Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics

ISBN-13: 9781107176058 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 690 str.

Pedro A. Sanchez

Opis

Long-awaited second edition of classic textbook, brought completely up-to-date, for courses on tropical soils, and reference for scientists and professionals.

Spis treści

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgement; Part I. The Tropical Environment: 1. The natural environment of the tropics; 2. The human environment of the tropics; Part II. Pedology, Physics, Chemistry and Biology: 3. History of soil science in the tropics; 4. Soils of the tropics; 5. Functional capacity classification; 6. Soil physical properties; 7. Water; 8. Mineralogy; 9. Soil acidity; 10. Soil biology; 11. Organic carbon; Part III. Soil Fertility: 12. Soil fertility principles; 13. Nitrogen; 14. Phosphorus; 15. Sulfur; Part IV. Management Systems: 16. Soils and slash and burn agriculture; 17. Soil management in rice cultivation; 18. Soils and livestock-based tropical systems; 19. Soils and tropical tree-based systems; Index.