Advances in Agronomy
- 1st Edition, Volume 189 - January 24, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Donald L. Sparks
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 4 3 4 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 4 3 5 - 3
Advances in Agronomy, Volume 187, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, with each writte… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Agronomy, Volume 187, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, with 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
- Advances in Agronomy, 189
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Series Page
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter One Zinc in soil-crop-animal-human health continuum
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Zinc as an essential nutrient
- 3 Zinc in soil
- 3.1 Zinc status in soil: Sources and content
- 3.2 Reactions and fate of zinc in soil
- 3.3 Zinc-phosphorus interactions in soil and plants
- 4 Zinc in crops
- 4.1 The effects of zinc deficiency in plants
- 4.2 Zinc uptake and assimilation by crops
- 4.3 Siderophore-mediated zinc mobilization and uptake in zinc deficient paddy soils
- 5 Zinc in animal and human health
- 5.1 Zinc deficiency in animals and humans
- 5.2 Zinc intake in animals and humans
- 6 Managing zinc nutrition in crops, animals, and humans
- 6.1 Field management of zinc fertilization
- 6.2 Nanofertilizers
- 6.3 Biofortification
- 7 Summary and conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter Two Sampling soils in urban ecosystems—A review
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Soil sampling
- 1.2 Definitions
- 1.3 Interest in the urban environment
- 1.4 Challenges of sampling in urban ecosystems
- 1.5 Review objectives
- 2 Data sources and analysis
- 3 Urban ecosystems and soil attributes
- 3.1 Soils in urban greenspaces
- 3.2 Roadside soils and sealed soils
- 3.3 Soil attributes
- 4 Sampling approaches
- 4.1 Site level sampling
- 4.2 Plot level sampling
- 4.3 Regional initiatives
- 5 Study size
- 6 Sampling depth
- 7 Composite sampling
- 8 Sampling and laboratory tools
- 9 Mapping
- 10 Discussion
- 10.1 Soils in urban ecosystems
- 10.2 Urban soil sampling
- 10.3 Recommendations
- 11 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Three Sorghum and pearl millet as sustainable alternative forage options for water limited environments: Opportunities and challenges
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Variability in dry matter content and nutritional composition in annual warm season forages
- 2.1 Dry matter production
- 2.2 Crude protein
- 2.3 Fiber digestibility
- 3 Sorghum and pearl millet as sustainable alternative forage options for water limited environments
- 3.1 Opportunities: Adaptation of sorghum and pearl millet to water-limiting environments
- 3.2 Challenges: Accumulation of antinutritional factors
- 4 Effects of crop management practices on dhurrin and nitrate levels
- 4.1 Fertilization
- 4.2 Irrigation
- 4.3 Harvesting method and time
- 5 Key environmental factors influencing dhurrin and nitrate levels in forages
- 5.1 Freezing
- 5.2 High Temperatures
- 6 Impact of antinutritional compounds on the overall health and productivity of ruminant livestock
- 6.1 Nitrate toxicity in ruminants
- 6.2 Cyanide toxicity in livestock
- 7 Future line of work
- 8 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Four Exploring the challenges arising from soil management in no-till conservation agriculture
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Research methodology
- 3 Results and discussion
- 3.1 Impacts of cover crops and no-till on the organic matter content of soils
- 3.2 Impacts of no-till on soil fertility
- 3.3 Impacts of no-till based CA on soil physical properties
- 3.4 Impacts of no-till based CA on soil-plant-water relationships
- 3.5 Impacts of no-till based CA on soil health
- 4 Conclusions
- Declaration of conflict of interest
- References
- Chapter Five Interaction of phosphorus supply and water deficits on the yield, protein and oil content, and nitrogen fixation of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Impact of water deficits on soybean yield, and oil and protein yields
- 2.1 Shoot traits and yield performance under water deficits
- 2.2 Seed quality response to water deficits
- 2.3 Water uptake by roots and yield formation under water stress
- 3 Impact of phosphorus deficiency on soybean yield, oil and protein formation
- 3.1 Yield and quality under phosphorus deficit
- 3.2 Seed quality response to phosphorus application
- 3.3 Root structure and architecture on phosphorus uptake and phosphorus-uptake efficiency
- 4 Soybean nitrogen fixation, seed yield and quality
- 4.1 The role of nitrogen fixation in seed yield formation
- 4.2 The relationship between nitrogen fixation and seed oil and protein content
- 4.3 Nitrogen fixation and soil water availability
- 4.4 Nitrogen fixation under phosphorus and water availability
- 5 The importance of phosphorus uptake on alleviation of yield loss of soybean with water shortage
- 5.1 Response of the root system to phosphorus supply and water shortage
- 5.2 The changes of shoot physiology with phosphorus supply under water shortage
- 5.3 Potential mechanisms related to phosphorus alleviation of yield loss under water deficits
- 6 Genetic opportunities to increase the phosphorus-use efficiency, water-use efficiency and nitrogen fixation
- 6.1 Genotypic variation on phosphorus-use efficiency
- 6.2 Genetic variation in water-use efficiency
- 6.3 Genetic and environmental variation in symbiotic nitrogen fixation
- 7 Future research directions
- References
- Chapter Six Legume-cereal intercropping effects on soil carbon and microbes: A systematic review
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Ecosystem services and nutrient uptake in legume-cereal intercropping
- 3 Factors affecting the ecological interaction between soil organic carbon fractions and microbial function
- 4 Importance of Intercropping for SOC sequestration in agroecosystems
- 4.1 Mechanisms of SOC sequestration in intercropping systems
- 5 Legume-cereal intercropping: A bibliometric analysis of research publications over 40 years
- 5.1 Data source and methodology
- 5.2 Annual trend in publications
- 5.3 Top contributing journals, articles, affiliations, and countries
- 5.4 Keyword co-occurrence analysis
- 5.5 Conceptual thematic map
- 6 Challenges and priorities in legume-cereal intercropping systems
- 6.1 Challenges in legume-cereal intercropping systems
- 6.2 Priorities in legume-cereal intercropping systems
- 6.3 Microbiome manipulation in legume-cereal intercropping: Enhancing SOC and microbiome dynamics
- 7 Conclusion and recommendations
- Conflicts of interest
- References
- Chapter Seven Conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification of rainfed semi-arid tropics
- Abstract
- Keywords
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Conservation agriculture: A panacea for food security and LDN in rainfed regions
- 3 Global spread of conservation agriculture
- 4 Potential benefits of CA in rainfed dryland areas
- 4.1 CA for land degradation neutrality and sustainable development goals
- 4.2 Productivity and profitability in CA
- 4.3 Soil health improvement
- 4.4 Input use efficiency
- 4.5 Ecosystem services
- 4.6 CA for adaptation to climate change and mitigation co benefits
- 4.7 CA principles on pest dynamics
- 5 Challenges and strategies for adoption and scaling up of CA in rainfed regions
- 5.1 Permanent bed planting
- 5.2 Poor germination and low plant population: Implements key for success for good stand
- 5.3 Nutrient immobilization
- 5.4 Insect-pest, disease and weed dynamics in CA
- 6 Policy interventions and road map for adoption of CA in rainfed regions
- 6.1 Policy interventions
- 6.2 Incentives and rewarding farmers who adopt CA
- 6.3 Financial incentives to farmers practicing CA
- 6.4 Concession or discounts on crop insurance premium
- 6.5 Funding support for research and development (R&D)
- 6.6 Sensitization of policymakers and other stakeholders on the advantages of CA
- 6.7 Training and capacity building to other stakeholders
- 6.8 Strengthening of extension services focused on CA
- 6.9 Institutional support
- 6.10 Certification programs
- 6.11 Developing, improving, standardizing machinery
- 6.12 Custom hiring centers
- 7 Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 189
- Published: January 24, 2025
- No. of pages (Hardback): 400
- No. of pages (eBook): 296
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443314346
- eBook ISBN: 9780443314353
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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