Advances in agronomy Volume 95 /

Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myraid of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial. Volume 94 contains four superior review...

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Other Authors: Sparks, Donald L., 1953-, ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, 2007.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 378 pages, 4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations.
Series: Advances in Agronomy.
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520 |a Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of the myraid of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial. Volume 94 contains four superior reviews and 17 tables and 30 figures. * Maintains the highest impact factor among serial publications in Agriculture * Presents timely reviews on important agronomy issues * Enjoys a long-standing reputation for excellence in the field. 
505 0 |a Front Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: The Emerging Global Water Crisis: Managing Scarcity and Conflict Between Water Users; B. Population and Food Production Trends; C. The Global Freshwater Resource; D. Pollution and Human Health; E. Challenges in Optimizing Water Use; II. The Present Global Water Situation; A. Water Use by Sectors; B. Water-Scarce and Water-Stressed Countries; C. Drinking Water, Sanitation, and Waterborne Disease; D. Chemical Contamination in Water; E. Water for Ecosystems; F. Groundwater Overdraft. 
505 8 |a III. Population Trends and Water StressesA. Water-Short and Water-Stressed Countries; B. Urbanization Trends; C. Industrial and Municipal Water Demands; D. Transboundary Issues; E. Projected Water Deficit Under Business as Usual Practices; F. Threats to Ecosystem Health; G. The Wild Card of Climate Change; IV. Dimensions of Water Scarcity; A. Water Savings Through Conservation; B. Expansion and Improvement of Irrigation; C. Productivity Improvements in Rainfed Agriculture; D. Economic Methods for Water Supplementation in Developing Countries; E. Desalination. 
505 8 |a F. Improvements Through Institutional ChangesV. Paths to Sustainability; A. Ending Unsustainable Practices; B. Management Strategies; C. Agriculture and Water Management in the Developing World; D. Societal Changes; VI. Conclusions; References; A. Introduction; B. A. thaliana; C. Rice; D. Poplar; E. Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus; F. Genetic Resources for Functional Genomics; III. Transcriptomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics; A. Introduction; B. Approaches for Transcript Profiling; C. Proteomics; D. Metabolomic Analysis; IV. Molecular Markers; A. Marker Types. 
505 8 |a B. Molecular Genetic MapsC. Genomics for Generation of Molecular Markers; D. Metabolomic-Based ""Markers""; E. Advantages of Marker-Assisted Breeding; V. Transgenesis; A. Transgenesis as a Tool for Functional Genomics; B. Current Approaches to the Generation of Transgenic Plants; C. Strategies for Overcoming Recalcitrance of Crop Species to Genetic Transformation; D. Transgenesis for Trait Integration and Commercialization; E. Virus-Induced Gene Silencing as an Alternative to Stable Transformation for Functional Genomics; F. TILLING as an Alternative to Transenesis for Gene Knockdowns. 
505 8 |a VI. Case Studies for Alfalfa ImprovementA. Introduction; B. Improvement of Aluminum Tolerance; C. Gene Discovery and Metabolic Engineering for Forage Quality Enhancement; D. Issues for Molecular Development of Alfalfa; VII. The Future: Bridging the Gap from Models to Crops; VIII. The Future Technologies, Opportunities, and Challenges; Acknowledgments; References; A. Genetic Resources; B. Genomic Resources; C. Genetic Linkage Map; D. Marker-Trait Associations from Analysis of Diverse Germplasm; A. Markers for Simply Inherited Traits; B. QTL Marker for Complex Traits. 
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