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Advances in agronomy. Volume 98 /
Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial. * Maintains the highest impact factor a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Academic Press,
�2008.
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| Colección: | Advances in Agronomy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Copyright Page; TOCContents; Contributors; Preface; CHChapter 1: Advances in Precision Conservation; 1. Introduction; 2. Geospatial Technologies; 3. Identifying Spatial Patterns and Relationships; 4. Field Level Flows; 5. Connection of Field with Off-Site Transport; 6. Watershed Scale Considerations; 7. Current Applications and Trends; 8. Summary and Conclusions; References; CHChapter 2: Reaction and Transport of Arsenic in Soils: Equilibrium and Kinetic Modeling; 1. Introduction; 2. Environmental Toxicity; 3. Arsenic in Soils; 4. Biogeochemistry; 5. Transport in Soils; 6. Modeling.
- 7. Remediation of Contaminated Soils8. Summary and a Look Ahead; References; CHChapter 3: Crop Residue Management for Lowland Rice-Based Cropping Systems in Asia; 1. Introduction; 2. Criteria for Evaluating Crop Residue Management Options; 3. Type and Abundance of Crop Residues; 4. Existing and Emerging Residue Management Options; 5. Evaluation of Options with Residues Managed During a Rice Crop; 6. Evaluation of Options with Residues Managed During a Non-Flooded Crop; 7. Crop Residue and Bioenergy Options; 8. Summary; Acknowledgment; References.
- CHChapter 4: Sampling and Measurement of Ammonia at Animal FacilitiesAbbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. A General View of Ammonia Determination; 3. Ammonia Sampling; 4. Ammonia Concentration Measurement; 5. Measurement Methods and Devices; 6. Ammonia Concentration Data; 7. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; CHChapter 5: Will Stem Rust Destroy the World's Wheat Crop?; 1. Introduction; 2. Stem Rust Disease, Pathogen, and Epidemiology; 3. Breeding for Resistance; 4. Race Ug99 and Why it is a Potential Threat to Wheat Production.
- 5. Breeding Strategies to Mitigate the Threat from Ug99 and Achieve a Long-Term Control of Stem Rust6. Conclusion and Future Outlook; Acknowledgments; References; CHChapter 6: Genetic Improvement of Forage Species to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Temperate Livestock Grazing Systems; 1. Introduction; 2. Reducing Diffuse Nitrogenous Pollution of Watercourses; 3. Reducing P Pollution of Watercourses; 4. Reducing Emissions to Air; 5. Improving Soil Quality and Reducing Flood Damage; 6. Enhancing Persistency and Resilience; 7. Enhancing C Sequestration in Grasslands; 8. Future Prospects.
- AcknowledgmentsReferences; CHChapter 7: Mutagenesis and High-Throughput Functional Genomics in Cereal Crops: Current Status; 1. Introduction; 2. Insertional Mutagenesis; 3. Non-Transgenic TILLING, DEALING, and Deleteagene Approaches; 4. Phenomics Platform for Screening Mutagenized Population; 5. Outlook; Acknowledgments; References; IDXIndex; Color Plates Section.