Advances in Agronomy
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Table of contents
- Copyright Pageiv
- Contentsv
- Contributorsvii
- Prefaceix
- Chapter 1. The Measerement and Interpretation of Sorption and Desorption Rates for Organic Compounds1
- I. Introduction2
- II. The Nature of Elementary Sorption Processes in Soils3
- III. Slow Sorption and Desorption16
- IV. Sorption Kinetic Models27
- V. Experimental Methods45
- VI. Sorption Kinetics and Bioavailability56
- References65
- Chapter 2. Environmental Indicators of Agroecosystems75
- I. Introduction76
- II. Agroecosystems76
- III. Monitoring and Assessment Endpoints77
- IV. Environmental Indicators78
- V. Soil Organic Matter as a Candidate Environmental Indicator85
- VI. Indicator Ranking90
- VII. Conclusions and Recommendations91
- References92
- Chapter 3. Growth Promotion of Plants Inoculated with Phosphate-Solubilizing Fungi99
- I. Introduction100
- II. Soil Phosphorus100
- III. Phosphate-Solubilizing Soil Microorganisms106
- IV. Liquid Medium Studies109
- V. Plant Growth Promotion by Phosphate-Solubilizing Fungi133
- VI. Conclusion143
- References144
- Chapter 4. Hydrological Factors for Phosphorus Transfer From Agricultural Soils153
- I. Introduction154
- II. Temporal Variables155
- III. Spatial Variables162
- IV. Conclusions173
- References173
- Chapter 5. Cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, Genetic Resoures: Their Collection, Evalution, and Man179
- I. Wild Taxa of Cassava Manihot Species180
- II. Broadening the Genetic Base of Cassava and Development of Interspecific Hybridization198
- III. Development and Selection for Apomixis in Cassava210
- IV. Production of Polyploid Types215
- V. Protein Contents in Cassava Cultivars and Its Hybrid with Wild Manihot Species225
- References227
- Index231
Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source of the latest and best research in agronomy. As always, the topics covered are varied and exemplary of the panoply of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial.
Volume 69 contains five excellent reviews dealing with crop and soil sciences. Chapter 1 is a comprehensive and timely review of the measurement and interpretation of bulk mass-transfer phenomena for organic compounds in soils. Chapter 2 is an excellent overview of environmental indicators of agroecosystems. In chapter 3, an interesting treatise is presented on plant growth as effected by phosphate solubilizing soil microorganisms. Chapter 4 is a fine review on hydrological factors affecting phosphorus transfer from agricultural soils. The concluding chapter is an excellent discussion of the genetic resources of Cassava Manihot esculenta Crantz.
Volume 69 contains five excellent reviews dealing with crop and soil sciences. Chapter 1 is a comprehensive and timely review of the measurement and interpretation of bulk mass-transfer phenomena for organic compounds in soils. Chapter 2 is an excellent overview of environmental indicators of agroecosystems. In chapter 3, an interesting treatise is presented on plant growth as effected by phosphate solubilizing soil microorganisms. Chapter 4 is a fine review on hydrological factors affecting phosphorus transfer from agricultural soils. The concluding chapter is an excellent discussion of the genetic resources of Cassava Manihot esculenta Crantz.