Advances in Agronomy

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Hardbound, 202 Pages
Published: MAR-2001
ISBN 10: 0-12-000772-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-12-000772-1
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS


Edited by
Donald Sparks, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, USA

Description
Volume 72 contains four outstanding reviews detailing advances in the plant and environmental soil sciences. Chapter 1 deals with a timely and significant topic in North America and indeed in the world. This review provides background information, data sources and analyses, and implications for research and policy. Chapter 2 is a treatise on cutting-edge developments in bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated soils. Chapter 3 deals with the genetics of flowering time in the chickpea and its effect on productivity in semi-arid environments. Chapter 4 covers environment-sensitive genetic male sterility (EGMS) in crops.

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Advances in Agronomy

Audience:
Professionals and students in the field of agronomy and plant, soil, and environmental sciences.


 
Last update: 5 Nov 2011