Advances in Agronomy

Erscheinungsjahr 1996
ISBN: 978-0-12-000758-5
Verlag: ACADEMIC PR INC

Buch, Englisch, Band 58, 347 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 649 g

Reihe: Advances in Agronomy

Volume 58 contains seven reviews covering key contemporary topics on crop and soil sciences. Three of these reviews focus upon soils; in particular, biodegradation of soil pollutants, modelling of solute transport in soils, and the analysis of soil salinity. The other four papers deal especially with crops: herbicide resistance, silicon and rice production, the use of tissue cultures for crop improvement, and crop water relations. 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. Ph.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Sparks, Donald L.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliotheks- und Auskunftssdienste
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

K.M. Scow and C.R. Johnson, Introduction.
S.B. Powles, C. Preston, I.B. Bryan, and A.R. Jutsum, Herbicide Resistance: Impact and Management.
L. Ma and H.M. Selim, Physical Nonequilibrium Modeling Approaches to Solute Transport in Soils.
N.K. Savant, G.H. Snyder, and L.E. Datnoff, Silicon Management and Sustainable Rice Production.
R.R. Duncan, Tissue Culture-Induced Variation and Crop Improvement.
G. Bourgault, A.G. Journel, J.D. Rhoades, D.L. Corwin, and S.M. Lesh, Geostatistical Analysis of a Soil Salinity Data Set.
N.C. Turner, Further Progress in Crop Water Relations.
Chapter References.
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.