Sustainable management of soil organic matter /

• Corporate Author: Sustainable Management Of Soil Organic Matter
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2001.
• Subjects: Humus > Congresses.; Sustainable agriculture > Congresses.; Soil Biology.; Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy.; Soil Fertility.; Fertilizers and other Amendments.; Carbon.; Carbon sequestration.; Chemical composition.; Cycling.; Litter (plant); Manures.; Nitrogen.; Nutrient availability.; Organic matter.; Plant residues.; Rhizosphere.; Soil amendments.; Soil biology.; Soil chemistry.; Soil fauna.; Soil fertility.; Soil flora.; Soil management.; Soil organic matter.; Sustainability.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Item Description: Based upon papers offered at a meeting held in Edinburgh in September 1999.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 440 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book is divided into 6 sections: organic matter and sustainability; modelling soil organic matter dynamics - global challenges; soil organic matter management - the roles of residue quality in C sequestration and N supply; the role of soil organic matter and manures in sustainable nutrient cycling; implications of soil biodiversity for sustainable organic matter management; and soil teeming with life - new frontiers for soil science.