Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility Manual
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Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility Manual

  1. 299 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility Manual

About this book

Like all living things, plants require nutrient elements to grow. The Plant Nutrition Manual describes the principles that determine how plants grow and discusses all the essential elements necessary for successful crop production. The nutritional needs of plants that add color and variety to our visual senses are addressed as well. Altogether, nut

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780367414238
Edition
2
eBook ISBN
9781439816103
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. About the Author
  5. Chapter 1: Introduction
  6. Chapter 2: Soil Fertility Principles
  7. Chapter 3: Plant Nutrition Principles
  8. Chapter 4: The Plant Root
  9. Chapter 5: How to be a Diagnostician
  10. Chapter 6: Soil Taxonomy, Horizontal Characteristics, and Clay Minerals
  11. Chapter 7: Physical Properties of Soils
  12. Chapter 8: Physiochemical Properties of Soil
  13. Chapter 9: Soil pH: Its Determination and Interpretation
  14. Chapter 10: Soil Organic Matter
  15. Chapter 11: Major Essential Plant Elements
  16. Chapter 12: Micronutrients Considered Essential to Plants
  17. Chapter 13: Elements Considered Beneficial to Plants
  18. Chapter 14: Elements Considered Toxic to Plants
  19. Chapter 15: Trace Elements Found in Plants
  20. Chapter 16: Soil Testing
  21. Chapter 17: Plant Analysis and Tissue Testing
  22. Chapter 18: Lime and Liming Materials
  23. Chapter 19: Inorganic Chemical Fertilizers and Their Properties
  24. Chapter 20: Organic Fertilizers and Their Properties
  25. Chapter 21: Fertilizer Placement
  26. Chapter 22: Soil Water, Irrigation, and Water Quality
  27. Chapter 23: Hydroponics
  28. Chapter 24: Soilless Rooting Growing Media
  29. Chapter 25: Organic Farming/Gardening
  30. Chapter 26: Weather and Climatic Conditions
  31. Chapter 27: Best Management Practices (BMPs)
  32. Appendix A: Glossary
  33. Appendix B: Formulation and Use of Soil Extraction Reagents
  34. Appendix C: Preparation Procedures and Elemental Content Determination for Plant Tissue
  35. Appendix D: Weights and Measures
  36. Reference Books and Texts
  37. References
  38. Back Cover

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