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Intro -- Advances in Agronomy -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter One: Photosynthetic acclimation and elevated [CO2] induced nitrogen deficiency: Two related phenomena that limit ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Photosynthetic acclimation to elevated [CO2] -- 2.1. Methods for quantifying PAC -- 2.1.1. Comparison of photosynthesis at standard [CO2] -- 2.1.2. Comparing parameters derived from A-Ci curves -- 2.1.3. Comparing activity or concentration of Rubisco, or the expression of Rubisco encoding genes -- 2.1.4. Differences between PAC quantification methods -- 2.2. Quantitative description of PAC -- 2.3. Mechanisms leading to PAC -- 2.3.1. Mechanisms for stomatal acclimation -- 2.3.2. Mechanisms leading to nonstomatal acclimation -- 2.3.2.1. Macro level mechanism leading to nonstomatal acclimation -- 2.3.2.2. Molecular level mechanism leading to nonstomatal Acclimation -- 2.4. Efforts to mitigate PAC in crops for future food supply -- 3. Introduction to eCIND -- 3.1. Qualitative and quantitative description of eCIND -- 3.2. The effect of eCIND on natural and human systems -- 3.3. Mechanisms leading to eCIND -- 3.3.1. Dilution -- 3.3.2. Decreased plant demand and the optimization hypothesis -- 3.3.3. Decreased N uptake due to decreased transpiration -- 3.3.4. Decreased NO3 assimilation -- 3.4. Ecosystem and soil processes that may exacerbate or ameliorate eCIND -- 3.5. Amelioration of eCIND -- 4. Interactions between eCIND and PAC -- 5. Future directions -- References -- Chapter Two: Progress in genetic studies of traits related to the nutritional value of wheat -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Genetic studies related to wheat nutrients -- 2.1. QTLs for the wheat carbohydrate content -- 2.1.1. QTLs for the grain starch content in wheat -- 2.1.2. QTLs for water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) in wheat.
2.2. QTLs for wheat grain protein content (GPC) -- 2.3. QTLs for trace elements in wheat seeds -- 2.4. QTLs for pigments contained in wheat grains -- 2.4.1. QTLs for the yellow pigment content in wheat kernels -- 2.4.2. QTLs for anthocyanin content in wheat seed coat -- 3. Prospect -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix A. List of QTLs for the grain protein content -- Appendix B. List of QTLs for the grain zinc (GZn), grain iron (GFe), and grain selenium (GSe) content -- Appendix C. List of QTLs for the grain yellow pigment content -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter Three: Calcium carbonate minerals as scavengers of metals and radionuclides: Their role in natural attenuation an ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Calcium carbonate occurrence and importance in environments -- 2.1. Formation, occurrence and importance -- 2.2. Sink/source of contaminants (the case of arsenic) -- 2.3. Polymorphs -- 3. Interaction of calcium carbonate minerals with contaminants -- 3.1. Uranium -- 3.1.1. Adsorption -- 3.1.2. Co-precipitation -- 3.1.3. Calcium carbonate mediated and/or hindered reactions -- 3.2. Radioiodine (I) -- 3.2.1. Adsorption -- 3.2.2. Precipitation -- 3.3. Chromium -- 3.3.1. Adsorption -- 3.3.2. Precipitation -- 4. Natural attenuation and active remediation -- 4.1. Natural attenuation reactions and processes -- 4.2. Site conditions and presence and role of calcium carbonate minerals -- 4.3. Potential for natural attenuation and active remediation -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter Four: Perspectives on soil series classification based on comparison of two contrasting scenarios -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The soil series in the United States of America -- 3. Soil series in the Republic of South Africa -- 3.1. General review of the history of soil classification in South Africa, with special reference to soil series.
3.2. Soil series in soil classification: A binomial system for South Africa -- 3.3. Soil series in soil classification: A taxonomic system for South Africa -- 3.4. Soil series in soil classification: A natural and anthropogenic system for South Africa -- 4. Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Chapter Five: Nonadditive gene expression and epigenetic changes in polyploid plants and crops -- 1. Modes of polyploids and their impact -- 2. Gene loss and retention in polyploids -- 3. Nonadditive gene expression in polyploids -- 4. Epigenetic modifications in polyploids -- 5. Transgenerational inheritance of epialleles in allopolyploids -- 6. Polyploidy, stress response, and adaptative evolution -- 7. Concluding remarks -- Acknowledgments -- Funding -- References -- Chapter Six: Impact of soil-water contaminants on tropical agriculture, animal and societal environment -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sources of soil and water pollutants -- 2.1. Sources and production of mining waste -- 2.2. Source and production of plastic waste -- 2.3. Source and production of agricultural chemicals and chemical mutagens -- 2.4. Source and production of hydrocarbon -- 2.5. Source and production of sewage water and municipal solid waste -- 2.6. Source and production of radionuclide waste -- 2.7. Sources of microbial contaminants -- 3. Behaviors, fates, and transport of different wastes -- 3.1. Heavy metals -- 3.2. Agrochemicals and hydrocarbons -- 3.3. Pollutants from plastic waste -- 3.4. Pollutants from MSW -- 3.5. Radionuclide -- 3.6. Movement of contaminants in environment -- 4. Eco-toxicity of contaminants -- 4.1. Eco-toxicity of heavy metals -- 4.2. Eco-toxicity of agro-chemicals and hydrocarbons -- 4.3. Eco-toxicity of plastic materials -- 4.4. Eco-toxicity of radionuclides -- 4.5. Eco-toxicity of pathogens.
5. Cross-cutting technologies available for removal of contaminants -- 5.1. Surface capping -- 5.2. Landfilling -- 5.3. Incineration -- 5.4. Recycling, reuse and recover of contaminants -- 5.5. Plasma gasification -- 5.6. Composting and bio-methanation -- 5.7. Selection of the best remediation strategies -- 6. Future challenges and strategies -- 6.1. Strengthening the understanding of key mechanisms -- 6.2. Technological and approach changes -- 6.3. Reducing gaseous carbon and enhancing climatic resilience -- 7. Contaminant´s closure and rehabilitation polices of government, policy makers and other stakeholders -- 8. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index.