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Soil conditions and plant growth / by E. Walter Russell.

By: Russell, Edward W. (Edward Walter), 1904-1994.
Contributor(s): Russell, Edward J. (Edward John), 1872-1965.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: 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 RUS
Contents:
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.
Summary: For students, researchers and workers in the field of agriculture, horticulture and soil science.
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BOOK BOOK WELLINGTON BOOKS 581.14:631.4 RUS 1 Available B020423

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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