Soil fertility / Henry D. Foth and Boyd G. Ellis.

CONTENTS.
Chapter 1
1.1 Definition and nature of soil fertility
1.2 Historical development
1.3 Soil as a nutrient reservoir
1.4 Root interception and movement of nutrients to roots
1.5 Nutrient uptake from soil
Chapter 2
2.1 Constant charge
2.2 Variable charge
2.3 Determination of charge
2.4 The charge of oil organic matter
Chapter 3
3.1 Exchangeable ion distribution
3.2 Factors affecting the cation exchange
3.3 Cation exchange capacity of soil
3.4 The effective cation exchange
Chapter 4
4.1 Determination of soil PH
4.2 The soil PH continuum
4.3 Forms of soil acidity
4.4 Reaction of soil orders
Chapter 5
5.1 The PH preference of plants
5.2 Neutralization Reactions
5.3 The lime requirements
Chapter 6
6.1 The nitrogen cycle
6.2 Biological nitrogen fixation
6.3Mineralization
6.4 Nitrification
Chapter 7
7.1 Inventory of the earth s phosphorus
7.2 Phosphorus cycling in soil development
7.3 Phosphorus in fertilized agricultural soil
Chapter 8
8.1The soil potassium cycle
8.2 Mineral weathering release of potassium
8.3 Potassium fixation
Chapter 9
9.1 Calcium
9.2 Magnesium
9.3 Sulfur
9.4 Chlorine
Chapter 10
10.1 Classification of micro nutrients
10.2 Copper and zinc
10.3 Manganese and iron
Chapter 11
11.1 Nitrogen fertilizers
11.2 Phosphorus fertilizers
11.3 Use of phosphorus fertilizers
Chapter 12
12.1 Major fertilizers
12.2 Granular fertilizers
Chapter 13
13.1 Plant -deficiency symptoms
13.2 Soil tests
Chapter 14
14.1 Fertilizers application practices
14 .2 Band application etc









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Includes bibliographical references and index.