Advances in Agronomy

Advances in Agronomy 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. Designing Intercrops for High Yield, Yield Stability and Efficient Use of Resources: Are There Principles? TjeerdJan Stomph, Christos Dordas, Alain Baranger, Laurent Bedoussac, Joshua de Rijk, Bei Dong, Jochem Evers, Chunfeng Gu, Long Li, Johan Simon, Erik Steen Jensen, Qi Wang, Yuyun Wang, Zishen Wang, Huasen Xu, Chaochun Zhang, Lizhen Zhang, Wei-Ping Zhang and Wopke van der Werf 2. The Chemical Nature of Soil Organic Phosphorus – A Critical Review and Global Compilation of Quantitative Data Timothy L. McLaren, Ronald J. Smernik, Michael J. McLaughlin, Ashlea L. Doolette, Alan E. Richardson and Emmanuel Frossard 3. Soil Horizon Variation – A Review A. E. Hartemink, Y. Zhang, J. G. Bockheim, N. Curi, S. H. G. Silva, J. Grauer-Gray, D. J. Lowe, P. Krasilnikov 4. Tracing the Dynamics of Animal Excreta N in the Soil-plant-atmosphere Continuum using 15N Enrichment Phillip M. Chalk, Caio T. Inacio and Deli Chen 5. A Review of Copper Speciation and Transformation in Plant and Soil/Wetland Systems Peiman Zandi, Jianjun Yang, Katarzyna Mozdzen and Beata Barabasz-Krasny 6. A Biogeochemical View of the World Reference Base Soil Classification System. Homage to Ward Chesworth Felipe Macias Vazquez, Marta Camps-Arbestain