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…
Agronomy has again emerged in the eyes of the world as an important profession. The world food production problem has again reared its ugly head and statesmen and laymen alike are looking to crop a…
NITROGEN FIXATION IN GRASES SOMATIC CELL GENETICS AND PLANT IMPROVEMENT SOIL ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS GROWTH OF THE LEGUME SEEDLING YIELDS AND CULTURAL ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR CORN AND SOYBEANS WIT…
The genetic yield potential of most crop plants is severalfold greater than the average yields actually achieved by farmers. Even the best performing cultivars commonly yield in the field no more t…