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Soil fertility
by Foth, Henry D.
Publication:
New York
John Wiley & Sons
1988
. xi, 212 pages :
, Chapter 1 soil fertility and plant nutrition –
Soil fertility defined –
Historical development –
Soil as a nutrient reservoir –
Nutrient uptake from soils –
Importance of fertilizers –
Chapter 2 ion exchange –
Cation exchange capacity defined –
Source and amount of negative charge –
Cation exchange capacity of soils –
Ion distribution near cation exchange surfaces –
Characteristics of cation exchange reactions –
Exchangeable cation suites –
Exchangeable cations as a source of plant nutrients –
Anion exchange –
Chapter 3 soil pH and its management –
pH defined –
Determination of soil pH–
The soil pH continuum –
Extreme weathering effects of pH and cation exchange –
Soil fertility and soil classification –
Effects of soil pH on plant growth –
Use of lime –
Acid rain inputs –
Soil acidification –
Chapter 4 soil and fertilizer nitrogen –
The soil nitrogen cycle –
Nitrogen uptake –
Basis of nitrogen fertilizer recommendations –
Nitrogen fertilizers –
Nitrogen carrier comparisons –
Chapter 5 soil and fertilizer phosphorus –
Inventory of the earth's phosphorus –
Phosphorus cycling in soil development –
Phosphorus in fertilized agricultural soils –
Phosphorus uptake by plants –
Basis of phosphorus fertilizer recommendations –
Phosphorus fertilizers –
Use of phosphorus fertilizers –
Environmental concerns about soils containing large amounts of phosphorus –
Chapter 6 soil and fertilizer potassium –
The Potassium cycle –
Forms of soil potassium –
Plant and soil potassium relationships –
Factors affecting uptake of potassium –
Basis of potassium fertilizer recommendations –
Potassium fertilizers –
Chapter 7 sulfur and micronutrients in soils and fertilizers –
Sulfur –
Micronutrients –
Essential micronutrients –
Trace elements that may be toxic –
Soil testing for micronutrients –
Tissue testing for micronutrients –
Tissue testing for micronutrients –
Micronutrient deficiency symptoms –
Chapter 8 mixed fertilizers –
Grade and ratio –
Major fertilizer systems –
Addition and incorporation of micronutrients –
salt index –
Acidity and basicity –
Fertilizer and pesticide combinations –
Chapter 9 soil fertility evaluation –
Plant deficiency symptoms –
Soil tests –
Plant analysis –
Chapter 10 application and use of fertilizers –
Fertilizer application practices –
Fertilizer recommendation philosophies –
Fertilizer and plant – water relations –
Economics of fertilizer use –
Environmental concerns.
Date:
1988
Availability:
Items available:
ASCOT Library - Bazal Campus
General Reference
[Ref 631.4 F82s 1988]
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