The Intelligent Gardener

The Intelligent Gardener

Author: Steve Solomon

Publisher: New Society Publishers

Published: 2012-12-25

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 0865717184

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Presents advice on how to improve growing soil, discussing some of the current misconceptions about soil and providing the best methods for adding enhancements that will produce nutrient-dense foods.


Soil Sampling for Environmental Contaminants

Soil Sampling for Environmental Contaminants

Author: Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13:

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This report is a guide for analytical and radioanalytical laboratories. The protocols described in the report help specialists to improve the quality and reliability of their analysis. The report will help Member State laboratories in developing countries to assess environmental contamination of soils and develop strategies for remediation.


Building Soils for Better Crops

Building Soils for Better Crops

Author: Fred Magdoff

Publisher: Sare

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9781888626131

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"'Published by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, with funding from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture."


Code of Federal Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 1080

ISBN-13:

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Special edition of the Federal Register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect ... with ancillaries.


Handbook of Soil Science

Handbook of Soil Science

Author: Malcolm E. Sumner

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1999-08-31

Total Pages: 2240

ISBN-13: 9780849331367

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The Handbook of Soil Science provides a resource rich in data that gives professional soil scientists, agronomists, engineers, ecologists, biologists, naturalists, and their students a handy reference about the discipline of soil science. This handbook serves professionals seeking specific, factual reference information. Each subsection includes a description of concepts and theories; definitions; approaches; methodologies and procedures; tabular data; figures; and extensive references.


Interpreting Soil Test Results

Interpreting Soil Test Results

Author: Pam Hazelton

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1486303986

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Interpreting Soil Test Results is a practical reference enabling soil scientists, environmental scientists, environmental engineers, land holders and others involved in land management to better understand a range of soil test methods and interpret the results of these tests. It also contains a comprehensive description of the soil properties relevant to many environmental and natural land resource issues and investigations. This new edition has an additional chapter on soil organic carbon store estimation and an extension of the chapter on soil contamination. It also includes sampling guidelines for landscape design and a section on trace elements. The book updates and expands sections covering acid sulfate soil, procedures for sampling soils, levels of nutrients present in farm products, soil sodicity, salinity and rainfall erosivity. It includes updated interpretations for phosphorus in soils, soil pH and the cation exchange capacity of soils. Interpreting Soil Test Results is ideal reading for students of soil science and environmental science and environmental engineering; professional soil scientists, environmental scientists, engineers and consultants; and local government agencies and as a reference by solicitors and barristers for land and environment cases.