Soil fertility /

Millar, Charles Ernest, 1885-

Soil fertility / by C.E. Millar - New York: Wiley, c1955. - x, 436 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents

1. The development of agriculture

2. Essential for plant growth

3. The soil solution and nutrients absorption by plants

4. Colloid and soil production

5. Soil reaction and liming

6. Soil organic matter

7. Nitrogen and crop production

8. Phosphorus

9. Potassium

10. Calcium and magnesium

11. Sulfur

12. Micro and some non essential nutrients

13. Soil deficiency and determination of nutrients needs of crops

14. Activities of soil organisms that affect productivity

15. Green manure, crop residue and composts

16. Animal manures

17. Contribution of commercial fertilizers and soil amendments

18. Rotation and farming system

17. A summary of old field experiments

18. Rotations and farming systems

19. A summary of old field experiments




Includes bibliographical references and index


Soil fertility

631. 422 / MIL