Gregory / Nortcliff Soil Conditions and Plant Growth

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-33728-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 472 Seiten, E-Book

Building on the extremely successful and popularRussell's Soil Conditions and Plant Growth,Wiley-Blackwell is pleased to publish this completely revised andupdated edition of the soil science classic. Covering all aspectsof the interactions between plant and soil, Peter Gregory andStephen Nortcliff, along with their team of internationally-knownand respected authors, provide essential reading for all studentsand professionals studying and working in agriculture and soilscience.
Subject areas covered range from crop science and genetics; soilfertility and organic matter; nitrogen and phosphoros cycles andtheir management; properties and management of plant nutrients;water and the soil physical environment and its management; plantsand change processes in soils; management of the soil/plant system;and new challenges including food, energy and water security in achanging environment.
Providing a very timely account on how better to understand andmanage the many interactions that occur between soils and plants,Soil Conditions and Plant Growth is sure to become the bookof choice - as a recommended text for students and as an invaluablereference for those working or entering into the industry. Anessential purchase for all universities and research establishmentswhere agricultural, soil, and environmental sciences are studiedand taught.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gregory, Peter J.

Nortcliff, Stephen

Über Autor(innen)

Peter J. Gregory is Chief Executive of East Malling Research and a Professor at the Centre for Food Security, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading. He is also the author of the Wiley-Blackwell-published book, Plant Roots, and co-author of the second edition of Science and the Garden.
Stephen Nortcliff is Emeritus Professor at the Soil Research Centre, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading.