Advances in Agronomy

A highly cited and well established serial review that includes cutting edge reviews on topics in the crop and soil sciences.

Donald L. Sparks (Series edited by)

9780128033234

Hardback, published 23 September 2015

262 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.54 kg

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. As always, the subjects covered are rich and varied and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial.

1. Management-Induced Changes to Soil Organic Carbon in China: A Meta-Analysis

Xin Zhao, Ran Zhang, Jian-Fu Xue, Chao Pu, Xiang-Qian Zhang, Sheng-Li Liu, Fu Chen, Rattan Lal and Hai-Lin Zhang

2. Advances and Perspectives to Improve the Phosphorus Availability in Cropping Systems for Agroecological Phosphorus Management

Michel-Pierre Faucon, David Houben, Jean-Paul Reynoird, Anne-Maïmiti Mercadal-Dulaurent, Romain Armand and Hans Lambers

3. Using Functional Traits to Assess the Services Provided by Cover Plants: A Review of Potentialities in Banana Cropping Systems

Gaëlle Damour, Eric Garnier, Marie Laure Navas, Marc Dorel and Jean-Michel Risède

4. Soil Biogeochemistry, Plant Physiology and Phytoremediation of Cadmium Contaminated Soils

Shanying He, Zhenli He, Xiaoe Yang, Peter J. Stoffella and Virupax C. Baligar

5. Bacterial Diseases of Crops: Elucidation of the Factors that Lead to Differences Between Field and Experimental Infections Jay Ram Lamichhane

Subject Areas: Agronomy & crop production [TVK]