Managing soil quality : challenges in modern agriculture / edited by P. Schjonning, S. Elmholt, and B.T. Christensen.
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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxon ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., 2004Description: viii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN: 085199671X; 9780851996714Subject(s): Soils -- Quality | Soil management
| Sols -- Qualite | Sols -- Amenagement | Gestion des sols | Controle de qualite | Agriculture durable | Pays developpes | Pays en developpement | Protection du sol | Soil management | Soils -- Quality | Aufsatzsammlung | Bodenbearbeitung | Bodengute | Sols - Amenagement | Sols - Qualite | Bodenbearbeitung | BodenguteGenre/Form: Aufsatzsammlung.DDC classification: 631.4 LOC classification: S591 | .M323 2004Other classification: LAN 114f | LAN 117f | LAN 120f | RB 10165 | ZC 12000 | ZC 16700 Online resources: Table of contents | Table of contents | Publisher description | Inhaltsverzeichnis | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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GKVK Library | 631.4 SCH (Browse shelf) | Not for loan (Restricted Access) | 143215 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Soil Quality Management : Concepts and Terms / P. Schjonning, S. Elmholt and B.T. Christensen -- 2. Soil Quality, Fertility and Health : Historical Context, Status and Perspectives / D.L. Karlen, S.S. Andrews and B.J. Wienhold -- 3. Soil Acidity : Resilience and Thresholds / A.E. Johnston -- 4. Tightening the Nitrogen Cycle / B.T. Christensen -- 5. Phosphorus : Surplus and Deficiency / L.M. Condron -- 6. Sustainable Management of Potassium / M. Askegaard, J. Eriksen and A.E. Johnston -- 7. Developing and Maintaining Soil Organic Matter Levels / W.A. Dick and E.G. Gregorich -- 8. Microbial Diversity in Soil : Effects on Crop Health / C. Alabouvette [and others] -- 9. Biological Soil Quality from Biomass to Biodiversity : Importance and Resilience to Management Stress and Disturbance / L. Brussaard [and others] -- 10. Subsoil Compaction and Ways to Prevent It / J.J.H. Van den Akker and P. Schjonning -- 11. Management-induced Soil Structure Degradation : Organic Matter Depletion and Tillage / B.D. Kay and L.J. Munkholm -- 12. Soil Erosion : Processes, Damages and Countermeasures / G. Govers, J. Poesen and D. Goossens -- 13. Recyclable Urban and Industrial Waste : Benefits and Problems in Agricultural Use / R. Naidu, M. Megharaj and G. Owens -- 14. Pesticides in Soil : Benefits and Limitations to Soil Health / M.A. Locke and R.M. Zablotowicz -- 15. Systems Approaches for Improving Soil Quality / M.R. Carter, S.S. Andrews and L.E. Drinkwater -- 16. Implementing Soil Quality Knowledge in Land-use Planning / J. Bouma -- 17. Soil Quality in Industrialized and Developing Countries : Similarities and Differences / R. Lal -- 18. Soil Quality Management : Synthesis / P. Schjonning, S. Elmholt and B.T. Christensen.
Annotation This book identifies key issues in soil quality and management options to enhance the sustainability of modern agriculture. Topics covered include major plant nutrients (N, P, K), soil acidity, soil organic matter, soil biodiversity, soil compaction, erosion, pesticides and urban waste. All 18 chapters are written by well-established experts from Europe, North America and Australia.
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