Schinner, Ethan

Soil fertility, renewal and preservation / Ethan Schinner. - New Orleans, LA : White Press Academic, c2020. - 331 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to soil fertility -- Soil fertility and soil productivity -- Soil and fertilizer phosphorus -- Factors affecting phosphorus availability in soils and fertilizers -- Soil fertility evaluation -- The farm in its wider connections and soil fertility -- Soils and plants nutrients -- The soil, an living organism: the ‘load limit’ in agriculture.


"Soil fertility is a concept based on the amounts of essential nutrients available to the plants. The plant nutrients involve are classified as macronutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sulphur or as micronutrients such as iron, manganese, copper, zinc, boron and molybdenum. The amount of each of these nutrients is not the only factor in determining whether there are nutrients shortage."--Back cover


9781799600046


Soil science
Fertilizers
Soil fertility
Soil productivity

S590.45 / Sch3 2020