Applied Manure and Nutrient Chemistry for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 2014

Preface.- About the editors.- 1 Animal Manure Production and Utilization in the US.- 2 Residual Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in Animal Manures and Their Environmental Behaviors in Soils.- 3 Changes in Nutrient Content and Availability during the Slow Pyrolysis of Animal Wastes.- 4 Soil Amino Compound and Carbohydrate Contents Influenced by Organic Amendments.- 5 Nitrogen Mineralization in Soils Amended with Manure as Affected by Environmental Conditions.- Soil Enzyme Activities as Affected by Manure Types, Application Rates, and Management Practices.- 7 Phosphatase Activities and Their Effects on Phosphorus Availability in Soils Amended with Livestock Manures.- 8 Variety and Solubility of Phosphorus Forms in Animal Manure and Their Effects on Soil Test Phosphorus.- 9 Phytate in Animal Manure and Soils: Abundance, Cycling and Bioavailability.- 10 Phosphorus Forms and Mineralization Potentials of Alabama Upland Cotton Production Soils Amended with Poultry Litter.- 11 Chemistry and Application of Industrial By-Products to Animal Manure for Reducing Phosphorus Losses to Surface Waters.- 12 Nutrient Chemistry of Manure and Manure-Impacted Soils as Influenced by Application of Bauxite.- 13 Investigation of Compound-Specific Organic-Inorganic Phosphorus Transformation Using Stable Isotope Ratios in Phosphate.- 14 Chemical Characteristics of Custom Compost for Highbush Blueberry.- 15 Distribution and Biodegradability of Water Soluble Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Subarctic Alaskan Soils under Three Different Land Uses.- 16 Remote Sensing of Nutrient Characteristics of Soils and Crops in Biosolid Amended Soils.- 17 Cotton Production Improvement and Environmental Concerns from Poultry Litter Application in Southern and Southeastern USA Soils.- Index.