02147nam a2200277 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902000180006010000190007824500380009725000120013526000270014730000110017450000700018552014790025565000100173465000130174465000160175765000120177365000160178565000230180165000110182465000090183565300130184465300120185712513442011-06-03 1980 bl uuuu 00u1 u #d a0-582-44048-31 aRUSSELL, E. W. aSoil conditions and plant growth. a10. ed. aLondres: Longmanc1980 a849 p. aNew impression. First to seventh editions by Sir E. John Russell. aThe search for the principle of vegetation, 1630-1750. The search for plant nutrients. The phlogistic period 1750-1800. The modern period 1800 - 60. The lfoundation of plant physiology. The foundation of agricultural science. The beginnings of soil bacteriology. The rise of modern knowledge of the soil, and return of field studies. The food of plants. The individual nutrients needs by plants. Quantitative studies on plant gräwth. The lcomposition of the soil. The constitution of clay minerals. The cation and anion holding power of soils. The interaction of clay swith water and organic compounds. The physiology of the microbial population. The organisms composing the population. The soil fauna other than protozoa. The general ecology of the soil population. The association between plants and micro-organisms. The decomposition of plant material. The composition of the soil organic matter. The nitrogen cycle in the soil. The temperature of the soil. The soil atmosphere. The water in soils. Water and crop growth. Soil structure and soil tilth. The development and functioning of plant roots in soil. The sources of plant nutrients in the soil. Phospathe. The sources of plant nutrients in soils. The chemistry of waterlogged lsoils. The formation and classification of soils. The management of irrigated saline and alkali soils. The general principles of soil management. Description of the tothamsted and woburn soils. Conversion factors for units in the text. aÁgua aBiologia aCrescimento aErosão aFertilidade aMatéria Orgânica aPlanta aSolo aFormacao aRelacao