Sodic Soils: Distribution, Properties, Management, and Environmental Consequences

Sumner, Malcolm E. And Ravendra Naidu (Editors)

ISBN 10: 019509655X / ISBN 13: 9780195096552

Verlag: Oxford University Press, New York, 1998

Beschreibung

Quarto. Brown buckram covered boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering on the spine. Book has a very light bumping at the head of the spine and at the very tips of the two rear outside corners. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 207 pages. Illustrated throughout with diagrams, charts, maps, etc. No dust jacket, most likely as issued. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 006391

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Sodic Soils: Distribution, Properties, ...

Verlag: Oxford University Press, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1998

Einband: Hard Cover

Zustand: NF

Auflage: First Edition, First Printing.

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Inhaltsangabe:

It is well known that arid-land soils are adversely affected by the presence of sodium, yet only recently has the behaviour of sodium in the soils of humid and subhumid areas, where most of the world's cereal crop is grown, been recognized. This book focuses on the "non-classic" sodic soils, describing the processes of soil degradation resulting from sodium and other deleterious components (such as magnesium), and outlining strategies for ameliorating their effects on soil systems.

Críticas:

"After a critical review of the changing concepts of sodic soils, this book examines their global distribution and the processes involved in sodic behaviour. The role of organic matter and the effects of sodicity on the soil physical properties are described, followed by considerations on fertility constraints to plant production on sodic soils and management requirements. The environmental impacts of sodic soils are then examined, and the effects of sodicity on the use of soils for construction purposes are discussed."--CAB Abstracts