"This book supersedes and updates the soil chemical testing section of the 1992 Australian laboratory handbook of soil and water chemical methods of Rayment and Higginson ..."--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Sampling, preparation and moisture content -- Electrical conductivity, related attributes and redox potential -- Soil pH -- Soluble chloride -- Carbon -- Nitrogen -- Carbon/nitrogen ratio -- Phosphorus -- Sulfur -- Gypsum -- Micronutrients -- Extractable iron, aluminium and silicon -- Saturation extracts -- Ion-exchange properties -- Lime requirement -- Total miscellaneous elements -- Miscellaneous extractable elements -- Alkaline earth carbonates -- Acid sulfate soils.
Summary
Describes over 200 laboratory and field chemical tests relevant to Australasia and beyond.
Local Note
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