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Advances in Agronomy
- 1st Edition, Volume 171 - January 13, 2022
- Editor: Donald L. Sparks
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 8 4 1 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 8 4 2 - 1
Advances in Agronomy, Volume 171, the latest release in this leading reference, contains a variety of updates and new advances in the field, including updates on Elevated CO2 in Se… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Agronomy, Volume 171, the latest release in this leading reference, contains a variety of updates and new advances in the field, including updates on Elevated CO2 in Semi-arid Cropping Systems: A Synthesis of Research from the Australian Grains Free Air CO2 Enrichment (AGFACE) Research Program, Simultaneous Effects of Legume Cultivation on Carbon and Nitrogen Accumulation in Soil, Growing Small Grains Organically in the Semiarid West: A Review of Markets and Management Practices to Optimize Productivity and Sustainability, Principles and Applications of Topography in Precision Agriculture, Retention of Heavy Metals by Dredged Sediments and their Management Following Land Application, and more.
Other chapters focus on Genetic Diversity for Developing Climate-resilient Wheats to Achieve Food Security Goals and A Century of Subclover: Lessons for Sustainable Intensification from a Historical Review of Innovations in Subterranean Clover Seed Production.
- 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: Elevated CO2 in semi-arid cropping systems: A synthesis of research from the Australian Grains Free Air CO2 Enrichment (AGFACE) research program
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Agronomic responses
- 3: Grain and end-product quality
- 4: Crop nutrition and belowground processes
- 5: Evaluating crop traits under elevated CO2
- 6: Pests and diseases
- 7: Synthesis
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- References
- Chapter Two: Simultaneous effects of legume cultivation on carbon and nitrogen accumulation in soil
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The relationship between SOC and N under legume cultivation
- 3: Role of legumes for C and N in soil
- 4: Microbial life in legume cultivation
- 5: Legume residue mulching: management approach for C and N increment
- 6: Effects of legume cultivation on C and N increment
- 7: Potential limitations and future perspectives
- 8: Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Three: Growing small grains organically in the semiarid West: A review of markets and management practices to optimize productivity and sustainability
- Abstract
- 1: Factors that influence organic adoption
- 2: Organic transition period
- 3: Conservation tillage
- 4: Weed management
- 5: Soil health and fertility
- 6: Intercropping
- 7: Grain yields and quality
- 8: Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Four: Principles and applications of topography in precision agriculture
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Topographic attributes and indices
- 3: Topography and soil properties
- 4: Topography and crop yield
- 5: Topography and data collection technologies
- 6: Applications of topography in precision agriculture
- 7: Summary and outlook
- References
- Chapter Five: Retention of heavy metals by dredged sediments and their management following land application
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Retention of heavy metals by sediments
- 3: Assessment of heavy metal contaminants in sediments
- 4: Management of land-applied sediments
- 5: Heavy metal management/remediation for dredged sediments
- 6: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter Six: Genetic diversity for developing climate-resilient wheats to achieve food security goals
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Genetic diversity: A justification
- 3: Approaches for introgressing genes from various gene pools
- 4: Integrating high-throughput phenotyping and genotyping to enhance diversity
- 5: Leading genomic repositories and platforms for functional annotation of the wheat genome
- 6: Summary and the way forward
- References
- Chapter Seven: A century of subclover: Lessons for sustainable intensification from a historical review of innovations in subterranean clover seed production
- Abstract
- 1: Legumes, sustainable intensification and innovation
- 2: History of subclover seed harvesting in Australia
- 3: A century of farmer-driven innovation
- 4: Lessons from the past for a sustainable intensification future
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 362
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 171
- Published: January 13, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323988414
- eBook ISBN: 9780323988421
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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