Maize is among the most widely spread and widely used crops of
the world, used for cereals for over 4 billion humans, as food for
farm animals, and as a source material for biofuel production. Yet
there are relatively few books on the cropping system of this
important crop. This book, Maize Agroecosystem, is a concise
treatise dealing with agronomy, soil fertility, and productivity of
maize. The information is global in nature and considers recent
developments in all maize cropping belts.
The "global maize agroecosystem" is a conglomerate of several
"maize cropping belts" that flourish on different continents. The
impact of nutrient management on the productivity of maize
agroecosystems is the main focus of this book.
The book includes the history of maize growing, the kinds of
soil needed, nutrient dynamics, the use of soil organic matter, the
physiology and genetics of maize, and integrated nutrient
management. It presents comprehensive knowledge regarding the
physicochemical dynamics of the three major nutrients: nitrogen,
phosphorus, and potassium. Also covered is how fertilizers impinge
on soils of maize farms and their impact on soil and groundwater
quality. The impact of crop genotype on soil nutrient dynamics and
productivity is also highlighted.
The information provided here will be highly useful to students
at colleges and universities in the fields of agricultural sciences
and environmental science and ecology, and the book also functions
as valuable resource for researchers and professors in crop
science.
Several figures and tables are included that describe and
summarize the impact of various agronomic/fertilizer management
procedures on crop productivity.
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