Advances in agronomy. Volume 104 (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Donald L. Sparks.
• Other Names: Sparks, Donald L
• Contents: Front Cover; Advances in Agronomy; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Advances in Assessing Bioavailability of Metal(Loid)s in Contaminated Soils; 1. Introduction; 2. Metal Risks in Soil; 3. Biological Metal Uptake; 4. Metal Extractability to Predict Availability; 5. Metal Chemistry; 6. Understanding Metal Bioavailability, Bioaccessibility, and Speciation; 7. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Nitrogen in Rainfed and Irrigated Cropping Systems in the Mediterranean Region; 1. Introduction; 2. Mediterranean Agroecosystems. 3. Perspective on Nitrogen in Agriculture4. Fertilizer use Trends in the Mediterranean Region; 5. Response of Rainfed Crops to Nitrogen Fertilizer; 6. Assessing Soil Nitrogen Status for Crop Yields; 7. Nitrogen Fixation Under Mediterranean Dryland Conditions; 8. Potential Losses of Nitrogen in Dryland Cropping; 9. Integrated Cropping Systems: Implications for Nitrogen; 10. Nitrogen in Supplemental Irrigation Systems; 11. Nitrogen Tracer use in Rainfed Cropping Systems; 12. Modeling of Nitrogen in Rainfed Cropping Systems; 13. Future Perspective; Acknowledgments; References. Chapter 3: Biogeochemical Processes Controlling the Fate and Transport of Arsenic: Implications for South and Southeast Asia1. Introduction; 2. Arsenic Aqueous Chemistry; 3. Arsenic Surface and Solid Phases; 4. Desorption of Arsenic in Soils and Sediments; 5. Biogeochemical Processes; 6. Processes Controlling Arsenic Concentrations in South(east) Asia; 7. Summary and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Inorganic and Organic Constituents and Contaminants of Biosolids: Implications for Land Application; 1. Introduction; 2. Sewage Treatment Processes; 3. Composition of Biosolids. 4. Nutrient Content and Release5. Heavy Metal Contaminants; 6. Organic Contaminants; 7. Synthesis and Conclusions; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam Boston : Academic Press/Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 630; Agronomy; Agriculture -- Recherche; Agriculture -- Research; Agriculture; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General; Agronomy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080888637; 0080888631
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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