Advances in measuring soil health / edited by Professor Wilfred Otten, Cranfield University, UK.
| Other author | Otten, Wilfred, 1962- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, UK ; Philadelphia, PA : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | xxi, 360 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
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| Series | Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science, 2059-6936 ; number 92 |
| Contents | Part 1. Measuring soil biological activity -- Part 2. MEasuring soil physical and chemical properties -- Part 3. From measurement to management. |
| Abstract | "The renewed interest in understanding and improving soil health has placed greater emphasis on the ways soil health can be measured. There has been a wealth of research on developing better analytical techniques, in-situ and remote sensing technologies to achieve these goals. This collection reviews these developments and their implications for better monitoring and management of farm soils. This volume begins with a review of advances in measuring soil biological activity. Chapters cover developments in molecular techniques such as next-generation sequencing as well as improvements in measuring fauna such as earthworms, microbial and fungal communities Part 2 surveys developments in measuring soil physical properties. The book discusses advances in visual, imaging and geophysical techniques as well as ways of assessing key properties such as erodibiity. Part 3 summarises advances in measuring soil chemical properties using spectral and other techniques. The collection concludes by reviewing soil health indicators and decision support systems for improving soil management"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020945583 |
| ISBN | 9781786764263 (hardback) |
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| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |