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Advances in Agronomy

  • 1st Edition, Volume 87 - October 4, 2005
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Donald L. Sparks
  • Language: English

Volume 87 contains five excellent reviews dealing with environmental sustainability/quality and plant improvement that will be of great interest to plant and soil scientists as… Read more

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Description

Volume 87 contains five excellent reviews dealing with environmental sustainability/quality and plant improvement that will be of great interest to plant and soil scientists as well as professional in related fields. Topics discussed in this volume include: Factors affecting antibiotic persistence in the terrestrial environment, antibiotic resistant bacteria and human health concerns, soil amendments and amelioration, human aspects of irrigation management, nitrogen use efficiency in cereal-based agricultural systems on a worldwide basis, and much more.* Includes over 35 figures and 50 tables with the most advanced data * Offers 5 full detailed chapters dedicated to the most up-to-date issues and discoveries in agronomy science * Maintains the highest impact factor among serial publications in Agriculture * Presents an analysis of the efficiency of fertilizer nitrogen in cereal production

Key features

* Includes over 35 figures and 50 tables with the most advanced data * Offers 5 full detailed chapters dedicated to the most up-to-date issues and discoveries in agronomy science * Maintains the highest impact factor among serial publications in Agriculture * Presents an analysis of the efficiency of fertilizer nitrogen in cereal production

Readership

Professionals, researchers, and students involved in agronomy, crop & soil sciences, plant science, and environmental sciences

Table of contents

1. Antibiotics Use in Agriculture and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Environment (K. Kumar, S. C. Gupta, Y. Chardler, and A. K. Singh)2. The Sustainability of Irrigation (D. Hillel and P. Vlek)3. Efficiency of Fertilizer Nitrogen in Cereal Production: Retrospects and Prospects (J. K. Ladha, H. Pathak, T. J. Krupnik, J. Six and C. van Kessel)4. Wide Compatibility Systems and its Exploitation for Yield Enhancement in Rice (E. A. Siddiq and S. Singh)5. Seed Filling in Grain Legumes (Pulses) Under Water Deficits with Emphasis on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) (N. C. Turner, S. L. Davies, J. A. Plummer and K. H. M. Siddique)

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 87
  • Published: October 4, 2005
  • 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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