Soil fertility principles --;Plant nutrition principles --;The plant root --;How to be a diagnostician --;Soil taxonomy, horizontal characteristics, and clay minerals --;Physical properties of soils --;Physiochemical properties of soil --;Soil pH. Its determination and interpretation --;Soil organic matter --;Major essential plant elements --;Micronutrients considered essential to plants --;Elements considered beneficial to plants --;Elements considered toxic to plants --;Trace elements found in plants --;Soil testing --;Plant analysis and tissue testing --;Lime and liming materials --;Inorganic chemical fertilizers and their properties --;Organic fertilizers and their properties --;Fertilizer placement --;Soil water, irrigation, and water quality --;Hydroponics --;Soilless rooting and/or growing media --;Organic farming/gardening --;Weather and climatic conditions --;Best management practices (BMPs).
Discusses the principles that determine how plants grow and the essential elements necessary for successful crop production. This title covers such topics as physical and chemical properties of soil, chemical and organic fertilizers, soil acidity and alkalinity, liming and liming materials, and micronutrients essential to plant growth.