Book Description

Soil in the tropics, classification and characteristics; phosphorus availability in the acid soils of tropical America; analysis methodologyfor tropical soils; strategies implied in the use and management of acid soils in Tropical America; a new methodology to select cultivars tolerant to aluminium and with high yield potential; calcium and root penetration in highly weathered soils; sorghum evaluation in the Llanos of Venezuela; potential role of grains sorghum in the agricultural systems of regions with acid soils in tropical latin america; effective screening techniques for tolerance to aluminium toxicity; tolerance to aluminium toxicity in upland rice for acid soils; breeding methodologyfor phosphorus efficiency and tolerance to aluminium and manganesetoxicities for beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.); world sorghum germplasm collection and conservation; prospects for sorghum improvement for phosphorus efficiency; evaluation of mineral elements in sorghum grown onacid tropical soils; breeding aluminum-tolerant sorghums; finding and utilizing exotic al-tolerant sorghum germplasm.