Advances in Agronomy

Erscheinungsjahr 1995
ISBN: 978-0-12-000754-7
Verlag: ACADEMIC PR INC

Buch, Englisch, Band 54, 358 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 667 g

Reihe: Advances in Agronomy

Volume 54 contains seven reviews covering key contemporary topics in the crop and soil sciences. The connections between agricultural practice and environmental impact are addressed in chapters on subsurface microbial ecology, herbicide-resistant field crops, and nitrification inhibitors. Also among this collection are reviews on the microbial reduction of iron, manganese, and other metals; acid tolerance of wheat; lentil breeding and production; and the use of apomixis in cultivar development. With this latest volume, Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a prolific and first-rate reference by the scientific community. In 1993 Advances in Agronomy increased its publication frequency to three volumes per year, and will continue this trend as our breadth of agronomic inquiry and knowledge continues to grow.

Zielgruppe

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sparks

Sparks, Donald L. Ph.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Sparks, Donald L.

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

E.L. Madsen, Impacts of Agricultural Practices on Subsurface Microbial Ecology.
J. Dekker and S.O. Duke, Herbicide-Resistant Field Crops.
B.F. Carver and J.D. Ownby, Acid Soil Tolerance in Wheat.
D.R. Lovley, Microbial Reduction of Iron, Manganese, and Other Metals.
R. Prasad and J.F. Power, Nitrification Inhibitors for Agriculture, Health, and the Environment.
F.J. Muehlbauer, W.J. Kaiser, S.L. Clement, and R.J. Summerfield, Production and Breeding of Lentil.
W.W. Hanna, Use of Apomixis in Cultivar Development.
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.