soil science Books
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Encyclopedia of Soil Science
Soil as the basis of civilization, is the most important resource of the solid earth that we ...
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Encyclopedia of Soil Science
Soil as the basis of civilization, is the most important resource of the solid earth that we ...
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Encyclopedia of Soil Science
Soil as the basis of civilization, is the most important resource of the solid earth that we ...
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Glossary of Soil Science Terms, 2001 Edition
More than 1800 terms are included in this newly revised glossary. Subject matter includes ...
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Bottom Soils, Sediment, and Pond Aquaculture
soil science essential to pond aquaculture. The impact of soil-water interactions on water ...
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Soils of Tropical Forest Ecosystems
. The present book examines the contribution that forest soil science and forest ecology can make to ...
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Russian Agricultural Sciences Journal
Sciences. The journal publishes review and original contributions from all areas of agriculture, ...
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Directions in Tropical Agroforestry Research
of the tri-societies of American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science ...
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Sociology, Organic Farming, Climate Change and Soil Science
obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control, and biodiversity depletion. ...
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Irrigation of Agricultural Crops, Second Edition
Irrigation is one of the most important human activities sustaining civilization. On average, irrigated crop yields are double those from unirrigated land. It has been estimated that to meet the needs of the 8 billion population by 2025, the irrigated area must expand more than 20% and irrigated crop yields must improve by 40% above current yields. The issues and the newest technologies are ...
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Dryland Agriculture, Second Edition
Dryland agriculture is of more consequence now than ever because the world’s dependence on food produced in dryland areas is even greater. In recognition of this, and the fact that global food supply is increasingly interconnected, this volume takes a world view of dryland production continent by continent. The initial chapters of the monograph address the principles that underlie all dryland ...
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Roots and Soil Management: Interactions between Roots and the Soil
Readers will discover root-soil interactions and how to use them to manage the ...
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Soils, Society, and the Environment
Soil is a fragile, finite resource. How societies manage their soils can directly ...
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Micrometeorology in Agricultural Systems
between the upper layers of the soil profile and the lowest levels of its atmosphere. In this monograph ...
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Cool-Season Forage and Warm-Season (C4) Grasses Set
for the classroom, practitioners, crop and soil scientists, ornamental horticulturists, turf ...
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Warm-Season (C4) Grasses
The only review of warm season and tropical grasses that covers all the major genera.' - James P. Muir, Texas A&M University Research and Extension Center The warm season grasses are the major forage resources for ruminant livestock production in the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. In the U.S. warm season grasses are also playing a major role in prairie restoration. A companion ...
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Agroecosystems Analysis
Leading scientists look beyond the simple production paradigm and present a more holistic approach aimed at ensuring sustainability through understanding the biological, ecological, economic, and social dimensions of agroecosystems. Detailed analyses include multidimensional thinking, multifunctional economic analysis, whole-farm planning, agricultural conservation at the landscape scale, ...
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Soybeans: Improvement, Production, and Uses, Third Edition
The complete sourcebook for soybean information, this monograph combines concise information and the scope of a monograph. Topics include morphology, production, disease, management, genomics and genetic improvement, economics and marketing, processing and use, and even the role of soybean in human health. Soybean is a global crop and the contents of this edition span the breadth of its worldwide ...
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Phosphorus: Agriculture and the Environment
Phosphorus and its effect on the environment have become hotly contested issues by watershed managers, farmers, lakeside property owners, regulatory agencies, and politicians. This 1121 page monograph is a thorough discussion by 78 experts on topics ranging from the properties and sources of phosphorus in agriculture to strategies for its management in the environment. Learn about phosphorus and ...
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Improving the Productivity and Sustainability of Rice-Wheat Systems: Issues and Impacts
IRRI, CIMMYT, and ASA-CSSA-SSSA brought together world experts to explore the future of the global food supply in the context of one of the most widely used production systems. Rice-wheat rotation in the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Asia is a system where Green Revolution gains are probably not repeatable and must give way to new solutions to issues of malnutrition, sustainability, and economic ...
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