Advances in Agronomy

Advances in Agronomy, Volume 150, continues to be recognized as a leading reference and first-rate source for the latest research in agronomy. Each volume contains an eclectic group of reviews by leading scientists throughout the world. As always, the subjects covered are rich, varied, and exemplary of the abundant subject matter addressed by this long-running serial.

Includes numerous, timely, state-of-the-art reviews on the latest advancements in agronomyFeatures distinguished, well recognized authors from around the worldBuilds upon this venerable and iconic review seriesCovers the extensive variety and breadth of subject matter in the crop and soil sciences

1. Sustainable Management of Soil Fertility and Land Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Holistic Approach Boubie Vincent Bado and Andre Bationo 2. The Role of Soil Organic Matter for Maintaining Crop Yields: Evidence for a Renewed Conceptual Basis Per Schjonning, Johannes L. Jensen, Sander Bruun, Lars S. Jensen, Bent T. Christensen, Lars J. Munkholm, Myles Oelofse, Sanmohan Baby, and Leif Knudsen 3. Biosurfactants for Sustainable Soil Management Zulfiqar Ahmad, Muhammad Imran, Samia Qadeer, Sabir Hussain, Rukhsana Kausar, Lorna Dawson and Azeem Khalid 4. Anti-inflammatory Potential of Medicinal Plants: A Source for Therapeutic Secondary Metabolites Nirit Bernstein, Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Daniyal, Hinanit Koltai, Marcelo Fridlender, and Jonathan Gorelick 5. A Review of Tillage Practices and their Potential to Impact the Soil Carbon Dynamics Promil Mehra, Jack Desbiolles, John Baker, Robert E. Sojka, Nanthi Bolan, M. B. Kirkham, Craig Ross, and Risha Gupta 6. Water-nitrogen Co-limitation in Grain Crops C. Mariano Cossani and Victor O. Sadras