Advances in Agronomy

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-08-054399-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 72, 202 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Advances in Agronomy

Volume 72 contains four outstanding reviews detailing advances in the plant and environmental soil sciences. Chapter 1 deals with a timely and significant topic in North America and indeed in the world. This review provides background information, data sources and analyses, and implications for research and policy. Chapter 2 is a treatise on cutting-edge developments in bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated soils. Chapter 3 deals with the genetics of flowering time in the chickpea and its effect on productivity in semi-arid environments. Chapter 4 covers environment-sensitive genetic male sterility (EGMS) in crops.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Contents;6
3;Contributors;8
4;Preface;10
5;Chapter 1. Impact of Soil Erosion on Crop Yields in North America;12
5.1;I. Introduction;12
5.2;II. Background;13
5.3;III. Data Sources and Analyses;19
5.4;IV. Results;25
5.5;V. Crop Production Loss Due to Erosion in North America;41
5.6;VI. Assumptions;43
5.7;VII. Implications for Research and Policy;46
5.8;VIII. Conclusion;52
5.9;References;53
6;Chapter 2. Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil;64
6.1;I. Introduction;65
6.2;II. Crude Oils and Fuel Hydrocarbons;68
6.3;III. Biodegradation of PHCs in Unsaturated Soils;78
6.4;IV. Summary and Conclusions;101
6.5;References;104
7;Chapter 3. Genetics of Flowering Time in Chickpea and Its Bearing on Productivity in Semiarid Environments;118
7.1;I. Introduction;119
7.2;II. Evolution of the Crop and Genetic Variation;121
7.3;III. The Flowering Genes of Chickpea;126
7.4;IV. Constraints to Productivity in Semiarid Environments;135
7.5;V. Conclusions and Future Outlook;143
7.6;References;145
8;Chapter 4. Environment-Sensitive Genic Male Sterility (EGMS) in Crops;150
8.1;I. Introduction;150
8.2;II. Occurrence among Crop Plants;152
8.3;III. Identification and Classification;159
8.4;IV. Genetics;165
8.5;V. Characterization;170
8.6;VI. Breeding of EGMS Lines;181
8.7;VII. Use of the EGMS;189
8.8;VIII. Future Outlook;194
8.9;IX. Summary and Conclusions;196
8.10;References;197
9;Index;208