Advances in Agronomy
- 1st Edition, Volume 182 - August 21, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Donald L. Sparks
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 9 2 6 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 9 2 6 9 - 2
Advances in Agronomy, Volume 182, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, each writte… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Agronomy, Volume 182, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, each 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
- Series Page
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter One: Advances in understanding the processes and cycling of nanoparticles in the terrestrial environment
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The classification of NPs
- 3: The processes involved in NPs cycling
- 4: The life cycle assessment of NPs
- 5: Perspectives
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Two: Distribution, characteristics and management of calcareous soils
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Distribution and characteristics of calcareous soils
- 3: Constraints of calcareous soils
- 4: Soil constraints create management opportunities
- 5: Summary and conclusions
- References
- Chapter Three: An integrated approach to assessing soil biological health
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Prominent soil health indicators that reflect biological activity
- 3: Directly measuring soil organisms as a means of assessing soil health
- 4: Molecular approaches needed to integrate nematology into the soil health framework
- 5: Integrating soil biodiversity metrics into the soil health framework
- 6: Soil biological health is fundamental to regenerative agriculture
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter Four: Critical review of the models used to determine soil water content using TDR-measured apparent permittivity
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Review of TDR mathematical models
- 3: Comparison of three types of TDR models
- 4: Summary and perspectives
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Five: Drought and salinity stress in medicinal and aromatic plants: Physiological response, adaptive mechanism, management/amelioration strategies, and an opportunity for production of bioactive compounds
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Salinity and soil moisture modulate plant growth, development, and productivity
- 3: Adaptation mechanisms of plants in response to salinity and water stress
- 4: Agronomic and biotechnological approaches for improving water and salinity stress tolerance of MAPs
- 5: Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 182
- Published: August 21, 2023
- No. of pages (Hardback): 290
- No. of pages (eBook): 296
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443192685
- eBook ISBN: 9780443192692
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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