Handbook of Soil and Plant

by W L Gusau

ISBN: 9789387642188
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Imprint : Agri Horti Press
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 9495.00
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About The Book

Soil Nutrition and Plants is the study of both Botany and Bio-science which explain clearly about the general plant life cycle. These studies emphasize the relationship between plants and its environment. Soil organisms, in turn, promote organic carbon degradation and catalyze the release of nutrients required for plant growth. The stability and productivity of agricultural ecosystems rely on efficient functioning of these and other processes, whereby carbon and nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus are recycled. Soil is a natural body comprised of solids, liquid, and gases that occurs on the land surface, occupies space, and is characterized by one or both of the following: horizons, or layers, that are distinguishable from the initial material as a result of additions, losses, transfers, and transformations of energy and matter or the ability to support rooted plants in a natural environment. Soil is a thin layer of material on the Earth's surface in which plants have their roots. It is made up of many things, such as weathered rock and decayed plant and animal matter. Soil is formed over a long period of time. Soil Formation takes place when many things interact, such as air, water, plant life, animal life, rocks, and chemicals. Hope this book will be useful for the students, teachers and researchers in the field of soil and plant.

Table of Contents

Preface v 1. Properties of Soil 1 2. Classification of Soil 36 3. Soil and Water Conservation 78 4. Health Nutrition of Soil and Plant 113 5. Plant Nutrition and Soil Composition 155 6. Constituents of Plants 190 7. Plant Water Relationship 216 Index 260