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Microbiology of Tropical Soils and Plant Productivity (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982)
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Microbiology of Tropical Soils and Plant Productivity (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982)
Series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, 5
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It is an established fact that we must continually increase and
improve agricultural production if we are to meet even the minimum
requirements of a growing popu lation for food, shelter, and fuel.
In recent years, the introduction of new plant varieties and the
extensive use of fertilizers have effectively increased crop
yields, but intensifying agricultural methods has often led to
depleting soil fertility. Two examples of the harmful consequences
of intensive farming practices are the loss of up to 2.5 cm of
topsoil every 15 years in the United States through erosion and the
alarming rise in environmental pollution through widespread use of
pesticides. Countless other processes affecting the activity of
soil micro flora and the inter actions between microorganisms and
plants may pose an equal danger to soil equilibrium, but their
potential hazards are often overlooked because of an insufficient
understanding of soil microbiology on the part of scientists. In
the first published study of its kind, the authors of this book
have attempted to address major aspects of the microbial activity
of soil in the tropics. Tropical conditions serve as an ideal
context for a discussion of soil microbiology, since biological
processes in the soil are particularly active in tropical
environments in comparison to other settings and in relation to
physical and chemical processes.
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