Advances in environmental research. Volume 9 /
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| Imprint: | Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science ; Lancaster : Gazelle [distributor], 2011. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (473 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11125363 |
Table of 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 ; 6. FACTORS DETERMINING THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF VERMICOMPOST ; 7. SOME SIGNIFICANT PROPERTIES OF VERMICOMPOST OF GREAT AGRONOMIC VALUE ; a) High Levels of Bio-available Nutrients for Plants ; b) High Level of Beneficial Soil Microbes Promoting Growth and Protecting Plants.