Nutrient Use in Crop Production

List of contents

Preface, Population Growth, Food Production, and Nutrient Requirements, Managing Soil Fertility Decline, Soil and Plant Testing Programs as a Tool for Optimizing Fertilizer Strategies, Comparative Assessment of the Efficacy of Various Nitrogen Fertilizers, The Role of Nitrogen Fixation in Crop Production, The Chemistry and Agronomic Effectiveness of Phosphate Fertilizers, Micronutrient Fertilizers, Delivering Fertilizers Through Seed Coatings, Nutrient Management, Cultivar Development, and Selection Strategies to Optimize Water Use Efficiency, The Role of Nutrient-Efficient Crops in Modern Agriculture, Index

About the author

Zdenko Rengel

Summary

Nutrient Use in Crop Production summarizes the knowledge on soil fertility and plant nutrition from the farm level to the global level. It emphasizes judicious nutrient management that is aimed at maximizing nutrient utilization in the agricultural landscape and minimizing undesirable nutrient losses to the environment.

Product details

• Authors: Zdenko Rengel, Rengel Zdenko
• Assisted by: Zdenko Rengel (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.03.2000
• EAN: 9781560220763
• ISBN: 978-1-56022-076-3
• No. of pages: 268
• Weight: 430 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Agronomy and crop production, Fertilizers & manures