Advances in agronomy. Volume 181 /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sparks, Donald L., 1953- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2023.
Temas:
Agronomy.
Agronomie.
agronomy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Chapter One: Farming systems research: Concepts, design and methodology
  • Abstract
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: Background
  • 3: Systems analysis
  • 4: Farming systems
  • 5: Farming systems research
  • 6: Evolution of farming systems research
  • 7: Methodology of farming systems research
  • 8: Concluding remarks
  • References
  • Chapter Two: Soil potassium fertility and management strategies in South Asian agriculture
  • Abstract
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: Supply of global potassium reserves
  • 3: Soil potassium status of South Asia countries
  • 4: Potassium fertilizer use, input and output balance in South Asia
  • 5: Potassium release and supply from soil/minerals
  • 6: Potassium response
  • 7: Potassium deficiency symptoms in various plants
  • 8: Potassium management strategies in predominant cropping systems/ecosystems in South Asia
  • 9: Identification of potassium efficient regions for sustainable management in crops/cropping systems: Need for refinement
  • 10: Impacts of potassium in adaptation and mitigation of climate change
  • 11: Potassium on crop quality parameters
  • 12: Conclusion
  • 13: Way forward and policy needs
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Chapter Three: Sensing technologies for characterizing and monitoring soil functions: A review
  • Abstract
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: Extracting information from sensing technologies
  • 3: Soil properties as indicators of soil functions
  • 4: A few examples of the assessment of soil functions in Brazil
  • 5: Advantages, limitations and way forward
  • 6: Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter Four: Isolation and fractionation of organic matter from soils and waters
  • Abstract
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: Definitions related to components of soil organic matter.
  • 3: Solvent systems for the isolation of components of SOM
  • 4: Aqueous solvent systems
  • 5: Isolation of dissolved organic matter from waters
  • 6: Fractionation of humic substances from soils and waters
  • 7: Overview and future directions
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Chapter Five: Tolerance mechanism and management concepts of iron toxicity in rice: A critical review
  • Abstract
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: Essentiality of iron in rice
  • 3: Iron regulation in soil: Conditions enhancing iron toxicity
  • 4: Iron in plant: Uptake, transport, and symptoms of iron toxicity
  • 5: Tolerance of rice to excess iron
  • 6: Agronomic management strategy to alleviate iron toxicity
  • 7: Nutrient management strategy to alleviate iron toxicity
  • 8: Conclusions and future research needs
  • References
  • Chapter Six: Smart sensing and automated irrigation for sustainable rice systems: A state of the art review
  • Abstract
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: Review of automated irrigation systems in rice
  • 3: Gap analysis of smart sensed automated irrigation systems for water saving rice
  • 4: Potential opportunities of a smart sensed automated surface irrigation system in rice
  • 5: Conclusion
  • Funding
  • Conflict of interest
  • Ethics approval
  • Consent to participate
  • Consent for publication
  • Availability of data and material
  • Code availability
  • Authors' contributions
  • References
  • Index.

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