwerpen and G. L. Lagerwall

4. Breeding for High-yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Maize: Lessons from Comparison between Chinese and US Cultivars

Fanjun Chen, Jianchao iu, Zhigang Liu, Zzhe Chen, Wei Ren, Xiaoping Gong, Lifeng Wang, Hongguant Cai, Qingchun Pan, Lixing Yuan, Fusuo Zhanag and Gouhua Mi

5. A Review of the World’s Soil Museums and Exhibitions

Anne C. Richer-de-Forges, David J. Lowe, Paola Adamo, Mariana Amato, Marcos B. Ceddia, Lucia H. C. dos Anjos, Scott X. Chang, Songchao Chen, Zueng-Sang Chen, Christian Feller, Eduardo Garcia-Rodeja, Renee-Claude Goulet, Zeng-Yei Hseu, Aldis Karklins, Hyuck Soo Kim, Johan G. B. Leenaars, Maxine J. Levin, Xiao-Nan Liu, Yuji Maejima, Stephan Mantel, Francisco J. Martin Peinado, Francisco J. Martinez Garzon, Jorge Mataix-Solera, Budiman Minasny, Olgerts Nikodemus, Carole Ortega, Irene Ortiz-Bernad, Fabrico A. Pedron, Erikka Flavia M. Pinheiro, Endla Reintam, Pierre Roudier, Andrei B. Rozanov, Jorge Alberto Sanchez Espinosa, Igor Savin, Mai Shalaby, Mangalappily P. Sujatha, Yiyi Sulaeman, Ruhollah Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, Tien M. Tran, Maria Y. Valle, Jae E. Yang and D. Arrouays

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 166
  • Published: February 3, 2021
  • 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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