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Advances in agronomy. Volume 64 /
Volume 64 contains six comprehensive reviews covering key contemporary topics on crop and soil sciences. As always, the topics are varied and exemplary of the array of subject matter covered by this long-running serial. With this latest volume, Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a le...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego, Calif. ; London :
Academic Press,
�1998.
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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 64; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Cytogenetics and Genetics of Pearl Millet; I. Introduction; II. Origin; III. Taxonomic Treatment; IV. Chromosomes, Karyotype, and Meiosis; V. Genome Relationships; VI. Aneuploidy and Gene Mapping; VII. Molecular Markers and Gene Mapping; VIII. Wide Hybridization with Pearl Millet; IX. Wide Hybridization and Genetic Enrichment for Fodder Traits; X. Hybridization and Exploitation of Hybrid Vigor; XI. Apomixis; XII. Genetics of Qualitative Traits; XIII. Genetics of Quantitative Traits.
- XIV. Conclusion and PerspectivesReferences; Chapter 2. Advances in ICP Emission and ICP Mass Spectrometry; I. Introduction; II. ICP-AES and ICP-MS Instrumentation; III. Spectrometers; IV. Analytical Capabilities; V. ICP-AES Interferences; VI. ICP-MS Interferences; VII. Practical Applications; VIII. Quality Control Methods; IX. Summary; Appendix; References; Chapter 3. Managing Cotton Nitrogen Supply; I. Introduction; II. Cotton Growth and Nitrogen Response; III. Soil Nitrogen Availability and Dynamics; IV. Foliar-Nitrogen Fertilization in Cotton; V. Monitoring Cotton Nirrogen Status.
- VII. Managing Cotton Nitrogen SupplyVII. Summary; References; Chapter 4. Arsenic in the Soil Environment: A Review; I. Introducdon; II. Position in the Periodic Table; III. Background Sources; IV. Anthropogenic Sources; V. As Toxicity; VI. Physiochemical Behavior of As in Soil; VII. Soil As and Vegetation; VIII. Soil As and Microorganisms; IX. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Dryland Cropping Intensification: A Fundamental Solution to Efficient Use of Precipitation; I. Introduction; II. Summer Fallow: A Second Look; III. Dryland Cropping Intensification.
- IV. A Systems Approach to IntensificationV. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6. How do Plant Roots Acquire Mineral Nutrients? Chemical Processes Involved in the Rhizosphere; I. Introduction; II. Definition of the Rhizosphere; III. Root-Induced Changes of Ionic Concentrations in the Rhizosphere; IV. Root-Induced Changes of Rhizosphere pH; V. Root-Induced Changes of Redox Conditions in the Rhizosphere; VI. Root-Induced Complexation of Metals in the Rhizosphere; VII. Other Interactions Involving Root Exudates; VIII. Conclusion; References; Index.