Resources Tagged: Soil

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  1. Glossary - Soil Science Terms

    ThisGlossary of Soil Science Termswas an ad hoc committee of the Soil Science of America to provide a single glossary of terms for the various disciplines of soil science.
    Soil science Soil

  2. Mineral Nutrition of Plants

    One of the primary objectives of the symposium was to provide an opportunity for presentation of latest views regarding the availability of mineral nutrients in soils and mechanisms of absorption and translocation of these mineral nutrients by plants.
    Manure Plant Nutrition Mineral resources plants Soil

  3. Soils of Mainland Southeast Asia

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note #30 Editor’s Note: Peter is a freelance consultant based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with a M.Sc. in Agriculture from Leipzig, Germany. Peter is a former researcher in “The Uplands Program,” a collaborative research program between Hohenheim University (Germany),...
    Soil Acidic Soil Asia

  4. Soil Density (Intro to Soil Science Session 2 Part 1)

    This video is Session 2 part 1 of our ongoing training on "Introduction to Soil Science." This training gives a broad overview and introduction to some basic soil characteristics: phases (solid, liquid, gas), texture, density, structure, reaction (pH), plant-water relationships, organic matter,...
    Soil Soil science Asia

  5. Putting Biochar to Use at the Edge: Quality, Soils and Measurement

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 35. Dr. Michael Shafer is a retired Professor of Political Science from Rutgers University in the USA who founded the Warm Heart Foundation in 2008. After first learning about biochar at an ECHO conference in 2013, Warm Heart began to design and test improved...
    Soil Biochar

  6. Out of the Earth: Civilization and the Life of the Soil

    As the crucible of life, the source and final resting place of everything that grows, soil inspires reverence not only in the peasant who derives his daily bread from it, but also in the scientist who contemplates its meaning as the place where life and death meet and exchange vital energies.Out...
    Soil Soil Structure Soil science Soil Regions Water Supply

  7. Soil Amendments for Healthier Soils

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 36. Soil chemical, physical, and biological properties range from those highly favorable to plant growth to those highly unfavorable to plant growth. It is rare—especially in the tropics—to find a soil in its natural state in which all properties are highly...
    Soil Soil Fertility Soil Health Asia

  8. Soil Survey of Lee County, Florida

    1984-01-12 Major fieldwork for this Lee County, Florida soil survey was completed in 1981 withsoil names and descriptions approved at that time. 2 copies
    Soil Florida Soil Surveys

  9. Teaming With Microbes

    Key Resource 2009-01-01 Smart gardeners know that soil is anything but an inert substance. Healthy soil is teeming with life-not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains healthy...
    Soil Soil Microorganisms Organic Farming Soil Health

  10. Why is Soil Organic Matter (SOM) Important? (Intro to Soil Science Part 4)

    Why is organic matter important? What causes biological degradation? How can I assess my soil biology and how can I improve it? This training is the 4th in a series discussing soil science. This series of lectures and practical demonstrations gives a broad overview and introduction to some basic...
    Soil carbon nitrogen ratio Soil Organic Matter SOM Asia