Russell, Edward J. 1872-1965.

Russell's soil conditions and plant growth / edited by Alan Wild - 11th edition - Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex, Eng. : New York : Longman Scientific & Technical ; John Wiley & Sons, 1988. - ix, 991 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

CONTENTS

1. Historical

2. Crop growth and development

3. Mineral nutrition of the crops

4. Growth and function of crop plants

5. Soil formation and the characteristic of the soil profile

6. The in organic component of the plant

7. Surface chemistry of the soil

8. The temperature of the soil

9. The behavior of water in the soil

10. Water and crop growth

11. The soil atmosphere

12. Soil structure, tilth and mechanical behavior

13. Management of soil physical properties

14. The management of soil physical properties

15. Ecology of soil population

16.The soil fauna other than protozoa

17. Interactions between plant roots and micro-organisms

18.Soil organic matter and its dynamics

19. Microbial transformations of nitrogen

20. Plant nutrients in soil: nitrogen

21. Plant nutrients in soil: phosphate

22. Potassium, sodium, calcium, magnessium, sulphur, silicon

23. Micronutrients and toxix elements

24. Soil survey, soil classification and land evaluation

25. Soil acidity and alkalinity

26. Flooded and poorly drained soils

27. The management of irrigated saline and sodic soils






Includes bibliographical references and index

0470207965


Soil science.
Crops and soils.

631.4 / RUS