Soils, Plants and Clay Minerals Mineral and Biologic Interactions /
This book considers the inter-relations between plants and minerals in an entirely new way, in that it introduces the notion of eco-engineering: i.e. the manipulation of the mineral world by the living world to the ends of the living world. These inter-relations are the basis for traditional agricul...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2010.
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03499-2 |
Table of Contents:
- The Soil Profile and its Mineralogy
- Structure of Soil Profile
- Origins of Soil Profile Formation
- Soil Classification as a function of Age, Climate, Rock type
- Identification of Clay Minerals
- Clay Mineral Properties
- Organic Matter, Clay Minerals and Soil Aggregation
- Physical Factors Affecting Soil Profiles
- Movement of Clay Material
- Stability of Clay Minerals in the Profiles
- Plants and Soils
- Chemical Action of Plants on Soil Fertility
- Manipulation of Soil Chemistry by Plants to ensure Group Supremacy
- Predicting Soil Plant Interaction
- Role of Human Activity
- History of Agriculture in Northern Europe
- Kinetics of Clay Mineral Transitions
- Ecosystem Approach to Soils.