Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management : : A Global Perspective / / edited by Joann K. Whalen.

Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management: A Global Perspective presents 15 invited chapters written by leading soil fertility experts. The book is organized around three themes. The first theme is Soil Mapping and Soil Fertility Testing, describing spatial heterogeneity in soil...

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Place / Publishing House:Rijeka, Croatia : : InTech,, 2012.
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 306 pages) :; maps, charts, illustrations
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Other title:Soil fertility improvement and integrated nutrient management
Summary:Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management: A Global Perspective presents 15 invited chapters written by leading soil fertility experts. The book is organized around three themes. The first theme is Soil Mapping and Soil Fertility Testing, describing spatial heterogeneity in soil nutrients within natural and managed ecosystems, as well as up-to-date soil testing methods and information on how soil fertility indicators respond to agricultural practices. The second theme, Organic and Inorganic Amendments for Soil Fertility Improvement, describes fertilizing materials that provide important amounts of essential nutrients for plants.The third theme, Integrated Nutrient Management Planning: Case Studies From Central Europe, South America, and Africa, highlights the principles of integrated nutrient management. Additionally, it gives case studies explaining how this approach has been implemented successfully across large geographic regions, and at local scales, to improve the productivity of staple crops and forages.
ISBN:9535149431
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Joann K. Whalen.