Plant nutrition and soil fertility manual. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: J. Benton Jones, Jr.
• Other Names: Jr, Jones, J. Benton, 1930-
• Contents: Soil fertility principles -- Plant nutrition principles -- The plant root -- How to be a diagnostician -- Soil taxonomy, horizontal characteristics, and clay minerals -- Physical properties of soils -- Physiochemical properties of soil -- Soil pH. Its determination and interpretation -- Soil organic matter -- Major essential plant elements -- Micronutrients considered essential to plants -- Elements considered beneficial to plants -- Elements considered toxic to plants -- Trace elements found in plants -- Soil testing -- Plant analysis and tissue testing -- Lime and liming materials -- Inorganic chemical fertilizers and their properties -- Organic fertilizers and their properties -- Fertilizer placement -- Soil water, irrigation, and water quality -- Hydroponics -- Soilless rooting and/or growing media -- Organic farming/gardening -- Weather and climatic conditions -- Best management practices (BMPs).
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 631.4/22; Plants -- Nutrition -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Soil fertility -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Soil Science; Plants -- Nutrition; Soil fertility; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439816103; 1439816107; 1306535085; 9781306535083
• Related ISBNs: 9781439816097; 1439816093
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.