| Advances in Agronomy Contributor(s): Sparks, Donald L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0120007592 ISBN-13: 9780120007592 Publisher: Academic Press OUR PRICE: $202.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1997 Annotation: Volume 59 contains seven reviews covering key contemporary topics on crop and soil sciences. As always, the topics are varied and exemplary of the array of subject matter covered by this long-running serial. Crop science is represented by chapters on quantitative genetics and plant breeding, wheat, perennial forages, and cotton. These chapters are balanced by synthetic reviews of organoclays in pollution abatement, the applications of micromorphology, and the importance of long-term field research. With this latest volume, Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and as a first-rate source of the latest research in agronomy, crop science, and soil science. Key Features * Quantitative genetics * Organoclays and pollution * Phenology, development, and growth * Micromorphology and agronomy * Physiological and morphological responses to stress * Crop modeling * The value of long-term experiments |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science |
| Dewey: 630 |
| Series: Advances in Agronomy |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.43 lbs) 344 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 160779 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volume 59 contains seven reviews covering key contemporary topics on crop and soil sciences. As always, the topics are varied and exemplary of the array of subject matter covered by this long-running serial. Crop science is represented by chapters on quantitative genetics and plant breeding, wheat, perennial forages, and cotton. These chapters are balanced by synthetic reviews of organoclays in pollution abatement, the applications of micromorphology, and the importance of long-term field research. With this latest volume, Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and as a first-rate source of the latest research in agronomy, crop science, and soil science. |