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ADVANCES IN AGRONOMY
Contributors
Preface
Chapter One. Micronutrient Constraints to Crop Production in the Middle East–West Asia Region: Significance, Research, and Management
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Middle East–West Asia: An Overview
3 Soil Factors and Micronutrient Behavior
4 Micronutrient Disorders: Diagnosis Approaches
5 Micronutrient Research: Significance, Soil Behavior, and Crop Responses
6 Managing Micronutrient Deficiencies
7 Future Research Needs
8 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Two. Assessment and Modeling of Soil Available Phosphorus in Sustainable Cropping Systems
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Phosphorus in Agricultural Soils
3 Soil Available Phosphorus Measurements
4 Modeling Soil Available Phosphorus
5 Conclusions and Future Work
References
Chapter Three. Wien Effect in Suspensions and Its Application in Soil Science: A Review
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Fundamentals of Wien Effect
3 Stripping Intensity of Ions Adsorbed on Surfaces of Soil Particles
4 Dissociation Degree of Ions Adsorbed on Surfaces of Soil Particles
5 Binding Energies of Ions to Soil Particles
6 Adsorption Energies of Ions to Soil Particles
7 Concluding Remarks and Future Research Needs
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Four. Genetic Diversity for Wheat Improvement as a Conduit to Food Security
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Distribution of Genetic Diversity
3 Wheat Improvement
4 Wide Crosses: The Need, the Products, and Anticipated Impacts to Address Food Security
5 Wheat Grain Quality and Genetic Resources
6 Alien Genes in Wheat Germplasm and Translocation Categories
7 Elucidation of Some Recombination Studies (Summarized in Table 4.1)
8 Screening Alien species for Rust Resistance
9 Addition Line Production
10 Some General Considerations
11 Some Ongoing Studies and the Way Forward Strategy with Alien Resources
12 Some Concerns
13 Conclusions
References
Further Reading
Index
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