Advances in agronomy
By: prepared under the auspices of the American Society of Agronomy ; edited by A.G. Norman
Contributors: American Society of Agronomy
Series: Advances in Agronomy -- v.6; Advances in Agronomy
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1954
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780080563190; 9780120007066
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Soil science; Crops; Periodicals; Genetic engineering; Crop Science; Research; Agronomy; General; Agriculture; Allelopathy
Description: ADVANCES IN AGRONOMY VOLUME 6.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Advances in Agronomy, Volume VI; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume VI; Preface; Chapter 1. Progress in Range Improvement; I. Introduction; II. Grazing Management; III. Reseeding; IV. Control of Range Brush and Weeds; V. Range Nutrition and Supplemental Feeding; VI. Other Principles of Range Improvement; References; Chapter 2. Requirement and Availability of Soil Water; I. Introduction; II. Water Requirement; III. Consumptive Use; IV. Availability of Soil Water; V. Conflicting Concepts of Soil Moisture Availability; VI. Summary; References.; title: Chapter 3. A Pattern for International Collaboration in AgricultureI. Introduction and Principles; II. Agricultural Collaboration in Mexico; III. Agricultural Collaboration in Columbia; IV. Summary Statement; Chapter 4. New Concepts of Management of Corn Belt Soils; I. Introduction; II. The Old Practices; III. The Bases for the New Concepts and Practices; IV. Summary; V. Looking Ahead; References; Chapter 5. Seed-Flax Improvement; I. Introduction; II. Storage Properties of Flaxseed; III. Flax Rust; IV. The Present Status of Flax Diseases other than Rust; V. Weeds; VI. Breeding; References.; title: Chapter 6. Technological Aspects of Trace Element UsageI. Introduction; II. Sources and Chemical Properties of Trace Elements; III. Classification of Trace Element Salts in Relation to Their Application; IV. Mixing Trace Elements with Major Fertilizers; V. Factors Relating to Availability of Trace Elements; VI. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7. Crop Adaptation and Climate; I. Introduction; II. Environment and Distribution of Plants; III. Adaptation; IV. Climatic Factors Affecting Crop Adaptation; V. Climate and Soil Formation; VI. Crop Yields and the Ecologic Optimum.; title: IV. Sorghum IntroductionV. Plant Breeding Methods; VI. Cytology and Genetics; VII. Hybrid Vigor in Sorghum; VIII. Progress in Production of Hybrid Sorghum; References; Author Index-Volume VI; Subject Index-Volume VI; Cumulative Author Index-Volumes I-V; Cumulative Subject Index-Volumes I-V.