Advances in Agronomy

Highly cited serial review that includes cutting-edge information on the crop and soil sciences and the latest agronomy research

Donald L. Sparks (Series edited by)

9780128124154, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 22 September 2017

256 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.59 kg

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 146 is the latest in a series that continues to be recognized as a leading reference for the latest research in agronomy. Updated chapters in this new release include the Significance and Role of Si in Crop Production, National Comparison of the Total and Sequestered Organic Matter Contents of Conventional and Organic Farm Soils, Purine – N Metabolism in Drought or Salinity Challenged Food Security Crops, Plant Rooting and Cropping Systems Management to Improve N Use Efficiency, and The Important Role of Layered Double Hydroxides in Soil Chemical Processes and Remediation: What We Have Learned Over the Past 20 Years.

1. National Comparison of the Total and Sequestered Organic Matter Contents of Conventional and Organic Farm Soils Elham A. Ghabbour, Geoffrey Davies, Tracy Misiewicz, Reem A. Alami, Erin M. Askounis, Nicholas P. Cuozzo, Alexia J. Filice, Jennifer M. Haskell, Andy K. Moy, Alexandra C. Roach and Jessica Shade 2. Harvest Index of Maize (Zea mays L.): Are There Possibilities for Improvement? Birgit W. Hütsch and Sven Schubert 3. Significance and Role of Si in Crop Production Richard J. Haynes 4. Purine-Derived Ureides Under Drought and Salinity Bikash Baral and Maria L. Izaguirre-Mayoral 5. Enhanced Plant Rooting and Crop System Management for Improved N Use Efficiency Ciro A. Rosolem, Karl Ritz, Heitor Cantarella, Marcelo V. Galdos, Malcolm J. Hawkesford, W. Richard Whalley and Sacha J. Mooney

Subject Areas: Agricultural science [TVB]