Name: Advances in Agronomy By Donald L. Sparks (Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA)
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Advances in Agronomy: Volume 137 by Donald L. Sparks (Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA)

Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a leading reference and first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the world. As always, the subjects covered are rich, varied, and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial.

About Donald L. Sparks (Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA)

DONALD L. SPARKS is the Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair and Francis Alison Professor at the University of Delaware. He is internationally recognized for his research in the areas of kinetics of biogeochemical processes and surface chemistry of natural materials. His research has focused on fate and transport of trace metals in soil and water, soil remediation, water quality, and carbon sequestration in soils. Dr. Sparks is the author of two previous editions of Environmental Soil Chemistry and more than 350 refereed papers and book chapters. He is fellow of five scientific societies, and he has been the recipient of major awards and lectureships including the Geochemistry Medal from the American Chemical Society, the Liebig Medal from the International Union of Soil Sciences, the Einstein Professorship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Philippe Duchaufour Medal from the European Geosciences Union. Dr. Sparks served as president of the Soil Science Society of America and the International Union of Soil Sciences, has served on advisory committees for several national laboratories and national and international centers and institutes, and served as chair of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Committee for Soil Sciences and other NAS Committees.

1. A Career Perspective on Soil Management in the Cerrado Region of Brazil Alfredo Scheid Lopes and Luiz Roberto Guimaraes Guilherme 2. The Definition of Soil Since the Early 1800s Alfred E. Hartemink 3. Climate Change and Agriculture: Adaptation Strategies and Mitigation Opportunities for Food Security in South Asia and Latin America Mangi L. Jat, Jagdish C. Dagar, Tek B. Sapkota, Yadvinder-Singh, Bram Govaerts, Santiago L. Ridaura, Yashpal S. Saharawat, Ramesh K. Sharma, Jagdish P. Tetarwal, Huntington Hobbs and Clare Stirling 4. Plant Bioregulators for Sustainable Agriculture: Integrating Redox Signaling as a Possible Unifying Mechanism Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Ratnakumar Pasala, Paramjit Singh Minhas and Penna Suprasanna 5. Iron Redox Cycling Coupled to Transformation and Immobilization of Heavy Metals: Implications for Paddy Rice Safety in the Red Soil of South China Huan-Yun Yu, Fang-Bai Li, Cheng-Shuai Liu, Weilin Huang, Tong-Xu Liu and Wei-Min Yu 6. Organic Farming, Soil Health, and Food Quality: Considering Possible Links Jennifer R. Reeve, Lori A. Hoagland, Juan J. Villalba, Patrick M. Carr, Amaya Atucha, Cynthia Cambardella, Donald R. Davis and Kathleen Delate

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9780128046920

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Advances in Agronomy: Volume 137 by Donald L. Sparks (Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA)

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Donald L. Sparks (Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA)

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Advances in Agronomy

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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

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2016-05-04

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394

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Advances in Agronomy Donald L. Sparks (Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA)

Advances in Agronomy by Donald L. Sparks (Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA)

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Advances in Agronomy: Volume 137 by Donald L. Sparks (Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA)

About Donald L. Sparks (Director, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA)

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