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Driven By Nature - Plant Litter Quality and Decomposition (Hardcover)
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Driven By Nature - Plant Litter Quality and Decomposition (Hardcover)
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Biological management of nutrient supply to plants is intrinsically
more complex than the provision of nutrients as inorganic
fertilizers. We need to know whether the nutrients released are
retained or lost from the system, whether rates of decomposition
can be manipulated to improve nutrient use efficiency, and how the
various fractions of plant residues translate into pools of organic
matter in soil. Only then can predictive models for nutrient
release, plant uptake and soil organic matter dynamics be truly
tested and validated. This book brings together contemporary ideas
on the characterization and manipulation of plant quality and
especially its role in soil organic matter formation and nutrient
cycling. It contains work from the leading workers in both
temperate and tropical systems. There are also contributions
describing work outside decomposition in soil ecosystems, such as
the work of plant biochemists and animal nutritionists, as research
in these areas has provided many ideas and concepts used in plant
quality analysis. A wide range of topics is covered from
investigations at the molecular level through to management options
for farmers in relation to optimising biological management of crop
residues. The work presented in this volume is valuable to all
those researching and managing the supply of nutrients to plants.
It is important reading for soil scientists, plant physiologists
and crop scientists.
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