Advances in Agronomy: Volume 147

ISBN-13: 9780128152836 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 302 str.

Donald L. Sparks

Spis treści

1. The important role of layered double hydroxides in soil chemical processes and remediation: What we have learned over the past 20 years Matthew Siebecker 2. Addressing two bottlenecks to advance the understanding of preferential flow in soil Henry Lin 3. Smart fertilizers as a strategy for sustainable agriculture Cornelia Rumpel 4. Improved phosphorus recycling in organic farming: navigating between constraints Kurt Moeller 5. Limitations of existing weed control practices necessitate development of alternative techniques based on biological approaches Zahir Ahmad Zahir

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.