Resources Tagged: Soil Science
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1997-01-01 This publication is a brief introduction to soil solarization, a nonpesticidal method of controlling soilborne pests by placing plastic sheets on moist soil during periods of high ambient temperature. 12 pages, illustrated, photos.
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Key Resource 2019-01-20 Second edition of this classic textbook expands on the first edition to include advances made in the last four decades, bringing the topic completely up to date. The book addresses critical issues such as whether humanity can feed itself, and whether it can do so in environmentally sound and...
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This textbook touches on all aspects of soil from physical properties to soil erosion and its control.
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1986-01-01 The purpose of this manual is to assemble in one book the basic concepts needed for successful planning and development of freshwater fish culture, and to introduce them in a simple way.
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Degradation of soils continues at a pace that will eventually create a local, regional, or even global crisis when diminished soil resources collide with increasing climate variation. It's not too late to restore our soils to a more productive state by rediscovering the value of soil management,...
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1956-01-01 This book presents a clear account of the principles and practice of the methods of growing without soil, which will start the feet of the beginner on the right path and save him from many pitfalls.
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Did you ever consider that with no soil there would be no life? Know Soil, Know Life will introduce you to an amazing world-the world beneath your feet. Soil is the foundation our natural living world depends on, the substance of life, the critical zone of the earth. Soil is not dirt. SOIL IS...
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1976-01-19 The proper management of soils in the tropics is one of the critical and least understood components in the worldwide race between food production and population growth. This book compiles the available information on properties and management of tropical soils, with emphasis on ways to increase...
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Conservation agriculture―consisting of four components including permanent soil cover, minimum soil disturbance, diversified crop rotations and integrated weed management―is considered the principal pathway to sustainable agriculture and the conservation of natural resources and the environment....