Advances in Agronomy, Volume 173, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, with each chapter written by an international board of authors.
1. 1 Introduction - p. 3 2. 2 Impact of micronutrients on plants, animals and human health - p. 5 3. 3 Status of micronutrients under different soils and crops - p. 11 4. 4 Micronutrients in mitigating absorption and accumulation mechanisms - p. 17 5. 5 Impact of micronutrients in mitigating crop security and nutritional quality - p. 19 6. 6 Abiotic stress induced alterations in soil and plants - p. 34 7. 7 Detection and monitoring of abiotic stresses through remote sensing - p. 35 8. 8 Micronutrients and abiotic stress tolerance in plants - p. 36 9. 9 Role of micronutrients in mitigating different types of stresses in soils and plants - p. 42 10. 10 Nutrient interactions vis-à-vis abiotic stress - p. 55 11. 11 Future perspective - p. 60 12. 12 Conclusions - p. 60 13. References - p. 61 14. Chapter Two: A review of field management practices impacting root health in sugarcane - p. 126 15. Abstract - p. 80 16. 1 Introduction - p. 81 17. 2 Development and growth pattern of sugarcane roots - p. 81 18. 3 Factors affecting the development and growth pattern of sugarcane roots - p. 86 19. 4 Managing irrigation and drainage - p. 93 20. 5 Managing soil disturbance and infield traffic - p. 98 21. 6 Managing green manures and organic amendments - p. 105 22. 7 Managing nutrients for root health - p. 109 23. 8 Managing soil acidity to promote root health - p. 114 24. 9 Managing soil salinity and sodicity to promote root health - p. 119 25. 10 Managing weeds - p. 122 26. 11 Managing nematodes - p. 130 27. 12 Managing soil pests - p. 133 28. 13 Managing soil microorganisms - p. 139 29. 14 Summary - p. 145 30. References - p. 149 31. Chapter Three: Soil carbon accumulation in crop-livestock systems in acid soil savannas of South America: A review - p. 179 32. Chapter Four: Soils in urban and built environments: Pedogenic processes, characteristics, mapping, and classification - p. 238 33. Chapter Five: Management of copper for crop production - p. 283 34. Chapter Six: Diversifying crop rotations enhances agroecosystem services and resilience - p. 299 35. Chapter Seven: Competitive sorption and accumulation of organic phosphorus in phosphate-rich soils and sediments - p. 340 36. Index - p. 374
Advances in Agronomy, Volume 173, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, with each chapter written by an international board of authors.
1. 1 Introduction - p. 3 2. 2 Impact of micronutrients on plants, animals and human health - p. 5 3. 3 Status of micronutrients under different soils and crops - p. 11 4. 4 Micronutrients in mitigating absorption and accumulation mechanisms - p. 17 5. 5 Impact of micronutrients in mitigating crop security and nutritional quality - p. 19 6. 6 Abiotic stress induced alterations in soil and plants - p. 34 7. 7 Detection and monitoring of abiotic stresses through remote sensing - p. 35 8. 8 Micronutrients and abiotic stress tolerance in plants - p. 36 9. 9 Role of micronutrients in mitigating different types of stresses in soils and plants - p. 42 10. 10 Nutrient interactions vis-à-vis abiotic stress - p. 55 11. 11 Future perspective - p. 60 12. 12 Conclusions - p. 60 13. References - p. 61 14. Chapter Two: A review of field management practices impacting root health in sugarcane - p. 126 15. Abstract - p. 80 16. 1 Introduction - p. 81 17. 2 Development and growth pattern of sugarcane roots - p. 81 18. 3 Factors affecting the development and growth pattern of sugarcane roots - p. 86 19. 4 Managing irrigation and drainage - p. 93 20. 5 Managing soil disturbance and infield traffic - p. 98 21. 6 Managing green manures and organic amendments - p. 105 22. 7 Managing nutrients for root health - p. 109 23. 8 Managing soil acidity to promote root health - p. 114 24. 9 Managing soil salinity and sodicity to promote root health - p. 119 25. 10 Managing weeds - p. 122 26. 11 Managing nematodes - p. 130 27. 12 Managing soil pests - p. 133 28. 13 Managing soil microorganisms - p. 139 29. 14 Summary - p. 145 30. References - p. 149 31. Chapter Three: Soil carbon accumulation in crop-livestock systems in acid soil savannas of South America: A review - p. 179 32. Chapter Four: Soils in urban and built environments: Pedogenic processes, characteristics, mapping, and classification - p. 238 33. Chapter Five: Management of copper for crop production - p. 283 34. Chapter Six: Diversifying crop rotations enhances agroecosystem services and resilience - p. 299 35. Chapter Seven: Competitive sorption and accumulation of organic phosphorus in phosphate-rich soils and sediments - p. 340 36. Index - p. 374
