Front Cover; Advances in Agronomy, Volume 55; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Synchrotron X-Ray Techniques In Soil, Plant, And Environmental Research; I. Introduction; II. Synchrotron X-Ray Sources and Synchrotron Light; III. Synchrotron X-Ray Techniques and Their Applications; IV. Accessing Synchrotron Facilities; References; Chapter 2. Geographic Information Systems In Agronomy; I. Introduction; II. Overview of GIS Technology; III. Remote Sensing; IV. Terrain Analysis and Soil-Landscape Modeling; V. Site-Specific Farming; VI. Environmental Applications.
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Chapter 6. Dna Markers And Plant Breeding ProgramsI. Introduction; II. Assessing Genetic Diversity and Merit; III. Genome Architecture: Genetic and Physical Characterization of Crop Plant Genomes; IV. Analysis of Complex Traits and Phenomena; V. Marker-Assisted Selection; VI. Survey of the Status of DNA Markers in Cultivar Development Programs; VII. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 7. Long-Term Persistence Of Organic Chemicals In Sewage Sludge-Amended Agricultural Land: A Soil Quality Perspective; I. Introduction; II. Long-Term Experiments and the Compounds Investigated.
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III. Influence of Sewage Sludge Applications on the Concentration and Persistence of Organic Chemicals in SoilsIV. Implications of Sewage Sludge Application to Farmland for Soil Quality Criteria; V. Conclusions; References; Chapter 8. Peanut Breeding And Genetics; I. Introduction; II. Diversity of Peanut; III. GeneticVariability; IV. Genetics; V. Breeding; VI. Research Related to Breeding; VII. Summary and Conclusions; References; Index.
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VI. Analysis of Soil Organic Matter by Py-FIMSVII. Effects of Minerals on the Py-FIMS of Fulvic Acid; VIII. Other Applications; IX. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Role Of Metal-Organic Complexation In Metal Sorption By Soils; I. Introduction; II. Organics in the Soil Solution; III. Metals in the Soil Solution; IV. Effect of Low-Molecular-Weight Organics on Metal Ion Reactions with Organic Surfaces; V. Effect of Organics on Reactions of Metal Ions and Complexes with Inorganic Surfaces; VI. Environmental Implications; VII. Summary and Research Needs; References.
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VII. ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 3. Usda Plant Genome Research Program; I. Introduction; II. Progress; III. Plant Genome Database; IV. Future Projections; References; Chapter 4. Analysis Of Organic Matter In Soil Extracts And Whole Soils By Pyrolysis-Mass Spectrometry; I. Introduction; II. Fundamentals of Pyrolysis-Mass Spectrometric Methods; III. Analysis of SOM by Pyrolysis-Soft Ionization Mass Spectrometry; IV. Summary of Data Obtained on the Extractions with Organic Solvents; V. Curie-Point Py-GC/MS of Humic Acids and the Development of Novel Concepts for Their Chemical Structure.
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With eight outstanding reviews on cutting-edge advances in the crop and soil sciences, this volume emphasizes environmental quality and biotechnology. The connections between agricultural practice and environmental impact are addressed in chapters on sewage sludge, dissolved organic matter, and metals and pyrolysis-mass spectrometry of soil organic matter. Also among this collection are reviews on USDA's plant genome project, DNA markers, and peanut genetics and breeding. With this latest volume, Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a prolific and first-rate reference by the scientific community. In 1993 Advances in Agronomy increased its publication frequency to three volumes per year, and will continue this trend as the breadth of agronomic inquiry and knowledge continues to grow. Key Features * Synchrotron X-ray techniques * USDA plant genome program * Pyrolysis-mass spectrometric analysis of soil organic matter * Dissolved organic carbon and metal sorption by soils * DNA markers in plant breeding * Sewage sludge amended agricultural land * Peanut breeding and genetics * GIS in agricultural systems.