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Advances in Agronomy

  • 1st Edition, Volume 66 - April 6, 1999
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Donald L. Sparks
  • Language: English

This latest volume contains five reviews covering key contemporary topics in agronomy. As always, the topics covered are varied and exemplary of the panoply of subject matter dealt… Read more

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Description

This latest volume contains five reviews covering key contemporary topics in agronomy. As always, the topics covered are varied and exemplary of the panoply of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial. Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source of the latest and best research in agronomy.

Key features

@introbul:Key Features@bul:* The Rhizosphere and Its Management to Improve Plant Growth* Advances in the Understanding of Aluminum Toxicity and the Development of Aluminum-Tolerant Transgenic Plants* Mobile Subsurface Colloids and Their Role in Contaminant Transport* Transfer of Phosphorus from Agricultural Soils* Applications of Molecular Biology to Plant Disease and Insect Resistance

Readership

Students and researchers in universities, industry, and government, in agronomy, plant and soil sciences, and environmental sciences.

Table of contents

G. D. Bowen and A. D. Rovira, The Rhizosphere and Its Management to Improve Plant Growth.J. M. De la Fuente-Martinez and L. Herrera-Estrella, Advances in the Understanding of Aluminum Toxicity and the Development of Aluminum-Tolerant Transgenic Plants.R. Kretzschmar, M. Borkovec, D. Grolimund, and M. Elimelech, Mobile Subsurface Colloids and Their Role in Contaminant Transport.P.M. Haygarth and S. C. Jarvis, Transfer of Phosphorus from Agricultural Soils.A. F. Bent and I.-C. Yu, Applications of Molecular Biology to Plant Disease and Insect Resistance.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 66
  • Published: April 12, 1999
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Donald L. Sparks

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.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

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