Soil essentials : managing your farm's primary asset / Roger Hall.

By:

Hall, Roger

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780643095632
0643095632
1283155028
9781283155021

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Soil essentials.DDC classification:

631.494 22

LOC classification:

S599.7.A1 S65 2008eb

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Contents:

Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 The nature of Australian soils; Chapter 2 Soil pH; Chapter 3 Nutrient balance in the soil; Chapter 4 Carbon in the soil; Chapter 5 Nitrogen in the soil; Chapter 6 Phosphorus in the soil; Chapter 7 Potassium in the soil; Chapter 8 Magnesium in the soil; Chapter 9 Trace elements in the soil; Chapter 10 Soil cations; Chapter 11 Sulphur in the soil; Chapter 12 Aluminium in the soil; Chapter 13 Soil sodicity; Chapter 14 Soil analysis results; Chapter 15 Encouraging soil biological activity; Chapter 16 Earthworms; Chapter 17 Biological farming.

Summary: Soil Essentials is a practical reference for farmers and land managers covering soil issues commonly encountered at the farm level. Written in a straightforward style, it explains the principles of soil management and the interpretation of soil tests, and how to use this information to address long-term soil and enterprise viability. This book demonstrates how minerals, trace elements, organic matter, soil organisms and fertilisers affect soil, plant and animal health. It shows how to recognise soil decline, and how to repair soils affected by nutrient imbalances, depleted soil microbiology, s.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176) and index.

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Soil Essentials is a practical reference for farmers and land managers covering soil issues commonly encountered at the farm level. Written in a straightforward style, it explains the principles of soil management and the interpretation of soil tests, and how to use this information to address long-term soil and enterprise viability. This book demonstrates how minerals, trace elements, organic matter, soil organisms and fertilisers affect soil, plant and animal health. It shows how to recognise soil decline, and how to repair soils affected by nutrient imbalances, depleted soil microbiology, s.

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