Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences

I. Introduction.- 1. Foliar Fertilization-Important for Productivity of Modern Plant Cultivation.- II. Fundamental Aspects of Foliar Fertilization.- 2. The Basis of Foliar Absorption of Fertilizes with Special Regard to the Mechanism.- 3. The Importance of Environmental, Plant and Spray Characteristics for Any Foliar Nutrition Programme to be Successful.- 4. Optimum Timing of Foliar Nutrient Sprays.- 5. Effect of Different Iron Pronounced Foliar Fertilizers on Regreening and Regeneration of Chloroplasts in Chlorotic Soybean Plants.- 6. Survey of Different Approaches to Determine the Behaviour of Chemicals Directly Applied to Aerial Parts of Plants.- 7. Zinc and Manganese Fertilization by Foliar Applications of Zn- and Mn-Containing Fungicides.- III. Foliar Fertilization under Arid and Semiarid Conditions.- 8. The Efficiency of Foliar Fertilization in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions.- 9. Effect of Foliar Fertilization in Different Crops under Egyption Conditions.- 10. Effect of Foliar Application of Some Micro-Nutrients on Plants Grown in New Reclaimed Areas.- 11. Micronutrient Status of Some Food Crops and Increasing Yields through Micro-Nutrient Foliar Application in Behira, Egypt.- IV. Foliar Fertilization under Tropical Conditions.- 12. Foliar Fertilization in Brazil-Present and Perspectives.- 13. Experience with Foliar Fertilization in Tropical Agriculture.- V. Foliar Fertilization in Horticulture.- 14. Some Aspects to Epigean Nutrition of Grapevines.- 15. Possibilities of Control of the Stem Dieback (Stiellahme) of Grape by Foliar Applications.- 16. Control of Grape Stalk Necrosis (Stiellahme) by Foliar Nutrient Sprays.- 17. Control of Grape Chlorosis Through Nutrient Applications on Leaves.- 18. Magnesium, Manganese and Zinc Sprays in Orange Trees.- 19. Experiments on Foliar Nutrition of Fruit Trees and Strawberries in Adana.- 20. Field Trials with Wuxal Suspensions in Apples.- 21. The Effect of Foliar Fertilizer Applications on the Yields and Fruit Quality of Water Melons.- 22. The Effect of Calcium-Containing Foliar Fertilizers on Tomato Yields.- 23. The Effect of Wuxal Suspension on the Foliar Content of Peaches.- 24. A New Approach of Applying "Wuxal Suspension" Fertilizers to Some Agricultural Crops.- 25. Tipburn Incidence on Chinese Cabbage Cultivated under Greenhouse and its Prevention by Applications of a High Calcium Foliage Fertilizer (Wuxal-Calcium).- 26. Foliar Fertilizing in Pepper with Different Nutrition in Hydroponic Culture.- VI. Foliar Fertilization in Cereal Cultivation.- 27. Hormone-Centered Theory and Practice of the Application of Foliar Fertilizers in Winter Wheat and other Cereals.- 28. Action of Plant-Specific Foliar Fertilizer in Winter Wheat in Field Trials.- 29. Foliar Fertilization to Small Grains During the Period of Ripening.- 30. Physiological Aspects of the Supplementary P-Application by Foliar Fertilization in Intensive Cereal Cultivation.- 31. The Efficiency of Foliar Fertilization of Spring Barley.- VII. Foliar Fertilization in Different Crops and Countries.- 32. Influence of Foliar Fertilization on the Yield and Quality of Different Crops.- 33. Improving the Nutritional Status of Plants by Mg, B and Zn Foliar Fertilization with the Plant Growth Bio-Regulator.- 34. Results of "Wuxal Suspension" Application in Different Crops in the USSR.