1st Edition
Soil Analysis Handbook of Reference Methods
Edited By J. Benton Jones, Jr.
Copyright 2000
264 Pages
by
CRC Press
264 Pages
by
CRC Press
264 Pages
by
CRC Press
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For more than 30 years, soil testing has been widely used as a basis for determining lime and fertilizer needs. Today, a number of procedures are used for determining everything from soil pH and lime requirement, to the level of extractable nutrient elements. And as the number of cropped fields being tested increases, more and more farmers and growers will come to rely on soil test results. But if... Read more
Preface
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Sampling, and Sample Preparation, Measurement, Extraction, and Storage
Soil pH
Lime Requirement
Conductance, Soluble Salts, and Sodicity
Phosphorus
Major Cations (Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, and Sodium)
Micronutrients (Boron, Copper, Iron, Manganese, and Zinc)
Heavy Metals
Nitrate and Ammonium
Sulfate-Sulfur
Chloride
Organic and Humic Matter
Organic Soils and Soilless Growth Media
Quality Assurance Plans for Agricultural Testing Laboratories
Methods of Instrumental Analysis
Index
Appendix
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Sampling, and Sample Preparation, Measurement, Extraction, and Storage
Soil pH
Lime Requirement
Conductance, Soluble Salts, and Sodicity
Phosphorus
Major Cations (Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, and Sodium)
Micronutrients (Boron, Copper, Iron, Manganese, and Zinc)
Heavy Metals
Nitrate and Ammonium
Sulfate-Sulfur
Chloride
Organic and Humic Matter
Organic Soils and Soilless Growth Media
Quality Assurance Plans for Agricultural Testing Laboratories
Methods of Instrumental Analysis
Index
Appendix
Biography
Soil and Plant Analysis Council Inc.
