Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment
Handbook of Photosynthesis
4th Edition
Edited
By Mohammad Pessarakli
July 31, 2024
The Fourth Edition of the Handbook of Photosynthesis offers a unique and comprehensive collection of topics in the field of photosynthesis, serving as an invaluable resource in this field. With contributions from 95 scientists and experts from over 20 countries, this volume has been divided into 13...
Biological Approaches to Regenerative Soil Systems
2nd Edition
Edited
By Norman Uphoff, Janice Thies
October 27, 2023
Agriculture in the 21st century will need considerable modification to remain both productive and sustainable. Greater production is needed to meet the needs of our still-growing populations and to combat hunger and poverty. Declines in soil health and the pollution of water sources are making many...
Organic Production and Use of Alternative Crops
1st Edition
By Franc Bavec, Martina Bavec
December 17, 2019
Merging coverage of two increasingly popular and quickly growing food trends, Organic Production and Use of Alternative Crops provides an overview of the basic principles of organic agriculture and highlights its multifunctionality with special emphasis on the conservation of rare crops and their ...
Environmental Chemistry of Selenium
1st Edition
By William T. Frankenberger, Richard A. Engberg
November 04, 2019
"Written as a complement to the definitive work selenium in the Environment (Marcel Dekker, Inc.). Presents basic and the most recent applied research developments in selenium remediation-emphasizing field investigations as well as covering topics from analytical methods and modeling to regulatory ...
Mathematical Models of Crop Growth and Yield
1st Edition
By Allen R. Overman, Richard V. Scholtz III
September 05, 2019
Highlighting effective, analytical functions that have been found useful for the comparison of alternative management techniques to maximize water and nutrient resources, this reference describes the application of viable mathematical models in data analysis to increase crop growth and yields. ...
Plant Pathogen Detection and Disease Diagnosis
2nd Edition
By P. Narayanasamy
September 05, 2019
This work provides information on the detection, identification, and differentiation of all microbial plant pathogens - presenting modern protocols for rapid diagnosis of diseases based on biological, physical, chemical and molecular properties. It contains methods for the selection of disease-free...
Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Field Crops
3rd Edition
By Nand Kumar Fageria, Virupax C. Baligar, Charles Allan Jones
October 21, 2010
By the year 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach nine billion. To feed and sustain this projected population, world food production must increase by at least 50 percent on much of the same land that we farm today. To meet this staggering challenge, scientists must develop the ...
Principles of Soil Chemistry
4th Edition
By Kim H. Tan
October 25, 2010
Learn the secrets of soil chemistry and its role in agriculture and the environment. Examine the fundamental laws of soil chemistry, how they affect dissolution, cation and anion exchange, and other reactions. Explore how water can form water-bridges and hydrogen bonding, the most common forces in ...
Environmental Soil Science
3rd Edition
By Kim H. Tan
April 27, 2009
Completely revised and updated, incorporating almost a decade’s worth of developments in this field, Environmental Soil Science, Third Edition, explores the entire reach of the subject, beginning with soil properties and reactions and moving on to their relationship to environmental properties and ...
Soils in the Humid Tropics and Monsoon Region of Indonesia
1st Edition
By Kim H. Tan
May 27, 2008
Highlighting the vast differences in tropical climate, from hot and humid to cool and arctic, Soils in the Humid Tropics and Monsoon Region of Indonesia explores the climate, soil zones, and altitudinal variation in soil formation. The author explores the changes in geomorphology, especially in ...
Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular Biology and Host Defense Mechanisms, Second Edition
2nd Edition
By P. Vidhyasekaran
August 09, 2007
Dramatic progress in molecular biology and genetic engineering has recently produced an unparalleled wealth of information on the mechanisms of plant and pathogen interactions at the cellular and molecular levels. Completely revised and expanded, Fungal Pathogenesis in Plants and Crops: Molecular ...
Functional Plant Ecology
2nd Edition
Edited
By Francisco Pugnaire, Fernando Valladares
June 20, 2007
Following in the footsteps of the successful first edition, Functional Plant Ecology, Second Edition remains the most authoritative resource in this multidisciplinary field. Extensively revised and updated, this book investigates plant structure and behavior across the ecological spectrum. It ...