Advances in Agronomy [Hardcover]

Volume 73 contains 4 reviews on contemporary and important topics in the agronomic sciences. In Chapter 1, Interactions among Root-Inhabiting Fungi and Their Implications for Biological Control of Root Pathogens, fungi are defined, their distribution and abundance are discussed, and their role in agroecosystems is present. Chapter 2, Dwarfing Genes in Plant Improvement, discusses advances in the role of dwarfing genes in plant improvement. Emphasis is placed on breeding and genetic aspects. Chapter 3, A Review of the Effect of N Fertilizer Type on Gaseous Emissions, covers a topic that is of great environmental interest - the effect of nitrogen fertilizers on gaseous emissions. Chapter 4, Rhizobia in the Field, is a comprehensive review of rhizobia including diversity, systematics, natural populations, and field introduction of rhizobia.Contributors.
Preface.
Interactions Among Root-Inhabiting Fungi and Their Implications for Biological Control of Root Pathogens, D.M. Sylvia and D.O. Chellemi.
Dwarfing Genes in Plant Improvement, S.C.K. Milach and L.C. Federizzi.
A Review of the Effect of N Fertilizer Type on Gaseous Emissions, R. Harrison and J. Webb.
Rhizobia in the Field, N. Amarger.
Index.

Donald L. Sparks is the S. Hallock du Pont Chair in Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Francis Alison Professor and Director of the Delaware Environmental Institute at the University of Delaware. He is internationally recognized for his landmark research on the kinetics and mechanisms of metal/oxyanion/nutrient reactions at biogeochemical interfaces. His pioneering studies on kinetic processes in soils and minerals include the development of widely used and novel kinetic methods, elucidation of rate-limiting steps and mechanisms over a range of spatial and temporal scales, and coupling of real-time kinetic studies with in-sitlCs