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Advances in Agronomy

Sparks, Donald L

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Table of contents
  • Contentsv
  • Contributorsix
  • Prefacexiii
  • Chapter 1: Impact of Global Warming on Soil Organic Carbon1
  • 1. Introduction2
  • 2. Factors Affecting the Response of SOC to Global Warming6
  • 3. Temperature Sensitivity of SOC Pools12
  • 4. Methods for Measuring Soil Responses to Global Warming18
  • 5. Approaches to Modeling Soil Responses to Global Warming26
  • 6. How Will Soil Carbon Respond the Global Warming?29
  • 7. Conclusions32
  • References33
  • Chapter 2: Some Prospective Strategies for Improving Crop Salt Tolerance45
  • 1. Introduction46
  • 2. Presowing Seed Treatment: A Shotgun Approach to Enhance Crop Salt Tolerance47
  • 3. Exogenous Application of Osmolytes, Osmoprotectants, and PGRs51
  • 4. Breeding for Salt Tolerance65
  • 5. Conclusion and Future Prospects90
  • References92
  • Chapter 3: Succession of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Patterns, Causes, and Considerations for Orga111
  • 1. Introduction112
  • 2. Are There Predictable Patterns of AMF Succession?114
  • 3. Potential Environmental Drivers of AMF Succession in Organic Management118
  • 4. Consequences of AMF Succession to Production122
  • 5. Can We Manage AMF Succession in Organic Agriculture?124
  • 6. Future Research Needs to Improve AMF Application125
  • 7. Conclusions126
  • References127
  • Chapter 4: Modeling N Dynamics to Assess Environmental Impacts of Cropped Soils131
  • 1. Introduction139
  • 2. Models Survey and Their Characteristics140
  • 3. Description of Equations Used for Nitrogen Processes Calculations150
  • 4. Critical Analysis of the Models161
  • 5. Conclusions: Current Limits and Challenges166
  • Acknowledgments168
  • References168
  • Chapter 5: The Role of Scientists in Multiscale Land Use Analysis: Lessons Learned from Dutch Commun175
  • 1. Introduction177
  • 2. The Available Toolkit for Up- and Downscaling180
  • 3. Four Considerations When Dealing with Interactive Research188
  • 4. Introduction to the Case Studies191
  • 5. Case Studies at Farm Level193
  • 6. Case Study at Regional Level211
  • 7. General Conclusions and Recommendations231
  • Acknowledgments233
  • References234
  • Chapter 6: Soil Structure: A History from Tilth to Habitat239
  • 1. Introduction240
  • 2. Early Historical Concepts242
  • 3. From 1850 to 1930245
  • 4. From 1930 to 1950250
  • 5. From 1950 to 1980256
  • 6. Architecture for Soil Functions After 1980263
  • 7. Summary268
  • Acknowledgments269
  • References269
  • Chapter 7: Long-Term Cereal-Based Rotation Trials in the Mediterranean Region: Implications for Crop273
  • 1. Introduction274
  • 2. Perspective on Global Long-Term Cropping System Trials276
  • 3. The Mediterranean Region279
  • 4. Overview of Long-Term Trials in the Mediterranean Region285
  • 5. Cropping System Trials at ICARDA in Syria290
  • 6. Synthesis of Long-Term Cropping System Trials at ICARDA294
  • 7. Statistical Trends in Crop Rotations307
  • 8. Lessons Learned309
  • 9. Future Strategies311
  • Acknowledgments312
  • References312
  • Chapter 8: Imaging Spectrometry for Soil Applications321
  • 1. Introduction322
  • 2. Part I324
  • 3. Part II340
  • 4. General Summary and Concluding Remarks380
  • References382
  • Index393
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780123743527
  • ISBN-13 9780080877907
  • Author Sparks, Donald L
  • Category Science
  • Subject Biology

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