The major components of most soils are inorganic. These
constituents are derived from the weathering of rocks and minerals
or from subsequent reaetions and interactions of the weathering
products. During the weathering and interactions of weathering
products, in organic soil colloids are formed. Large amounts of
inorganic colloids are essential in soils if they are to support
luxurious plant growth. The colloids adsorb water and nutrient
element s that might be lost from the soil &ystem and they
release these as plants need them. They also adsorb and buffer the
soil system against large excesses of soluble toxic substances that
might otherwise exist as free moieties in soils. Soil and plant
root interactions occur across two interfaces. One is the interface
between plant roots and the liquid phase and the other is the
interface between the soil particles and the liquid phase.
Reaetions across the interface between colloid crystals and the
soilliquid phase may also suppress the availability of nutrient
elements to plants. The effectiveness of these interfaciaI
reaetions in supporting optimum plant growth ultimately depends on
the arrangements of ions in the surfaces and subsurfaces of the
mineraI crystals. For this reason much of this volume is devoted to
the arrangement of ions in crystalline mineraI particles commonly
occuring in soils and the properties that these particles
contribute to soiI systems."
General
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag
|
| Country of origin: |
Germany |
| Release date: |
November 2013 |
| First published: |
1975 |
| Editors: |
J E Gieseking
|
| Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
684 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-642-65919-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Earth sciences >
General
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| LSN: |
3-642-65919-5 |
| Barcode: |
9783642659195 |
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