Soil Biological Fertility: A Key to Sustainable Land Use in Agriculture / Edition 1

by Lynette K. Abbott, Daniel V. Murphy

Overview

This book presents a comprehensive scientific overview of the components and processes that underpin the biological characteristics of soil fertility. It demonstrates the interdependence of soil biological fertility with physical and chemical characteristics of soil. The book highlights the enormous diversity of life in soil and the resulting effects that management of land can have on the contribution of this diverse community to soil fertility in an agricultural context. It is becoming more relevant to explore soil biological processes in terms of their contribution to soil fertility.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402017568
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	11/30/2003
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

What is Soil Biological Fertility?.- Impact of Fauna on Chemical Transformations in Soil.- Impact of Microorganisms on Chemical Transformations in Soil.- Role of Fauna in Soil Physical Processes.- Contributions of Rhizosphere Interactions to Soil Biological Fertility.- Contributions of Rhizobia to Soil Nitrogen Fertility.- Contributions of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas to Soil Biological Fertility.- Relevance of Plant Root Pathogens to Soil Biological Fertility.- Relevance of Interactions amongst Soil Microorganisms to Soil Biological Fertility.- Managing the Soil Habitat for Enhanced Biological Fertility.- Sustainable Farming Systems and their Impact on Soil Biological Fertility - Some Case Studies.- Sustainability of Soil Management Practices - a Global Perspective.