Advances in Agronomy

A leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy--explore a variety of subjects with each new volume!

Donald L. Sparks (Series edited by)

9780123850409, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 2 December 2010

279 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.57 kg

Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial.

1. Climate Warming-Induced Intensification of the Hydrologic Cycle: An Assessment of the Published Record and Potential Impacts on Agriculture T. G. Huntington 2. Extent , Impact and Response to Soil and Water Salinity in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions K. Sakadevan, M-L Nguyen 3. The African Green Revolution: Results from the Millennium Village Project G. Nziguheba, C. A. Palm, T. Berhe, G. Denning, A. Dickio, O. Diouf, W. Diru, R. Flor, F. Frimpong, R. Harawa, B. Kaya, E. Manumbu, J. McArthur, P. Mutuo, M. Ndiaye, A. Niang, P. Nkhoma, G. Nyadzi, J. Sachs, C. Sullivan, G. Teklu, L. Tobe and P. A. Sanchez 4. Interactions Among Agricultural Production and Other Ecosystem Services Delivered from European Temperate Grassland Systems E. S. Pilgrim, C. J. A. Macleod, M. S. A. Blackwell, R. Bol, D. V. Hogan, D. R. Chadwick, L. Cardenas, T. H. Misselbrook, P. M. Haygarth, R. E. Brazier, P. Hobbs, C. Hodgson, S. Jarvis, J. Dungait, P. J. Murray, L. G. Firbank 5. Halting the Groundwater Decline in North West India – Which Crop Technologies Will Be Winners? E. Humphreys, S. S. Kukal, E. W. Christen, G. S. Hira, B. Singh, S. Yadav, R. K. Sharma 6. Biological Control of Insect Pests in Agroecosystems: Effects of Crop Management, Farming Systems and Semi-Natural Habitats at the Landscape Scale. A Review A. Rusch, M. Valantin-Morison, J-P. Sarthou, J. Roger-Estrade

Subject Areas: Agronomy & crop production [TVK], Agricultural science [TVB], Agriculture & farming [TV], The environment [RN]