Advances in agronomy. Volume 71 by Sparks, Donald L., 1953- instant download

Advances in agronomy. Volume 71 by Sparks, Donald L., 1953- instant download

1 online resource, Volume 71 contains six outstanding reviews that discuss cutting edge developments in the crop and soil sciences. Chapter 1 addresses advances in the development, use, and evaluation of controlled release fertilizers. Chapter 2 is a comprehensive review of developments in breeding crops for increased nutritional value. Historical and current advances in the field are covered as well as selection in methodology and employment of molecular biology tools. Chapter 3 is a comprehensive treatment of remaking bean plant architecture for efficient production. Chapter 4 is a review on carbon sequestrat, Title from PDF title page (viewed Sep. 27, 2007), Includes bibliographical references and index, Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Advanced in Controlled-Release Fertilizers; I. Introduction; II. Potential Advantages of Controlling Nutrient Supply; III. Classification of Controlled- and Slow-Release Fertilizers; IV. Detailed Description of Controlled- and Slow-Release Fertilizers; V. Predicting Nutrient Release from CRFs: Empirical and Mechanistic Approaches; VI. Controlled- and Slow-Release Fertilizers in Practice; VII. Evaluation and Characterization of CRFs; VIII. Future Needs; References, Chapter 2. Breeding Forage Crops for Increased Nutritional ValueI. Introduction; II. Historical Background; III. Methodical (Artificial) Selection Post-1963; IV. The Potential for Molecular Biology Contributions and Collaborations; V. Summary; References; Chapter 3. Remaking Bean Plant Architecture for Efficient Production; I. Introduction; II. Growth Habit Variability in Phaseolus vulgaris; III. Gene Pools in Phaseolus vulgaris; IV. Genetic Improvement; V. Ideotype Breeding in Phaseolus vulgaris; VI. Development of the Ideotype in Mesoamerican Race Beans, VII. Development of the Ideotype in Durango RaceVIII. Development of the Ideotype in Andean Beans; IX. Retrospective of Ideotype Breeding in Beans; X. Breeding for Yield and Plant…