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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rattan Lal (Ohio State University) , B.A. StewartPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: CRC Press Weight: 1.020kg ISBN: 9781138626362ISBN 10: 1138626368 Pages: 380 Publication Date: 23 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsCycling and Pathways of Nitrogen (N). Global N Cycle and Anthropogenic Perturbation. N Transformation in Soil. Organic N in Soil. Inorganic N in Soil. Transport of N in Soil and Water. Emission of N2O into the Atmosphere. N Processes in Wetlands. N in Agroecosystems. N Budget in Soil. N Availability in Soil and Plant Uptake. Biological N Fixation by Legumes. Biological N Fixation by Cereals and Grasses. Nitrification in Soil. Denitrification in Soil. Agronomic Management of N. Soil-Specific Application of N Fertilizer. Crop Monitoring Technology of N. Manure Management. Recycling of N in Industrial and Municipal Waste. N and Environmental Quality. N and Water Quality. N and Climate Change. Modeling N. Dynamics in Soil. N Deposition. The Way Ahead. Economic Implication and Policy. Forgotten Facts about N. Research and Development Priorities.ReviewsAuthor InformationRattan Lal, Ph.D., is a Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science and Director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, The Ohio State University, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Iceland. His current research focus is on climate-resilient agriculture, soil carbon sequestration, sustainable intensification, enhancing use efficiency of agroecosystems, and sustainable management of soil resources of the tropics. He received honorary degrees of Doctor of Science from Punjab Agricultural University (2001), the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas (2005), Alecu Russo Balti State University, Moldova (2010), Technical University of Dresden, Germany (2015), and University of Lleida, Spain (2017). He was president of the World Association of the Soil and Water Conservation (1987–1990), the International Soil Tillage Research Organization (1988– 1991), the Soil Science Society of America (2005–2007), and is President Elect of International Union of Soil Science. He was a member of the Federal Advisory Committee on U.S. National Assessment of Climate Change-NCADAC (2010–2013), member of the SERDP Scientific Advisory Board of the US-DOE (2011–), Senior Science Advisor to the Global Soil Forum of Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany (2010–), member of the Advisory Board of Joint Program Initiative of Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI) of the European Union (2013–), and Chair of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and Resources of the United Nations University (UNU-FLORES), Dresden, Germany (2014– 2017). Prof. Lal was a lead author of IPCC (1998–2000). He has mentored 106 graduate students and 54 postdoctoral researchers, and hosted 156 visiting scholars. He has authored/co-authored 818 refereed journal articles, has written 19 and edited/co-edited 65 books. For 3 years (2014, 2015, 2016), Reuter Thomson listed him among the world’s most influential scientific minds and having citations of publications among the top 1% of scientists in agricultural sciences. B.A. Stewart, Ph.D., is Director of the Dryland Agriculture Institute and a distinguished professor of Agriculture at West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas. He is a former director of the USDA Conservation and Production Laboratory at Bushland, Texas; past president of the Soil Science Society of America; and member of the 1990–1993 Committee on Long-Range Soil and Water Policy, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences. He is a fellow of the Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Soil and Water Conservation Society, a recipient of the USDA Superior Service Award, a recipient of the Hugh Hammond Bennett Award of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, and an honorary member of the International Union of Soil Sciences in 2008. In 2009, Dr. Stewart was inducted into the USDA Agriculture Research Service Science Hall of Fame. Dr. Stewart is very supportive of education and research on dryland agriculture. The B.A. and Jane Ann Stewart Dryland Agriculture Scholarship Fund was established at West Texas A&M University in 1994 to provide scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students with a demonstrated interest in dryland agriculture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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