Sustainable management of soil organic matter [electronic resource] Edited by R. M. Rees, B. C. Ball, C. D. Campbell, C. A. Watson.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: CABI BooksPublisher: WallingfordUK CABI Publishing 2001Edition: 1Description: 440ppContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780851997155
- organic matter in soil
- plant residues
- litter (plant)
- carbon sequestration
- soil organic matter
- soil fertility
- soil biology
- nutrient availability
- soil amendments
- nutrient cycling
- cycling
- soil management
- organic matter
- carbon
- soil fauna
- nitrogen
- manures
- sustainability
- rhizosphere
- chemical composition
- soil flora
- soil chemistry
Includes some fifty edited and revised papers from an international conference on Sustainable Management of Soil Organic Matter, held by the British Society of Soil Science in Edinburgh in September 1999. The book explores the results of recent research studies examining how organic matter functions in soils, factors affecting organic matter quality and quantity and how management of organic matter can be optimised in order to achieve sustainable farming practices.
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