Advances in Agronomy
- 1st Edition, Volume 190 - February 19, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Donald L. Sparks
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 4 3 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 4 3 7 - 7
Advances in Agronomy, Volume 190, 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 190, 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 image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Series Page
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter One: The response of weeds under abiotic stress as a tool for green strategies in agriculture
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Weeds, abiotic stress and genetic, biochemical response
- 3 Implementation on agronomic crops
- 4 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter Two: The impact of soil covering on nitrogen losses from agroecosystems
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Nitrogen losses from agroecosystems
- 3 Uncovered soils
- 4 Cover crops
- 5 Living mulch
- 6 Optimizing nitrogen use with microbial biofertilizers
- 7 Conclusions, data gaps, and future research
- References
- Chapter Three: Innovative applications of nanozeolite: Advancing environmental and agricultural sustainability
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Nanozeolites: unique properties and advantages over conventional zeolites
- 3 Synthesis and properties of nanozeolites
- 4 Environmental applications
- 5 Agricultural applications
- 6 Challenges and future directions
- 7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter Four: Roles of seed priming in increasing the adaptability and productive potential of agricultural crops
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Hydration-dehydration technique in seed priming
- 3 The influence of non-ionizing radiation on seed priming
- 4 Ionizing radiation
- 5 Priming of seeds with cold plasma
- 6 Conclusion and Outlook
- References
- Chapter Five: Use of artificial intelligence in soybean breeding and production
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Machine learning, deep learning, and artificial intelligence
- 3 Phenotyping and AI
- 4 Applications of AI in soybean improvement and production
- 5 Challenges and future directions for the use of AI in soybean breeding and production
- 6 Concluding remarks
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Six: Developing high water use efficiency agriculture in China toward food security (Ⅰ): Definition, characteristics, current challenges and advancements
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The definition and characteristics of modern high water use efficiency agriculture
- 3 Current situations and challenges of high water use efficiency agriculture development in China
- 4 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 190
- Published: February 19, 2025
- No. of pages (Hardback): 324
- No. of pages (eBook): 296
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443314360
- eBook ISBN: 9780443314377
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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.
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Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USARead Advances in Agronomy on ScienceDirect