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)

9780128245897, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 14 June 2021

270 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.45 kg

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 168, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

1. Current Sensor Technologies for In Situ and On-line Measurement of Soil Nitrogen for Variable Rate Fertilization: A Review Angela Guerrero, Stefaan De Neve and Abdul M. Mouazen 2. Application of Molecular Biotechnology to Manage Biotic Stress Affecting Crop Enhancement and Sustainable Agriculture Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Robert J. Kremer, Rasheed Makanjuola and Neera Bhalla Sarin 3. A Review of Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) Applications in Porous Media Hailong He, Gukailin Ao, Min Li, Jinghui Xu, Wenyi Sheng, Scott B. Jones, Juan D. Gonzalez Teruel, David A. Robinson, Robert Horton, Keith Bristow, Miles Dyck, Vilim Filipovic, Kosuke Noborio, Qingbai Wu, Huijun Jin, Hao Feng, Bingcheng Si, and Jialong Lv 4. Soil Health in Agricultural Ecosystems: Current Status and Future Perspectives Gurpal S. Toor, Yun-Ya Yang, Srabani Das, Suzanne Dorsey and Gary Felton 5. Genetic Improvement of Crop Yield, Grain Protein and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Wheat, Rice and Maize in China Lin Liu, Victor O. Sadras, Jiaxing Xu, Changlu Hu, Xueyun Yang and Shulan Zhang

Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV], Applied ecology [RNC], The environment [RN], Botany & plant sciences [PST], Life sciences: general issues [PSA]