| Advances in Agronomy: Volume 52 Contributor(s): Sparks, Donald L. |
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ISBN: 0120007525 ISBN-13: 9780120007523 Publisher: Academic Press OUR PRICE: $72.22 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1994 Annotation: Volume 52 features a number of advances in the crop and soil sciences. These include a comprehensive review of agricultural and environmental issues associated with poultry manure management; aspects of rainwater utilization efficiency in rainfed lowland rice; a discussion of wetland functions as reflected in hydric soils and hydric soil development of the prairie potholes of central North America; advances in soil quantity-intensity (Q/I) relationships; an index used to assess nutrient availability in soils; and morphological and physiological traits associated with wheat yield increases in Mediterranean environments. Key Features * Poultry waste management * Rainwater utilization efficiency in rainfed lowland rice * Wetland soils of the prairie potholes * Soil potassium quantity-intensity relationships * Morphological and physiological traits associated with wheat yield increases in Mediterranean environments |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Soil Science - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 630 |
| Series: Advances in Agronomy |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.23 lbs) 281 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 160779 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volume 52 features a number of advances in the crop and soil sciences. These include a comprehensive review of agricultural and environmental issues associated with poultry manure management; aspects of rainwater utilization efficiency in rainfed lowland rice; a discussion of wetland functions as reflected in hydric soils and hydric soil development of the prairie potholes of central North America; advances in soil quantity-intensity (Q/I) relationships; an index used to assess nutrient availability in soils; and morphological and physiological traits associated with wheat yield increases in Mediterranean environments. |