Advances in Agronomy
- 1st Edition, Volume 176 - September 28, 2022
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Donald L. Sparks
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 9 6 1 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 9 6 2 - 6
Advances in Agronomy, Volume 176, 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 176, 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
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter One: Photosynthetic acclimation and elevated [CO2] induced nitrogen deficiency: Two related phenomena that limit positive plant responses to elevated [CO2]
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Photosynthetic acclimation to elevated [CO2]
- 3: Introduction to eCIND
- 4: Interactions between eCIND and PAC
- 5: Future directions
- References
- Chapter Two: Progress in genetic studies of traits related to the nutritional value of wheat
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Genetic studies related to wheat nutrients
- 3: Prospect
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix A. List of QTLs for the grain protein content
- Appendix B. List of QTLs for the grain zinc (GZn), grain iron (GFe), and grain selenium (GSe) content
- Appendix C. List of QTLs for the grain yellow pigment content
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter Three: Calcium carbonate minerals as scavengers of metals and radionuclides: Their role in natural attenuation and remediation
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Calcium carbonate occurrence and importance in environments
- 3: Interaction of calcium carbonate minerals with contaminants
- 4: Natural attenuation and active remediation
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Four: Perspectives on soil series classification based on comparison of two contrasting scenarios
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The soil series in the United States of America
- 3: Soil series in the Republic of South Africa
- 4: Conclusions and recommendations
- References
- Chapter Five: Nonadditive gene expression and epigenetic changes in polyploid plants and crops
- Abstract
- 1: Modes of polyploids and their impact
- 2: Gene loss and retention in polyploids
- 3: Nonadditive gene expression in polyploids
- 4: Epigenetic modifications in polyploids
- 5: Transgenerational inheritance of epialleles in allopolyploids
- 6: Polyploidy, stress response, and adaptative evolution
- 7: Concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter Six: Impact of soil-water contaminants on tropical agriculture, animal and societal environment
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Sources of soil and water pollutants
- 3: Behaviors, fates, and transport of different wastes
- 4: Eco-toxicity of contaminants
- 5: Cross-cutting technologies available for removal of contaminants
- 6: Future challenges and strategies
- 7: Contaminant's closure and rehabilitation polices of government, policy makers and other stakeholders
- 8: Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 176
- Published: September 28, 2022
- No. of pages (Hardback): 304
- No. of pages (eBook): 304
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323989619
- eBook ISBN: 9780323989626
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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, USARead Advances in Agronomy on ScienceDirect