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Main Title Soils : an introduction to soils and plant growth /
Author Donahue, Roy L. ; Donahue, Roy Luther ; Miller, Raymond W. ; Shickluna, John C.
Publisher Prentice-Hall,
Year Published 1983
OCLC Number 08952259
ISBN 0138222886; 9780138222888; 0876923899; 9780876923894
Subjects Soil science ; Crops and soils ; Soil management ; Growth (Plant) ; Plants Nutrition
Additional Subjects Soil science ; Crops and soils ; Soil management
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ELBM  S591.D653 1983 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 01/01/1988
Edition 5th ed.
Collation xv, 667 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
Preface -- 1. The development of soils (Historical soils and plant science ; Soil defined ; Soil factors for plant growth ; The origins of soils ; Landforms and the classification of parent materials ; Soil formation ; The soil-forming factors ; Soil taxonomy) -- 2. Soil physical properties (Soil texture ; Soil structure ; Particle density and bulk density ; Soil porosity and permeability ; Soli color ; Soil temperature ; Tillage and plant growth ; Conservation tillage) -- 3. Soil chemical and colloidal properties (Soil clays ; Organic colloids (humus) ; Cation exchange ; Anion exchange and adsorption ; The soil reaction (pH) ; Buffering in soils) -- 4. Cell biology (A general classification of soil organisms ; Animalia ; Plantae ; Eungi ; Protista ; Monera: soil bacteria and actinomycetes ; Soil viruses ; Optimum conditions for microbe activity ; Encouraging beneficial organisms ; Controlling harmful organisms) -- 5. Soil organic matter (Composition of organic matter ; Decomposition of organic matter ; Benefits of soil organic matter ; Detrimental effects of soil organic matter ; Recycling organic materials ; Optimum levels of organic matter ; Organic farming and gardening). 6. Soil water (Water retention forces ; Soli water classification for water management ; Soil water retention ; Precise measurwement of soil water content ; Estimating water contents ; Water flow through soils ; Water uptake by plants ; Consumptive use and water efficiency ; Reducing water uses) -- 7. Soil fertility and plant nutrition (Mechanisms of nutrient uptake ; Balanced nutrition through fertilization ; Soil nitrogen gains and transformations ; Nitrogen losses from the system ; The nitrogen balance ; Soil phosphorus ; Soil potassiium ; Soil calcium ; Soil magnesium ; Soil sulfur ; Soil micronutrients) -- 8. Acid soils and lime (Why some soils are acid ; Actions of lime on acid soils ; Crop response to lime ; The composition of lime ; Lime requirement of crops ; Methods of applying lime ; Liming no-till soils ; Lime balance sheet ; Acidifying soils) -- 9. Fertilizers and optimum yields (Modern trends and economics ; Plant composition ; Nutrient-supplying capacity of soils ; Determining fertilizer needs ; Fertilizer guarantee ; Materials supplying nitrogen ; Materials supplying phosphorus ; Materials supplying potassium ; Multinutrient fertilizers ; Materails supplying other nutrients ; Fertilizer formulations ; Acidity or basicity of fertilizers ; Methods of aplying fertilizers ; Fertilizer efficiency ; Getting maximuim yields) -- 10. Soil diagnosis and fertilizer recommendations (Soil testing services for efficient production ; Soil sampling ; Technique of soil testing ; Fertilizer recommendations ; Lime recommendations ; Greenhouse soils). 11. Plant diagnosis and fertilizer recommendations (Plant diagnostic conditions ; Total plant analysis ; Green tissue analysis ; Visual nutrient deficiency symptoms) -- 12. Organic amendments, composts and specialty growth-media (Recycling animal manures ; Recycling logging and wood manufacturing residues ; Recycling industrial organic residues ; Recycling human effluents ; Recycling food processing residues ; Composts ; Specialty growth media) -- 13. Saline and sodic soil reclamation (Defining saline and sodic soils ; Salted soils and plant growth ; The salt problem and salt balance ; Reclaiming salted soils ; Salt precipitation theory ; Disposal of excess salts ; Managing salted soils) -- 14. Soils and envirionmental quality (Fertilizers ; Pesticides ; Waste waters ; Sewage sludges ; Other organic wastes ; Soluble salts ; Radionuclides ; Soil sediments). 15. Soil and sedimentation (Nature of water erosion ; Causes of water erosion of soil ; Water erosion: classification ; Factors affecting erosion by water ; Erosion tolerance ; Water erosion: control techniques ; The nature of wind erosion ; Extent and causes of wind erosion ; Factors affecting erosion by wind ; Wind erosion: control techniques) -- 16. Water resources, quality, and irrigation (Water resources ; Waters and irrigation ; Irrigation water quality ; Water needs of plants ; Amount and frequency of irrigation ; Methods of applying water ; Special irrigation techniques) -- 17. Drainage systems (Soils that need drainage ; Drainage benefits ; Drainage hazards ; Draianage system selection ; Surface draining systems ; Subsurface drainage systems ; Subirrigation through subsurface drainage systems) -- 18. Soil taxonomy (Introduction ; U.S. system of soil taxonomy ; Names in the United States system ; Diagnostic horizons of mineral soils ; Soil moisture regimes ; Terminology for "family" groupings ; Soil orders and representative profiles ; Other land areas ; Soil map of the United States ; Soil map of the world) -- 19. Soil surveys, interpretation, and land-use planning (Making a soil survey ; Soil survey report ; Soil rating systems ; Interpretation for soil uses ; Land-use planning ; Retention of agricultural soils) -- 20. Soils requiring unusual management (Managing soils unique to humid and semiarid tropics and subtropics ; Managing organic soils ; Managing acid sulfate soils ; Managing sand soils ; Managing forested soils ; Managing rangelands ; Managing soils disturbed by surface mining and construction).