Agronomic Handbook

Management of Crops, Soils and Their Fertility

J. Benton Jones, Jr., Jr., J. Benton Jones

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2002
• Print ISBN: 9780849308970
• eBook ISBN: 9781420041507
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Many agronomic reference books either focus on a single crop, several related crops, or specific soil topics but not on a full range of both crop and soil subjects. This unique handbook covers both major agronomic fields. Containing essential data and information on the culture of the world's major agronomic grain, oil, fiber, and sugar crops grown

Table of contents

• Front cover
• Preface
• Author
• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Illustrations
• Part I: Agronomic Crops
• Chapter 1. Production of Major Grain, Food, Oil, Fiber, and Sugar Crops
• Chapter 2. Grain Crops
• Chapter 3. Nut, Bean, and Oil Crops
• Chapter 4. Cotton ( spp.) Fiber
• Chapter 5. Sugar Beet ( L. spp.)
• Part II: Soil Classifications and Physical Characteristics
• Chapter 6. Major Soil Classification Systems
• Part III: Soils and Their Properties
• Chapter 7. Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of Soils
• Part IV: Soil Analysis and Treatment
• Chapter 8. Soil pH, Liming, and Liming Materials
• Chapter 9. Fertilizers
• Chapter 10. Plant Mineral Nutrition
• Part V: Diagnostic Procedures for Soil and Plant Analysis
• Chapter 11. Soil Analysis
• Chapter 12. Plant Analysis
• Part VI: Reference Materials and Appendices
• Chapter 11. Weights, Measures, and Conversion Factors
• Appendix A: Soil/Plant Definitions
• Appendix B: Botanical Definitions
• Appendix C: Nutrient Element Requirements for Several Agronomic Crops (based on crop removal and/or growth response)
• Appendix D: Troublesome Weeds
• Appendix E: Legumes: Nutrient Element Deficiency Symptoms
• Appendix F; Characteristics of Essential Nutrient Elements
• Book List
• Index
• Back cover