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 (Edited by)

9780443192586, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 23 January 2023

306 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.61 kg

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 117, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field. Chapters in this new release include Farming Systems Research: Concepts, Design and Methodology, Soil Potassium Fertility and Management Strategies in South Asian Agriculture, Sensing for Characterizing and Monitoring Soil Functions – A Review, Isolation and Fractionation of Organic Matter from Soils and Waters, Tolerance Mechanism and Management Concepts of Iron Toxicity in Rice: A Critical Review, and Smart Sensing and Automated Irrigation for Sustainable Rice Systems: A State of the Art Review.

1. Farming systems research: Concepts, design and methodology
   U.K. Behera and James France
2. Soil potassium fertility and management strategies in South Asian agriculture
   Ch. Srinivasarao, Sumanta Kundu, K.V. Rao, A.K. Shukla, A. Subba Rao, Patricia Imas, Nanthi S. Bolan, Rattan Lal, J.V.N.S. Prasad, P.C. Abhilash,
   G. Ranjith Kumar, R.S. Meena, G. Pratibha, G. Narayanaswami, S.K. Bansal, K.C. Nataraj, M. Jagadesh, K. Mrunalini, S. Jayaraman, M.L. Jat, S.N. Malleswari, Anthony Whitbread, and B. Venkateswarlu
3. Sensing technologies for characterizing and monitoring soil functions: A review
   Nelida E.Q. Silvero, Jose A.M. Dematte, Budiman Minasny, Nícolas Augusto Rosin, Jessica García Nascimento, Heidy S. Rodríguez Albarracín, Henrique Bellinaso, and Andres M.R. Gómez
4. Isolation and fractionation of organic matter from soils and waters
   Guixue Song and Michael H.B. Hayes
5. Tolerance mechanism and management concepts of iron toxicity in rice: A critical review
   Hayat Ullah, Sheikh Faruk Ahmed, Raquel Santiago-Arenas, Sushil K. Himanshu, Elsayed Mansour, Suriyan Cha-um, and Avishek Datta
6. Smart sensing and automated irrigation for sustainable rice systems: A state of the art review
   Matthew Champness, Carlos Ballester-Lurbe, Rodrigo Filev-Maia, and John Hornbuckle

Subject Areas: Agronomy & crop production [TVK]