Soil science and management

Optimizing the Soil Physical Environment Toward Greater Crop Yields contains the proceedings of an invitational panel convened during the International Symposium on Soil-Water Physics and Technology held at The Hebrew University Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot, Israel, August 29 to September 5, 1971.

Soil and Water: Physical Principles and Processes describes the physical principles governing the soil-water system and particularly the sequence of processes constituting the cycle of water in the field.

The Soil-Plant System in Relation to Inorganic Nutrition focuses on the soil-plant system in relation to the inorganic nutrition of plants.

Applications of Soil Physics deals with the applications of soil physics and covers topics ranging from infiltration and surface runoff to groundwater drainage, evaporation from bare-surface soils, and uptake of soil moisture by plants.

Soil Biology brings together the microbiological, botanical, and zoological aspects of soil biology.

Plant Physiology, Volume III: Inorganic Nutrition of Plants deals with the inorganic nutrition and metabolism of plants.

Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally, and more particularly in the developing regions.

Tillage agriculture has led to widespread soil and ecosystem degradation globally, and more particularly in the developing regions.

This contributed volume gives a state-of-the-art overview of microplastics and nanoplastics (MPs and NPs) in soils and their relationship with growing plants.

Maize is one of the most generally grown cereal crops at global level, followed by wheat and rice.

International concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental communities of xenobiotics in foods and in both abiotic and biotic environments over traces has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published research papers and progress reports, and archival documentations.

A Comprehensive Database of Tests on Axially Loaded Driven Piles in Sands reviews the critical need to develop better load-test databases for piles driven in sands.

Minimize loss of revenue and the downtime of critical assets by avoiding foundation cracking, poor bonds, and initial alignment changes.

This ebook has been optimised for tablets.

Whether it's a small citrus plant or a large vine, conservatory plants are more popular than ever.

ICARDA has the serious and urgent responsibility for increasing the quantity and availability of food in the extensive North Africa-West Asia region, and therefore must give high priority to optimising the use of soil water and nitrogen which are considered to be among the main limiting factors to production.

This book presents an important contribution to the knowledge of the banana soils of Venezuela.

The soil is one of the great unsung disappearing resources, with over 100m tonnes being destroyed every year.

This publication deals with soil erosion and sedimentation.

Interest in arsenic in ground water has greatly increased in the past decade because of the increased awareness of human health effects and the costs of avoidance or treatment of ground water supplies used for consumption.

Soil Formation deals with qualitative and quantitative aspects of soil formation (or pedogenesis) and the underlying chemical, biological, and physical processes.

As we transition into the 21st century, it is apparent that this is an exciting time for environmental engineers and scientists studying remediation technologies.

Several long-term trends in technology evolution have become apparent since these symposia began in 1989.

Recognized experts present incisive analysis of both fundamental and applied problems in this continuation of a highly acclaimed series.

Recognized experts present incisive analysis of both fundamental and applied problems in this continuation of a highly acclaimed series.

As the demand for healthy and sustainable food options increases, organic farming is becoming a viable alternative to conventional farming practices that traditionally rely heavily on synthetic inputs.

Desde la Raíz es una obra fascinante que sumerge al lector en las raíces del conocimiento y la innovación.

Explores the molecular, biochemical, functional, structural, and developmental mechanisms of pH in plant growth.

According to the United Nations, 77 million people are expected to face water shortage by 2025, if people continue to use water at the current rate.

Recognition of the importance of soil organic matter (SOM) in soil health and quality is a major part of fostering a holistic, preventive approach to agricultural management.

A perpetual bestseller, this third edition explores environmental quality from the perspective of soil science.

Digital soil assessments and beyond contains papers presented at the 5th Global Workshop on Digital Soil Mapping, held 10-13 April 2012 at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Soil Reinforcement for Anchor Plates and Uplift Response presents a comprehensive and rigorous review of the current knowledge in soil improvement for anchor plates, and is based on original research that includes experimental data on how to enhance uplift response of soil anchor plates by using several soil reinforcement methods.

This book introduces basic and practical information on fertigation to researchers, extension agents and growers.

This edited book collates the research done mainly in Africa on vermicomposting and related technologies that can assist African smallholder farmers in making nutrient rich organic fertilizers from their animal and crop residue wastes.

This book is the only comprehensive summary of natural resources of Oregon and adds to World Soil Book Series state-level collection.

This book provides essential insights into methods and practices of 'Climate-smart Agriculture,' which is driven by the principles of climate resilience and smart resource use in agricultural production.

This book addresses basic and applied aspects of two nexus points of microorganisms in agro-ecosystems, namely their functional role as bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides.

This book reviews the progresses and achievements made in the past 20 years of research on soil pollution and remediation in China, and presents 50 review and research articles from all over China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Pollution is one of the most serious issues facing mankind and other life forms on earth.

The increasing human population and the associated activities have negatively influenced the ecosystems and life on earth.

This book highlights the impact of climate change on the soil microbiome and its subsequent effects on plant health, soil-plant dynamics, and the ecosphere.

Biochar Application: Essential Soil Microbial Ecology outlines the cutting-edge research on the interactions of complex microbial populations and their functional, structural, and compositional dynamics, as well as the microbial ecology of biochar application to soil, the use of different phyto-chemical analyses, possibilities for future research, and recommendations for climate change policy.

Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Second Edition, presents key aspects of soil chemistry in environmental science, including dose responses, risk characterization, and practical applications of calculations using spreadsheets.

This book focuses on a representative example and one of the world's largest steppe conversions, and provides a detailed overview of the results of the BMBF-funded research project KULUNDA.

The cropping system is one of the important components of sustainable agriculture, since it provides more efficient nutrient cycling.

Herbicides constitute about 60% of the total pesticides consumed globally.

This book reviews the distribution of soils across Egypt, their history, genesis, pollution and management.

This thoughtful and provocative book provides a concise, up-to-date presentation of how current and projected future phosphorus scarcity will affect legume growth and their symbiotic nitrogen-fixing capabilities.

This book combines multidisciplinary studies on the environmental consequences of intensified use of land and water, and the fusion of land to provide food for a growing population.