Bücher von Nand Kumar Fageria

To bring the latest knowledge and research advances in efficient management of phosphorus (P) for economically viable and environmentally beneficial crop production in sustainable agriculture, Phosphorus Management in Crop Production contains chapters covering functions and diagnostic techniques for P requirements in crop plants, P

This new edition of a bestseller examines plant nutrition's role as one of the most important limiting factors that must be overcome to optimize food production. Extensively revised and updated, the new edition provides comprehensive coverage of topics such as genetic, physiological, and agronomic bases of crop growth. It covers the soil-plant-climate relationships that govern the growth and mineral nutrition of crops in temperate and tropical regions. Offering several new figures, references, and tables, the book contains two new chapters covering remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils and cover crops.

Explores how to maximize essential nutrients uptake and use efficiency by food crops and how to improve productivity without degrading the environment. This work covers nutrients and their cycle in soil-plant systems, functions, and deficiency symptoms. It emphasizes field conditions, crop production and soil chemistry.