Experimental Soil Fertility and Biology
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Experimental Soil Fertility and Biology

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Experimental Soil Fertility and Biology

About this book

Soil fertility and plant nutrition is an applied science that integrates knowledge across all disciplines of soil and plant sciences to provide nutrients effectively and efficiently to plants. Efficient use of nutrients is required not only to maximize agricultural production but also to protect air, soil, and water quality as well as the natural resources involved in providing fertilizers to support agricultural production.

This book, Experimental Soil Fertility and Biology, by Dr. A. S. Mailappa, is truly a tour de force of condensation of the essentials of scientific knowledge and approaches to soil science and discusses the various aspects of soil fertility and crop nutrition with a focus on collection, preparation, and analysis of essential plant nutrients in soil, plant, and water.

This book is unique, written in a simple and lucid manner and covering all aspects of soil fertility and biology in comprehensive chapters. This book is organized to facilitate rapid location of information, while being written in a readable style. The topics and discussion in this self-contained book are practical and user-friendly, yet comprehensive enough to cover material presented in upper-level soil and plant science courses. It allows practitioners with general background knowledge to feel confident applying the principles presented to soil/crop production systems.

Readership: students / teachers / researchers / practitioners of agricultural universities/ institutes, engaged in teaching, research and extension activities related to agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and other allied disciplines.

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032553207
eBook ISBN
9781000933574
Topic
Ciencias biológicas
Subtopic
Botánica

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Author Biography
  9. Glossary
  10. 1 Good Laboratory Practices and Laboratory Safety: OECD (1998)
  11. 2 Basic Principles of Analytical Techniques and Instrumental Methods
  12. 3 Analytical Chemistry: Basic Concepts
  13. 4 Laboratory Vessels and Their Uses
  14. 5 Basic Techniques of Analytical Chemistry
  15. 6 Preparation of Primary Standard Solutions
  16. 7 Preparation of Secondary Standard Solution of an Acid
  17. 8 Preparation of Secondary Standard Solution of a Base
  18. 9 Working Principle of Some Important Instruments: (Smith, 1990; Robinson et al., 2014)
  19. 10 Collection and Preparation of Soil Samples for Laboratory Analysis
  20. 11 Estimation of Soil pH
  21. 12 Estimation of Electrical Conductivity of Soil
  22. 13 Estimation of Organic Carbon Content of Soil: [Titrimetric/Walkley and Black (1934) Method]
  23. 14 Determination of Available Nitrogen in Soil: [Alkaline Permanganate/Subbiah and Asija (1956) Method]
  24. 15 Estimation of Available Phosphorus in Soil: [Bray’s Method for Acid Soils; Olsen’s Method for Neutral and Alkaline Soils]
  25. 16 Estimation of Available Potassium in Soil: [Hanway and Heidel (1952) Method]
  26. 17 Estimation of Available Sulfur in Soil: [Williams and Steinbergs (1959) Method]
  27. 18 Estimation of Available Micronutrients in Soil: [DTPA, Lindsay and Norvell (1978) Method]
  28. 19 Determination of Water-Soluble Carbonate and Bicarbonate in Soil: (Titrimetric Method)
  29. 20 Determination of Water-Soluble Chloride in Soil: (Argentimetric Method)
  30. 21 Determination of Water-Soluble Calcium and Magnesium in Soil: (Complexometric Titration Method/Versenate Method)
  31. 22 Determination of Water-Soluble Sodium and Potassium in Soil: (Flame Photometric Method)
  32. 23 Determination of Cation Exchange Capacity of Soil
  33. 24 Determination of Exchangeable Potassium in Soil
  34. 25 Determination of Exchangeable Sodium in Soil
  35. 26 Determination of Exchangeable Calcium and Magnesium in Soil
  36. 27 Determination of Lime Requirement of Soil: [Shoemaker, McLean and Pratt (SMP) Method, 1961]
  37. 28 Determination of Gypsum Requirement of Soil: [Schoonover (1952) Method]
  38. 29 Enumeration of Microorganisms in Soil: Preparation of Serial Dilution
  39. 30 Composition and Preparation of Microbiological Media
  40. 31 Sterilization Techniques: Sterilization of Media and Glassware
  41. 32 Determination of Mineralization Rate of Organic Carbon Compounds: A Measure of Microbial Activity in Soil
  42. 33 Estimation of the Nitrifying Power of Soil
  43. 34 Isolation and Quantitative Estimation of Azotobacter in Soils
  44. 35 Isolation and Quantitative Estimation of Rhizobia in Soils
  45. 36 Isolation and Purification of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi
  46. 37 Collection and Preparation of Plant Samples for Laboratory Analysis
  47. 38 Determination of Total Nitrogen in Plants: (Micro Kjeldahl Method)
  48. 39 Determination of Total Phosphorus in Plants: (Colorimetric/Vanadomolybdate Yellow Color Method)
  49. 40 Determination of Total Potassium in Plants: (Flame Photometric Method)
  50. 41 Assessment of Quality of Irrigation Water
  51. Bibliography
  52. Appendices
  53. Index