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Advances in agronomy. Volume 53 /
Advances in Agronomy increased its publication frequency to three volumes per year in 1993, and will continue this trend as advances in the field dictate. Volume 53 contains four excellent reviews which cover an international spectrum of advances in the crop and soil sciences. One of the most import...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego [Calif.] :
Academic Press,
�1994.
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| Colección: | Advances in Agronomy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Advances in Agronomy, Volume 53; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Crop Rotations for The 21st Century; I. Origin of Crop Rotations; II. 20th Century Crop Rotations; III. Agronomic Impacts of Crop Rotation; IV. Soil Quality Effects; V. Biological Diversity; VI. Economics of Crop Rotation; VII. Policy Impacts on Crop Rotations; VIII. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. Role of Dissolution and Precipitaion of Minerals in Controlling Soluble Aluminum in Acidic Soils; I. Introduction.
- II. A Framework for Understanding Mineral Dissolution and Precipitation in SoilsIII. Factors Affecting Dissolution and Precipitation of Aluminum- Containing Minerals; IV. Modeling Soluble Aluminum; V. Aluminum in Acidic Soils: Principles and Practicalities; References; Chapter 3. Managing Plant Nutrients for Optimum Water Use Efficiency and Water Conservation; I. Introduction; II. Conserving Water Supply by Optimizing Water Use Efficiency; III. Conserving Water Quality through Nutrient Management; IV. Needs for Further Research; References.
- Chapter 4. Interparticle Forces: A Basis for the Interpretation of Soil Physical BehaviorI. Introduction; II. Interparticle Forces; III. Soil Water Relations: Swelling and Shrinkage; IV. Swelling of Sodium Clays; V. Swelling of Calcium Clays; VI. Surface Area and Pore Size; VII. Water Stability of Soil Aggregates; VIII. Sodic Soils and the Threshold Concentration Concept; IX. Concluding Remarks; References; Index.