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Advances in Agronomy
1st Edition - February 8, 2023
Editor: Donald L. Sparks
Hardback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 9 2 6 0 - 9
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 9 2 6 1 - 6
Advances in Agronomy, Volume 178 contains a variety of updates and advances in agronomy, including chapters in this new release that cover Agroecological crop protection for… Read more
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Advances in Agronomy, Volume 178 contains a variety of updates and advances in agronomy, including chapters in this new release that cover Agroecological crop protection for sustainable agriculture, The challenge in estimating soil compressive strength for use in risk assessment of soil compaction in field traffic, Drought, salt, and combined stresses in plants: Effects, tolerance mechanisms, and strategies, Soil inorganic carbon, the other and equally important soil carbon pool: Distribution, controlling factors, and the impact of climate change, and Improving nitrogen use efficiency and reducing nitrogen surplus through best fertilizer nitrogen management in cereal production: The case of India and China.
- 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
1. Agroecological crop protection for sustainable agriculture Jean-Philippe Deguine, Jean-Noël Aubertot, Stephane Bellon, Francois Cote, Pierre-Eric Lauri, Franc¸oise Lescourret, Alain Ratnadass, Eric Scopel, Nadine Andrieu, Paolo Bàrberi, Nathalie Becker, Jeremy Bouyer, Thierry Brevault, Claire Cerdan, Anne-Marie Cortesero, Olivier Dangles, Helène Delatte, Phuong Thi Yen Dinh, Hans Dreyer, Michel Duru, Rica Joy Flor, Antoine Gardarin, Olivier Husson, Maxime Jacquot, Aurelie Javelle, Eric Justes, Mai Thi Xuan Lam, Marie Launay, Vang Van Le, Sandrine Longis, Jose Martin, Nicolas Munier-Jolain, Nga Thi Thu Nguyen, Truc Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Servane Penvern, Sandrine Petit, Anne-Sophie Poisot, Marie-Helène Robin, Bernard Rolland, Adrien Rusch, Eric Sabourin, Herve Sanguin, Jean-Pierre Sarthou, Mathilde Sester, Sylvaine Simon, Jean-Michel Sourisseau, Christian Steinberg, Marc Tchamitchian, Alexis Thoumazeau, Anaïs Tibi, Florent Tivet, Philippe Tixier, Xuan Thi Trinh, Aude Vialatte, Kris Wyckhuys, and Jay Ram Lamichhane 2. The challenge in estimating soil compressive strength for use in risk assessment of soil compaction in field traffic Per Schjønning, Mathieu Lamande, Jan De Pue, Wim M. Cornelis, Rodrigo Labouriau, and Thomas Keller 3. Drought, salt, and combined stresses in plants: Effects, tolerance mechanisms, and strategies Heli Cao, Risheng Ding, Shaozhong Kang, Taisheng Du, Ling Tong, Yanqun Zhang, Jinliang Chen, and Manoj K. Shukla 4. Soil inorganic carbon, the other and equally important soil carbon pool: Distribution, controlling factors, and the impact of climate change Amin Sharififar, Budiman Minasny, Dominique Arrouays, Line Boulonne, Tiphaine Chevallier, Piet van Deventer, Damien J. Field, Cecile Gomez, Ho-Jun Jang, Sang-Ho Jeon, Jaco Koch, Alex B. McBratney, Brendan P. Malone, Ben P. Marchant, Manuel P. Martin, Curtis Monger, Jose-Luis Munera-Echeverri, Jose Padarian, Marco Pfeiffer, Anne C. Richer-de-Forges, Nicolas P.A. Saby, Kanika Singh, Xiao-Dong Song, Kazem Zamanian, Gan-Lin Zhang, and George van Zijl 5. Improving nitrogen use efficiency and reducing nitrogen surplus through best fertilizer nitrogen management in cereal production: The case of India and China Tek B. Sapkota, Bijay-Singh, and Robel Takele
- No. of pages: 316
- Language: English
- Published: February 8, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443192609
- eBook ISBN: 9780443192616
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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