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Advances in agronomy. Vol. 96 /
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. Volume 96 contains seven superior revie...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier,
2007.
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| Colección: | Advances in Agronomy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Microbial Ecology of Methanogens and Methanotrophs; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Global methane budget and processes controlling methane emission from rice fields; 1.2. Role of methanogens and methanotrophs in carbon cycling and methane emission; 2. Microbial Ecology of Methanogens; 2.1. Physiology and phylogeny of methanogens; 2.2. Diversity, habitats, and ecological niches; 2.3. Microbiological explanations for macroscopic processes, that is production and emission of methane; 3. Microbial Ecology of Methanotrophs
- 3.1. Physiology and phylogeny of methanotrophs3.2. Diversity, habitats, and ecological niches of aerobic methanotrophs; 4. Mitigation of Methane Emission from Rice Fields; 5. Conclusions and Outlook; References; Chapter 2: Strategies of Plants to Adapt to Mineral Stresses in Problem Soils; 1. Introduction; 2. Fe-Deficiency Stress; 2.1. Chemistry of Fe in soils; 2.2. Mechanism of Fe acquisition in plants; 2.3. Genetic improvement of Fe-acquisition ability in plants; 3. Al-Toxicity Stress; 3.1. Chemistry of Al and plant-originated Al-detoxifying agents in soils; 3.2. Mechanism of Al toxicity
- 3.3. Mechanism of Al-toxicity tolerance4. P-Deficiency Stress; 4.1. Chemistry of P and plant-originated P-dissolving agents in soils; 4.2. Mechanism of P acquisition in plants; 4.3. Genetic improvement in plants to tolerate P deficiency; 5. Future Prospects; References; Chapter 3: Water Flow in the Roots of Crop Species: The Influence of Root Structure, Aquaporin Activity, and Waterlogging; 1. Introduction; 2. Water Movement Through the Plant; 2.1. Driving forces; 2.2. Hydraulic conductance; 2.3. Hydraulic conductivity of roots (Lpr); 3. Root Characteristics and Water Flow
- 3.1. Factors that influence root growth and water uptake3.2. Root anatomy; 4. Changes in Lpr; 5. Plant Aquaporins (aqps); 5.1. AQP structure; 5.2. AQP selectivity; 5.3. Control of water permeability; 6. The Role of AQPs in Root Water Transport; 6.1. Inhibition studies; 6.2. Expression and transformation studies; 6.3. The contribution of AQPs to radial water flow; 7. Waterlogging; 7.1. Effect on O2 in the rhizosphere; 7.2. Effect on root growth; 7.3. Effect on water use; 7.4. Anoxia and AQP activity; 8. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References
- Chapter 4: Phytoremediation of Sodic and Saline-Sodic Soils1. Introduction; 2. Description of Sodic and Saline-Sodic Soils; 3. Degradation Processes in Sodic and Saline-Sodic Soils; 4. Phytoremediation of Sodic and Saline-Sodic Soils; 4.1. Historical perspective; 4.2. Mechanisms and processes driving phytoremediation; 4.3. Comparative efficiency of phytoremediation; 4.4. Plant species for phytoremediation; 5. Perspectives; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5: Ecology of Denitrifying Prokaryotes in Agricultural Soil; 1. Introduction