Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Field Crops

ISBN-13: 9781439816950 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 590 str.

Nand Kumar Fageria; Virupax C. Baligar; Charles Allan Jones

Opis

This edition examines plant nutrition's role as one of the most important limiting factors that must be overcome to optimize food production. Extensively revised and updated, it provides coverage of topics such as genetic, physiological, and agronomic bases of crop growth.

Spis treści

Field Crops and Mineral Nutrition. Factors Affecting Production of Field Crops. Nutrient Flux in Soil–Plant System. Diagnostic Techniques for Nutritional Disorders. Nutrient Management of Degraded Soils. Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils. The Effects of Essential Nutrients on Plant Diseases. Wheat and Barley. Rice. Corn. Sorghum. Soybean. Common Bean and Cowpea. Peanut. Sugarcane. Cassava and Potato. Cotton. Forage. Cover Crops.

O autorze

Nand Kumar Fageria, Virupax C. Baligar, Charles Allan Jones