Advances in Agronomy: Volume 130

ISBN-13: 9780128021378 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 444 str.

Sparks, Donald L.

Opis

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. Five volumes are published yearly which ensures that authors' contributions are disseminated to the readership in a timely manner. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial.

• Timely and state-of-the-art reviews
• Distinguished, well recognized authors
• A venerable and iconic review series
• Timely publication of submitted reviews

Spis treści

1. Mineral-Organic Associations: Formation, Properties, and Relevance in Soil Environments

Markus Kleber, Karin Eusterhues, Marco Keiluweit, Christian Mikutta, Robert Mikutta, Peter S. Nico

2. The Use of Biostimulants for Enhancing Nutrient Uptake

Moshe Halpern, Asher Bar-Tal, Maya Ofek, Dror Minz, Torsten Muller, Uri Yermiyahu

3. Water-yield relations and water use efficiency of maize under nitrogen fertigation for semi-arid environments: Experiment and Synthesis

Mahdi Gheysari, Henry W. Loescher, Sayed Hossein Sadeghi, Seyed Majid Mirlatifi, Mohammad Javad Zareian and Gerrit Hoogenboom

4. Gypsum Soils - Their Morphology, Classification, Function, and Landscapes

Susan Casby-Horton, Juan Herrero, and Nelson A. Rolong

5. Weeds of Direct-Seeded Rice in Asia: Problems and Opportunities

Amar Matloob, Abdul Khaliq and Bhagirath Singh Chauhan

6. Models, Developments and Perspectives of Mutual Legume Intercropping Aleksandar Mikic, Branko Cupina, Diego Rubiales, Vojislav Mihailovic, Lina Sarunaite, Joëlle Fustec, Svetlana Antanasovic, Ðorde Krstic, Laurent Bedoussac, Lana Zoric, Vuk Ðordevic, Vesna Peric, Mirjana Srebric

O autorze

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 and 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.