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	1.	No cover image available No cover image available Fertilizer technology and soil fertility Publication: New York Larsen & Keller 2018 . 206 pages : , Chapter 1 fertilizers and its classification – a.Fertilizer – b. Labeling – c. Soil chemistry – d. Organic fertilizer – Chapter 2 production processes of nitrogen fertilizers – a. Ammonia – b. Nitric acid – c. Ammonium nitrate – d. production of straight granulated AN and CAN – e. Ammonium sulfate – calcium nitrate – Ammonium chloride – h. Urea – Chapter 3 techniques for phosphorus fertilizers production – a. Sulphuric acid – b. Phosphoric acid – c. Monocalcium phosphate – d. Nitrophosphate fertilizers – e. Other phosphate fertilizers – Chapter 4 potash and potassium fertilizers – a. Potash – b. Potassium sulfate – c. Potassium nitrate – Chapter 5 impact of fertilizers on environment – a. Groundwater pollution – b. Environmental impact of agriculture – c. Impact of fertilizers on the environment – d. Impact of fertilizer industry on environment. Date: 2018 Availability: Items available: ASCOT Library - Bazal Campus Reference [Ref 631.8 F41 2018 c.1] (1), ASCOT Library - Bazal Campus Reference [Ref 631.8 F41 2018 c.2] (1), Place hold Add to cart (remove)
	2.	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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	3.	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] (1), Place hold Add to cart (remove)

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