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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Titre(s) : Advances in agronomy. Vol. 5 [Texte électronique] / prepared under the auspices of the American Society of Agronomy ; edited by A.G. Norman
Publication : New York : Academic Press, 1953
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (x, 422 pages)
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Print version record.
ADVANCES IN AGRONOMY VOLUME 5
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Norman, Arthur Geoffrey (1905-1982). Fonction indéterminée
American society of agronomy. Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Agronomie
Cultures -- Génie génétique
Pédologie
Allélopathie
Agriculture -- Périodique
Agriculture -- Recherche -- Périodique
Agriculture
Indice(s) Dewey :
630 (23e éd.) = Agronomie, agriculture et techniques connexes
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780120007059
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb446285196
Notice n° :
FRBNF44628519
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Front Cover; Advances in Agronomy, Volume V; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors
to Volume V; Preface; Chapter 1. A Half Century of Wheat Improvement in the United
States; I. Introduction; II. Acreage, Yield per Acre, and Production in the United
States; III. Improvement in Cultural Practices; IV. The Role of Improved Varieties;
V. Improvements in Methods of Breeding Wheat; VI. Control of Diseases; VII. Control
of Insect Pests of Wheat; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. The Soil Organic
Fraction; I. Introduction; II. Formation Processes; III. Distribution in Soils; IV.
Composition.
V. Physicochemical PropertiesVI. Methods of Determination; VII. Contribution to Plant
Nutrition; VIII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Progress in Agricultural Engineering;
I. Introduction; II. Concept of Agricultural Engineering; III. General Characteristics
of Modern Farming; IV. Future Trends; V. Concluding Statements; References; Chapter
4. Chemical Weathering of Minerals in Soils; I. Introduction; II. Relative Stability
of Minerals; Weathering Sequences and Indexes; III. Factors Affecting the Reaction
Rates of Chemical Weathering.
IV. Frequency Distribution of Minerals in Soils in Relation to Chemical WeatheringV.
Weathering Release of Nutrient Elements from Soil Minerals; VI. Summary; Acknowledgments;
References; Chapter 5. The Changing Pattern of Agronomy and Horticulture in Canada;
I. Introduction; II. Cereals; III. Field Husbandry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering;
IV. Forage Crops; V. Horticulture; VI. Tobacco; References; Chapter 6. Soil Management
for Conservation and Productivity; I. Introduction; II. Factors Influencing Soil Structure;
III. Soil Management for Structure Maintenance.
IV. Influence of Rotations on Conservation and ProductivityV. Chemical Soil Conditioners;
VI. Summary; References; Author Index; Subject Index.
