A large proportion of the world tropical region is covered by savannas, which have been little
used for agriculture. Locally known as Cerrado, this ecosystem occupies about 20% of …

Soil acidity is a major growth‐limiting factor for plants in many parts of the world. Soils are
acid because their parent materials were acid and initially low in the basic cations or …

The rapid development of herbicide resistance in weeds, and environmental imperatives,
have forced the consideration of non-chemical tactics such as crop competition for weed …

Among thirty species belonging to seventeen families common in the cerrado region of
central Brazil, eight species belonging to three families were found to accumulate aluminium …

Aluminum toxicity is a major factor in limiting growth in plants in most strongly acid soils.
Toxic effects on plant growth have been attributed to several physiological and biochemical …

This chapter describes some of the effects of soil acidity on plant growth and fertilizer
nutrient availability and shows how these effects are modified by liming. The availabilities of …

The agronomic challenges associated with acid soils have brought plant breeders into a
research arena often considered a principal concern of soil fertility and plant nutrition …

The objective of this study was to correlate root length of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
genotypes grown in Al‐containing, acidic hydroponic solutions, with root weights from acid …

Soil mineral stresses are increasingly becoming growth-limiting factors for crop plants in
many parts of the world. Unfortunately, most of the stresses are often not easily correctable …

Historically, farmers have used a trial and error approach in selecting the crops that they
grow, choosing particular crops because they perform well under their climatic and field …