Advances in Agronomy

Advances in Agronomy

Contributors

Preface

Chapter One. Food, Nutrition and Agrobiodiversity Under Global Climate Change

1 Introduction

2 Moisture Stress and Rising CO2 and Temperature Impacts on Food Quality

3 Global Warming and Altered Pathogens and Pests Impacts on Crop Production and Quality

4 Management and Prevention of Aflatoxin

5 Agrobiodiversity to Enhance Nutritional Quality of Food Crops

6 Climate Change Analog Locations Representing Future Climate

7 Plant Phenomics to Screen Traits for Adapting to Stresses

8 Plant Traits to Accelerate Adaptation to Climate Change

9 Outlook

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Two. Chromium Contamination and Its Risk Management in Complex Environmental Settings

1 Introduction

2 Sources of Chromium in the Environment

3 Distribution and Speciation of Chromium in the Environment

4 Biogeochemistry of Chromium in the Environment

5 Bioavailability and Toxicity of Chromium to Biota

6 Paradigm of Chromium Risk Management in Contaminated Environments

7 Summary and Future Research Needs

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Three. Ecological Restoration: Approaches and Impacts on Vegetation, Soils and Society

1 Introduction

2 What is Ecological Restoration?

3 Challenges of Ecological Restoration

4 Approaches to Ecological Restoration

5 Impacts of Ecological Restoration

6 Synthesis and Conclusions

References

Chapter Four. The Role of Bioretention Systems in the Treatment of Stormwater

1 Introduction

2 Bioretention Systems

3 Soil and Plant Processes Involved in Treatment

4 Factors Affecting Treatment Efficiency

5 Conclusions

6 Future Research

References

Chapter Five. A Review of the Use of Organic Amendments and the Risk to Human Health

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 Types of Organic Amendments Applied to Soils

3 The Nutrient Value of Organic Amendments

4 Potential Contaminants Associated with Organic Amendments

5 Agricultural Benefits From Organic Amendments

6 The Exposure of Humans to Threats from Contaminants in Organic Amendments through Air, Water and Food

7 Impacts on the Quality of Water Resources

8 Farming Practices to Minimize Risks to Human Health from Organic Amendments

9 General Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter Six. Discoveries Leading to Conventional Chemical Kinetics for Pesticides in Soils: A Review

1 Introduction

2 Discoveries

3 Discussion

4 Future Research

5 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Index