The field of Agronomy has changed greatly since the publication of Vol- ume 1 of Advances in Agronomy in 1949. Yet with all these innovations, many challenges remain. In order to continue the tra…
The international status of Advances in Agronomy continues to prevail as illustrated by this volume. Authors from five countries have participated in preparing ten review articles. This participa…
The contributions to this volume of Advances in Agronomy cover a range of topics of current interest to crop and soil scientists. T wo are crop specific and deal with important legumes. The first…
This volume continues the international focus of Advances in Agronomy. Scien- tists from six countries are among the authors of the nine papers included. They remind us of the universality of agr…
As the world's scientific literature expands, it becomes increasingly difficult for the individual scholar and scientist to keep abreast of the research findings in his field. Agronomists and ass…
During the past 35 years some 532 crop and soil scientists have prepared papers for inclusion in published volumes of Advances in Agronomy. In doing so, they have spent literally thousands of hou…
TROPICAL PASTURES CLAY-ORGANIC COMPLEXES AND INTERACTIONS BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL THE CONFIGURATION OF THE ROOT SYSTEM IN RELATION TO NUTRIENT UPTAKE FROST AND CHILLING INJURY TO GROWING PLANTS …
Agronomy as a profession has a variety of meanings. But in all cases, it has a connotation that relates in some way to the production of crops. It is only natural that those scientists interested i…
In recent years the value of science to society and in turn the obligation of society to support science have become widely questioned. Some national leaders have expressed the feeling, likely shar…
During 1976, an event occurred which is of great significance to all mankind. At some location, probably in one of the developing countries where population growth is high, a child was born, the wo…