Advances in agronomy. Volume 167 /
"Volume 167 contains five excellent reviews dealing with important, contemporary topics in crop and soil sciences. Chapter 1 is a comprehensive review on aspects of using portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) spectroscopy in tropical soils including methodologies, applications and challenges. Chap...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Academic Press,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Volume 167 contains five excellent reviews dealing with important, contemporary topics in crop and soil sciences. Chapter 1 is a comprehensive review on aspects of using portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) spectroscopy in tropical soils including methodologies, applications and challenges. Chapter 2 covers quantification of carbon dynamics in terrestrial environments, making use of natural variations in carbon 13 abundance of soils and plants. Chapter 3 discusses the effects of using elemental sulfur on plant yields and soil properties. Chapter 4 covers alternatives to using chemically manufactured phosphate fertilizers including phosphate rock/sulfur/Acidithiobacillus spp. combinations. Chapter 5 provides a status on using drip irrigation to enhance water use efficiency in cereal crops in South Asia."--Preface. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 306) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0323850758 9780323850759 |