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Soil Health, Soil Biology, Soilborne Diseases and Sustainable Agriculture provides readily understandable information about the bacteria, fungi, nematodes and other soil organisms that not only harm food crops but also help them take up water and nutrients and protect them from root diseases. Comple...
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CSIRO Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Clayton, Vic. |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Soil Health, Soil Biology, Soilborne Diseases and Sustainable Agriculture provides readily understandable information about the bacteria, fungi, nematodes and other soil organisms that not only harm food crops but also help them take up water and nutrients and protect them from root diseases. Complete with illustrations and practical case studies, it provides growers and their consultants with holistic solutions for building an active and diverse soil biological community capable of improving soil structure, enhancing plant nutrient uptake and suppressing root pests and pathogens.--COVER. |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 257 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), forms ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-245) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781486303045 (paperback) : 1486303048 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | QH84 |
| CLC: |
S154-161.1 S154.1-161.1 |
| Call Number: | S154.1-161.1/S861 |
| Contents: | Introduction : Soil health, soil biology, sustainable agriculture and evidence-based information -- Soil physical, chemical and biological properties, and the key role of organic matter in promoting soil and plant health -- Organisms in the soil food web and their functions -- Soilborne diseases : a major impediment to crop production -- Impact of natural enemies on soilborne pathogens -- A practical guide to improving soil health and reducing losses from soilborne diseases -- Grain farming systems to improve soil health and enhance biological suppression of soilborne diseases -- Annual and perennial pastures to improve soil health in grain-cropping systems -- Yield decline of sugarcane : a soil health problem overcome by modifying the farming system -- Vegetable farming systems : the challenge of improving soil health and sustainability in an industry that demands high levels of productivity -- Options for improving soil health and minimizing losses from soilborne diseases in perennial horticultural crops -- Key soil health messages, and practices that should be included in holistic soil improvement programs. |