Resources Tagged: Soil Science
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Did you ever consider that with no soil there would be no life? Know Soil, Know Life will introduce you to an amazing world-the world beneath your feet. Soil is the foundation our natural living world depends on, the substance of life, the critical zone of the earth. Soil is not dirt. SOIL IS...
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1997-01-01 This publication is a brief introduction to soil solarization, a nonpesticidal method of controlling soilborne pests by placing plastic sheets on moist soil during periods of high ambient temperature. 12 pages, illustrated, photos.
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Key Resource 2019-01-20 Second edition of this classic textbook expands on the first edition to include advances made in the last four decades, bringing the topic completely up to date. The book addresses critical issues such as whether humanity can feed itself, and whether it can do so in environmentally sound and...
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2012-01-01 ECHO Best Practices Note Notebook includes other articles, illustrated
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1980-01-01 This book deals with the problems of derelict land on a global scale, and shows how the problems can be solved most effectively by a proper scientific understanding of the ecological factors which affect plant growth. Throughout the text, the viewpoint is one of a practical nature and the book...
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2013-08-26 Presented at the first meeting of the UN System Network for SUN, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013 54 pages, illustrated, photos
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1965-01-01 In this account, an attempt is made to reveal those 'treasures of wisdom and experience' which, as soil scientists, we felt most at ease in seeking; and which have not received systematic treatment elsewhere. We have not attempted to deal exhaustively with the mass of descriptive literature from...
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This textbook touches on all aspects of soil from physical properties to soil erosion and its control.
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1950-05-01 The rocks of the several geological formations are described briefly, and a correlation between the geological formations of this state and those of nearby states is made. Analyses of several samples of rocks from many of the geological formations indicated that selenium is usally present in the...
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This 4 part training gives a broad overview and introduction to some basic soil characteristics: phases (solid, liquid, gas), texture, density, structure, reaction (pH), plant-water relationships, organic matter, biology and nutrients. After some classroom discussion we went head out to into the...
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