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Manure Pathogens: Manure Management, Regulations, and Water Quality (e-book)
McGraw-Hill 2009; US$ 125.00Learn how to manage the foods contaminated by pathogens that have recently made headlines worldwide Addressing the increasing concern about how pathogens present in animal manure effect human health, this is the first comprehensive work to cover what these pathogens are, how they can be managed properly, and current regulations. more...
Handbook of Organic Farming and Bio-fertilizers
ABD Publishers 2007; US$ 40.00Organic farming is an agricultural philosophy and a farm management system aiming at promotion of plant, animal and human health. Through the use of environment friendly bio-fertilizers it maintains and improves productivity of land as far as possible by encouraging natural biological processes in the soil. Eliminating high cost inputs like chemical... more...
Australian Soil Fertility Manual
CSIRO Publishing 2006; US$ 59.95A practical manual explaining the basics of soil-plant relationships and the principles of fertilizer use. more...
Phosphorus in Action
Springer 2010; US$ 169.99Phosphorus (P) is a finite resource which is essential for life. It is a limiting nutrient in many ecosystems but also a pollutant which can affect biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems and change the ecology of water bodies. This book collects the latest information on biological processes in soil P cycling, which to date have remained much less... more...
Nitrogen in Organic Wastes
Elsevier Science 1989; US$ 132.00Organic wastes are traditionally applied to land to recover their fertilizer value, but the microbial turnover of such organic matter in soil is often out of phase with the requirements of growing plants. Therefore, nutrients may be lost and may even act as potential pollutants of water and air, posing a particular challenge to agricultural and environmental... more...
Soil, Fertilizer, and Plant Silicon Research in Japan
Elsevier Science 2002; US$ 175.00Silicon (Si) plays a significant role in the resistance of plants to multiple stresses including biotic and abiotic stresses. Silicon is also the only element that does not damage plants when accumulated in excess. However, the contribution of Si to plant growth has been largely ignored due to its universal existence in the earth's crust. From numerous... more...
Nitrogen Fixation at the Millennium
Elsevier Science 2002; US$ 240.00The turn of the millennium from the twentieth to the twenty-first century provides an occasion to review our understanding of a biological process, biological nitrogen fixation, that is of prime importance for the continued survival of mankind. This process has provided a basis for maintaining soil fertility since the beginning of organised agriculture,... more...
Compost Science and Technology
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 190.00Composting is a widely used biological process for the management of some wastes produced in communities and agricultural activities, which have experienced substantial growth during the last few years. Because this and the knowledge of composting has increased, the number of composting facilities has increased tremendously, especially in some European... more...
Easy Composters You Can Build
Storey Publishing, LLC 1995; US$ 3.95Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence... more...








