Advances in Agronomy, Volume 127

• Preface
• Chapter One. The Global Dispersion of Pathogenic Microorganisms by Dust Storms and Its Relevance to Agriculture
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methodology
  • 3. Global Scale Dust Storms, Microbial Pathogens And Agronomy
• Chapter Two. Nature of the Belowground Ecosystem and Its Development during Pedogenesis
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Ecological Succession
  • 3. Pedogenesis
  • 4. Nature of Biotic Communities
  • 5. Linkage between Below- and Aboveground Components of the Ecosystem
  • 6. Development of the Soil Microbial Community
  • 7. Development of the Soil Faunal Community
  • 8. Conceptual Model
  • 9. Implications for Revegetation Strategies
• Chapter Three. Agronomic and Physiological Responses to High Temperature, Drought, and Elevated CO2 Interactions in Cereals
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Overview of Responses to High Temperature, Drought, or [eCO2]
  • 3. High Temperature and Drought Interaction
  • 4. High Temperature and [eCO2] Interaction
  • 5. Drought and [eCO2] Interaction
  • 6. Breeding for Multiple Abiotic Stress Resilience
  • 7. Future Outlook and Research Directions
• Chapter Four. Improving Water Productivity of Wheat-Based Cropping Systems in South Asia for Sustained Productivity
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Wheat-Based Cropping Systems
  • 3. Water Resources of South Asia
  • 4. WP: Concepts and Definitions
  • 5. Scope for Improving WP
  • 6. Efficient Management of IW
  • 7. Water-Saving Technologies for Enhancing WP in Irrigated Agriculture
  • 8. Strategies for Enhancing WP in Rainfed Agriculture
  • 9. Breeding Crop Varieties for Higher WP
  • 10. Conclusions and Future Strategies for Increasing WP
• Index

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