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Contributors
Preface
Chapter One. Bioavailability, Toxicity, and Fate of Manufactured Nanomaterials in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Abstract
1 Manufactured Nanomaterials in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Emerging Contaminant?
2 Environmental Transformations of MNMs
3 Bioaccumulation, Toxicity, and Trophic Transfer of MNMs
4 Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of MNMs by Terrestrial Plants
5 Toxicity of MNMs to Terrestrial Plants
6 Uptake and Toxicity of MNMs to Soil Bacteria
7 Fungal Bioaccumulation and Mycotoxicity of MNMs
8 Uptake and Toxicity of MNMs to Soil Invertebrates
9 Dietary Uptake and Trophic Transfer of Nanoparticles in Terrestrial Ecosystems
10 Conclusion and Future Direction
References
Chapter Two. Global Warming and Its Possible Impact on Agriculture in India
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
3 Agents of Global Warming
4 Evidence for Climate Change and Impacts on Agriculture
5 Projected Climate Change in India
6 Impact of Global Warming on Agriculture and the Food Supply
7 Key Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies to Reduce the Effects of Climate Change
8 Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter Three. Today's Use of Haploids in Corn Plant Breeding
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Methods to Produce Haploids in Maize
3 Characteristics of Maize Haploids
4 Inducing and Doubling Maternal Haploids to Produce Doubled Haploids (Instant Inbreds)
5 Utilizing Paternal Haploids for Converting Male-Fertile Lines into Cytoplasmic Male-Sterile Lines
6 Comparing the Maternal Haploid and Paternal Haploid Systems
7 Concluding Statement
References
Chapter Four. Major Issues of Diffuse Reflectance NIR Spectroscopy in the Specific Context of Soil Carbon Content Estimation: A Review
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Concepts Underlying Multivariate Calibration Based on Near-Infrared Spectra
3 Does Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy Satisfy the Assumptions of the Linear Multivariate Calibration Methods When Applied on Soils?
4 Impacts on the Metrological Quality of the Prediction
5 Data Pretreatment Help to Fulfill the Assumptions of Linear Multivariate Calibrations
6 Other Calibration Strategies as an Alternative to Linear Models
7 General Conclusions
References
Chapter Five. Phosphorus: Its Efficient Use in Agriculture
Abstract
1 Background
2 Plant Availability of Soil and Fertilizer Phosphorus
3 Changes in Thinking About the Behavior of Soil and Fertilizer Phosphorus
4 A New Model to Describe the Behavior of Soil and Fertilizer Phosphorus
5 Critical Level of Plant-Available Phosphorus in Soil
6 Methods for Assessing the Efficiency of Use of Soil and Fertilizer Phosphorus
7 Availability of Other Plant Nutrients, Soil Conditions, and Agronomic Management on the Efficient Use of Phosphorus in Agriculture
8 Efficient Use of Phosphorus in Agriculture
9 Summary
Acknowledgments
References
Further Reading
Chapter Six. Decision Support Systems to Manage Irrigation in Agriculture
Abstract
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
2 Decision Support Systems
3 DSS Application in Agriculture
4 Use of DSS for Managing Irrigation
5 Examples of DSS Application in Agriculture
6 Examples of DSS Application to Manage Irrigation
7 Discussions
8 Conclusions
List of Web Pages of DSS Applied For Irrigation
Acknowledgments
References
Index
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