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Advances in agronomy Volume 82 /
Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and a first-rate source of the latest research in agronomy. Major reviews deal with the current topics of interest to agronomists, as well as crop and soil scientists. As always, the subjects covered are varied and exemplary of t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
2004.
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| Series: | Advances in Agronomy.
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1 online resource (xv, 635 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Online Access: | Elsevier - Click here for access |
Contents:
- Front Cover; Advanced in Agronomy; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Forces Between Minerals and Biological Surfaces in Aqueous Solution; I. Introduction
- Forces in Nature; II. Fundamental Forces at the Interface of Biological Particles and Inorganic Surfaces; III. Force Curve Theory and Collecting Force Data; IV. Forces at the Biomolecule-Mineral Interface; V. Forces at the Bacterium-Mineral Interface; VI. Future Work; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. Rice Functional Genomics: Large-Scale Gene Discovery and Application to Crop Improvement; I. Introduction.
- II. Rice as a Model Genetic SystemIII. Rice Genome; IV. Key Ingredients for Gene Discovery in Rice; V. Forward and Reverse Genetics; VI. Functional Validation of Rice Genes; VII. Applications to Crop Improvement; VIII. International Collaboration and the Role; IX. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. The Nature,Properties and Managment of Volcanic Soils; I. Introduction; II. Volcanic Soil Distribution; III. Soil Genesis in Volcanic Materials; IV. Soil Classification; V. Chemical Weathering; VI. Mineralogical Characteristics.
- VII. Selected Chemical Characteristics of Volcanic SoilsVIII. Productivity and Management of Volcanic Soils; References; Chapter 4. Microarray Technology and Applications in Environmental Microbiology; I. Introduction; II. Microarray Types and Advantages; III. Microarray Fabrication; IV. Microarray Hybridization and Detection; V. Microarray Image Processing; VI. Microarray Data Analysis; VII. Using Microarrays to Monitor Genomic Expression; VIII. Application of Microarrays to Environmental Studies; IX. Concluding Remarks; References.
- Chapter 5. The Agronomy and Economy of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.)-The ""King of Spice""I. Introduction; II. The Pepper Plant
- Its Botany and Chemistry; III. Pepper Agronomy; IV. The Role of "The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept" in Pepper Nutrition; V. Establishing a Pepper Plantation.; VI. Pepper Pests and Their Control; VII. The Processing of Black Pepper On-Farm; VIII. An Account of Indonesian Pepper Processing; IX. Industrial Processing of Black Pepper; X. The Future of the Global Pepper Economy; XI. Pepper Economy in India; XII. Pepper Pharmacopoeia.
- XIII. Consumer Products Out of Black PepperXIV. Value Addition in Pepper; XV. Conclusions and a Peep Into Pepper's Future; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 6. Soil Mineral-Organic Matter-Microorganism Interactions: Fundamentals and Impacts; I. Introduction; II. Mechanisms of Binding of Nonhumic Organics and Humic Substances by Soil Mineral Colloids; III. Influence of Organic Substances on the Formation, Transformation, and Surface Properties of Metal Oxides; IV. Role of Soil Minerals in Abiotic Catalysis of the Formation of Humic Substances.