Advances in Agronomy
- 1st Edition, Volume 191 - May 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Donald L. Sparks
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 4 3 8 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 4 3 9 - 1
Advances in Agronomy, Volume 191, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, with this volume… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Agronomy, Volume 191, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, with this volume presenting chapters on Climate-smart water technologies and strategies for a resilient forage production system, Principles and Application of Nitrogen Management in Precision Agriculture: A Review, No-Till System: a genuine Brazilian technology that meets current global demands, Nutrient management in crop production and dynamics of soil organic carbon in the Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia, A Global Review of the Impacts of Saltwater Intrusion on Soils and Ecosystems, and more.
Other chapters cover Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in European livestock systems: From feed to plant growth, and Impact of Soil Erosion on Soil Organic Carbon Loss and Its Implications for Carbon Neutrality
Other chapters cover Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in European livestock systems: From feed to plant growth, and Impact of Soil Erosion on Soil Organic Carbon Loss and Its Implications for Carbon Neutrality
- 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: Climate-smart water technologies and strategies for a resilient forage production system
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 On-farm irrigation water delivery systems
- 3 Technologies that assist with optimizing irrigation timing and scheduling
- 4 Management interventions affecting water productivity
- 5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Principles and application of nitrogen management in precision agriculture: A review
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 N cycle
- 3 Agronomic factors and practices influencing N status and NUE
- 4 Technologies used in precision N management
- 5 Agronomic effects of precision N management
- 6 Environmental impacts of precision N management
- 7 Profitability of precision N management
- 8 Adoption
- 9 Challenges and Outlook
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter Three: No-Tillage System: A genuine Brazilian technology that meets current global demands
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical background of No-Tillage
- 3 From No-Tillage to No-Tillage Systemsystem and Conservation Agriculture
- 4 Agricultural mechanization of No-Tillage in Brazil
- 5 Challenges and future trends of No-Tillage in Brazil
- 6 Final considerations
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Four: Nutrient management in crop production and dynamics of soil organic carbon in the Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Impact of nutrient management practices on plant-mediated C input into the soil
- 3 Nutrient management effects on total soil organic C
- 4 Changes in organic C fractions in the soil and their ecological significance
- 5 Nutrient management effects on water-soluble carbohydrates
- 6 Impact of nutrient management practices on the distribution of soil organic C fractions of different lability
- 7 Implications of changes in C fractions and C turnover rates for soil fertility and ecosystem functioning
- 8 Nutrient management, soil aggregation, and C sequestration
- 9 Practical implications and policy issues
- 10 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter Five: A global review of the impacts of saltwater intrusion on soils and ecosystems
- Abstract
- 1 What is saltwater intrusion?
- 2 SWI impacts on soils
- 3 SWI impacts on ecosystems
- 4 Current geographic extent of saltwater intrusion
- 5 Potential mitigation and adaptation strategies
- 6 Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter Six: Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in European livestock systems: From feed to plant growth
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Aspects of legislation
- 3 Exploring the N losses and NUE from feed to long-term manure utilization
- 4 Overall manure livestock system NUE
- 5 Final discussion and conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Seven: Impact of soil erosion on soil organic carbon loss and its implications for carbon neutrality
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Global soil erosion in crop lands: Status and future scenarios
- 3 Summary
- 4 Modelling of soil erosion and carbon dynamics
- 5 Soil erosion and SOC dynamics in watersheds of steep sloping alpine croplands
- 6 Soil erosion and IPCC national greenhouse gas inventory methodology
- 7 Assessing the impact of soil erosion on carbon neutrality
- 8 Management practices for specifically mitigating C loss by soil erosion
- 9 Conclusion
- Acknowledgement
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 191
- Published: May 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 436
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443314384
- eBook ISBN: 9780443314391
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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