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Advances in agronomy. Volume 57 /
Volume 57 contains six outstanding and comprehensive reviews on various agronomic topics. With this latest volume, Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a prolific and first-rate reference by the scientific community. In 1993 Advances in Agronomy increased its publication frequency to t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego [Calif.] :
Academic Press,
�1996.
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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 57; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Soil Science and Archaeology; I. Introduction; II. The Archaeological Context; III. Soils Data Useful in Archaeological Interpretations; IV. Paleosols; V. Case Studies of Soil-Archaeological Investigations; VI. Summary; References; Chapter 2. Phosphate Rocks for Direct Application to Soils; I. Introduction; II. Reactivity of PRS; III. Measurement of Phosphate Rock Dissolution in Soil; IV. Factors Affecting Phosphate Rock Dissolution in Soil and Availability to Plants.
- v. Modeling the Rate of Phosphate Rock Dissolution in Field SoilVI. Agronomic Effectiveness of Phosphate Rock; VII. Economics of Using Phosphate Rock Fertilizers; VIII. Soil Testing Where Phosphate Rocks Are Used; IX. Amendments to Phosphate Rocks; X. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Breeding and Improvement of Forage Sorghums for the Tropics; I. Introduction; II. Genetic Parameters; III. Breeding; IV. Germplasm; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Nitrogen Mineralization in Temperate Agricultural Soils: Processes and Measurement; I. Introduction; II. Pools and Processes.
- III. Process ControlsIV. Measurement and Prediction of Mineralization; V. The Impact of Mineralization; VI. Conclusions and Future Progress; References; Chapter 5. The Buffering Power of Plant Nutrients and Effects on Availability; I. Introduction; II. Efficient Plant Nutrient Management
- Key Factor in Sustainable Soil Management; III. The Buffer Power and Effect on Nutrient Availability; IV. Quantifying the Buffer Power of Soils and Testing Its Effect on Nutrient Availability; V. The Role of Electro-Ultrafiltration in Measuring P and K Intensity for the Construction of Buffer Power Curves.
- VI. Quantifying the Buffer Power for Precise Availability Prediction
- Heavy MetalsVII. Influence of Heavy Metal Contamination on Buffering of Major Elements; VIII. Possible Buffering Effect on Plant Acquisition of Heavy Metals; IX. Concluding Comments and Future Imperatives; References; Chapter 6. Overview of Vertisols: Characteristics and Impacts on Society; I. Introduction; II. Distribution; III. Formation of Vertisols; IV. Morphological Properties; V. Pedogenic Processes in Vertisols; VI. Classification: From Marbut to Soil Taxonomy; VII. Mineralogical Properties.
- VIII. Chemical PropertiesIX. Biological Properties; X. Physical Properties; XI. Management of Vertisols; XII. Summary and Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 7. Hybrid Rice; I. Introduction; II. Heterosis in Rice; III. Genetic Tools for Developing Rice Hybrids; IV. Breeding Procedures for Developing Rice Hybrids; V. Accomplishments; VI. Agronomic Management; VII. Disease/Insect Resistance; VIII. Grain Quality; IX. Adaptability to Stress Environments; X. Hybrid Seed Production; XI. Economic Analysis; XII. Technology Transfer and Policy Issues; XIII. Future Outlook; XIV. Conclusions.