Plant nutrition and soil fertility manual / J. Benton Jones, Jr.

includes bibliographical references and index.

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).

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