Soil conditions and plant growth /
Russell, E. Walter
Soil conditions and plant growth / E. Walter Russell - 10th edition - London : Longman, c1973 - xviii, 849 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Historical and introductory
The food of plants
The individual nutrients needed by plants
Quantitative studies on plant growth
The composition of the soil
The constitution of clay minerals
The cation and anion holding powers of soils
The interaction of clay with water and organic compounds
The physiology of the microbial population
The organisms composing the population
The soil fauna other than protozoa
The general ecology of the soil population
The association between plants and micro-organism
The decomposition of plant material
The composition of the soil organic matter
The nitrogen cycle in the soil
The temperature of the soil
The soil atmosphere
The water in soils
Water and crop growth
Soil structure and soil tilth
The development and functioning of plant roots in soil
The sources of plant nutrients in the soil
The chemistry of waterlogged soils
The formation and classification of soils
The management of irrigated saline and alkali soils
The general principles of soil management
Includes bibliographical references and index
0582440483
Soil science.
Crops and soils.
631.4 / RUS
Soil conditions and plant growth / E. Walter Russell - 10th edition - London : Longman, c1973 - xviii, 849 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Historical and introductory
The food of plants
The individual nutrients needed by plants
Quantitative studies on plant growth
The composition of the soil
The constitution of clay minerals
The cation and anion holding powers of soils
The interaction of clay with water and organic compounds
The physiology of the microbial population
The organisms composing the population
The soil fauna other than protozoa
The general ecology of the soil population
The association between plants and micro-organism
The decomposition of plant material
The composition of the soil organic matter
The nitrogen cycle in the soil
The temperature of the soil
The soil atmosphere
The water in soils
Water and crop growth
Soil structure and soil tilth
The development and functioning of plant roots in soil
The sources of plant nutrients in the soil
The chemistry of waterlogged soils
The formation and classification of soils
The management of irrigated saline and alkali soils
The general principles of soil management
Includes bibliographical references and index
0582440483
Soil science.
Crops and soils.
631.4 / RUS