Secondary Metabolites in Soil Ecology (Soil Biology, #14)
Microbiologists and soil scientists will find this study compelling reading. It focuses on the role of bacterial, fungal and plant secondary metabolites in soil ecosystems. Our understanding of the biological function of secondary metabolites is surprisingly limited, considering our knowledge of their structural diversity and pharmaceutical activity. This book reviews functional aspects of secondary metabolite production, with a focus on interactions among soil organisms.
Soil Science
The food that nourishes us, the water that we drink and the air that we breathe all depend on soils and their life-sustaining properties. Soil Science provides an understanding of the practical application of biology, chemistry, physics and earth science principles to integrated land use and environmental protection. It deals with soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties o...
Soil-The Basis of All Terrestrial Life Ancient civilizations and cultures-Mayan, Aztec, Mesopotamian, Indus, and Yangtze-were built on good soils, surviving only as long as soils had the capacity to support them. In the twenty-first century, productive soil is still the engine of economic development and essential to human well-being. The quality of our soil resources, however, is threatened by human-induced and natural perturbations. World Soil Resources and Food Security takes an in-depth lo...
A Handbook for the Field Assessment of Land Degradation
by A Stocking and Niamh Murnaghan Michael
Scaling Methods in Soil Physics
The scaling issue remains one of the largest problems in soil science and hydrology. This book is a unique compendium of ideas, conceptual approaches, techniques, and methodologies for scaling soil physical properties. Scaling Methods in Soil Physics covers many methods of scaling that will be useful in helping scientists across a range of soil-related disciplines. The first single-source reference in this developing field, the text will help readers develop a greater understanding of how to int...
Material Cycling of Wetland Soils Driven by Freeze-Thaw Effects (Springer Theses)
by Xiaofei Yu
Freezing and thawing of soils is a common phenomenon in the winter-cold zone. The thesis titled "Material Cycling of Wetland Soils Driven by Freeze-Thaw Effects" systematically explores the freeze-thaw effects on the accumulation and release processes of carbon and nitrogen in wetland soils, which is a good step toward the investigation of biogeochemical processes in wetlands in seasonal freeze-thaw areas. It is also developing strategies aimed at global warming effects on the accumulation and r...
Developments in Palygorskite (Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, #128)
by Arieh Singer and Emilio Galan
Management of Degraded Lands and Soil Health
Methods of Soil Analysis
Elsevier's Dictionary of Soil Science: Definitions in English with French, German, and Spanish Word Translations
by A Canarache, I I Vintila, and I Munteanu
Tectonic Evolution of the Oman Mountains (Special Publications of the Geological Society, #392)
Sand and Gravel Resources of the Country Around Witham, Essex (Mineral Assessment Reports)
Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management in Horticulture
by Chittaranjan Sarangi, Hari Gour Santra, and Biswanath Sahoo
This book consists of two parts -soil fertility and nutrient management as applied to agriculture and horticulture. The first part consists of the plant nutrients- principles of their role in nutrition of horticultural crops and behavior in soil with reference to their availability. Problems of soil solution-reaction and salt content- are discussed. All the soil properties excluding two products of weathering-soil texture and depth- are subject to manipulation. These can be scientifically manage...
Soil Physics with Basic (Developments in Soil Science;0014) (Developments in Soil Science, #14)
by Senior Scientist Gaylon S Campbell and G.S. Campbell
Sand and Gravel Resources of the Country Around Coggeshall, Essex (Mineral Assessment Reports)
by S. J. Booth