Advances in Agronomy

 Content: Front Cover; Advances in Agronomy; Advances in Agronomy; Copyright; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; Chapter One --
 Soil Chemical Insights Provided Through Vibrational Spectroscopy; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. FTIR SAMPLING TECHNIQUES; 3. RAMAN SAMPLING TECHNIQUES; 4. SOIL MINERAL ANALYSIS; 5. SOM SPECTRAL COMPONENTS; 6. BACTERIA AND BIOMOLECULES; 7. SOIL AMENDMENTS; 8. MOLECULAR-SCALE ANALYSIS AT THE SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACE; 9. REAL WORLD COMPLEXITY: SOIL ANALYSIS FOR MINERAL AND ORGANIC COMPONENTS; 10. FTIR SPECTROSCOPY FOR SOM ANALYSIS; 11. SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES. Chapter Two --
 Water-Saving Innovations in Chinese Agriculture1. INTRODUCTION; 2. FRAMEWORK OF WATER-SAVING AGRICULTURE; 3. WATER-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; 4. WATER-SAVING CROPPING PRACTICES; 5. WATER-SAVING ENGINEERING SYSTEMS; 6. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN WATER-SAVING AGRICULTURE; 7. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter Three --
 The Physiology of Potassium in Crop Production; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PHYSIOLOGY OF POTASSIUM NUTRITION; 3. STRESS MITIGATION; 4. SUMMARY; REFERENCES. Chapter Four --
 Disease and Frost Damage of Woody Plants Caused by Pseudomonas syringae: Seeing the Forest for the Trees1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; 3. TYPES OF DISEASES OF WOODY PLANTS CAUSED BY P. SYRINGAE AND THEIR IMPORTANCE; 4. EPIDEMIOLOGY; 5. THE DIVERSITY OF P. SYRINGAE CAUSING DISEASE TO WOODY PLANT SPECIES; 6. CONTROL OF DISEASES OF WOODY PLANTS CAUSED BY P. SYRINGAE; 7. THE CASE OF FROST DAMAGE DUE TO ICE NUCLEATION-ACTIVE P. SYRINGAE; 8. CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; INDEX.
 Abstract:             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 myriad of subject matter dealt with by this long-running serial. 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