Advances in Agronomy

Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-12-000753-0
Verlag: ELSEVIER

Buch, Englisch, Band 53, 193 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 445 g

Reihe: Advances in Agronomy

Advances in Agronomy increased its publication frequency to three volumes per year in 1993, and will continue this trend as advances in the field dictate. Volume 53 contains four excellent reviews which cover an international spectrum of advances in the crop and soil sciences. One of the most important areas of research, sustainable agriculture, is treated
in a comprehensive article in crop rotation in the twenty-first century. Aluminum in acid soils and the factors controlling its behavior are detailed in a second article. A third long review explains the role of nutrient management on water quality, which is now a critical issue for environmental conservation. The final chapter is a definitive treatise on interparticle force effects on physical behavior of soils, which has crucial influences on plant growth and yield.

Zielgruppe

Researchers and students in agronomy, plant and soil sciences, and environmental sciences in university, industry, and government laboratories.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sparks, Donald L. Ph.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Sparks, Donald L.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliotheks- und Auskunftssdienste
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Nutzpflanzen: Biologie, Genetik, Pflanzenzüchtung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

D.L. Karlen, G.E. Varvel, D.G. Bullock, and R.M. Cruse, Crop Rotations for the Twenty-First Century.
G.S.P. Ritchie, The Role of Dissolution and Precipitation of Minerals in Controlling Soluble Aluminum in Acidic Soils.
J.G. Davis, Managing Plant Nutrients for Optimum Water Use Efficiency and Water Conservation.
J.P. Quirk, Interparticle Forces: A Basis for the Interpretation of Soil Physical Behavior.
Subject Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Sparks, Donald L.
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.