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1 online resource (305 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition; 1.1 Definition and Nature of Soil Fertility; 1.1.1 Soil Fertility versus Plant Type; 1.1.2 The Role of Soil Fertility and Fertilizers in Soil Productivity; 1.2 Historical Development; 1.2.1 Search for the Nourishment of Plants; 1.2.2 Some Early Developments in America; 1.2.3 Discovery of Essential and Toxic Elements; 1.2.4 Fertilizer Development; 1.2.5 Recent and Current Developments; 1.2.6 Genetic Improvements to Cope with Mineral Stress; 1.3 Soil as a Nutrient Reservoir |
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1.3.1 Soil Nutrients versus Plant Needs1.3.2 The Soil Solution and Available Nutrients; 1.3.3 Nutrient Supplying Power; 1.4 Root Interception and Movement of Nutrients to Roots; 1.4.1 Root Interception; 1.4.2 Mass Flow; 1.4.3 Diffusion; 1.4.4 Relative Importance of Root Interception, Mass Flow, and Diffusion; 1.5 Nutrient Uptake From Soils; 1.5.1 Root Morphology and Nutrient Uptake; 1.5.2 Carrier Theory of Ion Uptake; 1.5.3 Nutrient Uptake and Plant Growth; 1.5.4 Root and Soil Interaction; 1.6 Importance of Fertilizers; 1.6.1 Role of Fertilizers in Food Production; 1.6.2 Future Needs |
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2.6.1 Mica, Weathered Mica, and Vermiculite2.6.2 Smectites; 2.6.3 Hydroxy-Aluminum Interlayered Vermiculite and Smectite; 2.6.4 Chlorites; 2.6.5 Illite; 2.7 Variable Charge 1:1 Layer Phyllosilicates; 2.7.1 The 1:1 Layer Structure; 2.7.2 Kaolinite; 2. 7.3 Halloysite; 2.8 Variable Charge Short-Range Order Aluminosilicates; 2.9 Variable Charge Oxide Minerals; 2.9.1 Gibbsite; 2.9.2 Iron Oxides; 2.10 Charge Characteristics of Soils; 2.11 Summary; References; Chapter 3 Ion Adsorption, Exchange, and Fixation; 3.1 Exchangeable Ion Distribution Near Charged Surfaces |
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3.1.1 Ion Distribution Near a Negatively Charged Surface3.1.2 Ions in the Bulk Solution; 3.2 Factors Affecting the Cation Exchange Capacity; 3.2.1 Role of Clay and Organic Matter; 3.2.2 Role of Silt; 3.3 Cation Exchange Capacity of Soils; 3.3.1 Mineral Soil Orders; 3.3.2 Organic Soils; 3.4 The Effective Cation Exchange Capacity; 3.4.1 The Effective Cation Exchange Capacity Profile; 3.4.2 Management of the Cation Exchange Capacity; 3.5 Characteristics of Cation Exchange Reactions; 3.5.1 Effects of Valence and Hydration; 3.5.2 Complimentary Ion Effect; 3.5.3 Dilution Effect |
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ReferencesChapter 2 Charge Properties; 2.1 Constant Charge; 2.1.1 The 2: 1 Layer Structure; 2.1.2 Isomorphous Substitution; 2.2 Variable Charge; 2.2.1 Variable Charge Minerals; 2.2.2 Zero Point of Charge; 2.2.3 Variable Charge of Soil Organic Matter; 2.3 Determination of Charge; 2.3.1 Cation Exchange Capacity; 2.3.2 Anion Exchange Capacity; 2.4 The Charge of Soil Organic Matter; 2.4.1 Nature of Humus; 2.4.2 Effect of Decomposition on Negative Charge; 2.5 The Mineral Weathering Sequence and Charge Development; 2.6 Constant Charge 2:1 Layer Phyllosilicates |
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3.6 The Exchange Cations in Soils |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Foth, H. D
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| ISBN |
9781351415941 |
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1351415948 |
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