Advances in Agronomy

Author:   Donald L. Sparks (Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
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Pages:   296
Publication Date:   12 January 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Advances in Agronomy, Volume 183, the latest release in this leading reference on agronomy, contains a variety of updates and highlights new advances in the field. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors, with this new release offering the latest on Soil Security – Strategizing a Sustainable Future for Soil, Reflection on a Career as a Soil Scientist in the Middle East, Biodegradable Plastics as Alternatives for Polyethylene Mulch Films, Biosensing Technology Interventions for the Detection of Nitrate and Nitrite Contamination in Environment and Foods, and Microbial Fertilization as a Preferable Choice than Synthetic Chemical Fertilization in Modern Farming.

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Author:   Donald L. Sparks (Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443295225


ISBN 10:   0443295220
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   12 January 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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1. Soil Security – Strategising a Sustainable Future for Soil Sandra J. Evangelista, Damien J. Field, Alex. B. McBratney, Budiman Minasny, Wartini Ng, Jose Padarian, Mercedes Roman Dobarco, and Alexandre M. J.-C. Wadoux 2. Reflection on a Career as a Soil Scientist in the Middle East John Ryan 3. Biodegradable Plastics as Alternatives for Polyethylene Mulch Films Yingxue Yu, Margarita Velandia, Douglas G. Hayes, Lisa W. DeVetter, Carol A. Miles and Markus Flury 4. Biosensing Technology Interventions for the Detection of Nitrate and Nitrite Contamination in Environment and Foods Monika Kundu, Prameela Krishnan, Shiv Prasad, Ananta Vashisht, Surender Duhan and K. Raja Reddy 5. Microbial Fertilization as a Preferable Choice than Synthetic Chemical Fertilization in Modern Farming Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair

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DONALD L. SPARKS is the Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair and Francis Alison Professor at the University of Delaware. He is internationally recognized for his research in the areas of kinetics of biogeochemical processes and surface chemistry of natural materials. His research has focused on fate and transport of trace metals in soil and water, soil remediation, water quality, and carbon sequestration in soils. Dr. Sparks is the author of two previous editions of Environmental Soil Chemistry and more than 350 refereed papers and book chapters. He is fellow of five scientific societies, and he has been the recipient of major awards and lectureships including the Geochemistry Medal from the American Chemical Society, the Liebig Medal from the International Union of Soil Sciences, the Einstein Professorship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Philippe Duchaufour Medal from the European Geosciences Union. Dr. Sparks served as president of the Soil Science Society of America and the International Union of Soil Sciences, has served on advisory committees for several national laboratories and national and international centers and institutes, and served as chair of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Committee for Soil Sciences and other NAS Committees.

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