Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics

Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics
Author: Pedro A. Sanchez
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 685
Release: 2019-01-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107176050

Long-awaited second edition of classic textbook, brought completely up to date, for courses on tropical soils, and reference for scientists and professionals.

Booker Tropical Soil Manual

Booker Tropical Soil Manual
Author: J.R. Landon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 531
Release: 2014-01-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1317902092

First published in 1991. This is a more portable version of the Booker Tropical Soil Manual, in which the format (and weight) of the first edition have been reduced whilst retaining as much as possible of the original clarity. It also includes new content and appendices that cover the revised FAO publications on soil classification and on water quality for agriculture.

Tropical Residual Soils Engineering

Tropical Residual Soils Engineering
Author: B.B.K. Huat
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2004-06-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203024621

Focused on tropical areas and their unique problems and issues, this work examines all aspects of residual soils engineering, including both theoretical and practical aspects. This book gives the practitioner a thorough understanding of the characteristics of these soil types, their formation and their material properties, while guidelines on appli

Tropical Soils

Tropical Soils
Author: Anthony S. R. Juo
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2003-09-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780195353877

Agricultural ecology, or agroecology, deals in general with the structure and function of agroecosystems at different levels of resolution. In this text/reference, the authors describe in terms of agroecology the tropical environments of sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin and Central America, focusing on production and management systems unique to each region.

Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility

Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility
Author: Jonathan Michael Anderson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1989
Genre: Science
ISBN:

In this handbook methods are given to determine soil characteristics, organic matter compounds, phosphorus in soil, nitrogen fixation, soil solution sampling, plant nutrient uptake and the nitrogen availability