Advances in Agronomy (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the world. As always, the subjects covered are rich and varied and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial. - Includes numerous, timely, state-of-the-art reviews - Features distinguished, well recognized authors from around the world - Builds upon this venerable and iconic review series - Covers the extensive variety and breadth of subject matter in crop and soil sciences

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128048443
• Artikelnr.: 44776757

Autorenporträt

DONALD L. SPARKS is the Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair and Francis Alison Professor at the University of Delaware. He is internationally recognized for his research in the areas of kinetics of biogeochemical processes and surface chemistry of natural materials. His research has focused on fate and transport of trace metals in soil and water, soil remediation, water quality, and carbon sequestration in soils. Dr. Sparks is the author of two previous editions of Environmental Soil Chemistry and more than 350 refereed papers and book chapters. He is fellow of five scientific societies, and he has been the recipient of major awards and lectureships including the Geochemistry Medal from the American Chemical Society, the Liebig Medal from the International Union of Soil Sciences, the Einstein Professorship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Philippe Duchaufour Medal from the European Geosciences Union. Dr. Sparks served as president of the Soil Science Society of America a

nd the International Union of Soil Sciences, has served on advisory committees for several national laboratories and national and international centers and institutes, and served as chair of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Committee for Soil Sciences and other NAS Committees.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Adsorption Properties of Subtropical and Tropical Variable Charge Soils: Implications from Climate Change and Biochar Amendment
Ren-kou Xu, Nikolla P. Qafoku, Eric Van Ranst, Jiu-yu Li and Jun Jiang
2. Groundwater Depletion by Agricultural Intensification in China's HHH Plains, Since 1980s
Xiangbin Kong, Xueliang Zhang, Rattan Lal, Fengrong Zhang, Xunhong Chen, Zhenguo Niu, Lei Han and Wei Song
3. Impact of Climate Change Factors on Weeds and Herbicide Efficacy
Aruna Varanasi, P.V. Vara Prasad and Mithila Jugulam
4. Scientific Underpinnings of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): What Is Known So Far?
Amod K. Thakur, Norman T. Uphoff and Willem A. Stoop
5. Molecular and Genomic Tools Provide Insights on Crop Domestication and Evolution
Mulatu Geleta and Rodomiro Ortiz