Books in the Advances in Agronomy series

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 153, the latest release in this comprehensive series, continues its recognition as a leading, 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, varied, and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial. Chapters in this updated volume include Novel Practice and Smart Technologies to Maximize the Nitrogen Fertilizer Value of Manure for Crop Production in Cold Humid Temperate Regions, Nitrogen Fertilization Management of Switchgrass, Miscanthus and Giant Reed: A Review, and much more. Includes numerous, timely, state-of-the-art reviews on the latest advancements in agronomyFeatures distinguished, well recognized authors from around the worldBuilds upon the venerable and iconic Advances in Agronomy seriesCovers the extensive variety and breadth of subject matter in the crop and soil sciences

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 157, continues to be recognized as a leading reference and 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, varied, and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial.Includes numerous, timely, state-of-the-art reviews on the latest advancements in agronomyFeatures distinguished, well recognized authors from around the worldBuilds upon this venerable and iconic review seriesCovers the extensive variety and breadth of subject matter in the crop and soil sciences

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 158, continues to be recognized as a leading reference and 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, varied, and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial.Includes numerous, timely, state-of-the-art reviews on the latest advancements in agronomyFeatures distinguished, well recognized authors from around the worldBuilds upon this venerable and iconic review seriesCovers the extensive variety and breadth of subject matter in the crop and soil sciences

Contains seven reviews covering topics on crop and soil sciences. This volume includes chapters on quantitative genetics and plant breeding, wheat, perennial forages, and cotton.

Focuses on environmental quality and biotechnology. This title contains 4 articles on soil science that cover acid deposition, chemical transport, and surface complexation; and 2 articles on crop science survey variety fingerprinting and corn evolution. It is useful for agronomists and biotechnologists in academe, industry and government.

Contains seven reviews covering topics on crop and soil sciences, such as biodegradation of soil pollutants, modelling of solute transport in soils, the analysis of soil salinity, herbicide resistance, silicon and rice production, the use of tissue cultures for crop improvement, and crop water relations.

Contains five reviews covering topics on crop and soil sciences. This volume covers: the control of soil-borne plant pests; ion-diffusion in the soil-plant system; dormancy, germinability, and germination in crop and weed seeds; dynamic conservation of plant genetic resources; and, coal surface mine reclamation.

Intended for both researchers and students of agronomy, this volume covers advances in agronomic improvement in oilseed brassicas, population groupings of soybean bradyrhizobia, crop responses to chloride, and plant nutrient sulfur in the tropics and subtropics.

Volume 71 contains six outstanding reviews that discuss cutting edge developments in the crop and soil sciences. Chapter 1 addresses advances in the development, use, and evaluation of controlled release fertilizers. Chapter 2 is a comprehensive review of developments in breeding crops for increase

Volume 72 contains four outstanding reviews detailing advances in the plant and environmental soil sciences. Chapter 1 deals with a timely and significant topic in North America and indeed in the world. This review provides background information, data sources and analyses, and implications for res

Contains six reviews covering topics on crop and soil sciences. This volume contains chapters that focus on soils: heath and sustainability; phytoremediation of contaminated soils; sorption by soils; the biological control of weeds; the improvement of drought tolerance in plants; and, corn and aflatoxins.

Contains four reviews which cover a spectrum of advances in the crop and soil sciences. This work covers sustainable agriculture; and aluminum in acid soils and the factors controlling its behavior. It explains the role of nutrient management on water quality; and the interparticle force effects on physical behavior of soils.

Contains seven reviews covering topics in the crop and soil sciences, such as the impact of agriculture on subsurface microbial ecology; herbicide-resistant crops; microbial reduction of iron, manganese, and other metals; nitrification inhibitors; and, apomixis in cultivar development.

Features a number of advances in the crop and soil sciences. This work offers a review of agricultural and environmental issues associated with poultry manure management; including aspects of rainwater utilization efficiency in rainfed lowland rice. It also covers soil potassium quantity-intensity relationships.

Contains six reviews covering topics on crop and soil sciences. This volume covers cytogenics and genetics of pearl millet, looking at advances in ICP emission and ICP spectrometry; cotton growth and nitrogen supply; sources and behavior of arsenic in the soil environment; and dryland cropping intensification methods.

Contains six treatises dealing with two of the leitmotifs in the plant and soil sciences - environmental quality and crop improvement. Offering a treatment of the role of carbon sequestration in affecting climate change, this title discusses the issues of science, monitoring, and degraded lands.

Serving as a source of research in agronomy, this work presents reviews on important agronomy issues. It features reviews which deal with the topics of interest to agronomists, as well as crop and soil scientists.

Serving as a compilation of reviews written by crop and soil scientists, this title covers: gypsum and acid soils; conservation tillage; transposable elements in maize; concepts and directions in arthropod pest management; and, accumulation of cadmium in crop plants and its consequences to human health.

Containing seven reviews that discuss topics critical to agricultural and environmental sustainability, this work serves as a source of research in agronomy. It covers topics which include: Arsenic Contamination and its Risk Management in Complex Environmental Settings, The Contribution of Breeding to Yield Advances in Maize, and more.