Soil and Fertilizer Science

Author: Fan Yekuan
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: This book primarily introduces the basic knowledge of soil science and fertilizer science. The soil science section mainly covers soil formation, composition, physicochemical properties, as well as the soil's ability to supply nutrient elements to plants and regulate the environment. It also introduces several widely distributed soils in central and southern China, along with their rational development, utilization, and management measures. The fertilizer science section elaborates on plant nutrition principles, chemical fertilizers for macronutrients and micronutrients, the properties and proper use of organic fertilizers and compound fertilizers, and also introduces the basic principles and methods of precision fertilization. At the end of the book, the self-study guidance points for each chapter of the textbook are summarized, a large number of practice questions are listed, and reference answers are provided to help readers quickly master the science of soil and fertilizer.