Soil Science

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Plant Roots: The Hidden Half, Fourth Edition
Published:
April 17, 2013
Editor(s):
Amram Eshel; Tom Beeckman
The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true with the advancements brought on by the sequencing of whole genomes of model organisms and the development of " …
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Pedodiversity
Published:
April 08, 2013
Editor(s):
Juan José Ibáñez; James G. Bockheim
Soil diversity (pedodiversity) is part of our natural and cultural heritage. The preservation of the pedosphere is essential for the protection of the biosphere and the Earth’s systems, the regulation of climate, and for world food security. In this book, reputed international experts discuss the …
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Agricultural Automation: Fundamentals and Practices
Published:
March 22, 2013
Editor(s):
Qin Zhang; Francis J. Pierce
Agricultural automation is the core technology for computer-aided agricultural production management and implementation. An integration of equipment, infotronics, and precision farming technologies, it creates viable solutions for challenges facing the food, fiber, feed, and fuel needs of the human …
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Sustainable Soil Management
Published:
March 22, 2013
Editor(s):
Deirdre Rooney
Changing land-use practices and the role of soil biological diversity has been a major focus of soil science research over the past couple of decades—a trend that is likely to continue. The information presented in this book points to a holistic approach to soil management. The first part looks at …
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Precision Farming: Soil Fertility and Productivity Aspects
Published:
February 19, 2013
Author(s):
K. R. Krishna
Precision farming involves soil fertility and crop growth monitoring, electronic equipment, remote sensing, global information and positioning systems, computer models, decision support systems, variable-rate technology, and accurate recordkeeping. This book on precision techniques provides …
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Drought, Risk Management, and Policy: Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
Published:
January 28, 2013
Editor(s):
Linda Courtenay Botterill; Geoff Cockfield
Australia and the United States face very similar challenges in dealing with drought. Both countries cover a range of biophysical conditions, both are federations that provide considerable responsibility to state governments for water and land management, and both face the challenges in balancing …
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Soils and Human Health
Published:
December 12, 2012
Editor(s):
Eric C. Brevik; Lynn C. Burgess
Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields of scientific and medical study. Soils and Human Health brings together authors from diverse fields with an interest in soils and human …
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Organic Compounds in Soils, Sediments & Sludges: Analysis and Determination
Published:
November 29, 2012
Author(s):
T Roy Crompton
The increasing awareness of the effects of pollutants in the eco-system and on the development of suitable methods of analysis has stimulated a lot of research recently. This volume comprehensively discusses the range of methods available for the analysis and determination of organic compounds in …
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Historical Agriculture and Soil Erosion in the Upper Mississippi Valley Hill Country
Published:
November 21, 2012
Author(s):
Stanley W. Trimble
"This thought-provoking book demonstrates how processes of landscape transformation, usually illustrated only in simplified or idealized form, play out over time in real, complex landscapes. Trimble illustrates how a simple landscape disturbance, generated in this case by agriculture, can spread an …
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Biosequestration and Ecological Diversity: Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change and Environmental Degradation
Published:
October 18, 2012
Author(s):
Wayne A. White
Increased throughput of carbon-based fossil energy, the destruction of Earth’s forests, and other land use changes have resulted in ever higher levels of waste in the form of greenhouse gases—as well as a diminished capacity of the planet to absorb and store those wastes. This means that to avoid …
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