Advances in Agronomy
- 1st Edition, Volume 170 - September 11, 2021
- Editor: Donald L. Sparks
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 5 9 1 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 0 7 7 - 3
Advances in Agronomy, Volume 170, 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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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Agronomy, Volume 170, 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.
- 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
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
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter One: The use of laser biotechnology in agri-environment as a significant agronomical advance increasing crop yield and quality
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Methodological issues associated with research objectives
- 3: The role of laser biotechnology in the development of the bioeconomy associated with sustainable development
- 4: Complementary role of laser biotechnology in agri-environment
- 5: Effect of laser biotechnology on plant growth and crop yield
- 6: Effect of laser biotechnology on microbial activity and the efficiency of microbiological processes
- 7: Conclusions and future prospects
- Chapter Two: Drought stress responses in non-transgenic and transgenic alfalfa—Current status and future research directions
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Anatomical responses of alfalfa to drought stress
- 3: Morphological responses of alfalfa to drought stress
- 4: Physiological responses of alfalfa to drought stress
- 5: Forage quality
- 6: Drought stress management options
- 7: Conclusions and future research directions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Three: Organic farming: A prospect for food, environment and livelihood security in Indian agriculture
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: World and Indian scenarios of organic farming
- 3: Variants of organic farming in India and abroad
- 4: Is the supply of organic feed materials sufficient for organic farming in India?
- 5: Feasibility of organic farming to ensure food security
- 6: Prospects of organic farming for environmental complexities
- 7: Quality of produce from organic and conventional agriculture
- 8: Soil health under organic and conventional agriculture scenarios
- 9: Socio-economic factors affecting the adoption of organic or conventional agriculture
- 10: Empowering development strategies in organic farming: Policies and issues in India
- 11: Challenges and opportunities in organic agriculture
- 12: Organic agriculture—A boon for environmental sustainability
- 13: Conclusions and future prospects
- Acknowledgment
- Chapter Four: Agronomic, socio-economic, and environmental challenges and opportunities in Nepal's cereal-based farming systems
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Agroecological regions and farming systems
- 3: Environmental issues and challenges for cereal-based cropping systems in the terai and hills
- 4: Institutional and socio-economic issues and challenges in cereal-based production systems
- 5: Agronomic research findings in cereal-based production systems
- 6: Discussion
- 7: Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter Five: Environmentally friendly plant essential oil: Liquid gold for human health
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Essential oil-bearing plants and their cultivation
- 3: Component characteristics of PEOs
- 4: Various functions of PEOs
- 5: Production and purification of PEOs
- 6: Conclusions and perspectives
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- No. of pages: 356
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 170
- Published: September 11, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128245910
- eBook ISBN: 9780323850773
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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.
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Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USARead Advances in Agronomy on ScienceDirect