Managing soil quality : challenges in modern agriculture /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Christensen, B. T. (Bent Tolstrup) (Editor), Elmholt, S. (Susanne) (Editor), Schjønning, P. (Per) (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2004.
Subjects:	Soil management. Soils > Quality. Erosion : Soil and Water Conservation. Human Wastes and Refuse. Industrial Wastes and Effluents. Pesticide and Drug Residues and Ecotoxicology, (New March 2000) Plant Nutrition. Pollution and Degradation. Soil Biology. Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy. Soil Fertility. Soil Management. Soil Physics. Soil Surveys and Land Evaluation. Agricultural development. Agricultural soils. Agriculture. Biodiversity. Biomass. Erosion. Industrial wastes. Land use planning. Microbial flora. Microorganisms. Nitrogen. Nontarget effects. Pesticide residues. Pesticides. Phosphorus. Plant nutrition. Potassium. Precision agriculture. Refuse. Soil acidity. Soil compaction. Soil degradation. Soil fertility. Soil organic matter. Soil structure. Soil types. Subsoil. Sustainability. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Soil Quality Management : Concepts and Terms / P. Schjønning, S. Elmholt and B.T. Christensen
Soil Quality, Fertility and Health : Historical Context, Status and Perspectives / D.L. Karlen, S.S. Andrews and B.J. Wienhold
Soil Acidity : Resilience and Thresholds / A.E. Johnston
Tightening the Nitrogen Cycle / B.T. Christensen
Phosphorus : Surplus and Deficiency / L.M. Condron
Sustainable Management of Potassium / M. Askegaard, J. Eriksen and A.E. Johnston
Developing and Maintaining Soil Organic Matter Levels / W.A. Dick and E.G. Gregorich
Microbial Diversity in Soil : Effects on Crop Health / C. Alabouvette, D. Backhouse, C. Steinberg, N.J. Donovan, V. Edel-Hermann and L.W. Burgess
Biological Soil Quality from Biomass to Biodiversity : Importance and Resilience to Management Stress and Disturbance / L. Brussaard, T.W. Kuyper, W.A.M. Didden, R.G.M. de Goede and J. Bloem
Subsoil Compaction and Ways to Prevent It / J.J.H. Van den Akker and P. Schjønning
Management-induced Soil Structure Degradation : Organic Matter Depletion and Tillage / B.D. Kay and L.J. Munkholm
Soil Erosion : Processes, Damages and Countermeasures / G. Govers, J. Poesen and D. Goossens
Recyclable Urban and Industrial Waste : Benefits and Problems in Agricultural Use / R. Naidu, M. Megharaj and G. Owens
Pesticides in Soil : Benefits and Limitations to Soil Health / M.A. Locke and R.M. Zablotowicz
Systems Approaches for Improving Soil Quality / M.R. Carter, S.S. Andrews and L.E. Drinkwater
Implementing Soil Quality Knowledge in Land-use Planning / J. Bouma
Soil Quality in Industrialized and Developing Countries : Similarities and Differences / R. Lal
Soil Quality Management : Synthesis / P. Schjønning, S. Elmholt and B.T. Christensen.