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Ecology and management of forest soils / by Binkley, Dan. Publication: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2013 . xiii, 347 p. : , Authors' names in reverse order on previous edition. Date: 2013 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Reference [577.5/7] (1),

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Soil science & management by Plaster, Edward Publication: Australia Delmar Cengage Learning 2014 . xix, 520 pages : , Chapter 1 The importance of soil -- Soil is a life-supporting of material -- Soil is a medium for plant growth -- Soil: a three-phase system -- Agricultural uses of soil -- Nonagricultural uses of soil -- Land use in the United States -- Soil quality -- Soil and nature -- Soil and climate -- Chapter 2 soil origin and development -- Th soil body -- rocks and Minerals -- Parent material -- Climate -- Organisms -- Topography -- Time -- Humans -- The soil profile -- Chapter 3 soil classification and survey -- Soil classification -- Soil survey -- Land capability classes -- Chapter 4 physical properties of soil -- Soil texture -- Soil density and permeability -- Soil structure -- Soil consistence -- Soil tilth -- Soil pans -- Soil temperature -- Soil color -- Chapter 5 life in the soil -- The soil food chain and carbon cycle -- Microorganisms -- Distribution and functions of microorganisms -- Managing soil organisms -- Soil animals -- Chapter 6 organic matter -- The nature of organic matter -- Functions of organic matter -- Maintaining soil organic matter -- Nitrogen immobilization -- Organic soils -- Soil organic matter and global climate -- Chapter 7 soil water -- how plants use water -- Forces on soil water -- Types of soil water -- Water retention and movement -- How roots gather water -- Measuring soil water -- Where does water go? -- Chapter 8 water conservation -- The hydrologic cycle -- Water resources in the United States -- capturing water in soil -- Reducing consumptive use -- Using reclaimed water -- Water quality -- Chapter 9 drainage and irrigation -- The importance of drainage -- Wetlands and wet soils -- Artificial drainage -- Irrigation systems -- Suing irrigation -- Water quality -- Natural moisture regimes -- Chapter 10 soil fertility -- Plant nutrients -- Sources of elements in soil -- Soil minerals -- Soil colloids -- Cation exchange -- Nutrient uptake -- Chapter 11 soil pH and salinity -- Soil pH-- Development of soil pH -- Effects of pH on plants -- Liming soil -- Acidifying soil -- Soil salinity -- Chapter 12 plant nutrition -- Nitrogen -- Phosphorus -- Potassium -- Secondary nutrients -- Metallic trace elements -- Anionic trace elements -- Beneficial elements -- Chapter 13 soil sampling and testing -- Why test soils? -- Soil testing -- Grower testing -- Tissue testing -- Chapter 14 fertilizers -- Forms of fertilizer -- Fertilizer materials -- Mixed fertilizers -- Selecting fertilizer -- Applying fertilizer -- Fertilizer effects on soils -- Chapter 15 organic amendments -- Animal manure -- Biosolids -- Compost -- Fertilizer and the environment -- Chapter 16 tillage and cropping systems -- Uses of tillage -- Conventional tillage -- Conservation tillage -- Differences between conventional and conservation tillage -- Cropping systems -- Dryland farming -- Sustainable agriculture -- Chapter 17 horticultural uses of soil -- Vegetable culture -- Fruit culture -- Nursery field culture -- Container growing -- Landscaping -- Chapter 18 soil conservation -- Consequences of erosion -- Water erosion -- Wind erosion -- Erosion and climate change -- Chapter 19 urban soil -- Characteristics of urban soils -- Modified and structured soils -- Urban erosion and runoff -- Chapter 20 government agencies and programs -- USDA agencies -- USDA conservation programs -- State and local efforts. Date: 2014 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Reference [Ref 631.4 P69s 2014] (1),

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Soil Strength and Slope Stability by Duncan, J. Michael Publication: UK John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2014 . xi.; 317 pages Date: 2014 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Reference [624.151] (1),

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Soil Mechanics and Foundations by Budhu, Muni Publication: New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2000 . xxv.; 586 pages Date: 2000 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Reference [624.151] (1),

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Foundation Analysis and Design by Bowles, Joseph E. Publication: New York McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 1996 . xxiii.; 1175 pages Date: 1996 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Reference [624.5] (2),

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Soil and water conservation engineering by Schwab, Glenn O. Publication: New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1993 . xiv, 507 pages : , 1. Conservation and the environment – 2. Precipitation – 3. Infiltration, evaporation, and transpiration – 4. Runoff – 5. Water erosion and control practices – 6. Water erosion and control practices – 7. Vegetated waterways – 8. Terracing – 9. Conservation structures – 10. Earth embankments and farm ponds – 11. Headwater flood control – 12. Surface drainage and land forming – 13. Open channels – 14. Subsurface drainage design – 15. Location, installation, and maintenance of subsurface drains – 16. Pumps and pumping – 17. Water supply and quality – 18. Irrigation principles – 19. Surface irrigation – 20. Sprinkler irrigation – 21. Microirrigation. Date: 1993 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Reference [631.4] (2), ASCOT Library - Bazal Campus Reference [Ref 631.4 Sch91s 1993] (1),

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The Nature and Properties of Soils by Brady, Nyle C. Publication: New Jersey Prentice Hall International, Inc. 1999 . xiv.; 881 pages Date: 1999 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Reference [631.4] (5),

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Laboratory Manual in Soil Mechanics by Mendoza, Godofredo Publication: Philippines Royal Publishing House, Inc. 1986 . 72 pages Date: 1986 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Filipiniana [624.15136] (1),

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Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering by Gillesania, Diego Inocencio T. Publication: Cebu City 2006 . 406, pages Date: 2006 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Filipiniana [624.151] (1),

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Laboratory Manual in Soil Mechanics by Mendoza, Godofredo Publication: Quezon City Royal Publishing House, Inc. 1986 . 72 pages Date: 1986 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Filipiniana [624.15136] (1),

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Ecology and Management of Forest Soils by Binkley, Dan Publication: Arizona Willey Blackwell 2020 . xii., 440, pages Date: 2020 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus Reference [577.57] (1),

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Ecology and Management of Forest Soils by Binkley, Dan Publication: United Kingdom Wiley-Blackwell 2013 . xiii., 347, pages Date: 2013 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Zabali Campus [577.57] (1),

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Soils and Rice by The International Rice Research Institute Publication: Los Baños, Laguna : IRRI 1978 . 825 pages Date: 1978 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Bazal Campus Filipiniana [Fil 633.18 In8s 1978] (4),

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Soil born diseases of ornamental plants / by Williamson, Olaf. Publication: New Orleans, LA : White Press Academic , 2024 . vi, 270 pages ; , Includes bibliographical references and index. Date: 2024 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Bazal Campus Reference [Ref 635.93 W67s 2024] (1),

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Soil and water conservation and management (SWCM) : a training manual   Publication: Laguna UPLB Agroforestry Program 1994 . 237 pages : , Part I. pre-planning activities. – Part II. overviews. – Session 1. Expectation setting and course overview. – Session 2. Current upland issues and policies/DENR updates. – Session 3. Gender concerns: gender and sustainable forest development. – Session 4. Soil and water conservation: significance. – Part III. Soil and water conservation strategies. – Session 5. Agroforestry systems in the Philippines: inventory and assessment. – Session 6. Soil and water conservation and management strategies for sustainable upland farming in the Philippines. – Session 7. Engineering components of soil and water conservation and management. – Session 8. Mechanical/Engineering measures of soil conservation. – Session 9. Agroforestry Land capability mapping Schemes (ALCAMS): a user-friendly tool for land resource evaluation for agroforestry. – Part IV. Farm planning and soil erosion monitoring. – Session 10. Farm appraisal and planning for soil and water conservation strategies.– Session 11. Soil erosion monitoring and evaluation. – Session 12. Agroecosystems analysis. – Part V. Watershed management. – Session 13. Watershed management and overview of the basic concept. – Session 14. Water harvesting. – Part VI. Integrated nutrient management. – Session 15. Composting. – Session 16. Soil amelioration: biofertilization. – Part VI. Indicative planning. – Session 17. Re-entry plan operation. Date: 1994 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Bazal Campus Filipiniana [Fil 333.72 Un38s 1994] (1),

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Handbook of soil, fertilizer and manure   Publication: New York Intelliz Press 2016 . xvi, 230 pages : , Chapter 1 Comparative effects of different fertilizer sources on the growth and nutrient content of moringa (Moringa oleifera) seedling in a greenhouse trial - S. O. Dania, P. Akpansubi, and O. O. Eghagara – Chapter 2 Sorption of terbuthylazine in organic matter amended soils: effects on eisenia fetida and limbricus terrestris - Manuel Tejada, Marina del Toro, Paloma Osta, Juan Parrado and Isidoro Gomez v Chapter 3 Short-term drought response of N20 and CO2 emissions from mesic agricultural soils in the US Midwest - Tejada, Marina del Toro, Paloma Osta, Juan Parrado and Isidoro Gomez – Chapter 4 Efficient nutrient management practices for sustainable crop productivity and soil fertility maintenance based on permanent manorial experiments in different soil and agro-climatic conditions - Tejada, Marina del Toro, Paloma Osta, Juan Parrado and Isidoro Gomez – Chapter 5 Effects of 42-year long-term fertilizer management on soil phosphorous availability, fractionation, adsorption-desorption isotherm and plant intake in flooded tropical rice - Pratap Bhattacharyya, Amaresh Kumar Nayak, Mohammad Shahid, Rahul Tripathi, Sangita Mohanty, Najani Kumar, Rajagounder Raja, Bipin Bihari Panda, Banwari Lal, Priyanka Gautam, Chinmaya Kumar Swain, Koushik Singha Roy, and Pradeep Kumar Dash – Chapter 6 Biodegradation in animal manure management - Matthieu Girard, Joahnn H. Palacios, Martin Belzile, Stephane Godbout and Frederic Pelletier – Chapter 7 Effects of different tillage methods, nitrogen fertilizer and stubble mulching on soil carbon, emission of CO2, N2O and future strategies - Sikander Khan Tanveer, Xiaoxia Wen, Muhammad Asif, and Yuncheg Liao – Chapter 8 A comprehensive review of constraints to improved management of fertilizers in China and mitigation of diffise water pollution water pollution from agriculture - L.E.D. Smith and G. Siciliano – Chapter 9 Phosphorous levels in croplands of the European union with implications for P fertilizer use - Gergely Toth, Rannveig-Anna Guicharnaud, Brigitta Toth, and Tamas Hermann – Chapter 10 Animal manures: recycling and management technologies - Maria Gomez-Brandon, Marina fernandez-Delgado Juarez1, Heribert Insam and Jorge Dominguez – Chapter 11 Biomass digestion to produce organic fertilizers: a case-study on digested livestock manure - Alessandra Trinchera, Carlos Mario Rivera, Andrea Marcucci, Elvira Rea – Chapter 12 Improving the productivity and quality of black cumin (Nigella Sativa) by using azotobacter as N2 biofertilizer - Samah M. Abdel-Aziez, Wedad E. Ewada, M.G.Z. Girgis, Bouthaina F. Abdel Ghany – Chapter 13 Recovery of organic fertility in degraded soil through fertilization and crop rotation - Wiqar Ahmad, Farmanullah, Zahir Shah, Muhammad Jamal, and Kawsar Ali Shah – Chapter 14 Response of prosopis chilensis to biofertilization under calcareous soil of Rassudr 1-vegetative growth - Fatma M.K. Faramawy – Chapter 15 Long-term crop rotation, tillage, and fertility effects on soil carbon and nitrogen in dry-seeded, delayed-flood rice production systems - Jill M. Motschenbacher, Kristofor R. Brye, Merle M. Anders, Edward E. Gbur, Nathan A. Slaton and Michelle A. Evans-White – Chapter 16 Effects of conservation agriculture and fertilization on soil microbial diversity and activity - Johan Habig and Corrie Swanepoel – Chapter 17 Evaluation of biofertilizers in irrigated rice: effects on grain yield at different fertilizer rates - Nino Pail Meynard Banayo, Pompe C. Sta Cruz, Edna A. Aguilar, Rodrigo B. Badayos, and Stephan M. Haefele. Date: 2016 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Bazal Campus Reference [Ref 631.4 H19 2016 c.1] (1), ASCOT Library - Bazal Campus Reference [Ref 631.4 H19 2016 c.2] (1),

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Soil taxonomy : key to effective land use   Publication: Los Baños, Laguna Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development 1988 . xvi, 551 pages : , Soil taxonomy. – Historical development of soil taxonomy - R. Yeck and J. Kimble. – Diagnostic surface horizons - M. Recel. – Soil moisture and temperature regimes - R. Yeck and J. Kimble. – Soil laboratory analysis for soil classification - M. Recel. – Physical properties of soils - E. Paningbatan, Jr. – Mineralogy of soils - G. San Valentin. – Soil orders. – Entisols - M. Recel. – Inceptisols - M. Recel. – Histosols - R. D. Yeck. – Alfisols and ultisols - S. Paramananthan. – Mollisols - L. Moncharoen. – Soil survey and classification in Indonesia - M. Soekardi and M. Soedjadi. – Report of soil survey and classification in Thailand - L. Moncharoen. – Status of soil classification in the Philippines - A. Dayot. – Agrotechnology transfer. – Agrotechnology transfer based on soil taxonomy: the benchmark soils project experience - F. Beinroth. – A system-based approach to agrotechnology transfer - F. Beinroth. – Minimum data sets for crop modelling and agrotechnology transfer - B. Cagauan, Jr. – Soil fertility and management implication of soil taxonomy - B. Cagauan, Jr. – Soil suitability and management implications of soil taxonomy with special reference to tree crop cultivation - S. Paramananthan. – National and regional projects of agrotechnology transfer in the ASEAN Region ( a proposal) - C. Escano. – Crop cultural management. – Agronomy of coconut - S. Magat. – Agronomy of cacao - B. Azucena, Jr. – Agronomy of soybean - L. Ragus. – Agronomy of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) in Malaysia - Hew Choy Kean. – Agronomy of sugarcane - V. Dosado. – Agronomy of cassava - F. Villamayor, Jr. – Farming systems research in the Philippines - A. Gomez. Date: 1988 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Bazal Campus Filipiniana [Fil 631.44 P53s 1988 c.1] (1), ASCOT Library - Bazal Campus Filipiniana [Fil 631.44 P53s 1988 c.2] (1),

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Plant nutrition and soil fertility by Jones, J. Benton Jr. Publication: Boca Raton CRC Press 2012 . xxi, 282 pages : , Section I introduction and basic principles – Chapter 1 introduction – 1.1 Management requirements – 1.2 Productivity factors – 1.3 Climatic factors – 1.4 Moving up the yield scale – 1.5 Product quality – Chapter 2 soil fertility principles – 2.1 Fertile soil defined – 2.2 Making and keeping a soil fertile – 2.3 Biological factors – 2.4 An ideal soil – 2.5 Soil fertility management concepts – 2.6 Multiple factor yield influence – 2.7 Soil condition related to deficiency in a major element and micronutrient – 2.7.1 Major elements – 2.7.2 Micronutrients – 2.8 Elemental content of the soil and soil solution – Chapter 3 Plant nutrition principles – 3.1 Photosynthesis – 3.2 The function of plants – 3.3 Determination of essentiality – 3.4 Essential element content in plants – 3.5 Classification of the thirteen essential mineral elements – 3.6 Role of the essential plant nutrient elements – 3.7 Plant nutrient element sources – 3.8 Element absorption and translocation – 3.9 Elemental accumulation – 3.10 Element absorption and plant genetics – 3.11 Plant nitrogen fixation – 3.12 Diagnostic plant symptoms of essential plant nutrient element insufficiencies – Chapter 4 the plant root – 4.1 Introduction – 4.2 Root function – 4.3 Root hairs – 4.4 Lateral roots – 4.5 The rhizosphere – 4.6 Root ion absorption – 4.7 Root crops – Chapter 5 How to be a diagnostician – 5.1 The diagnostic approach – 5.2 Being a diagnostician – 5.3 Diagnostic factors – 5.4 Evaluating diagnostic procedures – 5.5 Scouting – 5.6 Weather conditions – 5.7 Factors affecting essential nutrient element concentrations in plants – 5.8 Plant (crop) wilting – 5.9 Summary – 5.10 Certified crop advisor programs – Section II physical and physiochemical characteristics of soil – Chapter 6 soil taxonomy, horizontal characteristics, and clay minerals – 6.1 Soil orders (U.S. system of soil taxonomy) – 6.2 Designations for soil horizons and layers – Chapter 7 Physical properties of soil – 7.1 Textural classification – 7.2 Soil separates or primary soil separates – 7.3 Soil separate properties – 7.4 Soil texture characterization definitions – 7.5 Soil structure – 7.6 Tillage practices – 7.7 Water-holding capacity – Chapter 8 physiochemical properties of soil – 8.1 Soil separate properties – 8.2 Major phyllosilicate minerals in soil – 8.3 Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) of a soil based on texture – 8.4 Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) determination of a soil – 8.5 Anion exchange capacity – Chapter 9 Soil pH: its determination and interpretation – 9.1 Definitions – 9.2 Causes of soil acidity – 9.3 Water pH determination of mineral soil, organic soil, and organic soilless rooting media – 9.4 pH determination using a calibrated pH meter – 9.5 Another soil pH determination procedure – 9.6 Salt pH determination for a mineral soil – 9.7 pH interpretation: mineral soil – 9.8 pH interpretation: organic soils – 9.9 pH interpretation: organic soilless medium – 9.10 Soil pH constancy – 9.11 Plant root function – 9.12 Soil acidity and NPK fertilizer efficiency – 9.13 Soil pH effect on elemental availability and/or soil solution composition – 9.14 Soil buffer – 9.15 pH determination of water – Chapter 10 Soil organic matter – 10.1 Definitions of soil organic matter and its components – 10.1.1 Definitions – 10.2 Humus – 10.3 Soil organic matter characteristics – 10.3.1 Physical characteristics – 10.3.2 Physicochemical characteristics – 10.3.3 Biological characteristics – 10.3.4 Sources of soil organic matter – 10.3.5 Content – 10.4 Methods of soil organic matter determination – 10.5 Management requirements for high organic matter content soils – 10.6 Adverse effects of organic matter additions – Section III Plant elemental requirements and associated elements – Chapter 11 major essential plant elements – 11.1 Terminology – 11.2 Methods of expression – 11.3 Established date for essentiality/researchers – 11.4 carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen – 11.5 Major essential element properties – 11.5.1 Nitrogen (N) – 11.5.2 Phosphorus (P) – 11.5.3 Potassium (K) – 11.5.4 Calcium (Ca) – 11.5.5 Magnesium (Mg) – 11.5.6 Sulfur (S) – Chapter 12 micronutrients considered essential to plants – 12.1 Terminology – 12.2 Established date for essentiality/researchers – 12.3 Content and function – 12.4 Soil and plant species – 12.5 Micronutrient characteristics – 12.6 Micronutrient properties – 12.6.1 Boron (B) – 12.6.2 Chlorine (Cl) – 12.6.3 Copper (Cu) – 12.6.4 Iron (Fe) – 12.6.5 Manganese (Mn) – 12.6.6 Molybdenum (Mo) – 12.6.7 Zinc (Zn) – 12.7 Possible additional essential micronutrients – 12.7.1 Nickel (Ni) – 12.7.2 Silicon (Si) – Chapter 13 elements considered beneficial to plants – 13.1 The A to Z nutrient solution – 13.2 Elements essential for animals – 13.3 Basis for essentiality for beneficial elements – 13.4 Potential essential elements – 13.4.1 Cobalt (Co) – 13.4.2 Silicon (Si) – 13.4.3 Nickel (NI) – 13.5 New beneficial elements – 13.6 Element substitution – 13.7 Form of response – 13.8 Summary – Chapter 14 elements considered toxic to plants – 14.1 Introduction – 14.2 The nature of elemental toxicity – 14.3 Aluminum and copper toxicity – 14.4 Other elements – 14.5 Plant species factor – 14.6 The heavy metals – Chapter 15 trace elements found in plants – 15.1 Definition – 15.2 Elements categorized as trace elements – 15.3 High soil content elements – 15.4 Availability factors – 15.5 Accumulator plants and elements – 15.6 Symbiotic element – Section IV methods of soil fertility and plant nutrition assessment – Chapter 16 soil testing – 16.1 Purposes – 16.2 Field sampling – 16.2.1 Best time to soil sample – 16.2.2 Subsoil sampling – 16.2.3 Soil preparation for laboratory submission – 16.3 Soil laboratory selection – 16.4 Laboratory soil testing procedures – 16.5 Interpretation of a soil test result – 16.5.1 Word designation – 16.5.2 Critical values – 16.5.3 Ratio concept of soil interpretation – 16.6 Soil test result tracking (monitoring) – 16.7 Liming and fertilizer use strategies – Chapter 17 plant analysis and tissue testing – 17.1 Plant analysis objectives – 17.2 Sequence of procedures – 17.3 Sampling techniques – 17.3.1 When to sample – 17.3.2 Number of samples and plants to sample – 17.3.3 Lack of homogeneity – 17.3.4 Petioles – 17.3.5 Comparative plant tissue samples – 17.3.6 What not to sample – 17.3.7 Collecting a soil sample – 17.4 Plant tissue handling, preparation, and analysis – 17.4.1 Dry weight preservation – 17.4.2 Sources of contamination – 17.4.3 Decontamination – 17.4.5 Elemental analysis procedures – 17.4.6 Elemental content – 17.4.7 Expression of analytical results – 17.5 Methods of interpretation – 17.5.1 Critical values – 17.5.2 Standard values – 17.5.3 Sufficiency range – 17.5.4 Expected elemental content range in plant tissue – 17.5.5 Excessive or toxic concentrations – 17.5.6 Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) – 17.6 Word classification of elemental concentrations – 17.7 Plant analysis as a diagnostic technique – 17.8 Experience required – 17.9 Data logging/tracking of plant analyses – 17.10 Utilization of plant analyses for nutrient element management – 17.11 Tissue testing – 17.12 Indirect evaluation procedures – Section V Amendments for soil fertility maintenance – Chapter 18 lime and liming materials – 18.1 Liming terms – 18.2 Liming materials – 18.3 Liming materials and their Calcium Carbonate Equivalents (CCEs) – 18.4 Mesh size – 18.5 Quality factor designation – 18.6 Lime Requirement (LR) – 18.7 Soil test ratio of Ca to Mg determines form of limestone to apply – 18.8 Liming rate determined by acidifying effect of fertilizer – 18.9 Lime shock – 18.10 Lime incorporation – 18.11 Depth of incorporation – 18.12 Subsoil pH – Chapter 19 inorganic chemical fertilizers and their properties – 19.1 Definitions – 19.2 Fertilizer terminology – 19.3 Characteristics of the major elements as fertilizer – 19.4 Conversion factors for the major essential fertilizer elements – 19.5 Characteristics of the micronutrients as fertilizers – 19.6 The physical and chemical properties of fertilizers – 19.6.1 Inorganic – 19.6.2 Fertilizer factors – 19.6.3 Soil factors – 19.7 Naturally occurring inorganic fertilizers – 19.7.1 Rock phosphate – 19.7.2 Potassium Chloride (KCI) and Potassium Sulfate (K2SO4) – 19.7.3 Limestone – Chapter 20 Organic fertilizers and their properties – 20.1 Value – 20.2 Composted animal manures – 20.3 Animal manure major element composition – 20.4 Other organic materials – 20.5 Soil and plant factors – Chapter 21 Fertilizer placement – 21.1 Objectives – 21.2 Methods of fertilizer placement – 21.2.1 Banding – 21.2.2 Surface strip or dribble banding – 21.2.3 Deep banding – 21.2.4 High pressure injection – 21.2.5 Point injection of fluids – 21.2.6 Point placement of solids – 21.2.7 Starter – 21.2.8 Sidedressing – 21.2.9 Fertigation – 21.2.10 Foliar fertilization – Chapter 22 soil water, irrigation, and water quality – 22.1 Soil water terminology – 22.2 Soil factors affecting soil water-holding capacity and movement – 22.3 Drainage – 22.4 Irrigation methods – 22.5 Irrigation water quality – 22.6 Water treatment procedures – 22.7 What is water? – Section VI methods of soilless plant production – Chapter 23 Hydroponics – 23.1 Hydroponics defined – 23.2 Historical events – 23.3 Hydroponic techniques – 23.4 Hydroponic growing system – 23.4.1 Systems without the use of a rooting medium – 23.4.2 Systems with the use of a rooting medium – 23.5 Rooting media – 23.6 Water quality – 23.7 The nutrient solution – 23.7.1 Elemental content – 23.7.2 Elemental forms – 23.7.3 Concentration ranges and ratios – 23.7.4 Nitrate and ammonium – 23.7.5 Beneficial elements – 23.7.6 Chelates – 23.7.7 Nutrient solution/water temperature – 23.7.8 pH and Electrical Conductivity (EC) – 23.7.9 Other factors – 23.7.10 Nutrient solution elemental content determination and monitoring – 23.7.11 Use factors – 23.8 Reagents and nutrient solution formulations – 23.9 Concentration ranges and ratios – 23.10 pH interpretation-hydroponic nutrient solution – 23.11 Reconstitution of the nutrient solution – 23.12 Accumulation of nutrient elements and precipitates – Chapter 24 Soilless rooting growing media – 24.1 Soilless media ingredients – 24.2 Soilless media formulations – 24.3 Physical properties – 24.4 Physiochemical properties – 24.5 Control of pH – 24.6 Use formulations – 24.7 Bag culture systems – 24.8 Fertility determination procedure for an organic soilless mix – Section VII miscellaneous – Chapter 25 organic farming/gardening – 25.1 Chemicalization of crop production – 25.2 "Organically grown" defined – 25.3 Suitable inorganic fertilizers – 25.4 Suitable organic fertilizer – 25.5 Organic soil fertility management – 25.6 Soil physical properties – 25.7 Food safety and quality issues – Chapter 26 weather and climatic conditions – 26.1 Definitions – 26.2 Climatic factors – 26.2.1 Air temperature – 26.2.2 Rainfall – 26.2.3 Wind – 26.2.4 Solar radiation intensity and duration – 26.2.5 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) – 26.3 Weather as a diagnostic factor – Chapter 27 Best Management Practices (BMPs) – 27.1 Origin – 27.2 Best management practice application broadened – 27.3 Best practice – 27.4 Important protocol considerations – 27.5 Precision farming. 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