Soil conditions and plant growth / by E. Walter Russell.
By: Russell, Edward W. (Edward Walter).
Contributor(s): Russell, Edward J. (Edward John).
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Longman, 1973Edition: 10th ed.Description: xviii, 849 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0582440483.Subject(s): SOILS | SOIL SCIENCE | NUTRIENTS | PLANTS | GROWTH | WATER | SOIL WATER | NUTRIENT CYCLES | BOTANY | AGRICULTURE | SOCIAL ASPECTS | NITROGEN COMPOUNDS | POTASSIUM | INORGANIC COMPOUNDS | FUNGI | CLASSIFICATIONS | ALGAE | ANATOMY | POPULATION BIOLOGYHoldings: GRETA POINT: 581.14:631.4 RUSItem type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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First to seventh editions by Edward John Russell.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface to tenth edition -- 1. Historical and introductory -- 2. The food of plants -- 3. The individual nutrients needed by plants -- 4. Quantitative studies on plant growth -- 5. The composition of the soil -- 6. The constitution of clay minerals -- 7. The cation and anion holding powers of soils -- 8. The interaction of clay with water and organic compounds -- 9. The physiology of the microbial population -- 10. The organisms composing the population -- 11. The soil fauna other than protozoa -- 12. The general ecology of the soil population -- 13. The association between plants and micro-organisms -- 14. The decomposition of plant material -- 15. The composition of the soil organic matter -- 16. The nitrogen cycle in the soil -- 17. The temperature of the soil -- 18. The soil atmosphere -- 19. The water in soils -- 20. Water and crop growth -- 21. Soil structure and soil tilth -- 22. The development and functioning of plant roots in soil -- 23. The sources of plant nutrients in the soil: Phosphate -- 24. The sources of plant nutrients in soils -- 25. The chemistry of waterlogged soils -- 26. The formation and classification of soils -- 27. The management of irrigated saline and alkali soils -- 28. The general principles of soil management -- Appendix 1. Description of the Rothamsted and Woburn soils -- Appendix 2. Conversion factors for units used in the text -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
For students, researchers and workers in the field of agriculture, horticulture and soil science.
GRETA POINT: 581.14:631.4 RUS
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