This book is highly recommended on the basis of the following points: - The editors are highly regarded in the field of mycorrhizal biology and one is co-author of the most comprehensive textbook on mycorrhizas; - Chapters by international experts ba...Lasīt vairāk
In 1971, the late Dr. J. Kolek of the Institute of Botany, Bratislava, organized the first International Symposium devoted exclusively to plant roots. At that time, perhaps only a few of the participants, gathered together in Tatranska Lomnica, sense...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 11-Nov-2013, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., ISBN-13: 9789401721721)
Soil organic matter is a reservoir for plant nutrients, provides water-holding capacity, stabilizes soil structure against compaction and erosion, and thus determines soil productivity. All agriculture to some degree depends on soil organic matter. I...Lasīt vairāk
The world-wide shortage of plant production menacing the survival of many people demands for more and better research, particularly on how to increase food and where it is most needed. Major problems of international concern for the scientific commun...Lasīt vairāk
The 12th meeting on Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants that took place in Carry-le-Rouet, France in June 2001 was the opportunity for scientists to communicate about latest developments on this symbiosis that concerns a wide range of dicotyledonous plan...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Jun-2013, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., ISBN-13: 9789401715706)
Ultimate success in exploiting the genetic capabilities of plants to grow in nutrient-stressed environments of the semi-arid tropics (SAT) requires a holistic view of food systems to ensure that genetic selections for improved yields on nutrient-p...Lasīt vairāk
Walter Horst, B. Sattelmacher, A. Bürkert, N. Claassen, H. Flessa, W.B. Frommer, Heiner E. Goldbach, W. Merbach, H.-W. Olfs, V. Römheld...
Sērija : Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Jun-2013, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., ISBN-13: 9789401727891)
These papers include two lectures which address the role of Plant Nutrition in the sustainability of agro-ecosystems and the production of enough high quality food to feed the growing world population. Recent advances in Plant Nutrition are reviewed...Lasīt vairāk
This publication comprises the proceedings of the first International Conference devoted to the structural roots of trees and woody plants. The Supporting Roots - Structure and Function, 20-24 July 1998, Bordeaux, France. The meeting was held under...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 17-Apr-2013, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., ISBN-13: 9789401729239)
The root is the organ that functions as the interface between the plant and the earth environment. Many human management practices involving crops, forests and natural vegetation also affect plant growth through the soil and roots. Understanding the...Lasīt vairāk
During the next 30 years, farmers must produce 70 more rice than the 550 millions tons produced today to feed the increasing population. Nitrogen (N) is the nutrient that most frequently limits rice production. At current levels ofN use efficiency,...Lasīt vairāk
This Fertilizer Manual was prepared by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) as a joint project with the United Nations Industrial Development Organi- zation (UNIDO). It is designed to replace the UN Fertilizer Manual published in 19...Lasīt vairāk
As atmospheric CO2 increases there will almost certainly be alterations in soil carbon fluxes. It is likely that such alterations will be accompanied by changes in the partitioning of carbon between organic structures and to soil processes. These...Lasīt vairāk
Actin is an extremely abundant protein that comprises a dynamic polymeric network present in all eukaryotic cells, known as the actin cytoskeleton. The structure and function of the actin cytoskeleton, which is modulated by a plethora of actin-bin...Lasīt vairāk
A growing interest has been shown recently in the dymanics of nitrogen in agricultural and natural ecosystems. This has been caused by increasing demands for food and fibre by a rapidly expanding world population, and by a growing concern that increa...Lasīt vairāk
Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) has become important in rice farming systems because this process diminishes the need for expensive chemical fertilizers which have been associated with numerous health and environmental problems. The extensive e...Lasīt vairāk
Integrated studies on the assessment and improvement of soil and water quality have to deal almost inevitably with issues of scale, since the spatial support of measurements, the model calculations and the presentation of results usually vary. Thi...Lasīt vairāk
Chemical fertilizers have had a significant impact on food production in the recent past, and are today an indispensable part of modern agriculture. On the other hand, the oil crisis of the 1970s and the current Middle East problems are constant r...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides a comprehensive and interactive view of recent advances in the cytology, anatomy, and physiology of roots as presented at the 5th International Symposium on Structure and Function of Roots, held on 31 August-4 September, 1998, i...Lasīt vairāk
Table 1. Global allocation of arable land between different com- modities Globally, cereal cropping dominates cultivated land Commodities Proportion of land area use (around 50 of total area, Table I). The remain- () ing arable land is used for pr...Lasīt vairāk
This volume presents the proceedings of the Second International Sym- posium on Genetic Aspects ofPlant Minerai Nutrition, held in Madison, Wisconsin in 1985. The mechanisms by which plants acquire, transport and utilize essential minerai nutrients a...Lasīt vairāk
The study of soil nitrogen has long been an active field, but it was generally pivoted on agricultural and forestry production, and animal husbandry. With the rapid increase in the use of fertilizer nitrogen, more attention has been paid to the rela-...Lasīt vairāk
The success of shifting cultivation systems developed by subsistence farmers testifies to the resilience of the "e;natural"e; soil-plant ecosystems to recover from the offtake of nutrients in crops and loss of soil struc- ture. By contrast, t...Lasīt vairāk
This volume comprises the proceedings of the First International Rehovot Conference on Modem Agriculture and the Environment, held at the Rehovot Campus of the Faculty of Agriculture, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2-6 October 1994. The...Lasīt vairāk
Historically, scientists and laymen have regarded salinity as a hazar- dous, detrimental phenomenon. This negative view was a principal reason for the lack of agricultural development of most arid and semi- arid zones of the world where the major sou...Lasīt vairāk
This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the Rothamsted Millennium Conference "e;Interactions in the Root Environment - an Integrated Approach"e;. The meeting brought together scientists from a range of disciplines interested i...Lasīt vairāk
Biological fixation of nitrogen by organisms and associations other than those concerned in the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis has attracted increasing attention since the firstintemationalworkshop on the theme at Piracicaba, Brasil, in 1979. Approximate...Lasīt vairāk
The formation of roots is in some respects one of the least fundamentally understood of all plant functions. Propagation by cuttings is the aspect that will occur first to most gardeners and horticulturists, and it is certainly the most useful applic...Lasīt vairāk
The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important pulse crop in Latin America, as well as in large parts of Asia and Africa. It is particularly important due to its ability, in symbiosis with Rhizobium bacteria, to fix atmospheric nitr...Lasīt vairāk
