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Soil Organic Matter and Biological Activity
Vaughan, D.. Ed(S): Malcolm, R.E.
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Description for Soil Organic Matter and Biological Activity
Paperback. Editor(s): Malcolm, R.E. Series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences. Num Pages: 469 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 741.
It has long been recognized that soil organic matter is the key to soil fertility. As a nutrient store it gradually provides essential elements which the soil cannot retain for long in inorganic form. It buffers growing plants against sudden changes in their chemical environment and preserves moisture in times of drought. It keeps the soil in a friable, easily penetrated physical condition, well-aerated and free draining, providing young seedlings with an excellent medium for growth. But it has another property, the nature and extent of which have been the subject of argu ment and controversy ever since scientists began ... Read more
It has long been recognized that soil organic matter is the key to soil fertility. As a nutrient store it gradually provides essential elements which the soil cannot retain for long in inorganic form. It buffers growing plants against sudden changes in their chemical environment and preserves moisture in times of drought. It keeps the soil in a friable, easily penetrated physical condition, well-aerated and free draining, providing young seedlings with an excellent medium for growth. But it has another property, the nature and extent of which have been the subject of argu ment and controversy ever since scientists began ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
469
Condition
New
Series
Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
Number of Pages
469
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401087575
SKU
V9789401087575
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