Advances in research on fertilization management of vegetable crops

• Other Authors: Tei, F. (Editor), Nicola, S. (Editor), Benincasa, P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Advances in olericulture.
• Subjects: Vegetables > Fertilizers.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319536262; 9783319536248
• Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)

This book is a review of the recent literature on the key scientific and technical subjects of fertilization management in vegetable crops. In the last decades, research on fertilization management in vegetables was aimed at producing economical yields with reduced fertilizer inputs by the developme...

Table of Contents:

• Preface; Contents; Contributors; The Role of Research for a Sustainable Fertilization Management in Vegetables: Future Trends and Goals; 1 Vegetable Production in the World; 2 Health and Economic Benefits from Vegetables; 3 Peculiarities of Fertilization in Vegetable Crops; 4 Fertilizer Consumption in Vegetable Production; 5 Making Fertilization Sustainable in Vegetables: Trends and Goals of Research; References; Tools and Strategies for Sustainable Nitrogen Fertilisation of Vegetable Crops; 1 Introduction; 2 Nature of Output from Tools for N Management of Vegetable Crops.
• 3 Methods Based on Soil Analysis or Soil N Supply3.1 Nmin System; 3.2 The KNS System; Text Box 1 Example of KNS system (Adapted from Ziegler et al. 1996); 3.3 The N-Expert System; 3.4 The Pre Side-Dress Nitrate Test (PSNT); 3.5 Root Zone N Management; 3.6 Soil N Supply Indices; 3.7 Dutch 1:2 Volume Soil:Water Extract Method; 3.8 Nitrate Concentration of the Soil Solution in the Root Zone; 3.9 Use of Limits of Residual Soil Mineral N; 3.10 General Observations on Soil Testing Approaches; 4 Nitrogen Balance Method; 5 Methods Based on Crop/Plant Analysis.
• 5.1 Crop and Plant Monitoring Approaches
• General Considerations5.2 Tissue Analysis; 5.3 NO3- Analysis of Dried Petiole or Mid-Rib Tissue; 5.4 Petiole Sap NO3- Analysis; 6 Use of Proximal Optical Sensors; 6.1 Interpretation of Data from Proximal Optical Sensors; 6.2 Chlorophyll Meters; 6.3 Reflectance Sensors; 6.4 Fluorescence Measurement of Polyphenols; 6.5 Hyperspectral Proximal Sensors; 7 Luxury N Consumption and Responses of Monitoring Approaches at Excessive Crop N Status; 8 Use of Simulation Models and Decision Support Systems for N Management.
• 8.1 Simulation Models for Scenarios Analysis of N Management8.2 Decision Support Systems Based on Simulation Models; 8.3 Decision Support Systems Based on Data Bases; 9 Application Methods; 9.1 Split Applications; 9.2 Fertigation; 10 Specialised Fertilisers; 10.1 Fertilisers with Nitrification Inhibitors; 10.2 Slow and Controlled Release Fertilisers; 11 Future Developments; 12 General Considerations; 13 Conclusions; References; Organic Matter Mineralization as a Source of Nitrogen; 1 Introduction; 2 The Process of N Mineralization.
• 3 Measurements and Mathematical Description of N Mineralization3.1 Methods for Measuring N Mineralization; 3.1.1 Field Measurements of N Mineralization; 3.1.2 Laboratory Measurements of N Mineralization; 3.2 Mathematical Description of Net N Mineralization Kinetics; 4 Predicting N Mineralization; 4.1 N Mineralization from SOM; 4.2 N Mineralization from Exogenous Organic Materials; 5 Environmental Factors Influencing N Mineralization; 5.1 Soil Temperature; 5.2 Soil Moisture Content; 5.3 Other Abiotic Factors; 6 Sources of Organic Matter; 6.1 Plant Materials; 6.2 Animal Manures.