Advances in Agronomy

Third Printing
ISBN: 978-0-12-000764-6
Verlag: ELSEVIER

Buch, Englisch, Band 64, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 553 g

Reihe: Advances in Agronomy

Volume 64 contains six comprehensive reviews covering key contemporary topics on crop and soil sciences. As always, the topics are varied and exemplary of the array of subject matter covered by this long-running serial. With this latest volume, Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and as a first-rate source of the latest research in agronomy, crop science, and soil science.

Zielgruppe

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sparks, Donald L.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Sparks, Donald L.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Populärwissenschaftliche Werke
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

P.P. Jauhar and W.W. Hanna, Cytogenetics and Genetics of Pearl Millet.
P.N. Soltanpour, G.W. Johnson, S.M. Workman, J.B. Jones, Jr., and R.O. Miller, Advances in ICP Emission and Mass Spectrometry.
T.J. Gerik, D. Oosterhuis, and H.A. Torbert, Managing Cotton Nitrogen Supply.
E. Smith, R. Naidu, and A.M. Alston, Arsenic in the Soil Environment: A Review.
H.J. Farahani, G.A. Peterson, and D.G. Westfall, Dryland Cropping Intensification--A Fundamental Solution to Efficient Use of Precipitation.
P. Hinsinger, How Do Plant Roots Acquire Mineral Nutrients?
Chemical Processes Involved in the Rhizosphere.
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.