Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Agriculture [Hardcover]

Sustainability of agricultural systems is a major global concern due to population growth and a number of environmental factors. This book addresses the key to the development of sustainable agriculture-management of soil fertility. Combining data from temperate and tropical regions, it presents a complete picture of how various soils can best be managed under widely different environmental conditions.
Soil Fertility Management for Sustainable Agriculture is an excellent reference for environmental and agricultural professionals as well as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students preparing for a career in agriculture or soil fertility management.Introduction
Sustainable Agriculture: Definitions and Goals
Factors Determining Sustainability
Soil Fertility
Essential Plant Nutrients
Criteria for Essentiality
Basis for Classification of Nutrients as Primary, Secondary, and Micronutrients
Primary Nutrients, Secondary Nutrients, and Micronutrients
Functions of Essential Nutrients in Plants
Soil the Sustainer
Soil Organic Matter
Soil Water
Soil Air
Soil Mineral Matter
Soil Colloids
Soil Living Organisms
Soil Colloids
Clay Minerals
Oxide Minerals
Organic Matter
Humus, Its Structure and Properties
C:N Ratio
Factors Affecting the Organic-Matter Content of Soils
Soil Acidity
Acids
The pH Concept
Determination of Soil pH
Active and Potential Acidity
Buffering Capacity
Nature of Soil Acidity
Factors Affecting Soil Acidity
Soil pH and Crop Production
Lime Requirement
Liming Materials
Fineness of Limestone
Soil Salinity and Sodicity
Coverage and Special Features
Criteria for Determining Salinity/Sodicity
Classification
Reclamation and Management of Saline Soils
Crop Production on Saline Soils
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