Overview

This book identifies key issues in soil quality and management options to enhance the sustainability of modern agriculture. Topics covered include major plant nutrients (N, P, K), soil acidity, soil organic matter, soil biodiversity, soil compaction, erosion, pesticides and urban waste. All 18 chapters are written by well-established experts from Europe, North America and Australia.

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Author:   Per Schjonning ,  Bent Christensen (Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Research Centre Foulum, Tjele, Denmark) ,  Susanne Elmholt (Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Research Centre Foulum, Tjele, Denmark) ,  Bent Christensen (Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Research Centre Foulum, Tjele, Denmark)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.953kg
ISBN:  

9780851996714

ISBN 10:   085199671
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   02 December 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Soil Quality Management - Concepts and Terms, P Schjonning, S Elmholt and B T Christensen 2: Soil Quality, Fertility, and Health - Historical Context, Status and Perspectives, D L Karlen, USDA-ARS, Iowa, USA, S S Andrews, USDA-NRCS, Iowa, USA and B J Wienhold, USDA-ARS, Nebraska, USA 3: Soil Acidity - Resilience and Thresholds, A E Johnston, Rothamsted Research, Herts, UK 4: Tightening the Nitrogen Cycle, B T Christensen 5: Phosphorus - Surplus and Deficiency, L M Condron, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand 6: Sustainable Management of Potassium, M Askegaard, J Eriksen, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Tjele, Denmark and A E Johnston, Rothamsted Research, Herts, UK 7: Developing and Maintaining Soil Organic Matter Levels, W A Dick, Ohio State University, USA and E G Gregorich, Agriculture & Agri-Food, Canada 8: Microbial Diversity in Soil - Effects on Crop Health, C Alabouvette, CMSE-INRA, Dijon, France, D Backhouse, University of New England, Australia, C Steinberg, CMSE-INRA, Dijon, France, et al. 9: 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, Wageningen University, The Netherlands 10: Subsoil Compaction and Ways to Prevent It, J J H van den Akker, Wageningen University, The Netherlands and P Schjonning 11: Management-Induced Soil Structure Degradation: Organic Matter Depletion and Tillage, B D Kay, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada and L J Munkholm, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Tjele, Denmark 12: Soil Erosion - Processes, Damages and Countermeasures, G Govers, J Poesen and D Goossens, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium 13: Recyclable Urban and Industrial Waste - Benefits and Problems in Agricultural Use, R Naidu, M Megharaj and G Owens, University of South Australia, Australia 14: Pesticides in Soil: Benefits and Limitations to Soil Health, M A Locke and R M Zablotowicz, USDA-ARS, Mississippi, USA 15: Systems Approaches for Improving Soil Quality, M R Carter, Agriculture & Agri-Food, Canada, S S Andrews, USDA-NRCS, Iowa, USA and L E Drinkwater, Cornell University, NY, USA 16: Implementing Soil Quality Knowledge in Land Use Planning, J Bouma, Wageningen University, The Netherlands 17: Soil Quality in Industrialized and Developing Countries: Similarities and Differences, R Lal, Ohio State University, USA 18: Soil Quality Management - Synthesis, P Schjonning, S Elmholt and B T Christensen

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The editors of this book have succeeded in compiling perhaps the most focused technically based book on soil quality published to date. Robert E Sojka and Pedro Sanchez, Soil Science, 169(12), 2004

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