Climate and the atmosphere. Heat and temperature. Athospheric moisture. Motion in the atmosphere. Weather disturbances. Climatic classification. Climates dominated by equatorial and tropical air masses. Climates dominated by tropical and polar air masses. Climates dominated by p…
Agricultural production technologies. Case studies of environmental impacts of agricultural practices. Water and soil impacts. Air quality impacts. Noise and solid waste impacts. Comparison of emerging agricultural production technologies. Appendix A - glossary of key agricultur…
Microbial ecology of conservation management systems. Dynamic processes of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae: a mycorrhizosystem within the agroecosystem. Earthworms and other fauna in the soil. Cycling of nitrogen through microbial activity. Pesticide degradation by soil microor…
Transport and transformation of pesticides in soil; Prediction of uptake of some aromatics and pesticides by soil; Accelerated degradation of soil insecticides: comparison of field performance and laboratory behavior; Adsorption of 2,4-D and phosphate in soils; Adsorption of two…
V. 1: Açoita cavalo; Luechea divaricata; Alecrim; Holocalyx balansae; Amendoim; Pterogyne nitens; Angico; Piptadenia paniculata; Angico branco; Anadenanthera colubrina; Angico cascudo; Anadenanthera peregrina; Angico gurucaia; Parapiptadenia rígida; Angico vermelho; Anadenanther…
Research and development in farm machinery. Implement types, field capacities, and costs. Mechanical power transmission and power-take-off drives. Hydraulic power transmission and implement controls. Soil tillage and dynamics. Moldboard plows. Disk implements. Hitch systems and …
Strategy for determining environmental degradation rate constants. Sample evaluations. Environmental degradation rate constants.
Background; Hydrodynamic processes; Abiotic processes; Biotic e processes; Physical models of contaminant transport; Empirical models and vulnerability mapping; Modelling subsurface transport and fate processes, Applicationds of transport and fate information.
Fertilidade do solo e produtividade agrícola; Fatores que influenciam o crescimento e o desenvolvimento das plantas; elementos requeridos à nutrição de plantas; Relação solo-planta; Acidez do solo e sua correção; Matéria orgânica do solo; Nitrogênio; Fósforo; Potássio; Enxofre; …
Conversion factors for SI and non-Si Units; sampling; quality assurance and quality control; dissolution for total elemental analysis; atomic absorption and flame emission spectrometry; inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectros…
Grain crops; Grain legumes; Oil crops; Farinaceous crops; Leaf and miscellaneous vegetables; Fruit vegetables; Tree fruits and nuts.
Section 1. History and trends in soil-landscape modeling. Soil survey and soil classification. A historical perspective on soil-landscape modeling. Geomorphological soil-landscape models. Section 2. Collection of soil-landscape datsets. Topographic mapping. Section 3. pedometric…
Transport and remediation of subsurface contaminants: introduction; Colloid deposition in porous media and an evaluation of bed-media cleaning techniques; Deposition of colloids in porous media: theory and numerical solution; Surface-charge repulsive effects on the mobility of i…
Part 1.Genetic and physiological basis of nutrient uptake and use efficiency -genetics, breeding, and physiological mechanisms of nutrient uptake and use efficiency: an overview; ion absorption and utilization: the cellular level; plant nutrition relationships at the whole-plant…
The extent, general characteristics, and carbon dynamics of U.S. grazing lands; Soil processes, plant processes, and carbon dynamics on U.S. grazing land; Managerial and environmental impacts on U.S. grazing land; Using computer simulation modeling to predict carbon sequestratio…
The extent, general characteristics, and carbon dynamics of U.S. grazing lands; Soil processes, plant processes, and carbon dynamics on U.S. grazing land; Managerial and environmental impacts on U.S. grazing land; Using computer simulation modeling to predict carbon sequestratio…
Developing a forest-tree nursery. Starting the bareroot seedling. Managing the soil and water. Culting the bareroot Seedling. Harvesting and outplanting the bareroot seedling. Improving nursery-management style: selected topics. Upgrading nursery practices.
