Advances in environmental research Volume 9 / Charles V. Rades and Evan B. Tilesman, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rades, Charles V.

Tilesman, Evan B.

Series:

Advances in Environmental Research

Advances in environmental research ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental degradation.

Pollution.

Environmental quality.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (493 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The environment consists of the surroundings in which an organism operates including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. It is this environment which is both so valuable, on the one hand, and so endangered on the other. Effects stemming from the choices made by the human population in regards to environmental health are by and large ruining the environment both for themselves and for other organisms. This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields focusing on the environment including current research data on the environmental risk assessment of pesticides in Mediterranean Portugal; vermitechnology for sustainable solid waste management; the fate of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in seawater; and soil fertility and nitrogen fertilisers in sustainable farming systems.

Contents:

""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""A NEW TECHNOLOGY OF DEEP PLACEMENT OF SLOW RELEASE NITROGEN FERTILIZERS FOR PROMOTION OF SOYBEAN GROWTH AND SEED YIELD ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""1.1. Origin and Distribution ""; ""1.2. Production Zones and Agroclimatology ""; ""1.3. Morphological and Physiological Aspects ""; ""1.3.1. Seed ""; ""1.3.2. Roots ""; ""1.3.3. Shoot system ""; ""1.3.4. Pubescence ""; ""1.3.5. Shattering ""; ""1.3.6. Temperature requirements ""; ""1.3.7. Photoperiod response ""; ""1.3.8. Dry matter and photosynthesis ""; ""1.3.9. Drought ""

""1.4. Soils and Nutrient Management """"1.4.1. Nitrogen ""; ""1.4.2. Phosphorus ""; ""1.4.3. Potassium ""; ""1.5. Land Preparation and Crop Establishment ""; ""1.6. Weed Management ""; ""1. 7. Irrigation ""; ""1.8. Crop Protection ""; ""1.9. Post-Harvest Technology ""; ""1.9.1. Drying ""; ""1.9.2. Storage ""; ""1.9.3. Utilization ""; ""1.10. Quality Aspects ""; ""2. BACKGROUND ""; ""2.1. Deep Placement Technique ""; ""Detail explanations ""; ""2.2. Slow or Controlled Release Fertilizers ""; ""a. Coated Urea ""; ""b. Lime Nitrogen ""; ""2.3. Paper Pot for Seedling Preparation ""

""Experiment I """"Experiment II ""; ""Experiment III ""; ""Experiment IV ""; ""3. MATERIALS AND METHODS ""; ""3.1. Experimental Design ""; ""3.1.1. Experiment I (Year 2001): ""; ""2.1.2. Experiment II (Year 2002) ""; ""2.1.3. Experiment III (Year 2003) ""; ""2.1.4. Experiment IV (Year 2004) ""; ""2.2. Sample Collection ""; ""2.2.1. Xylem sap Collection ""; ""2.2.2 Plant Sample Collections ""; ""2.2.3. 15 N treated plant sample collection ""; ""2.2.4. Harvest ""; ""2.2.5. Classification of soybean seeds ""; ""3.2.6. Evaluation of N origins ""; ""a) Relative Ureide method ""

""b) N balance method (N difference method) """"c) 15 N Dilution method ""; ""2.4 .Statistical Analysis ""; ""3. RESULTS ""; ""3.1. Analysis of Soybean Growth Characteristics ""; ""3.2. Relative Ureide Concentration in the Xylem Sap ""; ""3.3. 15 N Analysis of Soybean Plants ""; ""3.4. Analysis of Growth Characteristics of Soybean at R7 Stage ""; ""3.5. Seed Yield and Classification of Harvested Seeds ""; ""4. DISCUSSION ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT ""; ""ABBREVIATIONS ""; ""REFERENCES ""

""EARTHWORMS VERMICOMPOST: AN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE DESTRUCTIVE CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE-SOME EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON POTTED AND FARMED CEREAL AND VEGETABLE CROPS """"ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. OUTSTANDING PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF VERMICOMPOST ""; ""3. SOME IMPORTANT STUDIES ON AGRONOMIC IMPACTS OF VERMICOMPOST ON PLANTS ""; ""4. VERMICOMPOST PROTECTIVE : CHEMICAL FERTILIZER DESTRUCTIVE TO FARMLANDS ""

""5. VERMICOMPOST: MORE NUTRITIVE AND POWERFUL GROWTH PROMOTER OVER CONVENTIONAL COMPOSTS ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61761-231-6