Plant nutrition and soil fertility manual
By: J. Benton Jones, Jr
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781439816097
Subjects: Plants; Nutrition; Soil fertility; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Soil fertility principles; title: Plant nutrition principles; title: The plant root; title: How to be a diagnostician; title: Soil taxonomy, horizontal characteristics, and clay minerals; title: Physical properties of soils; title: Physiochemical properties of soil; title: Soil pH. Its determination and interpretation; title: Soil organic matter; title: Major essential plant elements; title: Micronutrients considered essential to plants; title: Elements considered beneficial to plants; title: Elements considered toxic to plants; title: Trace elements found in plants; title: Soil testing; title: Plant analysis and tissue testing; title: Lime and liming materials; title: Inorganic chemical fertilizers and their properties; title: Organic fertilizers and their properties; title: Fertilizer placement; title: Soil water, irrigation, and water quality; title: Hydroponics; title: Soilless rooting and/or growing media; title: Organic farming/gardening; title: Weather and climatic conditions; title: Best management practices (BMPs).