Advances in Agronomy, Volume 191, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, with this volume presenting chapters on Climate-smart water technologies and strategies for a resilient forage production system, Principles and Application of Nitrogen Management in Precision Agriculture: A Review, No-Till System: a genuine Brazilian technology that meets current global demands, Nutrient management in crop production and dynamics of soil organic carbon in the Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia, A Global Review of the Impacts of Saltwater Intrusion on Soils and Ecosystems, and more.
Other chapters cover Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in European livestock systems: From feed to plant growth, and Impact of Soil Erosion on Soil Organic Carbon Loss and Its Implications for Carbon Neutrality
1. 1 Introduction - p. 144 2. 2 Impact of nutrient management practices on plant-mediated C input into the soil - p. 148 3. 3 Nutrient management effects on total soil organic C - p. 161 4. 4 Changes in organic C fractions in the soil and their ecological significance - p. 181 5. 5 Nutrient management effects on water-soluble carbohydrates - p. 194 6. 6 Impact of nutrient management practices on the distribution of soil organic C fractions of different lability - p. 196 7. 7 Implications of changes in C fractions and C turnover rates for soil fertility and ecosystem functioning - p. 201 8. 8 Nutrient management, soil aggregation, and C sequestration - p. 208 9. 9 Practical implications and policy issues - p. 214 10. 10 Conclusions - p. 216 11. References - p. 218 12. Chapter Five: A global review of the impacts of saltwater intrusion on soils and ecosystems - p. 235 13. Chapter Six: Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in European livestock systems: From feed to plant growth - p. 273 14. Abstract - p. 274 15. 1 Introduction - p. 275 16. 2 Aspects of legislation - p. 277 17. 3 Exploring the N losses and NUE from feed to long-term manure utilization - p. 283 18. 4 Overall manure livestock system NUE - p. 328 19. 5 Final discussion and conclusions - p. 336 20. Acknowledgments - p. 339 21. References - p. 339 22. Chapter Seven: Impact of soil erosion on soil organic carbon loss and its implications for carbon neutrality - p. 359 23. Index - p. 411
Advances in Agronomy, Volume 191, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field, with this volume presenting chapters on Climate-smart water technologies and strategies for a resilient forage production system, Principles and Application of Nitrogen Management in Precision Agriculture: A Review, No-Till System: a genuine Brazilian technology that meets current global demands, Nutrient management in crop production and dynamics of soil organic carbon in the Indo-Gangetic plains of South Asia, A Global Review of the Impacts of Saltwater Intrusion on Soils and Ecosystems, and more.
Other chapters cover Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in European livestock systems: From feed to plant growth, and Impact of Soil Erosion on Soil Organic Carbon Loss and Its Implications for Carbon Neutrality
1. 1 Introduction - p. 144 2. 2 Impact of nutrient management practices on plant-mediated C input into the soil - p. 148 3. 3 Nutrient management effects on total soil organic C - p. 161 4. 4 Changes in organic C fractions in the soil and their ecological significance - p. 181 5. 5 Nutrient management effects on water-soluble carbohydrates - p. 194 6. 6 Impact of nutrient management practices on the distribution of soil organic C fractions of different lability - p. 196 7. 7 Implications of changes in C fractions and C turnover rates for soil fertility and ecosystem functioning - p. 201 8. 8 Nutrient management, soil aggregation, and C sequestration - p. 208 9. 9 Practical implications and policy issues - p. 214 10. 10 Conclusions - p. 216 11. References - p. 218 12. Chapter Five: A global review of the impacts of saltwater intrusion on soils and ecosystems - p. 235 13. Chapter Six: Optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in European livestock systems: From feed to plant growth - p. 273 14. Abstract - p. 274 15. 1 Introduction - p. 275 16. 2 Aspects of legislation - p. 277 17. 3 Exploring the N losses and NUE from feed to long-term manure utilization - p. 283 18. 4 Overall manure livestock system NUE - p. 328 19. 5 Final discussion and conclusions - p. 336 20. Acknowledgments - p. 339 21. References - p. 339 22. Chapter Seven: Impact of soil erosion on soil organic carbon loss and its implications for carbon neutrality - p. 359 23. Index - p. 411
