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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
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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
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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
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